CANADA'S POLICY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 8, 8 December 1936, Page 6

CANADA'S POLICY

"MISTRESS OF OWN HOUSE." RECOVERY OF TRADE. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 8. "Canada to-day is just as strongly British and a supporter of the Empire as any of the Dominions, but she has adopted a policy of deciding each question on its merits, not only commercially, but if any other trouble should arise. In other words, she wants to be mistress of her own house," said Mr C. B Howard, Liberal M.P. for County Sherhrooke, Quebec, who arrived to-day from San Francisco bound for the Empire Parliamentary Association Conference at Adelaide. Mr Howard said things m Canada are going fine. "We were a good deal slower in coming back than you fellows because the Bennett Government when it was in was not radical, and stayed solid. Things are coming out now m good shape. The re-election of Mr Roosevelt in the United States was of great benefit to Canada, because the trade treaty between the United States and Canada is now assured of six years to run—five years in the term of the Government and the year that is necessary for cancellation. "Wo want to give preference to Empire trade, but naturally the United States are our nearest and handiest customers. We want to trade with anyone who wants to trade with us, but we prefer the Empire," Mr Howard added. "There is no trouble with Japanese competition, mainly because Canada is too far away to get any bad attacks."