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The Brussels Post, 1926-5-5, Page 5New Models of the Lower steering wheel ; coil box under hood ; one-piece windshield ; wind- shield wiper ; gas tank under cowl ; new tire cover ; lower seats ; bigger brake drum ; nickelled radiator ; new tenders. Call and see the New Models and get Prices IThree Used' Cars Cheap Chevrolet 1918 or 1918 ford Touring 1012 McIntyre & Cudmore Phone 73x BRUSSELS Ford Cars, Trucks and Tractors Gas 30c 11 T. 111`MILLAN SPEAKS ON THE BUDGET Continued from Page 4) light plants for the farmers, hon gentlemen opposite have not much to say about it. If there is one class in the community that are entitled to the benefits of electric- lighting plants in their homes where they cannot be served by the hydro, it is the hard working farmers of the country, and more especially the W- itten' wives. The present govern- ment is entitled to the highest credit for reducing the machinery necessary for power and lighting purposes on the farm. What are the facts in that connection? There was formerly a thirty-five per cent duty, but when we required repair parts h t pay fifty per cent over the American price list. It was time to make a reduction of duty in that direction. Oh, the poor tanner! Hon. gentle- men opposite have been shedding tears over the state of the peer On- tario farmer, and claiming credit for the manner in which they wish to come to his relief. The hon. member for South Wellington, in his speed) the other day, declared that the far- mers of Ontario were thoroughly pro- tectionist in sentiment. Be made that statement in the face of the fact that the six townships in his own rid- ing turned him down by the hand- some majority of 1,709 votes, the strongest Liberal majority, I believe, that was ever accorded in the history of those townships. When hoar hon. gentlemen opposite express so much solicitude about the Ontario farneeri, I AM reminded of the many arguments that have been advanced in this House since 7th January, which depend so greatly upon the little word "if." Let me say that if hoe. gentlemen opposite could only shed enough tears to flood themselves on th the treasury benches, the floor of this chamber would become a lake in less time than is occupied in mak- ing this statement, When we hear hon. gentlemen opposite arguing that we should impese. high duties upon agricultural products in order to , benefit the Canadian farmer, it re- minds me of the words of Thomas Carlyle respecting the corn laws of England, when he said: Impartial persons have to say with a sigh, that for so long back • they have heard no argument for , it but such as might make the angels and almost the very jack- asses weep. ' The arguments of hon. gentlemen are on a par with this expression. Perhaps the present moment is an opportune time to refer to a state ment made during the general Glee_ tion by the right hon. leader of the opposition. The statement en ques tion. was that when two hundre thousand people left this countr they carried with. them a purchasin power in agrcultural implements tc the value of $100,000,000. Accord ing to press reports this statement, o its equivalent, was made at Winghan Chatham, Charlottetown and Cal gary, showing that the right hon gentleman wished to give it nation wide publicity. What are the faete. As I have already shown, in 1923 the total agricultural production of Canada was ,$1,342,132,000, of which $643,601,744 was exported, leaving less than $800,000,000 to feed our live stock and support our $9,000,- 000 people, which is not $500 per capita, but less than $90 per capita. Is it possible that the truth in this case was not sufficiently high sound- ing to suit the hon. gentleman's pur- pose, and in order to make it so he was willing to stretch the figures to over five times their breaking point? In view of such expressions on the part of these public men is it any wonder if the feigners ,of Canada pause and hesitate, and ask then1•7 selves the question: Mut we, or can we, put any degree of confidenee in these would-be champions of the, fernier's cause? Now, Sir, take that same product - tion and exportation, $543,601,000 which is sent out to the markets of the world, vvhere the price Is set, and which regulates the price of the sante articles at hotne :Knowing that, the most superficial observer ought to know it wbuld make no difference to the price if the government put one hundred per cent duty on this class of products. You cannot througiv the medium of a high tariff Increase the domestic price of any article of which there is a large ex- portable'stirplus. So that this whole talk a.botit high tariff duties on farm ptoducts ie a blind; and higher chit iris on small fruits and vegetables simply lure to commit the Caned - 1411 farmer to sky-high protection for the beeefit of another class, / think 'small fruits and vegetable:I thine t now Under 30 per cot ditty. To o t riot atffilcieitt? t e s YOUP Share INall have our share of Many of the the natural order et things we good things in this world. It is true that many of us do not have a full share or as much as falls to the lot of some, le some cases it is often our own fault, For example, honey is, without controversy, the healthiest sweet known and yet theft are maty who do not get their share of it, not becauee they cannot get it, but be- eatise of indifference: How aleout yet, We would like you to hoc your shave of this delectable sweee Of coulee, WO prefer that it le ohr honey von buy, but in any case.we woly like you to have your share. 31111 ROSA and Will. MoCeacken handle our honey. THE BRUSSELS POST Ma'. STEWART (Leeds): hon, gentlemannot think the proauc- cirs of these fruits and vegetables ought to be fairly good judges of what they want, and how its it they are passing resolutions and sending Linin into the government askieg for protection? Mr, McMILLAN: I will deal with the vegetables first. They only come into the country in any considerable quentity at a time when the Canad- ian farmers are not putting them on the market. In such a sectional mat- ter as,that involving small fruits and vegetables, or any other sectional matter, the interest of the great body of the people should always be the paramount consideration. Any government worthy a the name will always take a national rather than a piteochial point of view, and when t it comes to the matter of vegetables we are shipping more vegetables to the 'United States by a considerable margin than they are shipping to us. For the twelve months ending Febru- ary, 1926, our exports to the Unite.d States were as follows: Potatoes (for 12 months ended Feb., 1926) • $8,928,853 ogetables (for 12 months ended Feb., 1926). 6,127,808 We imported from the United 'States $4,709,150 worth, so there is nothing to complain of in that. I say again that doubling the tariff duty on those articles which in the main do us no good will be used as a justification to double the duty on manufactured goods, and that will have the effect of increasing the price to the farmer himself and to the general consumer of this country. Then my hon. friends talk about raising the duty. Have we heard one of them say In all their argu- ments that they desire higher duties on the goods which the manufactur- er requires in his business? Not at all. In that respect they are abso- lute free traders, in that they want everything they require at the 10 - est possible price; but they are hum- an, intensely human in that when it comes to their finished product they want to get the highest price they can, even to the extent of persuad- ing the government to jack up the tariff to such a degree that like pro- ductions from other countries will not come in and as a consequence they will have the consumers of this cotzetry entirely to themselves. That is high Protection such as this coun- try will have if we ever allow hon. gentlemen opposite to take their seats on the treasury benches, but that is what we are going to prevent. Whenever a government begins to hand out special favors to any line of industrial activity through the medium of high tariff duties, they do an injustice to those who buy those goods; those people become dissatis- fied and come to the government ask- ing them to increase the duty On their finished products, and thus the vicious circle is begun and continued - by one class of producers or =mi- d facturers handing the increase on to y the other. It goes all the way round g the board until it comes back to the farmer, who cannot pass on his in- - creased cost of production because ✓ the price of his goods is set in the markets of the world. So that it is - a burden on the farmer which he . cannot possibly remove, and it is also - a burden on the working class con- sumer, who is required thereby to pay more than he ought to pay for every requirement on which high duties have been levied. If there is one class in this country more than another to which the go element should give special consi oration, it is those God-fearing in and women who pledge themselves each other for life, who establi homes, who raise families and brit • them up to become the best citize of the 'world. Such families a usually found among the farm an among the middle and strugglin classes of our people. To that gre class a system of high protection untrue. It places an unjust burde upon every home and family in th land in the unduly high prices the have to pay tor every requiremen uperi which high duties are levied Never eves this fact more strong] impressed on tne than on Novell -the 29, 1920, in London, Ontario, whet I sat for hoin's while three member of the late Meighen government—, morn ministers of the crown, sworn servants of the people, sworn to do juetice by all the people—sat hilly courting the evidence of mon repre- senting ono manufacturing conoorn after another, as they came forward pleading for higher duties upon the goods they eeroduced—ana for whet purpose/ Simply to enable those -manufacturers to put their hand:3 a little donee into the hands of the people and take ftom thein-inore that they ought to take ter the goode thee must buy. That, Sir, is nedmiletedly whet high protection cloos, and .aestiredly what Many producers will be alloWed o do if the present Tety platy are vet allowed to take theft pladle 01i h tree invy beeleliee , of the. 0Yeaile. f•••••,, Does the ,P+++++++++++++++++++++++++ Deadmani t Barred Ro HatchingEg From Heavy Layin Strain, also Baby Chic WEENESAA.Y, MAY 5th, 1926., AIIMINKOMMINIMM1111111.11111allifitk goode n return. It is a well known Ck* fact that high tariff duties will pre- :t, vent international trade, and thus ti- kill the opportunity for return car- gs $ goes, which must be encouraged in 3: order to obtain reaeonably low ocean g freights. The hon. member for Fort + William (Air. Manion) told us the k*. other day that other countries of the s tt- world were imposing very much high- + + tariff (halve, and in this way + shutting us out of their merkets. It 4, occurs to no that his statements are ns not borne out by the facts. I think + the hon. gentleman when he spoke 128 + thci ether clay quoted front a report +44++ pi/bathed in 1924, although in say- ing that I speak subject to correction. of same for sale. 3: J. Harvey Brya + R. R. 6, Brussels Phone ment of this country. Mr. MULLINS: Will the hon. gen Boman permit a question? Mr. McMILLAN: Yes. ?.fr. MULLINS: No doubt the hon gentleman is a farmer. When the duty was 2714 per cent you could buy a binder in Manitoba for $150, and to -day when the duty is 6 per cent, you are paying $258 for a bind- er in Manitoba. Mr. McMILLAN: If my hon. friend would study economic conditions fo O moment he would know better. By his question he reveals the fact at once that he does not know anything about the principle of economics, otherwise he would not ha.ve asked it. • Mr. HOCKEN: What is the ans- wer? . Mr. McMILLAN3 The answer is that economic conditions to -day are not at all what they were at that time. We have heard it great deal about foreign countries imposing high tarff duties and thus preventing us from trading with them and pos- sibly 1 shall have something to say about that before I conclude. Place nie in a position whereby I can take a little toll from every in- dividual in a community and l' will rapidly becoine wealthy. It will take all the people in the, community some little time to realize that my addi- tional wealth is obtained at their cost, that they are being robbed for my benefit. That is precisely the way in which high protection acts, and if we ever allow these people to get on the treasury benches of this country, that is what will occur. I say again: One class above all others to which a high tariff is unjust is the farmers and the working classes, so that the Liberal party are fight- ing, the cause of the common people as against the encroachments of the specialiy privileged interests, fight- ing the battle of the strugglieg frith - ors and mothers who are busily en- gaged in providing their families with the very necessities of life; food and raiment which ought to be given to them at the lowest possible price, and which, ili this government continues to remain in power, will be given to them at the lowest pos- sible price consistent with the revenue requirements of this country. I have often heard it said that high tariff duties will give the artisans, the mechanics and the working clas- ses better wages. Such is not tho case; it is not borne out,by the facts, I am not going to put the statements on Hansard again, but if hon. mem- bers will turn to pages 846 and 347 of Hansard of the present year they will find out what the heads of labor organizations and the president of the'textile trade in the United, States tell us regarding conditions in the textile trades in that country of high tariffs. We are also told that we ought not to encourage the impor- v- tation of foreign manufactured I d- goods; that we should produce at 011 home everything which can be pro - to duced at home end in that degree dis sh courage international trade. No 15 greater mistake could be made by ns any Canadian governmeet. re X beg to move the adjournment of d the debate. g The ROOM resumed from Wednes- at day, April 28, the debate on the mot - is ion of Hon. J. A. Robb (Minister of n Financee that Mr. Speaker do now a leave the chair for the House to go Y into Committee of Way a and Means, t and the proposed amendment there- . to of Hon. la. J. Manion, Y Mr. „THOMAS McMILLAN (South 0 Huron): Mr, Speaker, when the 1 House adjourned at six o'clock last s evening I was in the act of saying that our Conservative friends tell us W0 should not encourage the impels talon of tothiam goods, that we should produce at home everything Which poesibly can bo produced at home, and so to such a degree dis- courage international trade. in my humble opinion no greater mistake could be made by any Canacliae gov- eminent, If there le one part/eider in *which this g•overnatent is entitled to the highest praise, it Le its wonder- ful success in the itenithy develop- ment of intereationel trial% wheteby it dernonetrAtee its Anti( in the fun - &mental principles of true 00110111,, ics, namely, that iu Meier sneeessful- 137 to hili/d up market* abroad hir Our 'congutfitly growing earplug tit One- adifill Peeduotion Of catty kW we May I say that possibly the hon. gen- tloman, to a ceratin aegree at least - is living in the realms of antiquity. May I recall for his benefit the words of Thomas Carlyle when he said: The race for life has become intenee. The runners are tread- ing on each others' heels. Woe be unto hint who Stops to tie his shoelaces. , So that while my hon. friend has been tying hie shoelaces he has taken i too long to do it, and the world is r going ahead. While the report from which the hon gentleman quoted, ac- cording to my understandng was published in 1924— Mr. MANION: No, 1925. . 1140. McMlItLAN: —may I read from a report, which I think is the latest authentic publication extant, the report of the Trade Commission, under the chairmanship of Sir Ar- thur Balfour, presented to the Bald- win government in June, 1925? ' Mr. MANION: The report from which I read was published in 1925 also. Mr. MeMILLAN: While it is a fact that at the c/ose of the war for- eign countries, more particularly the countries of Europe, did impose high tariff duties, they are beginning to realize the mistake they made by so doing: The political settlement fol- lowing the war nearly doubled the number of independent cus- toms administrations in central and eastern Europe, and also that the administration of re- strictions has been largely in the hands of comparatively new and inexperienced authorities; the burden thus imposed on trade will be readily imagined. Nor is it necessary for us to pronounce any opinion on the justification in efficacy of the measures taken during it period of abnormal crisis. The report goes on to say: We therefore rejoice to note that there is now a tendency to recognize the evil effects of cus- toms prohibitions as an instru- ment of fiscal policy, and to re- duce the number of such prohi- bitions towards the minimum necessary to ensure public sec- urity, health and morals, and other subjects of essential nat- ional importance. Sinc0 the lat- ter part of 1923 great progress has been made in Czechoslovak- ia in removing restrictions, and that Hungary removed all her import restrictions at the begin- ning of 1925. The intention of Germany to sweep away the greater part of her prohibitions is expressed in the recent Anglo - German treaty. In France, It- aly, Poland, and a number of other foreign states few obstac- les at present remain .to British trade arising from import pro- hibitions.. And then the report makes this statement: The conclusion emerges that, taken as a whole, the ad valorem incidence of overseas tariffs on British goods ha a slightly de- clined since 1914. Then again: The board of trade calcula- tion brings out clearly the re- markable fact that the main in- crease of tariff rates on British exports have been within the British Empire, where the aver- age ad valorem incidence has arisen, by nearly two-thirds,' while in foreign countries, des- pite the great increase in the Tjeited States tariff, the aver- age ad valorem incident has de- cretteed by one-fifth, the net re- sult, on balance, being a slight decline, as stated alma. The Sores speak for themselves, and may I also make this illuaion that aided by the aaed of it benefi- cent Providence, and -under the wise direction of the Xing government, foetIfied as it is by such a noble band of tree and loyal supporters, not only to my right but behind the gov- ernment, international trade will not tefuee to grow. This is shown by the following flgUres: 'During the four years sihee this government assum- ed the reins of power, our entire foreign trade ha si risen itein $1,501,- 000,000 in 1921-22 to over $2,255,. 000,000 to the year ending March Housecleanin Mae"' --is here again A few of the very necessary things to complete the good work— Step Ladders Wail Brushes Window Brushes Mops Martin -blur Paints and Varnishes to brighten up the worn places New Tone for the Walls and Ceilings in many beautiful shades, also Muresco and Alabastine Gloss Paint and Varnish for the Woodwork A can of Paint and an hour or so of your time will make a great difference iu the appearance of your home or of your car. F. Davison ernment of over $750,000,000, thermore we have the very f able condition that exists to -da favorable trade balance of $401,000,000, and what is still ter, our Canadian dollar is a above par on the New Yorlt change. 3 • Now, Sir, we have heard a g deal from hon, members across way regarding the unpatriotic most radical expressions which anate from our friends of the grossly° party. Let me say th have no brief for the Progres members but I resent any insin tions that the opinions which t have expressed in this House will tend in the highest degree tow the progress and betterment of country. These men from the w —both Liberal and Progressive as well as my hon. friends flirt to my left, represent the very s of honor, and they have shown that they have the highest and t est interest of this country at hea No wonder when our friends oe t Progressive party had a chance come in and view the situation, a wheel they saw the band of men ov here behind such a leader, they ani"There are the kind of fellows want to co-operate with," This question of international trade has become a burnInk problem in the United States of America. Many writers and economists there are beginning to ask how long a not- ion can continue to sell goods abroad without making purchases. The majority opinion is insistent that gold cannot be piled up indefinitely, and that pay must be taken in goods if the toreign trade of the 00 the to be maintained. And as the situa- tion in the United States stands to- day, it is only a question of time when they must reduce their present extremely high tariff' duty. They must xeduce the present system of protection, They are faced with the neceasity of holding their foreign trade markets and also with the greater difficulty of safeguarding some $9,500,000,000 !tweeted in oth- er countries, the payment of which can day be effectively secured through the medium of returning trade. The American government to- day is now spending over $8,500,000 annually to retain those foreign mar- kets, and even at that it finds those markets slipping avilay. /11 view of the following facts: 1. That the .American government will be compelled to open her mar- kets to foreign geode, arid materially modify her international trade poli- Fur- most friendly relations with the Am- avor- erican government, with a view to y, a arranging for favorable trade rola- ove tions between the two countries bet- whenever the opportunity may af- Way ford; and to this end, the Canadian ex' government should' have its trade re- presentative in Washington. I urge reat this the more because in 1911 the the United States government passed an and act giving to Canada reciprocal em- trade in cattle, and a nominal tax of Pro - at I tshi : arnot ht° OA - est 5— her oul us ru- rt. he to nd er d: we cy in order to safeguard her enor- mous investments abroad. 2. That her people need and will continue to need in great quantity much of our Canadian surplus of agricultural productions, 3. That freedom to that groat con- , suming population with so many ' wealthy people would open the , world's best matket right at our door. I *4. That it would be a real solution , of our economic maritime difficulties, 5. The tact that In the face of the high tariff waltz now existing he. ten these two counttles over $1,- 070,000,000 worth of trade out of cue entire foreign trade of' $2,a55,- 000,000 la now done with the Atet- I erican people shows.: first, that the j people DI both countries ate dosir- I ous of encouraging further muttial- ly beneficial trade, and weed, it shows the poWer of Mann! trade laws, which is an indicatieti et the one-quarter cent per pound of beef That provision remained in force for eleven years. In 1915 Congress put cattle and beef on the free list, giv- ing .our Canadian farmers the bene- fit of that great open market. At the same time they placed wheat, flour, and potatoes on the tentative free list. Canada during those years nev- er showed any appredaton, but kept an ad valorem duty of 25 per cent against American cattle and three cents a pound against American beef. After such treatment the American government quite naturally withdrew the provision. Of course Canada had then a Conservative government in power. In the case of such an ar- rangement as I have indicated, care must be taken—and this government deserves credit for having taken ev- ery precaution—to preserve the health of Canadian herds. The de- partment must also be ready to grap- ple with any destructive pests and to prevent them getting a foothold through importations. Consider the destruction the corn borer has wrought because precautions were not taken to prevent it. There is also the bean weevil and other pests, and it is the argent duty of the govern- ment to go the limit, if need be, even to place an embargo on foreign im- portations v3iiich might endanger the health and success of this important and desirable crop. The more we study the problem of Canadian agri- culture and the vital necessity of placing and maintaining on the land O sufficient farm population, the more do we realize that the problem is basic and all-important to the pro- gress and development of the nation. Although it may seem alirnost merical, yet what is needed in this country is just such a readjustment of national ideas, as will place agrie culture and its claims to the best in- telligence and the highest skill of our people in the very forefront of nat- ional thought, and when this re- awakening is sufficiently emphatic, there will then be no more hastening away from the farm, but rather sueh a just conception of apiculture as our rnam resource and our most dig- nified and' independent vocation as Iwill attract to its just aim in the im- provement of methods, the increase nf yield e and the cleavage away of the unjust economic obstructions I which lie across its path, the wisdom I and the science and the willieg hands of millions who may then obtain a fair remuneration for their laboe, and also be able to hand on to pos. terity an unimpaived inheritance. only teitionni trade .pol4ey. 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