The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-04
"Canada First Within the Empire'

ports from the British Empire and the United
States is substantially increased, ZIG items be-
ing added to the free list under the British
preferential tariff British Empire trade IA
vorably affected amounts to about $500, 000
000"
This was done under the Mackenzie King
regime Worse is promised by the Bennett
government William Philip Simms Scripps
Howard foreign editor, pointed this out in an
editorial with a Washington, July % dateline,
sled by R. B. Bennett, former cabinet Of
ficer, the conservatives are raking over the
Goals the present liberal government of Pre-
mier W. L. Mackenzie King for being too gentle
with the Americans at a time when the coun-
try's whole machinery of trade is being smash
ed by an alien hand.'"
American and British imperialism are in
terested in Canada not only as one of the
most important foreign markets in the world,
but as a source of material and invest
ments. The United States has about $780,,
100000 invested in Canada, three -fourths as
much in all the countries of Latin America
Great Britain has $4,000, 100000 in Canadian
investments. There is a constant battle on
between these two robber powers for suprem-
acy in Investments and for control of the
Canadian markets.
King and the liberal party represented that
section of the bourgeoisie which vacilated from
the United States to Great Britain. The con-
servatives and Bennett fight for more open
leadership of the Canadian capitalists and
more direct connection with the die-hard con-
sarvatives of British imperialism. Hence the
frightening of the war danger between the
Two leading imperialist robber powers.
That the effect of either liberal or con-
sentative victory would adversely hit American
trade was admitted by the capitalist press in
this country. They feared more however, a
conservative victory. Says dispatch from
Toronto to thu New York World July 25):
"What the effect on United States trade will
be in the event of victory by either party
is something both decline to discuss. The opin-
ion of political observers is that Bennett VIC
tory and a conservative government will be
more detrimental to American industry than
a liberal victory and continuance of .he
Cunning tariff and countervaing duties'
On July 30.l, several days after his election.
Bennett announced the major policies Of the
conservative government. These policies win
cast oil on the flames of the impending war
danger. They are:
/. revision of the general tariff designed
to promote the interest of the Canadian bourg-
eoisie against the United States and to ad-
vance the industries of the Canadian bosses at
the expense of the American mperialists.
z. Promotion of trade with the British EN-
pire by means of reciprocal tariff preferences.
1t is clearly evident from this policy that the
Canadian bosses are stepping out for greater
expansion of their industries, and participation
in greater share of the profits wrung from
the Canadian working class. Benefits speech
forecastng his program made this doubly sure
He said
THAT we in Canada have to consider the
effect of the American fiscal policy on Cana
dian interests does not imply resentment. We