STATES & CANADA

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10161, 10 February 1911, Page 5

STATES & CANADA

CABLENEWS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. .

I > AMERICAN PAPERMAKERS. DEPUTATIONISE A MINISTER.' (Received February 9, 9.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, February 8. I The United States Congress is likely to endeavour to amend the Re- ! ciprocity Agreement with Canada. J The papermakers believe that the ! States might be compelled to admit paper free before Canada reciprocated. The committee of Ways and I Means in the House of Representatives admits there is such a danger. •Mr Knox, Secretary of State, when approached by a manufacturers' • deputation,, declared that the paper schedules were merely tentative. It was possible, he said, to change the schedule without affecting the Treaty. This would probably be done. DEBATE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. MR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S OPINION. A LIBERAL IN REPLY. (Received Last Night, 9.55 o'clock.) LONDON, February 9. In the House of Commons Mr Austen Chamberlain said that the Canad-ian-American agreement was a most conclusive instance of the value of the Tariff for the purpose of. commercial negotiations. It would have a farreaching effect. It would take Canada out of the Imperial orbit and draw her into the vortex of foreign politics. The agreement hastened the process of the United States throwing land out of wheat cultivation and into other forms of cultivation, such as maize. America's draining of the ; Canadian wheat supply would result in dearer food, also an enormous stimulus to stock-raising in the United States, which would be placed in a more favourable position to secure Canada's vast resources. There was a more urgent need than ever for Britain to come to terms with the other Dominions before they are beset by foreign suitors. Mr Buxton (Liberal) declared that the Government still believed preference to be injurious to Britain and the Empire. Had preference been in force, Canada would have had to consult Britain, as local interests would have been arrayed against those of Britain. » It might have brought the chain binding the Empire to almosbjsnapping point. Only one and a half per cent of the British imports to Canada were affected. Seeing that America was a corn-export-ing cbunry, more Canadian wheat than .American would come to Britain, thereby lowering the price. i. Mr Joseph Chamberlain, in a letter | on the tariff question to a member of the House of Commons, says that he cannot help feeling that Canada was rather premature. They might have awaited the Imperial Conference. The ratification of the agreement would mean a radical change in the policy of Canada, which had hitherto been independent and national. He adds: "The-fight, for tariff reform must be carried on with; unabated vigor." '. -" '" ':"/'■'-' -..-;-• QUESTION OF THE HOUR. CANADL\N~VERNMENT ALARMED. Received This Morning, 0.35 o'clJcis. NEW YORK,, February 9. V -Reciprocity u declared to be tha greatest political question of the hour in the United States. President Taft's statement regarding an extra session is likely to cause the Sen/ate to yield. */■ - OTTAWA; February 9. ; 1 The Hon. Mr Feilding states that J the Canadian Government views with 1 alarm the statements of the British Press that reciprocity will be detrimental to trade between Canada ami Britain. The right to arrange British preference,.is, he says, unaltered.' No discrimination is being made in favour •of the United Stales.