Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
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Canada possesses over 100000 cat
tle-nearly twice as many per 1000 OF
population as the United States. Her
exports to us are by great percentage
what are known as 'stockers and feed
hoof, to be fattened in America on
American grain. Lynn Edminster OF
the Institute of Economies says:
80 great are the disadvantages for
cattle feeding in Canada as compared
with the United States that neither the
actual nor the prospective importation
of finished beef from this source
whether on or OF the hoof, constitutes
a very serious threat to our cattle in
dustry. Canada's record export of beef
to the United States was 100000
pounds. Compared with our own an
nual beef production of from 5000 ,0D0.-
600 to 7,0O0,000,000 pounds, such fig
ures are obviously small"
But what Is small for us may pe big
for Canada. When, for instance, the
Fordney Met umber tariff went into ef-
feet, Canadian stockers and feeders
were on the free list. A tariff Of from
a cent and half to two cents was laid
on them. Canadians still remember
that 1t was nearly four years before
SEdTGlGy u ave cNUNh NOA11HCACu
lean buyers to pay the new price--four
years during which Canadian herd
owners were carried by their banks.
It Is now proposed to double that
tariff. And Canadians, regarding that
prospect, remember how they previous
" turned to Great Britain and sought
other markets. Today. however. they
have q card or two in their sleeves
which they did not have on the cartier
occasion.
Importation Of U. s. Goods.
They look at their importation last
year alone of $916000,000 worth OF
American goods and they talk Of re-
taliatory duties. They say something
about a boycott of American goods.
They see In the late reports OF our own
Department of Commerce that we ex-
port more foodstuffs to them than they
export to us. They observe that we sell
them 90 per- cent of our exported
peaches and berries. "A per cent OF our
exported lemons and IS per cent Of our
exported oranges and that they are IN
general our principal export country
for all fruits.
BY united opinion they have en-
barked upon making preferential tariffs
with more well disposed countries. They
now have such treaties with every
country except ourselves and Germany.
But their big ace Is the matter OF the
st. Lawrence waterway.
Canada is not so keen for 1t as We.
For while formerly all Canadian wheat
went out by the st. Lawrence. now all
of Alberta's and part Of Saskatchewan S
wheat goes west through Vancouver,
and still another outlet is furnished by
the Hudson Bay Railway, which Is just
being completed.
The American farmer wants the st.
Lawrence route for shipment OF his
goods to Europe and has said so re-
peatedly. Also, the United States wants
the hydro electric power to be devel-
oped; Canada already has plenty OF
power.
Now, Mr.. Hoover, as Secretary OF
Commerce, signed report to the effect
that the new canal to take American
agricultural products to Europe should
be built not through New York. but
down the st. Lawrence, and In his sub
seuuent speeches he made 1t part OF
his presidential program.
AS President, he faces the possibility
of a tariff which. II passed as planned.
will almost undoubtedly be met by Can
ada with refusal to give us the right
Of way.
A perusal of the Canadian press
leaves one in no doubt as to that as
sertion. Moreover. the Canadian
Premier himself has given good ground
for the belief that agreement by Canada
to join in the st. Lawrence project de-
pends to some extent upon our attitude
toward Canadian products.
Attitude Toward Tariff.
At this point, however, it is Of the
utmost Importance to note that all
Canadians. in their expressions upon
this and other similar subjects, en-
phasize their realization of the fact that
tariff. like immigration and liquor laws,
is purely a matter of American domestic
legislation, with which they have not
the slightest intention of interfering.
It is we Americans who should OBJ
serve the international barometer for
ourselves.
II is the representatives Of the Ameri-
can farmer in Congress who must de-
eide whether we shall take tarin wall
which already impedes Canadian ship
ments and elevate it to the level OF an
embargo; whether despite the fact
that it is not our agricultural interests,
but theirs which are threatened) we
Stall QcCldIC WLlht aAIOhAA~S W osAA wv
nomic war upon Canada and throw
away thereby not only considerable
amount of our present exports but the
farmers own st. Lawrence waterway as
well. and get in return so little that 1t
amounts to nearly nothing.
It is this situation which at this mo-
ment is actually acute. When the cap
tain of the I'm Alone got himself sunk
200 miles at sea, he merely spectacular
lied and popularized discussion OF a
situation which has arisen often before
between us and which has not caused a
ripple Of sentiment against us among
Canadians.
Methods Objected To.
It Is not the enforcement of our laws
to which Canadians object, so much as
the method we take Of doing it. In the
matter of prohibition, as in immigration
and in radio, it Is the state of mind OF
the American official, not of the Ameri-
can people, that Canada often finds
tryingly hard to understand. A num-
Der of instances might be adduced, but
let us take the two most striking re-
cent cases.
Up at St. Johnsbury, VT, close to the
Canadian line, an American workman
was fired from power-dam job and a
".