Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24
TARIFF SEEN BAR
TO WORLD PEACE
Woman Member of Canadian
House Expounds Theory
I in Address Here.

Deploring the high tariff walls which
nations in general, and the United
states in particular, are building around
themselves, excluding thereby the pos
sibilitles Va world peace, Miss Agnes
MacPhail, first and only woman men,
Der of the Canadian House of Com
mons and members of The Hague Dis
armament Conference, gave a frank
and forceful talk to those attending the
dinner given Wednesday evening by the
International Relations Committee of
the University Women's Club.
Miss MacPhail, who arrived in WASH
inkton wednesday on tour of cities of
the United States sponsored by the
Foreign Policy Association, held the un-
wSvering attention of her audience,
as in concise, unevaSive terms she
told of the effects of the Hawley-
6noot tariff upon tn administrators
of hr own country. Her gray eyes
flashing, her well built figure erect
and her strongly nodded features
portraying the depth OF feeling under
living her words, Miss MacPhail made
an attractive picture, as in deep, APP
pealing voice she fayed the economic
nationalism," expressed through high
tariffs, which she declared Is responsible
for the international unffiendliness and
misunderstanding which continues de-
spite the effort of disarmament and
peace conferences.
NatonaIism Popular Policy.
pThe popular policy throughout the
world" declared Miss MacPhail, lin
your country and in mine, is nation
alism. The policy of buying nothing
from the other country and selling
everything of our own continues. The
world has outgrown the possibility OF
nations being self-sufhcient. Although
h.
tionS of the world are absolutely inter-
dependent. If there Is an overabun-
dant wheat crop in Argentina, 1t is
felt in Canada The crash in the Amer
can market last year was felt around
the world. We have practically uni
versal education throughout the world;
our economic structure trans
portation and rapid methods OF con-
veying news-all are going toward
bringing us together.
sFor over a hundred years Canada
and the United States have been on
the friendliest of terms. We ought to
be the best of friends. We might have
been the same people-we have practi-
cally the same characteristics and the
same happy history. But our trade
relations in the past 10 years haven't
been lucky. When you get govern
ment in power which sees the
value "a dduC ACloeAOAES
tween us, then we don't have one
and vice versa. Despite the fact that
Canada has been your best customer
and the United States has been ours.
we are now building up trade wall
between us"
"The Hawley-Smoot tariff" continued
Miss MacPhail, has caused a most I'M
fortunate revulsion of feeling in Canada.
For some time there has been a smol-
dering antagonism against the United
States. difficult to analyze. suppose
It is partly due to the jealousy Of
smaller country for q larger and richer
one, and partly to the deep-seated re-
sentiment that you have built up this
tariff wall against us, who have for
years been your best customer"
Canada Adopts Slogan.
sour answer to the Hawley-Smoot
tariff has been as regrettable as your
tariff. The flame of Ill feeling created
by the tariff, has been famed to the
extent where a slogan has been elected,
Canada flrst-Canada for the Cana
diansl It would be funny" added the