CANADA'S TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1461, 8 June 1912, Page 6

CANADA'S TRADE.

MOVEMENT FOR EXPANSION. By TcieE.rap.WFre'ss Aii'so'ciation-G.opyrlKlit... ■Ottawa, Jane, p\ , The Trade and Onnvmftr-co Department .is opening negoi ration's with the JiiVjsiViiit ■tfovt-rnment -wild tlio object of 'securing' the corOppriitiou of -ilio British Consular ■ Scrrico in an effort -to expand Canada's i-iwkV Mr. Foslc'r; .Minislb'r for Trade and- Cqm:-, n.H-.'rre, will lake up the question durjiijf his. visit to: .'England.. PttOTECTIttN." DiViis.s.ih'g the tariff poK.if'ioii in Can.-'.(la rcrphtlv, the ■'(■Vl.Hi'wjt. c<ir-'r.W|)oi.id( v n,t <>f tlio. t Giiariijiah"' said :*V"IMip » Hi " .Conservative tiovenimont is eri'deiitly op--.-jlbs'efl to. any enlargement of .'tho tariff ■preference to British- good's. .'The Cana-' (Iran Maiuiiaotuyei-s-' .A;--flriatiun repeats, its old .fci-iiniia that (chile it <liw!Tes to ■give the. Bi-i.t.i.sli Wa-lurfiivMlrcr a prefer t)ift!<> (oy-ef the forck'nei:, il ■l.ii'u.st'be under.siend iir.T.t faanMl'Kvn .liictiiry gqbils .-shall'ill any event -enjoy 'adequate I'vjue'et-i.ii.i'i-, •i\-hi(.'li means, of cwii'.so. that the «ne<>- U to- amount to little -or iiolihing. ■ The other day,. Sir- Anies, of Montreal;, a; Targe boot and -s'hojo- ■.(nifnufact.iir.cn.- ami: ■onjfof the iriysfc i'jiilnc.hlia! of .the: Paflia-' ■meiifarv 'snuportei-H of the Jloverninent,; ! declared, anpareally' wifh authorityi. th.at ' Ginada had gone i\i far-ih. the: direction of a '■prefr-H.'iieu a* she '™'.»!d : off-iivd t<>' fco, "i-he n.e.vt i'nov.e./ he said, 'iniist'.coi'ne.fr.am'. the Moiheiilaiid-i when she is ready- lev : g : i ; e.nt .ad'vautages to- iis: ivo shall, be .ready -.tp;'"ive- nibi-e 16 hei',' But tM's-i-s yiljjftt.: to the. ■condition that the. Canadian manufactnrer" shall always- be fully :prot v etaU i In other words,, no -iiia.lior what; England .might .Offer in the- wax -.of a n'refcreiicc- to' : C'anadiiiU iifu'd-uots, ,'it. would, be- lieci'S-. ■ Sary ' iS protect C'a.nadian : fac.to.'ry owners- - f'i-'oie iW compctitioh. It is ifp't.'.e'asy to ' see how the ■Emjli.ra would be. strejigt.he'.n-. ,Ed liv incrcasiiig the cost of food }fi the-■-British democracy for the- biwM, of Uio ; Canad'i'aii- fai-nicr-- ai'i.d. giving- t-h,Q- 1 jritisn-■:i;iaii!!f.a-ct;iii-or arid artisan practically nc- ■ in: returii."