The New York herald., 1920-01-18

In Brandon, Manitoba, when a national
policy embracing score OF planks was
adopted. reciprocity was cardinal feature
OF it.
! The act still Is In the statutes of the
United States. and the farmers want it
availed of. but they would so further.
! The Fielding pact related only to
natural products; the new party wants the
removal Of duty on practically every nee
esSary Of life, and reduction of duties on
manufactures IN general. While they con-
cede the present desira bility of a tariff as
a partial producer OF the requisite reve-
nue., they would eliminate completely the
lelement OF protection. For years IL has
been as stone wall around Canadian
manufacturers, barring 10 a degree. effec-
tive competition. /,
The fiscal reforrers, in place of utfliz-
ing the tariff as revenue producer,
would resort to direct taxation. especially
lon incomes and land. and would appro-
pirate a. large proportion of estates be-
queathed by people of wealth. While they
are blazing away in the West and layin &
every week new foundations for a federal
third party, Mackenzie King. Liberal lead
or, began this week a campaign in the
Maritime Provinces against the govern
ment. He calls for a fair franchise and
Meantime, the Unionist party. essentially
a war product, never has decided as to its
perraanency in peace and has pcrfe ted
neither plans nor organization. Its large
majority and the general desire to avoid an
election, rather than the extent and merit
Of its peacetime activities. are it's princi-
pal elements of strength. but the vital test
will come in the next few months.
Canadian Wheat to United States.
Removal by the United States Of the
embargo on wheat has caused about three
million bushels of Canadian wheat to go
across the border In the last three weeks
The movement Is not as large as had
been expected in some quarters and is
taken as ~ indication that. prior to the
Wheat Board, exclusively handling the
crop, had pretty we'll contracted for it and
is holding it for the most favorable con-
ditions OF sale. It's instructions are to
sell. not In any particular country, though
Europe's need is greatest, but. rather
wherever the best price offers.
The Canadian militia has been den1ooil-
lied this week by order of the government
This is step preliminary to its reorgan-
ization. Before the war more than nine
tenths Of the militia was on a purely VOL
unteer basis. divided between urban and
rural battalions, each of which underwent
an annual course OF training In camp.
During the war great many new units
were created and went to the front, and
are back with a desire to maintain their
identity. There is not room for both, and
a commission of generals has heen at work
for some months determining what
regiments should be maintained and
which should disappear. The solution. in
several cases, will be for the old regiments
to be continued. using the overseas bat
talions as reserve.
Meanwhile the demobili5ation OF the old
units paves the way for reorganization.
in the process OF which militia expendi-
lures are more likely to be reduced than
increased. In the wake OF war advocates
of a. permanent standing arny-the pro-
iected establishment Is 1o0oo-and of vol
unteer units everywhere find It difficult
to enlist public opinion in support OF such
expenditures.
War Measures stfII In Force.
The official proclamation Of peace by
the Allies affects Canada, as trading
with Germany and Austria are now re-
sumed. Had the government not rescinded
as from January the great number OF
war measures in force during the war
period and since the arnistice the formal
proclamation OF the treaty OF Versailles
would have had that effect Several have
been continued. however-control OF coal,
sugar pulp and pa per-but as those regu-
ditions doubt arises as TO the constltu-
tionality Of their continuance, even though
the government has exempted them from
the list of additions.
In view of the questions that have been
raised and the fact that the validity OF
the newsprint control already Is attacked
in the courts, it is intimated that special
lie gislation may be asked OF Parliament
to establish beyond doubt the regulauve
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The Canadian government has followed
that of the United States in approving the
terms of reference to the International
Joint Commission of the st. Lawrence
great lakes power and navigation devel-
opment scheme. While engineers are
gathering technical data as to the removal
OF the barriers TO navigation between the
foot of Lake Ontario and Montreal the
commission will begin its inquiry into the
economic feasibility OF the proposition. and
the initial sessions are likely to be held