CANADA AND RECIPROCITY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 235, 9 February 1911, Page 5

CANADA AND RECIPROCITY

OBJECTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

By Association—Copyright, Ottawa, February 7.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier informed Parliament that the representations of fruitgrowers, lumber men, and others affected by the proposed reciprocity agreement would be heard before Parliament passed the measure. The concession, however, is useless, as the agreement cannot be altered except following a new arrangement with the United States.

Mr. Kipling writes to a Canadian correspondent that he is more worried than he likes about reciprocity, which seems like a whole battalion of colored persons in the wood pile.

DEMOCRATS APPROVE THE PRO POSALS.

Washington, February 7

A resolution endorsing the reciprocity agreement was carried at the Democratic caucus of members of the House of Representatives.

THE TIMES AND THE PREMIER.

CANADA HAS ITS OWN NATIONAL LIFE.

London, February 8.

The Times disagrees with Mr. Asquith that the Canadian agreement is inevitable. Canada, says the Times, during late years has developed a national life of its own, and has been drawing apart from, not near to, the United States. The only circumstances which might have made the agreement inevitable is America's increased food supply. It was just as well to remember that there were other dominions besides Canada, and that the desire for preference in the Empire was general.

A CORRECTION FROM CANADA,

SETTING BRITISH POLITICIANS RIGHT.

CANADA STILL SEEKS IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.

Received 8, 9.50 p.m. London, February 8,

Mr. Feilding, Canadian Minister of Finance, has cabled a statement to Lord Strathcona for the purpose of rectifying a misapprehension existing among English politicians and newspapers. He says that reciprocity with the United States has been the' policy of all Canadian partics for generations, including Sir J. A. MacDonell's in 1879, and the unwillingness of the United States to make a reasonable agreement led to much disappointment. America has now changed her attitude, and approached Canada with a fair offer. The Canadian Government believe that in promoting relations with the neighboring republic they are doing the best service for the Empire. Fears that the agreement will affect British imports are groundless. It deals mainly with natural products, which Great Britain does not send to Canada. A few manufacturers are affected, but the reduction is small, and Britain will in every case enjoy the same rate, or lower.

Mr. Feilding adds that further revision of the tariff is probable, wherein Canada ■will be entirely free to fix British preference. CANADIAN MILLERS' DENUNCIATION. Received 0, 1.10 a.m. Ottawa, February 8. Canadian millers denounce the reciprocity agreement. A British Columbian Minister asserted, in the local Legislature, that the graingrowers and the free-trade movement in the Canadian West were largely financed by American railroad ma; * ates. Graingrowers protested that the statement was foundationless.

The Minister explains that he merely mentioned that such a report was carrent in the west of the United States.