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to general commercial interests through
cessation of orders and loss to the COM
munity through business stagnation.
Eject on Export Trade.
In addition to these domestic penal
ties there has been serious interference
with the development of export trade
In the fiscal year ended March. 1913.
exports of Canadian produce 'totalled
S355,754,600. while for the fiscal period
1s17-1s they had reached a value of no
less than $1,540,027,7SS. In other
words the war time expansion of Cana
dian exports exceeded the entire value
Of Canadian imports when the latter
we're at their highest level, namely, In
the fiscal year 1918, when they totalled
s962.521,S47.
One of the outstanding economic prob.
lens Of the Dominion is to maintain the
war volume of export trade or to de-
velop the domestic market SO that suffi'
cient business may be secured to sup.
port the industrial activity OF the war
period. Since the cessation of hostilities
there has been a substantial decline In
export trade. While up to the present
the demand for foodstuffs has been
maintained Canada has lost the NUM-
lions market, and recent trade reports
show that Canadian exports of chemical
and allied products have dropped al
ready to a mere fraction of the war time
volume and value. There has also beer
a decline in the exports of iron and
non-ferrous metals and their products.
1t Is apparent that the war volume OF
export trade cannot be maintained de-
spite the activities Of the Canadian
Trade Commission and other organiza.
tons that have been active In foreign
countries. The Canadian Government
for instance, has established credits to
the extent of s156.o0o.ooo. including
s50,000,o0 for the British Governmen'
for Canadian lumber, s25.0o0.000 with
France. Belgium, Rumania and Greece,
and S6,000,00Q with Italy. Many
groups of Canadian Industries have or
ganized for export trade. and an agree
ment has been reached between the
Canadian Manufacturrs' Association and
the Federation of British Industries for
the promotion Of trade between the
mother country and Canada. Several
hundred Canadian representatives OF
branches OF English and Scotch firms
have formed a Canadian Association OF
British Manufacturers with branches at
Toronto and Montreal.
Developing Foreign Markets.
While the object of this association
into Canada 1t should also be infuen-
tial in developing export trade. A great
deal of foreign trade has been received
by the Canadian Wooden Manufacturers
Association. The Canadian manufactur-.
ers of women's garments, representing
95 per cent OF the trade. have organized
Ladies Wear Export Association
and have representatives in Europe.
Agricultural implement manufacturers
have formed their own organization Tor
foreign trade development So have
Canadian confectionery. biscuit and
chocolate industries: Canadian oil and
lumber concerns: Canadian distIllers,
packers. manufacturers of paints. hard
ware, stoves, boots and shoes, pulp and
paper, and other commodities. While
these numerous agencies will all be In
fiuential In developing foreign markets.
a marked decline in export business Is
inevitable during the reconstruction
period.
Recognition of this fact has caused a
pronounced revival OF the "Made-tn-
Canada" movement-a movement that
despite the friendly business relations
between the United States and Canada
must operate against American manu-
facturers to the benefit of Canadian
producers. OF the total imports into
Canada for the twelve months ended
last March, valued at S9l6.443,432, no
less than STAG, 937.5os. CT SIS per cent,
came from the United States. Even be-
fore the war 65 per cent. or moro Of
Canadian imports were from the same
source. The Canadian Trade Commits
sion at Ottawa. the Canadian Recon-
struction Association. with offices at
| Montreal. Toronto and Winnipeg. and
other organizations have all been urging
purchase of "Made-in- Canada' products
| to stimulate the domestic market. main
/ tain industrial stability and provide en-
| ployment for war veterans and war
workers.
The movement has the support of in
dustrial. commercial. financial. trans
portation and other interests. The
/ Canadian Trade Commission contends
that for every million dollars retained
/ in Canada by refusal to buy other
| than Canadian goods a years continu-
Gus employment can be given TO at
least 1000 people"
To Protect canadian worlxmen.
Sir Edmund Walker, president of the
Canadian Bank of Commerce, has
pointed out that "every dollars worth
we buy abroad means that dollars
worth of work has been diverted from