Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-13
CANADA ELECTION
WILL AFFECT u. S.
Protection and Tariff Biggest
Issues-Annexation Buga-
boo Is Revived.
BY j. G. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MONTREAL. September 13.-
Whichever way the voters of the
Dominion of Canada cast their ballots
Tuesday. business and trade relation
ship with the United States will be
affected to a certain extent.
OF course. many of the votes cast
will be determined by personal and
regional considerations. but one of the
| chief factors in the campaign just
ending is the question whether Cana
da shall declare definitely for a policy
of protection or not. and whether she
will build up a tariff wall against the
United States which will equal brick
for brick" the Fordney- McCumber
structure raised by the United States.
At the time the Fordney-McCumb
tariff bill was passed 1t was felt that
it's provisions inflicted serious damage
upon Canadian business. III the Donln-
ion goes Conservative on TUESDAY,
some approach to a counter tarln
wall may be expected. There is Ieei-
ing that it will not be SO wide as
church door. but twill serve.
On the other hand, If the Liberal
party is successful at the polls. 1t is
adhere to the policy Of the mother
country and attempt an approxlma-
ton of British free trade, with pref
erence for fellow members OF the BTU
ish Empire.
American trade &ith Canada now Is
of extraordinary proportions ana the
election will serve to stabilize the poll
cies and standardize schedules OF pro-
duction on both sides of the line.
Canada today is feeling such an IN
f1ux of good times as she has not ex-
perienced since 1919. Conservative
bankers. business men and f1nanc1ers
claim that conservative victory VIII
mean an era Of uninterrupted pros
perity They admit that this era had
it's beginning under a Liberal admin
istration. but claim that 1t cannot en-
d,Ire unless the party headed by Ar
thur Meighen Is returned to power.
The Liberals, on the other hand.
point proudly to the fact that under a
Liberal government, which came into
power in 1921. the Canadian dollar mas
returned to a pre-War standard ana
has even been at premium In the New
York foreign exchange market. while
the balance Of trade has changed
from one adverse to Canada to large
figures on the right side of the ledger.
Will Accentuate Statement.
The elimination of three-cornered
contests in the western provinces Is
taken here to indicate the possibility
that representatives of the Progress
sive party, the grain growers. Will be
returned in large numbers. If this is
the case, the stalemate which existed
in the last parliament will be accentu-
ated.
If the Conservatives are given the
balance of power the IRRITATION
aroused by the American tarln law
may be translated into legislation.
In 1911 Canada voted not to enter
into closer trade relationships with
the United States. the voters being
influenced by the agreement That
adoption of reciprocity meant a step
! toward political amalgamation of the
two countries. That cry is being
raised again.
French Canadians in Quebec are be-
! ing told the Liberal party Is the one
| American party. and that a victory
| for it means the wiping out of the
| French language and Catholic schools
| by annexation to the United States.
| In Ontario it is being charged that
| Mackenzie King. the Liberal leader,
| is an American at heart.
These tactics, however, seem to
| have had a little or no effect. since
Canada, with a place in the League
| Of Nations, feels herself too much q
| nation to be stampeded by any
| bugaboo of annexation.