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Home My WebLink AboutThe Signal, 1911-2-23, Page 2Tttrs:.. \, FluteuastV 11E, telI -Sia .UUYKI, u. oerr sato. PUHLINHEI' EVERY THUR8U4Y sir PHP. SIGNAL PRINTING Co. i and Teiephooe Call No. 16. [.-.cos of ara-or,eNo., LOU p et er annum in amines, To Ual ed a.�sub.ortbars, $1.s strictly is ad v at.ce' tau eofbers who tan to receive Tam wigularly bit • favor Judattae itsf the toot y omit win �at asam tarty a • rya then epureour patriotisu, taut be nod otigbty little rompao. to , Ile To- ronto Trade flirted., all told iu • bones of 31.e. And Toronto would like to think it - eels a Trader of national esntimeot in Canada One of the worst consequeocea of loo` devotion to the bigb tariff policy has been its cultivation of a cowardly industrial spirit -a feeling of com- plete dependency not on American in- genuity. inventtoo, enterprise and re- sources, but uo tariff tares. -Spring- 8eaNeL field Republican. by se- det. s. 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FEB. m, 1911. GODERICH S OPPORTUNITY. Reciprocity- is coming. Will Gode- rich take advantage of its opportuni- ties as • b,rder town to securea large part of the enlarged trade across the bolder, or will its business men fritter away their tiwe in wondering what the effect of the new conditions will he? Now is the time to act—not a year or two from now when the new Made channels will have been formed. Let the business men of Goderich ex- ercise some foresight in this wetter wbile the politeness ezerciee their jaws. Party lines are being broken on the reciprocity question. In Ontario The Ottawa Citizen, The Ottawa Journal, The Kingston Standard, a1! strong Conservative papers, and throughout the country many papers usually op - to the Laurier Government re- 1we to take part in the anti-reci- procitycawpaign. The Calgary New.-eleeraw (independent with Cdnservative leanings) says reci- procity would carry the West at the ratio of seven to one. TORONTO'S PATRIOTISM' The Toronto Board of Trade, by a vote of 2E19 to 13. passed a resolution opposing reciprocity wiik the United States. The great argument brought forward in -support of the resolution was the alleged danger to Canadian Rationality in the establishing ot bet- ter trade relations with the neighbor- ing Republic. The mover of the resolution was Sir Edmund Walker. president of the Ca- nadian Bank of Commerce, an institu• Urns which maintains several branches in the United States and which lends millions- -the money of Canadian de- positors—to carry on United States ire dustries, wbile at the same time it re- fuses credit to legitimate industries in this country. If it is wrong for the Ottawa Government to secure for the producers of Canada an opportunity to sell their goods to advantage in the United Stales market. why should not the Government prohibit the export of Canadian bank funds to the Uaitrd States :• Will the president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce .qp- port a law to forbid the lending of any Canadian band% money to foreign enterprises? The reeoluUon was seconded by J. W. Flavelk. This is a man who has become wealthy— it is said le is a multi-millionaire—in the nut -pack - kg trade He is a glarLoR example of the middleman who MCands between the producer and the consumer and uses extortion upon both. The pres- ent tariff arrangements assist him ad- mirably io [bis process. With the United States market closed to them, tbe farmers have to sell their live stock to Mr. Flavell. at lower prices Wan they would get in • free market Then there is a duty on canned and packed meats wbich enabler: Mr. Fla. yells to charge higher price, to the eonsumers. He gets it '`both coming and going.' and his bank amount in- creases •ccordfngty. No wooder he views with alarm the prospect of reci- procity. which will give the Canadian /armor en opportunity to pees by Mr. Flavell, and get • stool price far bis lire stock in an enlarged market. A precious Bair of petriots are fir Bdmuad Walker and Mr. .1. W. Fla - •01 le HUMILIATING CANADA. If the anti -reciprocity organs had any true sense of patriotism they would refrain from humiliating their country by the cry that its national institutions can be imperilled by a ftieodly trade agreement.. What a rebuke to the hysterical or- gans is implied in the comment of The Chicago Daily News : "Nobody with any real knowledge of the Canadians thinks for a moment that they would be drawn into polit- ical bond. with the United States be- cause of the commercial advantages which they world enjoy by access to it. markets. Surelytheir degree of loyalty to the Bruisflag is not in in- verse rutin to their prosperity, It is childish to suppose tont Canada must he permanently hamstrung by the _American high tariff in order that the Canadians may be induced to re- main British." We should not like to have to ac- knowledge that The Chicago News' opinion of Canadians is higher than it ought to be: but it must be admitted that some people in this country are at the present time givipg a veru poor exhibition of Oanadianism. if there were more real objections to the reciprocity agreement there would not he so much hysterics.— Wbodstock Sentinel -Review. THE MOTHER LAND AND RECIPRO- CITY. The opponents of reciprocity are not like! - to rake nrueh headway with their contention that the agree- ment with the United States involves a danger to Canada's Imperial rela- tions. The party- that is now pro- moting reciprocity with the United States L the party that established the Brit lab preference, and those who ate now opposing reciprocity are the same men who attacked the British preference, and who, moreover, would this very day oppose any lowering of the duties upon importa from the Mother efountry. The pumped -up alarm of danger to Imperial interests does not teach well- informed circles in Great Britain. In- deed, it is recognized there tbst the agreement between Canada and her :leigbhors nay not improbably result in an improvement of commercial le - 1st ions between Great Britain and the United States, with great benefit to British trade. As an indication of the trend of thought in the old land, an editorial article in The Glasgow Herald of Feb- ruary 9th is of more than passing in teres[. The Herald is a Unionist and "tariff reform" paper. and on this ground its views may have more weight with protectionists in this country than would those of • free trade journal. After discussing some details of the reciprocity agreement. and showing that only a very small proportion (about 1} per oent.l of Britain's trade with Canada is affected by the agreement. The Herald goes on to say (referring to • debate in -t.be British House of Commons on the previous evening): Minch was said last night aboot the possibility of Canada being drawn out of tbe imperial orbitinto the orbit of Washington. If we are to take long views of this remarkable development in North America's economic policy, we may just as safely predict that reciprooky will, if rightly bandied, tend to nuke the two orbits coalesce, it is admitted that free trade between Canada and the United States will promote more friendly rebttions be- tween the two great neighbors. As there seems no rve.on why Canada's attachment to the Empire ebou1d be in any way weakened, it follows that through Uaaade WR OUReELVH$ MAY COME INTO (;LOSER TOUGH WITH AMERICA. Nor is it inoon- ceivable that reciprocity between Panda and Americo may develop Into RECIPROCITY BETWEEN AMERICA AND GREAT BRITAIN. American public opinloa is clearly revolting. not against the principle of a protective tariff, but against protec- tion carried to extremes for the bene- fit of a comparatively few trusts. Mr. Taft will suooeed in reforming the tariff b. reducing it no raw products and some manufactured artie(ss, so as to fulfil the agreement with Canada, and we shall benefit by these reduc- tioee. The reform movement will not end teere, and we may 'wet to see the American tariff erraeluMly br(retbt down to a reasonable level. it we !or our pert adopt a gstiarsl tariff oe foreign manufactured goods. we .ball have sometbine to bargain with. Our Government will then be able to make a offer ref reciprocity to Meddles as a business proposition wbir•b will have to be seriously considered city of that kind wonh! enquest hi) be of the bigbr.e .sibs to rear r{ppeett te. the eeta:Ato eo wast a To- • -note masufactnrer named 4 .1. H. fiekar'di who declared binned ready to meet 1 nited "Item emerwitltine 1 • Heals web a ams[ a true t :ansibect rued) to etaald up DelbiD•t tbv erased end meet all comer@ with boson Oa fie aadhin goods Kb deelerattow kc .nota more thea all the aroonefiesh manufactures, 'aperie II t in Seething!. and is well worth +askineg� for The kismet* ohjeet of tariff refine 4 not course to 11011, a tariff for IG own sake hit rat b,► to secure a wider measure of tree trade for our real laeters@ by abating hostile tariffs If we could seemed in obtaining as e• ry late the vest £senses rebel e3 alk et all tb. 81r Edmond Walkers sly j, col. Myelitis that ever palm jg/ r...oaabht eland .. more than batt battle would wen. CANA- IAN RB(:IPROO YCONS' DRRED 114 TH18 LIGHT 18 NOT ONLY ERRE FROM DANGER TU THR tSPIELS BUT OFFERS A PROMISE F VERY 0RB4T ADVANTAGE O BRITISH TRADE IN HULA - 0,1 TO THE UNITBD STATES." Henator Young. of Iowa, who is oplxtsed to reciprocity, says that if the agreement passes tiers will he "a trerurndous rush tor Canada," and that "ten or twenty dollars will be added to the value of every pro- ducing roducing acre in Canada." Ib CANADA WEDDED CRUTCHES? TO ITS "It r man had walked on clutches for many years be would ecarxly re- ject an opportunity t.o he healed be- cause he had grown accustomed to bis artificial supports. Eve,ar bitter re- proaches from the beleeul mechanic who had kept him supplied with the latest things in crutches would not deter him from taking advantage of the natural method of locomotion when he had the chance." Thin is a good reply to the cry that the Hudson's Bay Railway, tbe Georg- ian Bay Orval and other big transpor- tation projects would be rendered un- nroeseary bR reciprocity. ('anedians, the "antis" virtually say, will sell so much of their' products to the United States that tbey will not need to ex- pend huge sumo of money in making new trade channels. This is really -an argument for. 0 rt agaipst, recipro- city. 11 +r, David Lloyd -George, British Cha •elior of the Exchequer, on the rich •elf agreement : "I rejoice that . been negotiated and I beat, •.'• trust thawit will carry to a srcceesful conclusion. 1 regard it as a great triumph for common sense, an immense stride for the cause of free trade in Americo, and a step towt(rds fraternity and co-operation between the English-speaking family." EUITORIAL NOTES. R -i0 -C -i -P -R. -O -C -1 -T -Y spells great- er prosperity for Huron county. Why is there so much loyalty in Toronto? Because the kind they use there is so cheap. If there is any place on earth where there is more sound and less sense to the square inch than in Toronto—well, we don't want to hear about it. Toronto opinion is a pretty safe guide for Dominion politicians. When Toronto points east, the safe road is to the west—and vice versa. "Fish will be fish" this year with a free market in the United States. Our fishermen deserve a good turn just as much as any other class in the country. The increased international trade under the new agreement with the United States will give Goderiob the greatest opportunity it has had in forty years. Torouto is making quite a squeal about reciprocity; but just wait until you hear the howl from Hogtown when the preference on British goods le increased. e. Sir John A. Macdonald maintained A standing coffer of reciprocity with the 'rafted States As a part ot his "Nation) Policy-" Was Sir John a "traitor" or an "annexationist ?" Reciprocity means a large increase in the value of the products of Huron county. Aod Huron county has no objection to as increase of prosperity, no matter a hat politicians mei, say. .t petition opposing reciprocity signed hy 59,000 farmers end business men of Michdgag is being sent to Washington. Probably our Michigan neighbors are of a d reciprrtcity will injure Canada! The city- of Victoria, B. C., is follow- ing the example of ber neighbor, Van- couver, in abolishing the taxation of buildhtgs and other improvements. When will the Ontario Legislature allow the municipalities of this Prov- ince to fall into line with progressive ideas of trixscion ? If some Toronto interests benefit from a policy of non-interoouise with the neighboring country, that is no reason why ell the rest of the Prov- ince should be debarred from the ad- vantage@ of freer trade. Toronto's millionaires cam afford to let other l000pie have • chance. The protected interests. not satlefied witb the privilege of charging the people Ione prices for their good. under shelter M the tariff, went to prevent the producers of the ooaotry from selling their pndueta to the best advantage. And the pocket patriot. ref Toronto say that anyone who db- /eel. u. this one-sided areenttewesat to disloyal ' \� leo se •prtti*R ,sp Int tar and- reespmMts advertising oweitlabga The Montreal Nt.r'e lull -page appeal sta#A4,:_sigpERICH, ()NTA RIO y. The mese ageacy w handling class of sou- recIPriey thea- ter flor weekly papers. The Signa was offered some of Ibis business, but although unite willing te let the other fellow. present hie side of the queetion, under proper COAtlltiwts, It could not accept the terms of tbe Montreal otter. Bart who u supplying the money for this campaign We are told that eighteen influential Liberals of Toronto are opposed to reciprocity. So "influential" are these men that not • single Liberal is elected from the city of Toronto! When thee* eighteen influential Lib- erals can make some impression upon the voters of their own city it will be time for thew to attempt to dictate the policy of the Liberal party of Canada, The Seottisb-Arnericar., the well- known New York publication, takes a sensible view of the annexation cry. 1t says : "Canada's loyalty to the British Empire is undoubted, and to believe it will not be the least impaired by reciprocity with this nountry. At all events, we do not believe that such a thing as Canada's annexation hy the United States will ever happen. Canada ie too near and too intimately acquainted with the inner working of the Government of this country to permit of such a treneforntatino. A Republic can have no fascination for Canada. She is better off as she le ; and she is well..wareof it," MORE VIEWS ON RECIPROCITY Just the Thing for the Farmers. i believe the proposal es a whole is just the thing for the farmers of this country. Retaking, Ont- 'WILLIAM KluELEY. • • • The Annexation Cry. Goderich, Feb. l8th. I have a poor opinion of the man who cannot do business with a Metho- dist or a Presbyterian of a Baptist or a person of any other denorniostion without forsaking hie own reli{ttotts belief for that of his 2uetomer. That statement explains my attitude to- ward* those who are raising the an- nexation cry at tee present time. I believe in transacting business through the channels which will benefit us the must. R. R. NAL LAM*. • . • Of Inestimable Value to the Farmers. "Lothian. Feb. I:ith. If the reciprocity- agreement is rati- fied in its present torm hy both the United States and Canadian Govern- ments, as I sincerely hope it will be. it cannot fail to be of inestimable value to the farmers of Canada, and particularly to the farmers of Eastern Canada who go in for mined farming. We will always Hod a ready market for our surplus produce in the Alfieri - cite cities, and as market prices there for all farm ptoduceare almost always several ceota higher than our markets we cannot fail to be greatly bene- fitted. DONALD MA( -LEAS. • • • Will It Conserve Our Resources? With regard to reciprocity we do not think it will effect. the larger fruits grown in this locality. Our fruit hav- ing. a much finer flavor than env that cau be grown in the United States will find a ready market there. But the email fruit trade and possibly the peaches will most likely suffer more or the market will become glutted, and the. local grower with fresh and better -flavored fruit will only .get the price of the too often half -decayed and worthless article. We think, however, that the moot im- portant things are the giving of our raw materials, as pulp and timber, and our fisheries. These raw materials are nearly exhausted with them and if the present tariff conditions con- tinued they would in a short time es- tablish their Mills bere. Will reciproc- ity conserve these resources? STEWAtrr ESTAIS. Benmiller Nurseries, • • s Will Steady the Market Laurier. leeb. 2Oth. 1 believe the reciprocity agreement is a good thing. It *i11 not make such a great change in the course of trade as some people seem to expect, but it will have a tendency to steady the market, and as it gives the 'newsmen an- other outlet for their prodaicts the re- sult cannot but be beneficial to them- CatUe-raising is the Brest indsmgry of Huron county. and with the United Skates market open to us prices will be steadier and probably somewhat. higher. Laanbs also will undoubtedly he sold at better prices if we secure free trade with the Strum Altogether aside from the commercial features of the question, i must say that the fiag- waving and treasos}arying whish is going on in eatais quartets is disgrtst- Ing. The 'loyalty" 3ey as used by the opponents of a reasonable agreement with our next-door aelgbbore is ae sit salt m the lntenigssice of (aaoedians. J. N. Mc K etas*. • • Th. Oreaesst Oeod 1e the (itrsatest Number. Porter's Hill. Feb. 13th. 1t seems to me difficult to coy whet tis NU effects of the proposed tariff cheeses will be erns the different Wearies a this country, as what colli benefit one may acct somewhat against the lutenist of another . nor do 1 thsek it pea ibis to devise a system to ta$1e1 a %.Zlody. But from the K•edpo(nt 1 believe it will be grad thug. as the farmer i• producer and it wUl give him fere= seam to a wider raelge , T neark.ts. I believe 1t will also he a great benefit to cooseasse In reducing the ere* of he e d the esceewry aminase a ea - ganef Tltses two elasewe tatty . pop- 31r11N W. tint ganef i e terming a a w re to Ietoriee Is bring published r. both Ckonsprvstiva and U eeral papers an eke sear d a Mei{esal wieerthisit • DOCTOR ADVISED OPERATION Cured by Lydia E. Pink- ham'sVegetableCompound Canitton, Ont.—" 1 bad Leen a Brest sufferer for tive years. One doctor told me it was ulcers of the uterus, and another told me 1t was a fibroid tumor. No one knows what 1 suf- fered. I would always be worse at oertain periods. and never was regular, and t he bearing -down painswereterrlble. I was very ill in bed, and the doctor told me 1 would have to have an operation, and that 1 might die during the operation. I wrote to my deter about it and she advised me to take Lydia E. I'inkham's Vegetable Compound. Through personal expe- rience 1 have found it the best medi- cine in the world for female troubles, for it has cured me, and I did not have to have the operation after all. The Compound also helped me wthle pass- ing through Chante ot Life -"-3/n. LETITIA BLAIR, (.anifton, Ontario. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com - made from roots and herbs, hhsas proved to be the most successful remedy for curing the worst forms of female ills, including displacements, inflammation, fibroid tumors, irregu- larities, periodic pains, backache, bear- ing -down feeling, flatulency, indiges- tion, and nervous prostration. It costa but a trifle to try it, and the result has beenworth milfonstosnfferintwomes greatest possible good to the greatest possible number; and I believe the { nrpo.ed agreement is a step in that direction. Joffe ToRR.1Nt-g, • • • Farm Lancts Will increase in Value. 1 think the trade ytreement be- tween Canada and the'olted States is one of tbe hest propositions thet have come before the Parliaments of the two countries for route time. That two couota lee situated se we are should have a bars icade against trifle as we have had seems unseasonable. \Vitb the duty off we couldship our product. to a much nearer market than et present and buy a great many articles and pttxfuctious much more cheaply. Take the fruit [nen—wily should they lament about losing a market in tbe West wbeo it tak-eesuch a high rate of freight to get the goods to the consumer and reciprocity would open a market right at band. Take also the hone market in tbe \V.•st —when it takes say from $12 to ILO to ped freight .nd thew is burp a good market in the Bodeen State.. Of course. I am speaking of the yeller in Eastern Canada; the Westerner might get the benefit of cheaper horses from the Western Stats. There will he some cases where reci- procity miry seem a hardship, lett "the greatest good to the greatest number" is what we want: Canadians are ahle to take rare of themselves where[ fir we find these, 1 bare an Wee that we shall see a great increase in the price of farm land in Ontario, if this good measure pasaee, es 1 think we have the best couet uoder' the sun in Southern and Western On- tario. ISAAC SALKELD. Goderich Township. • • • Cannot See Much Gain. i cannot see what nutters) good a reciprocity treat y would do for Can- ada as e. whole. In looking over the markets of The Canadian Farm of Februar 10, which I attendee has just as t market reports as any journal in Canada, take for instance grain—tbe only material difference would he in hariey. Theo take butter and cheese --we have a better market in Canada than they have in the United States. Of course in live stock we would be the gainers, but we must bear In mind that our live stock mar- ket is gettiaR better every year. 1e the horse (nark et we have serest deal lat- ter market foe heavy borne than they have, and to put a stumbling black in the way of the boew• trade today would be a great mistake\ eepeeialiy to the Province of Ontario. '1'Mn take, for iioaeoe, the fruit districts of the Province of Ontario, how hardly they would feel tbe thong.: and the manufacturers also would not Take it very well. There have hewn large sums of money spent In buildings and equipment. Think of the nnmher of factories the pretest tariff is bring] Ing over from t.be United States. ('m- ender, also the great number of agri- culturists who are Doming over into our Northwest with the present tariff. I have spoken to • great many of oar poosainent (nen in our township, on =anent of politics, sand hone of them deems to be very eotbtraiastie for a change ter the tariff qt present. A greet manyare of tbe opinion that should these .bo he a vote takers ors the agreement before any change le as Oaada is prneperous today ani there�is no particular hurry &boot West Wraakiotraaoeb. Brame M[top. --eLfeeMeetwe, — Get Ready fee rhe ensu ma meetrs.Q gmaa m losOlor *drseem op by ► 1 • Ar. in our ♦ho 11 roeof TOMO. Osetsrw low to= Is* hotormil Too WS ItopLot erne tar %,caw �y W. ACHESON It SON THE NEW S?RINO Oinghams and Prints t1AVE ARRIVED Every day adds something to the handsome display of WASH GOODS. An early visit sod you will readily understand wby these materials will be more pcpular than ever this summer. 3.010 yards English Prints, :ti inches wide, heavy soft cloth and in splendid patterns --warranted fast colors. Special Feb- ruary sale. per yard 1 l o Crumb's famous English Cambric* and Prints, per yard. 1 no &vetch Oingbao s, grand values .. . .... 124. White Vestiogs and Check Minding... .12}o, iia SOc. 25o CORSETS We well exclusively the "a la Grace" Corset* and carry them in eight styles, Adapted for different Pewee. We believe this to be best value, beet material and finest ftttiag Corset to he procured. We carry every sire, 18 to 3U. at per pair 51,25, $1.111o, 51.75 *2.110 and *3.00 LADIES' FUk COATS Final sacrifice tale astrachan lamb Coats 5313.00 for *25.00 *30.00 tot *Boson MEN'S BLACK CALF COATS No. 1 quality, with Iamb oollar, clearing at .... 527.00 Sgtterick Patterns and Delineator for March. W. ACHESON i SON r 1 Do Exclusive Woolens INTEREST VOU ? Do you want Clothes that satisfy you in every respect ? If so, have, your clothes made by Martin Bros. TAILORS WHO KNOW t-- J NADRUCO REMEDIES We are agents for these splendid Remedies and e.t.a recommend them as being of the higbest standard in regard to quality and appearance. We have a complete assort- ment and will be pleased to show them to our customers. J. Butland, Druggist "The store that p:eases." sairessevereeewiewireeemeeeee 4DAYSMORE AT THE SPECIAL PRICE NOT getting our car of Ideal Fencing as soon as we at first expected, we are able to extend the sale for tour days. This brings the Sale up to and including Saturday, March 4th. Remer her, Ideal is the best hard steel, large No. q wire, and made to last. Be- ware of wire advertised as No. 9, but is much lighter, as it gauges nearer No. to. Remember that 7 -wire, 40 inches high at 27%c per rod is a price we cannot hold open Ionrer than the time stated. All other sizes at special prices for the time named. Along with the fencing we will sell, up to March 4th, IZ lbs. Staples for 25c. We pay cash for our goods, and are giving you a chance to save money. Howell Hardware Co.,