FEELING IN CANADA.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 144, 22 June 1903, Page 2

FEELING IN CANADA.

THE DISPUTE BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE DOMINION.

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Ottawa, June 19.

Mr W. S. Fielding, Minister for Finance, speaking in the Dominion House of Commons, replying to Mr Tarte (lafco Minister for Works) and others, said the fact that only twentyeight Commoners favored the corn duty showed that England wa3 not running away from free trade. It was, he said, no use pretending that England was readily accepting Mr Chamberlain's idea of corn duties, or even his larger and more moderate scheme. Mr Chamberlain was destined to have an uphill fight before accomplishing his object. Canada's sympathies, he declared, were with him. Canada refused Mr Chamberlain's original proposal for Imperial free-trade, as it was inimical to industry, but what was now proposed was the imposition of moderate duties by Canada and moderate duties by England upon things whereon England cared to have them. London, June 19. Replying to Sir Charles Dilke in the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain stated that the Government considered Germany had made a hostile discrimination against Canada, calculated to prevent the Dominion's right to enter into closer relations with the Motherland. The British Government resented this, without blaming Germany for exercising her undoubted right, so long as Britain took such treatment lying down.

The mere suggestion of another policy, he proceeded, had stopped the German newspapers advocating further discrimination against Canada, apparently recognising Britain's patience was exhausted.

The action of the Premiers at the Colonial Conference, said Mr Chamberlain, showed that they were disappointed at our policy.