CANADIAN ELECTIONS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 31 July 1930, Page 5

CANADIAN ELECTIONS

CONSERVATIVES’ VICTORV

CLEAR MAJORITY OF 31

INTEREST IN UNITED STATES.

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OTTAWA, July 29

The Uonserva,lives have a majority of 31 .over nil parties as the result «>1 Monday’s elections. The figures are: Conservatives 138 Liberals 87 United Farmers 10 Progressives Liberal-Progressives 3 Labour 3 I ndependients ~

The “New York Times,” in a, leader on the Canadian election, stated ; ‘ For Americans the chief importance ot Hie election lies in the tacit that the Dominion is going hack not only to the Conservative Party, but to protective, duties aimed pai’tiou'iaxly at tne United Sttlit'G 5 ' * * The “New York Herald - Tribune” stated: “One of the most interesting things will lie the election’s -effect; on Empire free trade. The Conservatives advocated mutual tariff concessions within the Empire, but this falls la.i short of the Liberal's adoption of Hie Beaverhrook philosophy. ith economic national ism so powerful a weapon in the hands of the Dominion’s political leaders the hopes for the creation of; a oweat economic unit out of the Empire will certainly not be brightened by the elections. On the other hand, the Conservative poliev of tariff reduction as a matter of quid pro quo bargaining leaves the door open for some progress at the Imperial Conference.” Representatives of the United States Republican Party are stated to believe the Conservative victory in Canada will result in the enactment of tariff legislation operative against, nil countries alike with the abandonment ot the temporary law giving preference to Empire imports. Senator Watscm expressed the opinion that the Conservatives’ victory would favour the United States and Canadian trade relations since the leaders showed a disposition to encourage friendly relations with the United States and he expects the Conservatives to draw ut> a tariff law to which the United States could not- object as being retaliatory.