Banker Says Canada Must Meet Price Competition

By JCBEPII M.acBWEEN cmaaian mu star: Writer

MONTREAL. (GP) — Canada‘: outlook in for "increased competi- me pressure over our whole range 0, ,xrnr?a." James Muir. president or the Royal Bank of Canada,ssld -niesdey Nihi-

m an address to the annual din- ner oi’ the Caiiadien Institute oi Mmgng and Metallurgy. Mr. Muir “med against placing "ourselves an , high-oost plateau compared with other countries with which M must compete for markets."

More than 1,400 persona are at- mdmg the institute’: both annual mm-,.day convention. which ends today. Earlier Tuesday the engin- pers held more than 15 divisional Wemngg to study technical prob- lems of the industry.

Mr, Muir said that despite Can- ..,-ags abundant natural resources. .,._¢1udin¢ such "wonder metals" as uranium. there are “short-run" problems which must be met. The most important of these was com-

petition on an increasingly tough

- world market.

AGBEEMEN 1' LACKING

Many authorities. at home and abroad, had warned of this danger notably Finance Minister Abbott. but agreement. on causu and remedies was lacking.

Mr. Muir said his position is that “our hirh coals reflect not merely higher wages but that these costs. including wages, reflect ris- ing costs of distribution_"

This resulted in mark-upa to the consumer, which in turn reflected in other costs to the detriment of both the producer and consumer.

“But our costs of distribution are further increased by numer- ous excises and sales taxes, which are largely at the producer's level and hence get embodied plus sur»

tesslve mark-up. in the retail price." SOLUTION DIFFTCULT

In search of a solution, Mr.

Muir said "We rind ourselves on the horns oi a dilemma: If we choose free trade we seem to be at the mercy or foreign producers enjoying all the economies of largeacale production and in some cases the further competitive ad-

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The Guardian Page '1 Friday. April 30, 1954

Vlntaze oi sub-standard Wages; if ‘V’ “W039 W111 Drotection. we ml? be prevented. by the high cost and lneiilciency bred of car. 11!. from competing aucoautuuy xiii-ellin industrially mature coun.

". . .In some industries the most eiiicient plant may be ialrly small. Here the efficient Canadian prod. ucer...ahould be able in camps successfully with duty-free im. Ports. But in other manufacturing. notably in atornoblles and certain other durable goods, this is no longer true."

Mr. Muir said the problem is whether to continue tarliis in these cases. He noted that at present there is no such term on farm machinery. whether im- ported into Canada or into the United States. and asked:

"Might it not be worth consid- erlng that we extend this “limited reciprocity" from farm tractors to automobiles or textiles?"

He added:

“The reciprocal removal of bar- riers would, I think. he a more hopeiul solution in these ex- amples than the shoring up of the home industry through protection, thereby greatly increasing the coat of a basic commodity and pushing us iurther on the road towards the high-cost economy."

IEARLETOWN W. I.

The April meeting of the Scarle- town Women‘s Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Nell Brad- shaw with the president, Mrs. Lloyd Bell presiding.

Roll call was answered with an exchange of plant slips. Corres- pondence consisted of the reading of the monthly convener's letter, a letter from Mrs. S. M. MacKay about the local convention. and a card of thanks for a baby gift. The sickeand school reports were also presented.

A pleasing feature of the meet- ing was the opening of the Travel- ling Patchwork Apron which net- ted ‘I125.

The Red Cross annual canvass for the district amounted to $25. This was collected by Miss Mar- jorie Lcard.

Program consisted of la knitting contest won by Mrs. Archie Rob- imon, and two humorous readings given by Mrs. Frank Bell and Mrs. Nell Bradshaw.

Program for next month is In charge of Mrs. Ken Muttart, with the meeting at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Bell.

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Police Chiefs Urge Retention Of Death Penalty

OTTAWA. (CP)—Canada's police chiefs said Tuwday that the death penalty is a definite deterrent to murder and urged that it he re- tained in the Criminal Code.

Removal of the death penalty would put. police officers in greater danger in arresting criminals. the Chief constables Association of Canada said in a brief to a parlia- mentary committee.

'rhe association also said courts should retain the power to order whipping in criinu oi violence but suglosted that other methods than the lash may be more efefctive in controlling such crimes. Chief Walter H. Mulligan of - mm -- -

V- . I-. said that if h “ were abolished as the penalty for murder there would be an upsurge in major crimes. The threat of hanging stopped many criminals from ear- rylng guns while committing crimes.

SUPPORT OPINION

His opinion was supported by four other police chiefs: P. W Davis of Moncton. N. 8., Duncan Mu-.Doneli oi Ottawa: J. A. Rob- ert of Hull. Que, and George Shea. CNR police director at Montreal and secretary of the association.

The police chiefs appeared be- fore the Commons-Senate commit- tee studying possible changes in Criminal Code provisions on cap- ital and corporal punishment and lotteries.

Dealing with the effectiveness of whipping. Chief Mulligan said a recent wave of armed holdupe in Vancouver ceased abruptly when the courts announced they would impose the Issh.

"Most of these brutal criminals are cowards." he said. “They cringe at bodily punishment."

N0 DIFFERENTIATION

Chief Mulligan. replying to a question by Robert W. Mitchell l>C—London. said he felt there was no need for a legal differen- tiation between different kinds of murder.

In practice. the death penalty was only inflicted on those who de- served it and carried out pre- mediated. cold-blooded murder. in cases of murder involving passion, juries were more likely to give a verdict of manslaughter and in those cases the death penalty was not much effect in deterring such crimes.

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Walker came from his southern home to be guest speaker Friday night at the Loyola College Alumni Association recognition dinner.

He said he would like to see the Canadian rules provide for protec- tion for the pass receiver through “ ' --‘I blocking. He would also like to see unlimited blocking for the punt receiver as a means nt eliminating "the suicide safety job" and thereby cutting down in- Juries.

Walker said he likes Canada‘: rouge point and feels it would help eliminate many of the tie games prevalent in the United States. He is all for the "no time out" in the Canadian game. against five time-

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