Evening star., 1922-06-08
SEE GERMAN GOODS
FLOODING MARKETS
Canada Commons Members
Object to Legislation That
Will Close Factories.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OTTAWA Canada. June S.-The ex-
tent to which German goods are flood
Ing the principal cities of the United
States and Canada is again being re-
ferred to regarding criticisms Of the
barriers which the new Fielding budget
would remove so far as Germany is
concerned. The members of the house
of commons are considering this. and
both politically and from editorial sane
tums there are contentious that what
ever legislation is put on Canada's
statute books. German-made goods
should not be allowed TO come into this
country if their doing so will close any
Canadian factories. II has been claim
ed that huge quantities of goods made
in Germany find their way to Great
Britain or Holland and thence to Can,
ada. and that the Fielding proposal
would only mean legislation that would
allow buying direct.
Some Of the Objections.
The objections are that cutlery. ra-
zors. clocks and certain manufactured
lines are being offered by German firms
at prices far below those at which
produce them. Undoubtedly Canadian
firms are importing huge quantities.
private parties being benefited. but
Canadian factories would be affected.
At Montreal only few days ago Mrs
Henry Joseph said: The Germans
fought the war for industrial freedom
and supremacy. and it was foolish for
Canadians to hand this to Germany
after having fought the Germans out
Of It,"
The case of the Kingston. Canada.
locomotive works is cited, where the
management is trying TO keep in busl-
less at merely working basis so as
TO employ several hundred Canadians,
when they get word that German
firm can supply them with a certain
kind of steel at SIS per ton less than
they can buy it in Canada or the states.
OF course, the effect is obvious.
stiff fight is expected in parliament
about this matter.
United states Not Affected.
While much has been spread abroad
as to the new Fielding tariff. through
favoring the British preferential
tariff. thereby hitting the United
States business with Canada. there is
nothing to show there will be really
material results. While II is true
more favorable rates are given TO
English firms. the "oreign automo-
biles that Canadians buy are Ameri-
can made. The gloves. silk waists.
taiiormade costumes. stockings, lin
Gerie. etc, that Canadian women IN
every Canadian city clamor to buy, II
not Canadian made. nine times out
They are buying and will continue to
buy American made goods.
II is being pointed out that when
the changes are fully analyzed the
tariff items will not materially AFFECT
either country; it is through the i'm
portant change in the sales tax that
there will be increases, and this does
not affect Americans. While IL does
very materially concern ruany Cana
dian firms. ii is not likely that the
proposal will be changed.
DixcussiOn of Taxes.
The feeling is that. while there are
big boosts in certain tax rates. as
long as they are on luXurieS-high-
priced cigars and cigarettes. beer.
certain lines of confectionery. the bet
ter class of motor cars--and not on
actual necessities. there can be no
very general criticism AS The Star
told its readers before, the Dominion
of Canada. with a debt seven times as
large as it was when the war started.
and with Il deficit of s12.O00.000 from
railway operations in 1921. must have
revenue This being so, ii is thought
wiser TO tax luxuries than necessities.
Indications point to the Fielding
budget going through and to the
house adjoining before the end of
June.