Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
CANADIANS TO CAST
VOTES TOMORROW
Premier, as Liberal Chief,
Emphasizes Trade Loss
for This Country.

~ the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Ontario, July IS (By the
Canadian Press The federal election
campaign has ended. Monday. Cana
dams viii elect members for the 245
seats in the House of Commons and de-
eide the complexion Of the government
for the next four years.
Last-minute predictions Of victory
came from Premier Mackenzie King,
leader of the Liberal party, which is
seeking return to power, and from Hon.
r. %. Bennett, head of the Conservative
party, which has waged an intensive
campaign against the government rec
ord and policies. The party obtaining
the majority of the seats in the House
Of Commons forms the government
from among its members.
During the campaign, several major
issues have been placed before the peo-
pie. chief OF which concerned trade
development.
The Conservative policy contemplates
protection for trade within the British
Empire, and vigorous retaliation against
new restrictive tariffs imposed by the
United States.
Charge Policy Abandoned.
Conservative leaders charged that the
Liberal party, in the vast government
budget, on the eve of the election,
abandoned traditional party policies in
providing for duties in retaliation
against those imposed by the United
States.
The charge has been made the Liberal
party did not go far enough in COM
batting United States tariffs and dis
PLAYED hypocrisy in adopting as its
own wider range OF British prefer
ences
Premier Taschereau Of Quebec was
drawn into the election campaign In
the closing DAYS. IN support OF the go Sw
Brunswick, Rhodes of Nova Scotia. An
derson Of Saskatchewan and Ferguson
Of Ontario have opposed 1t.
Sums Up for Government.
Premier King, in summing up the
Charges, declared in signed statement
that the record Of the government
justified its return to power, in that
1t had met the problem OF postwar
reconstruction and restored financial
stability to the Dominion.
He stated the problem of intra-
empire trade has been effectively solved
through the extension, Of the British
preference and through countervailing
duties upon products which are the
subject OF exchange between the United
States and Canada.
While we have mace II clear 70
our neighbors in the United States
that, while we are anxious at all times
10 deal with them on fair and equal
terms" the premier said, I'VE have
now reached point where we con-
slider it to be, our interest to transfer
q very considerable portion Of pur-
chasing power from the United States,
which Is apparently unwilling to deal
with us on equal terms, to our own
kith and kin in Great Britain, who
have given us position Of absolute
equality with British producers in the
British market"
Estimates Trade Diversion.
He estimated that Canadian tariff
changes would result in a 5000, 000.-
600 diversion Of Canadian trade from
the United States to Great Britain. >
Polls will be open throughout the
Dominion from early in the morning
until the evening Whether the next
Dominion government will be Conserva-
tive ~or4 Liberal should be known by
midnight.
AS an aid to the orderly conduct of
the elections, liquor stores will be closed
on election day in all provinces hav-
ing government sale and control
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