New Britain herald., 1930-05-05
TARIFF TROJ BILL WITH
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excited over the new An.erlcaa tar-E. !, threatens 10 indulge ID .re?~tsale." America cannot expect 10 r.- up rgh tariff against Canadian goods and ind Canada unable 10 light back agaIns, Amer.-aa goods h. creased teade with tho remainder of the British Empire is likely 10 b. greatly fsciu,atcd .1 Canada by the Amarscar ta~.ls
 The new Canadian budget, pre- serted 10 the Parliament at Ottawa, gives a1 hiking of what ts under way. ]. is shot t..t O. changes in the Canadian tar..e schedules 10 meet pending increases n -ae rsu Irled States tart'
 A general election IS expected 10 take place n Canada befo-e the end Of the year. Tho tariff wrangle n Csnads. therefore. 5S aligned nth politics, and the politicians ~bo can promise most n rcHrlsals against ths American tariff are likely 10 get the most votes. 90 Tar as the tariff IS eoncerred. the parties are likely 10 he unl..
 It is idle 10 clam that what Canada does about its tariff does not affect the Unrrcd states. Canada IS me Untled States best foreign c-s- toner. Of the total Amaricon ex- ports ot s52419qo0oo ID 1929, s94e.ooo,o9o, or E 7ar cent went 10 Canada,
 This ezpor-auon 10 Canada vas almost twice the exports 10 all South America. more than twice she ex- ports 10 China and Japan combined and 1ss more than three times the imports into Canada from Grea: Britain and the remainder CT tho British Empire,
 In 1329 every Canadian. man, woman or chtld bought more than S9o worth os American goods,
 Canadian trade has an important effect upon the iron and steel goods trade. which includes hardware. More than al2s.ooaoo9 os such goods were oSpor,at 10 Canada .asc year.
 It happens also that the United States is Canada's best customer Exports from Canada t7 the 1g months ending February -s. 129o. totancd sl-45.aaaaao. oG which s5:2.ooo.oao. CT 4 por -.no went 10 the Lut-d States. This 7as almost twice thc value or Canadian exports 10 Greas Britain. Bar among the chief exports 10 the Iart.d States ,hs no4 American tariff vn ley heavier duties
 Our biggest 1rports from Canada are ne7srr-r, paper 71-ruoaool) and wood and wood ngIp srtoa1o- ooo). Blt we also import az.uc fish, wheat mix and cream. fur7 htaes skins and leather and minerals
 Nothing IS more foolish than aa- reasonable walz barriers between r,eo such contiguous ra"ons. The nations pride themselves upon pos sc5sins il treaty which for more than d century has eliminated forts and guns along the1r borders. Tha no nations arc virtually tho same in na- tionalities and haEe many other things in common. As 3 selG-govern- ing dominion Canada has q dcgre. Of democracy re might envy its cx- perimentatlon with prohtotion and the fIe1ibinty or changing to a bet ter system being q case well in poIEt Why there should be trade barriers IS hard 10 fathom.
 In the main VIC require inc products Of Canada as much as shc requires our products. NVe cannot expect 10 do all the exporting and no importing. Healthy trade is cx- port and import, not all import. Our tariff tinkers in Washington, sui ferinE from economic asugmausm, blunder when they take steps to ruin our profitable trade with our best customer. lf that Is one way to jn- crease prosperity it takes d peculiar. ly ostuse politician to understand it.
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