"THE ELDER SISTER."

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 6

"THE ELDER SISTER."

CANADA'S CALL. ,

OUR OWN OPTION OF RESPONDING.

.MR; BEDDOE'S.OPiNIONS. Mr. W. A. Beddoe, the Canadian Trade. Commissioncf to, New Zealand, arrived in Wellington by tho, Atheniofroin Auckland yesterday morning, aud will remain here'until Saturday next. -~ : "I am; 'going all ithrough New"-. Zealand,", Mr. : Beddoe told , a Dominiok 'reporter "yesterday, "and-intend to visit the commercial centres of. both: islands, but I/cannot, conveniently do it : now. ■;. L have to be in Auckland to meet the: Vancouver ■ mail, which arrives on Monday morning. In his "outlook Mr. Beudoe-is, ;above all :.things', an ardent Imperialist; ,He. looks with confidence : to. , the 1 ' formation of. a gi-eat: trading confederation-..0f .nations within the.Empire, and.'ofVthese -nations Canada is, , asL-Krpling; has. termed ■ her,, "the Elder Sister.,'/.- .Into .the .details of, such; a confederation and advantages that New: Zealand .may secure .by. commerce 'with Canada he does not'profess to eniter.", at /any, ; ;length. V'j'Hf. merely, puts things .broadly,.though powerfully.,. ,Which-; Await; Us., ~.; y ;-.'-, Mr. Beddoe poinfe put' that, a Vancouver service on the lines indicated -in a recentcablegram' from Siiv .Wilfrid./Laurier .to :SnvJoseph Ward 'would''oppn-;Western Canada as a, ma,rket/for > Jtew, Zealand dairy-produce.: ITpon , the/ value ]ph this embryo : market Mr.. Beddoe- >is ■' emphatic. ■ Columbia," lie-says; , "is a fruit-grqihnng;:ahd-'"lumber~ country,/at present drdwing -its , - , -supplies i of ,dairy. produce from Eastern/fianada- The?: East, vhow. 'eyeT.vhas an-outlet'.iii/Ijondon, and ; . v it "seems" , -to; me that, ■in establishing; the new 'service, vCanadc--.has:created{-an opportijnity. &,& Nev^j r .Zealand would be.most--at/ the" moment : New 'Zealand occupies ..a •-, more,, advantageous position/in.regard'-to trade. with-'Canada: than the,.* :States"of. Australia:""'. /,v -./",■ '-'j •At this .stage Mr. :Beddoe/,tobk. a decided/stand.,,,;"lbu'mnst?Temember,. ,he. said, i.'"''thafc'; ; l-'.ain /Trade/c Commissioner/ for ■■■ Canada.*--OTittvard.'/trade; relations .as' from. Canada. ~ tb, - 'New-v . !^an*d^V.-.-It! / , : is-;Tibt'-in;y,-Viiin, c npn. primarily/to Iprombte" homeward-trade as;, from' New. Zealand to Canada;vbut/T-re-; 'alise that.since'.Canada-has\estabhshed^ a direct -line of steamers •between.its ports; 'and,' New' Zealand;. the- , opportumty. v ex-■'istsi.for/a'-hpmeward; trade-in , ,such; New; Zealand'commodities .as Canada can use. ;

' Steam Connection,

'vbn- .the".. subject/of ?the,yFrisco,,service ' Mr: ; /Beddoe:«was / incoijimiinicatiye. ■; ;-;- t X don't regard/the , various:trade.outlets ot; -New Zeala'rid-asVbeing-any.of: iny : busi T : •concerhed ,r about;those.-tr.ade.outlets, which -concern , : Canada;-':. At the moment.a.quick: : yaneouver-Ne\y ■ Zealand;.-, service. / appears to.;be in;sight, ■■ which,.opens : up• a.-,p'ros-. •peot'of a-'mntrially:,advantageous;trade/ because" New, Zealand.-.prpduots.yare .ad-. Cmittei'to/Canada. , at-.a} lower/rate, .than, those'-of Australia.- : ,'Nb.-.doubt, , , however,. ■■ the"■ Commissiouer :-icontinued,,',;. : ,Canada •will? shortly [ ' arrange;a preferential •tanft; .with iAustralia.' It/will be done; as_ soon, •as"• Australia ■:is /willing/for, it,-; and . tho i ; pplioy:;'of , -Ca , na'da,-t6.:establish..preferDn-; tial-and-"."reciprocal Vtarif \,;Cpnyentlons. everywhere within: -the/Empp.,;. v^: , . !■' 'It-is* : in of manufactures -that Mr , :- Beddoe ;looks: to -iseey;"Canada:..bear : hef part , , in.mutual, trade;.relations ; with her sister/nations within the Empire.: , In my ! -'judgmeht,-A-he".remarked, , ,,Unada;is .destined" to/" , became .".the ./manufacturing, '■co , imtry : - , 6f , /comparatively: speaking./in , the , ' history■ of. ■a'natibn.-She las,': within ..her,,own bor-, : ders;/' an ample-' all;.- the α-aw. materials ■necessary. , to;, the of manufacturing "industry:: :-.She,has;,sixWT r peri'ceiit.b£.'.'tlie , -'-wa ; tßr.'pqwer; : pf;-tho: World; , fifty per cent.; of .'its,;iron- ore, .and VtheVnickel :sun-iplies-of the' world./:;,lt* occurs:-.to ime,,.. (kidMr- ; Beadoe,."that,Ca'nada' mightcon-. " trol "tho;building;pf -Drea'diibughtsrinthe /event/.pf--'the :E m p'ire;b^ng,unduly,.men-, "aced'/by.'.foreign vcbuntries,'; for'jnicKe]-. is an essential! ■and.'Canada-is 'one of-:the; lew , .'countries -which 1 ;-prpdnce'-it;-/'^;k/j/;;;/*.. "■;■ '.; ■:'■•_

,//-/"/ PpteWtiai/Weaif fi Z^'';;; -■-•^A's^to'.'iron ..ore':-.Canada , :.has , /supplies' 'ranging : from'/W : !^t/ :L 4^-^/ ;t ? e WesternZ-bordere *•" if-'.:the':-:Maritime , '-. pro-. Vinces.: The'' actual;.■tonnage is ;beyond. computation.:; v haye;v. square" miles 1 '"of coal- in ,the. West.and_the. same in/ttie/Easti/'The;/njines m^Nova , Scotia,-: are producing :< thousands _of; tons •* a ,,; day.'- In , Alberta,:.!.one ,of - the.; Western, 'prbnrices> : cpal: has; , been;; developed' -to\ a, pbinfwhero-there is.-a'visible supply ■.saiMent^■" , to: i m'eet. , /-/.;! ."■ ■ ■;■ ■;,> - >: <i "Timber-? ■ \ At, the/ jjresentVrate of :con-; ■ sumption,'we. have.-timber., -in , feight .for 200 years,' : without ;-■ planting,. and ■ml this Tegard it must'be' b'orne, in- rnind ,that_pnr: '.limitations have , yet/to ;,be, denned.;;. Can-. 'ada's'pulp-wbod : areas are the.,largest, in the.:/'world;.and,KtKey/.-reproduce-ythem-selves" every twenty:".years.;; The .States draws ■vast: supplies - of: from Canada.. Why,- the paper.o'n which ithis'-interriew' will be printed was made invOanada! : :"Wβ ". have;.-the.; largest ; car-. riageV'and'automobile nianufactpry in the; whole Empire and' also, the largest tan- , ', mery././Yet:we buy/hides.'..from.Great,Britain whichfshpuld.be.'shipped direct;-irom', 'the .producing cbuntrifes.'SMany'of:-these hides/came m/the ; .firs,t place from New' •Zealarid:":/v V'v:'.!:'/.';;^;,/;;- /J-.; .//■;■;////;

Are' We jStiort-Sighted? >' /- : ■~.-", "."This brinks' me 'to aiparticular,"'pursued Mr. ■ Beddoe, "in ■^vhicli;New . Zealand- Has. neglected.:;lier..oppprtumtie!i; ;rather.;.: badly.'-- .Canada has subsidised a linßLof :steamers Tunning .trom Montreal ■and touching ;at. Melbourne,. : Sydney, and three New iZealandiportsi-XThe. Canadian' Goyemineni: pays'for.:this service .£2OOO annually, "and no- -other. - Government-■: con-■tributes'-o'ne p'enny;.;, Tlie* contract.pro-. ■'vides''-'- that' a-steampr,:of not less -than BOOQ'.tons registeri.stall sail on the.lsth. of each'month.; The'isteamers/must, be,proivide'dvwith. :Here is a' provision, that:'Gapadi,.makes; for return ffeiglita, fbr'iio: outward cargo leaves ; Canada>'byV:thesei'. steamers'.but 'manufac■itured ■'articles;: .:Anpther.;feature-:of. the; "contract governing...these;.sfeainers is : that .by: the. Ca-nadian-Minister-for-Trade and and. cannot 'b'e- subjected to any mono-, pblistic influence: "The freight rates must be : approved" : by the? Canadian Minister .and' must.iot"at: 'iny;. .time exceed,- the. -rates froin 'Now"York.":;On...the outward vovace-the. last three-vessels of this, service were loaded , :to their....full;'capacity, :but:on 'leaving..their last-port. .call, m New Zealand .(instead of being lqadedjwith. New' Zealand-products,-as 1 I, woiild;like to i-see .them) they ■ go, to .-.Australia-in ballast and are there-chartered to carry frozen mutton to England andailtimately find their-way-across the-Atlantic to take up their running again. at Montreal. _ One .of, ■ these.. vessels, ■• the: . \yakanui, will reach Auckland, on Tuesday and later come on to Wellington. . -She has 2000 ; tons: of New. Zealand, freight .from Canada; The another of these' boats, is now loading .on: the Australian coast Avith'frozen meats for London, instead of : taking, New Zealand produce back to Canada. 1 .The life of com'merce' is- the mutual exchange/of commodities, 1 and I would much see these boats returning' direct. to Canada with New Zealand products. •.'■• ;' ,'.