Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-03
i. s. HANDS Off
CANADIAN TARIFF
Secretary Stimson Indicates
No Protest to Be Made
on Higher Rates.
By the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
Secretary Stimson indicated today
that the United States would not pro-
test to the Ottawa government against
the new Canadian tariff rates.
The American Government con-
siders the tariff a purely domestic
question, the secretary said. He added
that he had not yet studied the new
Canadian rates.
The secretary gave this indication
after prediction came from Chair
man Jouett Shouse of the Democratic
National Executive Committee that his
party would accept the tariff as an
issue in charging the administration
with responsibility for "prolonging the
business depression through the smoot-
Hawley act
Sees Blow to U. s.
In a formal statement Shouse said
American exports to Canada had been
sharply curtailed since enactment OF
the measure, and added:
"Canada's latest tariff increases on
goods imported from the United States
is one more blow to our industries al
ready suffering from the ruination OF
our foreign markets by the Smoot-Haw-
ley tariff.
The administration could not have
inflicted greater punishment on Amer
lean business had 1t deliberately sought
to ALLEVIATE our best customer"
VIII Accept Challenge"
Asserting the Republicans were to
take a stand in next years campaign
on the act, ShouSe said his party would
gladly accept the challenge"
1T is more than willing" the Demo-
cratic leader said, ito rest the decision
of 1882 on the question Of whether the
Smoot-Hawley tariff was boon and
a service to the country or has crippled
business, ruined our export trade and
added to the cost Of living OF q people
already in dire straits"
While State Department officials
awaited a report on the Canadian in
creases from Minister MacNider, Senator
Goldsborough Of Maryland, in a state
ment through the Republican National
Committee. assailed Senator Harrison
of Mississippi on his tariff stand.
Hits Harrison on Cotton.
Goldsborough charged that in a state
ment through the Democratic National
Committee. Harrison ignores a con-
trary assertion of Prime Minister Ben
nett" that the Canadian tariff increases
ARE by way of retaliation against the
American tariff act" He charged Har-
rison supported certain increases In the
tariff bill and declared the Southerner
was ready to kill it unless he obtained
a duty of 6 cents a pound on Missis-
Sippi long-staple cotton"
Senator Harrison said through the
National Committee that "Canada's &C
ton will further affect legitimate Ameri-
can industry" and Senator La Toilette,
Wisconsin, Republican Progressive,
joined him in labelling the action re-
prisal.
Couzens Sees Farm Aid.
However, Senator Couzers, Republic
can. of Michigan described the Ca
madam increases as an effort to aid her
farmers and not retaliation.
"Canada's action" La Toilette said,
will contribute to the already alarming
decrease In American exports"
In Utah, Smoot said there are no in
dications to show retaliation primarily
against the United States schedules.
Canadians want to hold the present
wage. scale as against lower wages in
other countries"
Fear was expressed in some Com
merce Department quarters that the
Canadian increase on coal may turn
additional business 10 Great Britain
and Russia. In the last seven years
anthracite exports to Canada have
dropped nearly in half.
Canada last year took nearly one-fifth
Of the total American. expUEts.