Evening star., 1921-10-08
CANADIAN SCORES
EMERGENCY TARIFF
R. P. Sparks Declares De.
creased International
Trade Results.
By the Associated Press.

GREENVILLE. S. c., October S. -
r p. Sparks, president of the
Canadian Association of Garment
Manufacturers and one of the out
standing figures in the textile world
in a spirited address at the textile
products show here criticised the
emergency tariff and related what
he termed was its unfavorable effect
He criticised the United States for
failing to recognize Canada's right
to place at the council table of the
nations. He commented on the seri-
oNSneSs of the exchange situation and
said the United States has made 1t
impossible for Canada to sell to this
country. and also commented on the
failure of President Harding to invite
Canada to be represented at the
disarmament conference in Washing
ton y It month.
In discussing the trade relationship
IN 1921, Mr. Sparks said that during
the three months Of June. July and Au-
gust that your emergency tariff has
been in operation our exports to you
have fallen to abotrt so per cent less
than the same months in 1921 and your
exports to us have decreased a like
amount" He predicted that the trade
for the remaining three months between
the two countries is likely to total
about one-third Of what it was last
year. Mr.. Sparks said he was strongly
of the opinion that our tariff legisla-
tons should be based ON a recognition
continent, and that its object should be
to increase rather than to lessen the
volume in trade
Meeting Exchange Situation.
Mr.. Sparks declared that the ex-
change situation is so serious that
Canada is compelled by the forces of
economic pressure to take every step
which would right the balance OF
trade by refusing to buy from the
United States anything they could
possibly get along without. There
are only two ways in which to right
the exchange situation" he said. zone
is to sell You more and the other is
to buy less from you. You have made
it impossible for US to sell to you.
You will therefore have no cause to
complain if we reduce our purchases
from you to the lowest possible
point
U. S. Attitude Toward Canada.
Citing Canada's contribution to the
cause of the allies in the world war
and also her natural wealth and the
character of her people, Mr.. Sparks
said Canada demanded as a right a
place at the council table of the ma
tons. He said We regret exceeding
ly that your nation has not seen fit
to acknowledge that right, as there
is no other nation whose recognition
OF our manhood we set greater
value upon" He protested against
the argument that if Canada and the
other colonies were granted ma
tional status this would give Great
Britain preponderance of influence
in the council, as Canada proposes
to take an Independent stand
NJ L nf ha RI iiS
armament conference in Washington
said that had Canada been invited to
have representative there he be
heved that her position on the ques-
tion of imm grafton of Asiatics to the
Pacific would be identical with the
stand taken bS the United States
In conclusion he said. 'Your late
President Wilson gave expression to
great deal when he said that the OBJ
iect that he sought was that the
world should be made safe for de-
mocracy. Perhaps it would take a
long time to achieve this noble aspi-
ration. but let us see that in so far as
the American continent is concerned
on it at least the spirit of freedom
and democracy shall triumph