CANADA AND THE STATES.

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 March 1910, Page 3

CANADA AND THE STATES.

THE TARIFF DTSTTTE SETTLED, [na ?rec? association.— oopvmnin-i NEW YORK, .March 26 Air Feilding, who is in ci.nffii-mv with President. Taft, dined with (lie latter at Washington. Increasing American opinion urges that the T’ayno law should ho evaded by a reciprocity treaty. It is noted that such action would diminish British advantages. WASHINGTON. .March 27. After a conference at. (he White House between Air Knox (Secretary of State), Mr Pepper (recently the special American Commissioner (.. Canadti) Hon. AY. S, Feilding ami AltGraham (Minister of Railways for Canada). Mr Knox announced that necy-t i atm ns had Iw-oo >onelnded tn tin form of ghing assurances ol a friendly under-standing which will he readied immediately. OTTAWA, Alareh 28. Tn return for the Payne minimnm. Canada extends by order in Council the international rate on a dozen items of American exports which compete with French products entering at reduced rates, including cotton, seed oil. manufactured silks, some wine, and fruits. The agreement provides that legislation will be obtained for the mutual reduction of duties on articles of natural exchange. ■' LONDON, Alareh 28. The Thrifts Washington eoi respondent says that Canada gives apparently no exclusive concessions, maintaining her right, to conclude reciprocity treaties. On the other hand the Americans may argue that they practically obtained compensation •or the French Treaty. Both sides promised to do their best to conclude reciprocity in certain products, but this is only obtainable by treaty which the protectionist Senate must ratify. 1 here may also be troubled with the House of Representatives. The project is almost hopeless, except for the fact that the Republicans way well be anxious to •ret the credit of making a breach in the unpopular tariff wall. M hihSir Wilfrid Laurier and Air Fielding must bo congratulated, great credit attaches to President Taft. His diplomacy alone saved the American, and to a less extent Canadian commerce from a severe blow and the Republicans from a serious blunder.