Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-01
BY RODNEY
NEA Service Writer

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NEA Service Writer
WASHINGTON, May Silt used
to be small Latin American coun-
tries that Uncle Sam was accused
of bullying. Now there seems to be
a plea Of growing volume that we
be q little more considerable In our
treatment of neighboring Canada.
There is plenty of testimony 10
the effect that Canadians have
been more or less irritated for some
time by American arrogance" But
Canadians with whom this writer
has talked have taken the rates of
the Hawley-Smoot tariff bill far
more seriously than the minor
irritations previously accumulated.
Worst of all. Canada decided to
take a whack back at rs. Probably
that has had more than anything
else TO do with the growth Of
opinion among us that we ought
TO be nicer to Canada. One seldom
ignores a sock at ones pocketbook.
SO Canada Passed a Law
Both countries were able to strike
at each other and when it an
peared that our lawmakers A.
devising the new tariff law were
going to disregard the fact that
Canada is our biggest export Gus
toner the Canadians revised their
own tariff rates in such manner
that the Department Of Commerce
estimated Is per cent Of our Cana
dian exports would suffer adversely.
than $500. 100000 in goods to
Canada yearly. We have been buy
ing less than $500. 900. 1000 worth
from her. Lately our exports have
been diminishing; the figures
showed a IS per cent decrease in
our exports across the border for
March as compared with March,
1929. And that was before the
Canadian finance minister an
nounced his tariff changes-which
our commercial attaches in Ottawa
reported would affect American
exports amounting to from
SITS. 000. 700 to s225. 000. 900 a year as
well as put British exports to
Canada on a much stronger basis
of competition.
One widely circulated expert es-
innate Is that the Hawley-Smoot
tariff would reduce Canadian sales
TO the United States by about
$50. o00.0 0 a year, whereas the
Canadian governments new rates
will curtail our exports TO Canada
by about $4,000 900. There must
also be taken into consideration
the general effect of increasing
preferences granted by Canada TO
imports from Great Britain.
Mackenzie King. the present
Canadian premier. has a record Of
friendliness to the United States.
Political factions have often at
tackled him on that ground. But
although the King government re-
Gently put through the House Of
Commons a measure banning liquor
expectation to the United States.
1t was in no mood to take the
Hawley-Smoot tariff without re-
taliation.
One Canadian viewpoint, which
may or may not be common, is
expressed by an experienced Cana
dian writer named Leslie Roberts
in the current issue of Harper's
Magazine.
IF you have lived beside a fell
low grown paunchy with wealth,
and have endured the countless ir-
ritations- and pin-pricks which
come from being patronized or
having your liberties trespassed
upon, you will not find 1t difficult
TO understand the feeling which is
growing in Canada against the
United States" Roberts writes.
Chicago wants water for her
drainage canal. Lake Michigan's
banks are opened and a huge daily
volume is led away, without thought
for the lowering of navigation
levels throughout the st. Lawrence
as a result of the diversion, though
the item is of transcendant i'm
portance to Canada. Years pass. No
amends are made. Chicago thumbs
her nose.
America asks extension of the
three-mile limit to permit greater
facility in the enforcement of pro-
hibition. Canada grants the extern
sion-snd vessels Of Canadian re-
gistry are shelled or the high seas.
The Canadian government, by re-
guest. extends administrative and