Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
TARIFF MADE CHIEF ISSUE
BY LIBERALS In CANADA
Dominion Must Meet Schedules of United
States With Retaliation, Candidates Are
Declaring-Election i'm Two Weeks.

a dificult position by the Dunning
budget.
The Conservative party has always
chung to the so-called national policy
which was primarily high tariff. Con-
servatism meant protection. When Mr..
Dunning introduced his budget, Con-
servatives were surprised to see in 1t
many Conservative doctrines. The
tariff wall had been strengthened and
duties increased, just as Conservatives
said they would have done had they
been in power.
If the Conservatives attacked the
Dunning budget on the ground that the
tariff was too high, then they attacked
the foundation stone of their own party
protection. If they ignored the budget,
which they could hardly do and calf
themselves the opposition, then the.
Liberals obtained all the advantage and
the Conservatives had to seek another
issue than tariff.
This they have been trying to do, but
without providing any substitute issue
except that Of Canada for the Ca
nadians"
Mr.. Bennett made an important an
nouncement of the Conservative atti-
tude toward the Liberal slap at Amert-
can tariff increases. He said: I'VE are
not concerned about legislation against
any other country, but for one country,
and that country is Canada. We of our
party will see to 1t that no country
makes the Canadian tariff except Can
ada"
Accordingly, Conservative speakers
are saying little about tariff, although
the public believes it is vitality impor-
tant. The day that the Dunning bud
get was introduced in the House Of
Commons tea dropped from 20 to 10
cents pound. 1t was strong ammuni-
ton for the Liberals and they made
the most of it. Even in Conservative
newspapers demands are heard that the
party should have something in its plat
form to indicate livelier opposition to
the United States tariff wall.
While Mr.. King appealed to the peo-
pie on the record of his government for
the last four years, Mr.. Bennett did
not hesitate to attack it. particularly on
emigration to the United States. Many
times Conservative members OF Parlia-
ment have accused the Liberal admin
istration of formulating laws and poll
cies which forced men to emigrate to
the United States in order to obtain a
| living. It has cropped up again in the
present campaign.
"The charge I prefer against the
King government is that they failed to
recognize and realize that the first duty
of the Canadian government is to pro-
vide employment for Canadians in Can
ada said Mr.. Bennett at rally in
Montreal.
AS employment has been made more
or less of an issue by the Conservatives,
Mr.. Bennett outlined the partys policy
and promised: IF we are returned to
power on the night of July %, we pro-
pose at the first session Of Parliament,
to amend the fiscal laws so as to give
Canadians an equal opportunity in the
development of their country under fair
competition with their competitors else
where in the world"
Briefly outlined, the Conservative pol
| icy, as stated by Mr.. Bennett, is: ITO
safeguard Canadian agriculture, Cana
dian industry, Canadian labor, Cana
dian health and to safeguard the Cana
dian consumer against exploitation.
Are we to give a renewed mandate
to government to increase the money
to be sent abroad to buy products which
| we require for our own support and
sustenance, or shall we, by developing
Canadian industry and agriculture, offer
the opportunity to Canadian farmers
and Canadian workmen in Canada to
find that development which is neces-
sary for the development Of the coun-
| try?"
Lineup in Provinces.
Provincial elections generally do not
have an important bearing on the vote
! in the general elections, although they
often indicate the trend of public opin-
/ ion. Provincial governments today line
/ up as follows:
Prince Edward Island, Liberal; Nova
! Scotia, Conservative; New Brunswick,
| Conservative; Quebec, Liberal; Ontario,
| Conservative; Manitoba, Progressive;
Saskatchewan, Cooperative (union Of
Liberal and Conservative to save the
province from administrative disorder) :;
Alberta, United Farmers; British Co.
lumbia, Conservative.
From this it would seem that the
Conservatives had clean sweep across
the Dominion, yet in the Federal House
| Liberals triumphed with a clear lead of
80 seats over the Conservatives.
Two provincial elections this year had
little effect on the political field. AL
berta returned its Farmer government
without any ado, apparently satisfied
with the agrartan administration. New
Brunswick also sent back to Office Pre-
mier Baxter's Conservative government,
although its majority was somewhat re-
duced. Quebec is talking election, al
though there is no real need for 1t, as
Liberal Premier Taschereau has a big
majority in the legislative assembly.
A nonpartisan forecast has been COM
piled by the Toronto Financial Post.
This forecast is compiled from other
forecasts made for the Post by the man.
ayers of about 1000 branch banks
throughout Canada. 1T was felt" said
the Post, that bank managers are free
from political attachments that they
are in a particularly good position to
measure the trend of political senti-
ment, and that they should be able to
make as good a forecast as possible of
the probable result in their districts on
July 49,
A preliminary of several hundred FORE
casts already received, with the former
standings of the parties, is given as
follows: