Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
HIGHER CANADIAN
| TARIFF IS PLANNED
New Prime Minister'S Pro.
gram viii Cut Down Buy
ing From U. S.
BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR.

NEW YORK, July 30.-Richard B
Bennett, 60, lawyer, wealthy bachelor
from Calgary, will be Canada's new
prime minister.
In electing at least 1877 of the 24c
members constituting the Canadian
Parliament, tbs Conservative party
turns out of power the Liberal govern
ment of w. L. Mackenzie King, after
an almost uninterrupted reign of IL
years.
The coming prime minister is a
smooth-shaven, round-faced, studious
man, graduate Of Dalhousie University,
New Brunswick, who was admitted to
the practice of law in New Brunswick at
the age of 80.
Four years later he moved to Cal
gary, Alberta, and in the following year
was elected member of the Territorial
Legislature After serving a term in
the Assembly at Alberta, he entered
the Canadian Parliament in 1911 and
served until 1917.
In the Meighen administration he
was minister of justice and attorney
general. Then for few months in
1926 he was minister of finance-until
the defeat of the Meighen adminiStra-
ton.
His wealth. estimated in eight figures,
came to him largely as an absolute
windfall. Here is the story:
Bennett in his youth was one of a
group of three jealous Sunday school
teachers, the other two being young
woman and her brother. This three
cornered friendship was lifelong. The
young woman married the lumber
tycoon" E. B. Eddy. When Eddy died,
Mrs. Eddy and her brother inherited his
property and when they died, they left
1907 shares, the controlling interest
in the E. B. Eddy Co., to their pious
friend. Dick Bennett"
When he is in Calgary Mr.. Bennett
lives at the Palliser Hotel in magnifi-
cent suite of rooms presided over by his
sister, who "idolizeS and prayS for him"
What does the sweeping Conservative
victory in Canada mean to the United
States?
In the campaign Mr.. Bennett, as the
Conservative leader, promised to call
Parliament together at the earliest pos
sible moment to provide at once en-
ployment for all who work "by a gen.
eral increase in the tariff" His own
policy is Canada first, the British EN-
pire next" He believes a protective
tariff, high enough to conserve Cana
dian markets for Canadians, is the best
way to relieve unemployment.
Contrary to the views of the defeated
Premier King and other Liberals, in
stead of throwing purchases heretofore
made in the United States to Great
Britain, MIR. Bennett Would throw them
to domestic manufacturers.
He is, commercially, first a Canadian,
next a citizen of the British Empire
and then a citizen of the world.
After he takes Office as premier he
will call Parliament to give him au-
thority to carry out the following
projects:
i. The institution of great public
works for national advantage, such as
providing better port facilities on the
Atlantic and the Pacific Coasts and on
Hudson Bay
2. The development of a rail outlet
from the Peace River district to the
Pacific Coast.
8. The permanent solution of the
conditions now existing in the coal and
and steel will be used almost entirely in
Canada.
4. The building of a national high
way from ocean to ocean.
S. The institution of programs which
will give jobs to every willing man and
woman in Canada.
In word, the election of the Con-
Servatives means much higher tariffs
against American goods. It means less
trade-many millions of dollars less an
nually-between the two nations.
What American industry will be af-
fectcd particularly by the Canadian po-
1iticsl upheaval? should say steel and
iron.
In an election address at Moncton,
New Brunswick, Mr.. Bennett said;
Sc hRaNT ctr
steel products from the United States
at the rate of 100000 day, and last
year we sent over to the United States
more than $60,000,000 for coal and
coke"
Mr.. Bennett proposes to keep the last
mentioned $50, 900, 900 in Canada, while
in Nova Scotia he asked his audience,
"Just think what 100000 day spent
in the United States for steel and steel
products would mean to Nova Scotia y
This is why Sir Herbert Holt OF
Montreal, Canada's largest banker and
andustrialist. gave his hearty support
to the Conservative party.
I'VE have coke and coal In CANADA
and plenty of iron ore. We have ships
60 carry both. We expect in the next
few years to make all the steel and
steel products that Canada consumes
right here in Canada" said Sir Herbert
20 this writer recently.
Now Canada-the greatest customer
of American goods-bought from the
United States in 1929 goods worth
eS68. 100000 and sold to the United
states goods to the value OF little
more than $500 100000.
How much of this trade will be lost
rs a result of the higher schedules OF
the new American tariff, plus tne
almost certain rise of the Canadian
tariffs. as result of the pre-ent cleo
ton, is a mere conjecture. E-timates
are mere guesseS It unev TuaPn> $780,
600 COO or it may mean S50o,oOO,OO0
But before the business atmosphere
clears American industry faces serious
loss of trade with Canada
Argentina continues to be Americas
hest customer in Latin America. HeI
material progress in recent years mas
been on a par with that OF the UnlJeo
States and Canada.
To-day. her foreign trade, according
70 the American Department OF Com,
merce, constitutes 81 per cent OF al
the foreign trade done by an Oh SI'
south American nations combined: mel
railway lines are APT per cent OF tnt
total in those countries, her railway
freight hauled so per cent, the num-
her of railway passengers 81 per cent
her telephones, As per cent; her auto
mobiles, 58.4 per cent; her golo re-
serves, So per cent. and her consump
tion of newsurint, Sc per cent.
During 1929. Argentina purchased
from the United States goods to tn
value of S2lO,000,o00s an increase o
S3l, 600. 900 over the sum Of SITS, 100000!
for 1928. or about 40 per cent OF al
the exports to the entire continent
South America.
And yet Argentinas population l
but IL 90 900: her area about third o
that of the United States, and her CAPT
tal-one of the finest in the world
Riienns Aires has nearly q fourth o