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nued Frolll Page 4) ‘ mon” _‘_._'_...-——._.._._ leaet, commendaible and goes in tbe mission such M "119. Innuiring right direction. me cqnqltionsn zoo-have Mr. CHAPm-N: ’Would the bon. ,oqay' ,In {ho d n M. l b9. member conalder tbe ootton indus- e we'wouid fiat-4‘ Job best try as a native industry? 0 rmatlon p’oss 'le regardlng our IMr, E ustries. d do not say that thln tbe cotton dndustry was a native mission should be lndependent lndustry, ‘ iParilament- Ilt IIhouId be air-I Mr. J. F. WHITE (London): nted under IParllament. and think a repetition or congratulm Iior tho nurpose o! makinsre- lions to tbe hon. Finance Minister mendati s to 'Parliamentqthr. Fielding) is hardl'y neceeeary ose 1'600!!! enda'tlons would b8 and somewhat tireaome. d camonly ed “pou. 9nd IPal'lln'mentiwould say that Il admire the IFinance IMln- e 10 “Hume the responsiibmty‘ister ror tbe .pluch he bas sho\vn IthOBB recommendntlons. 11’ "183/ in racing a very diiflcult proposi- e put lnto ennct. 'i‘he second tion. and that il vlleh hilm Iman‘y use lnA this Dlfltlorm. Wbich 'I years or tbe vigour, bath. oLbody . ider u or great importance. and mind. wbicb he noiw enioys. I 's: ' could not belp thlnking, as Il heard » n‘th every ciaim ior taril'l' pro- bis budget speech. that another Motion 'by any industry should milestone bad Ibeen passed in the e heard publloly IbefOI'E tbe DI'O- matter or election pledges. prom- mosed commission. ‘ ises and arguments. and il remem- ' ‘ " 'ber that. in the dans gone'hyI we bave heard or commercial union; we have heard.otl free ,trade us tbey vhave it in 'England:‘ we have beard or tarirr ror revenue only. or reciprocity. and now we have tbe ilrst outcome or tbe Liberal tanirr platrorm or 1‘919 with it-s sol- emn pledges and ita chart and composa attachment. As to wh‘at tbe mnal outoome wili Ibe. il eup- poso it is a case or. no man ‘know- ath. Ilr Iwe consider tho proposed tarirr changes Ib'y themselvos. there ls some slight reduction; Ibut ir we consider them in connection witb [tbe 50 per cent. addition to tbe sales tax. tbe reduction la so slight as to 'be a‘lmost invisible. iSome liavo said that it 1s a step in tbe rlgbt direction, 'but Il think such hon. gentlemen are Iquritc satlsried ‘with a very short stop. Ilt la ruther signiiflcant that the budget does not. coninin any new sources ol' reA venue. ’l'iie IMidisiier or Finance (IMr. Holding) bas not vbeen vablo io top ahy rresh source; ho bas ‘simpl'y added to those wbicb we have'had bcrorc, and it seems to me that ibis .ia Iqulte a compliment to tbe previous 'Ministor or Fin- ance (ISir Henry IDrayton) and the late govcrnment.‘ 'ln tbe case or thoso— sllght tarlfl' reductions,‘ Il would point out that Canada Is ihc only naiion that l know or which is reducing tariffn. ln tho last two or ihrce years. tho customs tarlrrs or most countrlos have ibccn lnw croascd. and lt might 'ho said that ail the 'world. exocptlng Canada. ls opposod to Ia reductlon oi' tariii‘s. ISincn coming to tbis 'Honse. l have heen vcry much interestod in tho spt‘cclli‘s oi’ thc porty to my lel't. and tbe Ontario membcrs. who nnmIbcr aibout ono-third or that par- ty. have hoen strimgcly silent up- on many suijects. Tho hon. mem- bcr for ’Spring'ileld ('Mr. IH-ooy). to- nighi. gave quite a. .hlue plctura or tho golden Wlest, ailiont tbe hluost that Ilhave cver hcard. We have just llstennd t0 tho bon. Imembcr for ISoutb Waterloo (IMr. Elliott). who, Il bclievc, advocated Ihclore tho e-iection tbe tardif commission that he hns spok-en roi to-night. lie also says that ho is in t’avour oi' a tarir! for revenue. 'l was Just won- dering,. if n rew more or tbe Ontario mem-bers or that 'party woul‘d ex“ press wbetber we would not have just about as cosmopolitan a mcm» . hcrshlp in tbat party as there i5 ni oi' knnwledgo upon lt. yet 'l in tbe liberal party. lt was nome-

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'Ibeiieve that ir this commission in operation Wel'woiild gel. a

.1 great amount. olf’int'ormation l b would tbe" vald'able to tbe pla or IOanada. We' wouldvflnd a lot or tblngs which. would be reat surprise to us. We have toid in tbe put that a groat. ï or our, manufacturere.. have y. makin‘g immense sums or ey. e bave been vtoldv that IDominlon Textile people mode roflt 411.310 iper cent. in one 'I do not know Wheiher that

rue on inot. dallastbeen stated public ligntrorms, d never de- , as Ira as l ,have beard. It 1d be the dutÿ‘or this commis- . to inquire and tind ont whe- i that flrm had‘ 'been maklng b unduo profits in une ycar or

lth regard to tho vvoollen in- try Il have Ibeen told—ln ract

‘ evldonce wbich} basehai tho sent time battra-put tli’e stato- nt‘thnt [orage ' flod‘ <or tan rs tbe average Aoflts or tbe tien industry or ICanadn have n in tho nelghbourhoqd or 5 or, er cent. Il do not’khô'w whother t is true or not, but it would bo. duty or tbe commission to

u out, and once they hn‘d ail tbe ds on tbe table with regard t0 particular induotry. tbe com- sion would -be in a position to .whether that industry requir- any assistance or not in tbo

l or a tariif. 'Howevcr. wllh ro- d to nny or our industries icb are native to Canada. it upv ‘nn cxamlnullon or their stato- nts bcrore tbe commission it is vcn t0 the commission that lhey ulre protection. il would bo in our or glving them protection.

. rilnd that. othor countnios are pting this system. n We round . iust the otbcr da'iy that tbe Univ ’States mado a [move in this action. _W_blle l do noi. ibeliove -l‘ollowing ‘tho :load .or 'United tes in evory particular. yct il. an indication that tho .pcople or cr countries arc tblnklng along se lines. and Il think il“ tbe Gov- V 'ment would adopt such a sys— as a turii‘f commission, whlch

or thq’BIEñ'Ït' h""'our plat:

. ,. tboy would re'ceive‘ a good :bit r support rrom.thls aide or tbe anse. ’l‘be tarir! is more or less or ' ‘myntery to me. il am rree to con. ‘ . l suppose Il have "a. fait am«

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mitee, said th

try rrom wbi

a“.

ave - r9;- soma

confidence in sien,

tariir commis

a commission

tho. troubles tbe loft,

the last two.

ean comman direction or {s'il or rain

be ideal. the have and tbe their success rreigbt rates rpetled t.o pay.

have somethi value to

_Prolbably ano

and lSnskatc

{botter bave country and

der cultivatio or that. party tectlon in ail

protection or “le! are wi sums ror tbe terest or agri object t0 that ing to ask ro

wheat Iboard douith wbeth use to them. guiation they to say that .I

importations l llnd that. in 31, 1921. there was lm tl'y tho prod

ter. or -wbich

We

a pound.

it is propose cents. The

000 Stutns. consideigation

or which onl to tiré United mil/ied, tb tb

llovo tho Government le justi- what io my surprise that ho clear- ‘ in (lcallng caroi‘ull'y .with lt. l ed thc imanuiacturers or cloth or not tbink they would Ibo justl- an'y duplicity or any arrangement in making any undue reduc- 'whereîby prlces were hoistcd to too n. owing to tbe present unset- bigb Ia lovel. l stato or this country, II think . We bad bel‘ore tbe special IRaii. . action or tbe Gavernrnont, way Commltteo a day or two ego lie it is not all we doslre. le at tbe dlon. George Langley who. in

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ON’T allow cheap i tations of Cowa

We have

wid not minimizc say that it ho those conditl reaann w'hy t to Itake stcps

mi- n’s

Maple Buds t0 be ,foist‘ed

upon you. The store—kee er pays

less for imitations than uine Ma le Buds. ask for Klaple Buds and rec substitutes you ' article et a price t at entitles tq the very best.

à GET THE BEST !Î

or gen- ‘When you

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et an inferior

you

Remember on each Maple Bud

» is tbe nome “COWAN” h Look for ît 1

se M COWAN'S

Hart: Bons

a“ n il

iiiiliillliiiiilllilili

J’em: section or tbe ce

: l would not think Eumnmy “maman

speclal IRallW

or their troubles is. in tho soutbern

up ror rarmlng,

produced more t

some or tbem are. l’rom one to-nlght w bon. members hav they are not askin

in the prcsent progress

value or 871.500.000. me that there ls ro in tlmse items. F importcd 8,741,000

rccclvcd l’rom tl

cents per pound. A or eggs in the sbell. ed 5.342.000 dozen.

state. We exported 6.

The proposed tarirl’ ls dozen. The Canadian cents por dozen.

or markets:

the slon?

We have heard a great daal about hon. gentlemen to and it. seems ato me that some or ,those are troubles.which no Ilegislarion can remedy.

bad bad weatbercouditions d

or

years. whicb

great

,is whicb

ready ther reason

'pari; hewan

bee W0

ll.

ii

lllng to

promotion culture, and . 'They are q r a wheat

is maiking. er it wili But lr tha want, l a am

that mea‘sure. ll have looked up tbe record or farm 'produce. and e year cnded uMarch under nincteen

or th

ported into titis

und numibers.

d to raise it to Canadien. duty is

esgs y 191,000 d'ozen«

IStates. Eggs wor e United .‘States

duty ls

beard a great

th hooves us to ons. hese t0

8140

at tbe western cou? d d ch he cnme. Ibad lost once n n cor - isslon. d‘-the ÆÆÆommis- sion looking tarter mllwaymatters ald if a; certain untry loses entire 'Rnilvvay Commis- wby cannot'other sections ni the country 'ioee en ridence in .a e tarlrl is too with ou'r mis- g or revenue to .be entrueted to

'i‘b'ey uring Il won-id point out that no 'Act or «PIarliarne'nt d the velocu)’.or rtbe tbe wlnd. or the’ 'do‘wn- ,or tbe tinie ot wbich it sball come. It seems to me that 'while climatic conditions may not est trou'blethey glreatest dra'wback t0 the exorbitant they are (rom- We are toid that tbe| ay Commlttee wili ng or lnterest and or Ibring Ibeiore tbls 'wheu tbey_ are '

‘Houee irce list. to report. best intentions, hy a. for some that dry areas

or A'lberta were. opened when they migbt n loft as grazlng uld probalbly have han thoy bave un- Altho‘l’igh mem'bers are opposeddo pro- 5 forma. or at least we bave heani ho ls not. Some e explained that l; for any s‘peclal special privilcge; Ibut voie 'large or tbe lu- Il do ,not uite wili- Ihoa‘rd. and

that the il bave my Ibe or any t is the re- m qulte iree wltllng to support

items coun- uce or t‘arms t0 tbe

'lt «cems to od l'or thought or instance. wo pounds or Ibut' 2,207,000 pountls was le United Stator-i. cxported 9.739.000 ncarly 0.000.000 ot‘ which the Unlted ISt figures in r0 United Staies duty ls now 6 c Under_ the regolat now bci'ore the ISenate, i

poundsflhat Canada needs a revenue. and went to ii’ he supports the frc ates. il am givlng tbe Tbela mistako in decloring hlmscit‘ ln' entsiiavor or a tarlfr for revenue. ions making’ tbis change tho Govern-‘si rbelieve nient says in efi‘ect that there are

we lmport-l‘ or whlcb 5,201 dozen came l’roin tho Ullllell'lli the rootstcps of those who havo ‘That dans nota'iake int in the.rrozen!to work in tbe factoriee tbere. And 579.000 dozen.l'l woul wentflho Unlicd States’ industria‘l sys- e ad— tcm wus not Ihullt up under 'i‘rcc rreo. trçttle. ‘Jln 'this and similar actions 48 cents per

deal about efforts hein}; made to socure and while l would ose eilorts. Il would examine to afind out tho vthings exi’st and secure‘ our own - ‘ adde t0 'tho cost or the articles to 'the Canadian consumer. goes dirw

i

Ç , ' and

- p. ,. 4.0.! A hlto m» murs M “flamme: “MIL.

l na:

L3 D u ru ud'a

r Oriental Croam markets to ourseivee. 'l'be home market la tbe most valuwble manit- et we have; lt is the most staible. and lt ls the one that ‘wlll stick Iby us in tbe end.

As to the tree tradeview or somo vmemihers or tbe party to our lerl. l might. remiud tho House that we bave experimonted somewhat leth 'that policy. 'During tbe stress or war. when tbe necessity ror tbe production or roodstul‘rs was so great. tbe government or that, dav in order ‘io encourage such produc- tlon. Ipinced rarin traciors on tbe 'I'hey .did so wltb the temporary provision under an Order in Coun- cil. Now, in 1019 and 1920 there were imported rrom tbe United States trac-tors to the value or somo 820.000.000. The people or Canada pald the duty on tbose tractors in tbe rorm or excbange. 'l‘hey pald to the Unlted IStates an exchange that averaged 14 par cent. during ail that time. and that mo- ney went to keep tbe American rac- tonies Ibusy. and to keep open tbe channels or their trade. ‘When the transaction was completed we had tho tractors and the Amcricans had the ca‘sh. ‘Those tractors mlght have becn made in Canada. and we would have had the tractors and tbe cash as well. 4

Mr. Bird: ilS it nota tact that a large proportion or tbe money Cab. ada has lnvested in tbe banks to- day is Iloaned to industries operat- ing in the United States at the pre- sent timc’!

Mr. Wblte: Il am not an author- lty on banks and Ibank invostments: 'l have not made a study or that question. Now. no Canadian work- miui had any port in tho .making oi' these importh tractors. and l iind. that tbe Government proposes in make thnsn machines Ii'ree by act or l‘arliamcnt. I have heen won- dorlng how tho memher l'or .South Waterloo (IMr. Elllotl) wili vote when titis matter comos np in com' mittee. He bas ‘put himscli‘ on re- cord as hclng in ravor or a tarif! l'or revenue. Ho wili ngrec. I think.

e entry or

. otber coutries. We also bave many

r» Wtwm deernment. it seems to me. vu to amend tbe regulations wbicb 2re not satisrwtory, tir-make them transe; and 'more drasticl thora- in givinS tbe Canadien wonkman and manufacturer soma protection rrom the workmon who mroduce thesæa iorelgn goods in conntries where tbe standard or living is .lovv. Tbe abolition or tbe dep‘recl- ated currency regulatlons comm at a time when we have a great deal or unempioyment. and when many or our factories are run‘ning on short time. in common with most

soldiers who are out or work .some or ihem Imurchlng to Ottawa to 'put their case berore tbe Govern- nient. INo dou‘bt tbe war bas un— flnttied a good many or tbem, and posolny soma were not employable tbelore the' war. ’l‘he puttlng on or tbe khaloi did not make them saints, ont it cannot lbe denied that tbe great majority or tbem would make good ir gtven proper conditions. 'Now, tbls very small duty on tbe 'German goods is proc- tica-lly no protection, so that al- most tbe only protection we have leit is sentiment. Sentiment wili keep many or these manufactured goods out or tbe country. but tbey wili corne in in oamouiiaged t'orm . and the 'people wll‘i not know, when v they are Ibuying. wbe‘re tbe gonds ‘ were Imade. Tbe otber'day when tbe militia :1 estimates were under conslderaA tion. tho bon. imemiber ror Queboc lSouth (IMr. .Power).' a returned soldier, il believe. atlacked them '- Iquite successruily. Il ha've Ibeen wonderlng wbetber be 'wlld speak uprin protectiono 't' bis rormer com- rades when this matter or deprecl- ated (‘ilrrency cornes upæwbether he wili do bis :best to ses that tbe .. soldiers and the unemployed get Justice. Personally. l saw Cana- .5 da’s men march'out in tho Ipride or their youth and strength. Isaw some or my best i‘riends go with ,y them. and l heard arterwards that ‘ they had been done to death in tho mosi hldeous lasliion. Il saw‘some ‘ or ihem came back broken in ev- i. erytiling but their spirit, rand il saw otbers return Iwho seemed to Ibe in y good bealth. Ibut whose experlenc- .. es wil'l Imean that tbey wili not live out bail“ their days. I am rree to conresa that l bave ‘not reached tbat state or grace wbere rl can welcome -a wou1d4be auto. crath Gcrman or the gonds wblch " he manufactures. il contend, xSir. ‘ that thoGovernment bas not done ite duty by tbe ICanadlan peuple. who are anxlous lo malntaln their prescnt'standa-rds or living. nor bas .y lt, in particular. done lts duty ‘by g tbe men wbo sacrificed so much ' that tbe liberty weibelleve in migbt y not perlsh rrom ‘tho earth.

IOn motion or M‘r. ‘Kyte. tbe de- I bata Was adiourned. '.

these iractore, he wili have made

In

sleeveral‘ thousand Canadien work- 4lmcn who shirll be thrown out or cinplnyment: they wili bave to flud work olscwhcrc.;&So that quite a .-.n_uuihor or 'Canadians wili l‘oliow

o.aiready gone to tbe United IStatea

d remind bon. momibers that

may be ionnd an answer to tho quory whicb bas Ibeen voiced sevcr- al timoe in'tbis House as to wberc some oi’ our nutural Ihorn Canadi- ans bave gone. We made a simi- lnar exporlmcnt some youirs ago with regard to .hinder twine and banbed wire. and the resnlts wcre larger the same. Thore ls a diisv

3

vpie to beliove tbat tbe mur. wblch

octly lnto tbe pockcts ot' tbe manu- facturer. INow. ii' there were such grcat profits dorived rlrom tbe mans uractur'e ol‘ agricultural implements Would nny one .in bis senses imag- ine that 511.700.000 iwortb or ibese lmplements would have been allciw- ed to -come into Canada rrorn the United S‘taies iast year? Reference bas bcen made in tbe IBndget speech to tbe ract that Great ‘Britain bas reducod ber debt recently some Æ'500.000,000. and it is nather significant‘that Great Bri tain a. i'ew montbs ago came to the conclusion that. tbe mea'sure or rrec trado which she had had up to that time was not in ber best internats. A tu'rlii' i’or tbe protection or 'so- callcd key industries was there- rore impasod on some 6.000 articles. ‘Mr. Keilner: Is tbe bon. vmemibor aware that the dye lndustry in Groat vBritpain la ngl‘tating ror a re- peal or that tariiï'!‘ IMr. Wblte: l have not heard or that, vbut 1 am aware that the ag ricnltural industry in Great Britaln le opposed io ‘tho «removal or the catllo embargo. IPerba-ps tbe most important an- nouncemont in tbe .Budget is that wbicb deals with tho dutles on art— icles comlng l'rom countries that bave a deprnclatod currency. Tbe mlnlster rcre-rred to tbe tarlir which bas oxisted up to the present time as a tarirr or 1.000 per cent. l wonder how he figures tbe present tarirr. Take an article that coet 100 marks, with ra duty or 30 per cent. added. With undepreciated cxchange that article would be ï rth. in round figures, 824. A t typer cent. mur would Imean .a duty or I87.20. The prevlous me. tbod or calculating on tbe depreci- ated cirrrency, that article. lnstead or bearlng a duty or 83.60 as l Ithlnk. tberorgro. that tho sùatement that we are golng to have rree trade with IGermany le not wide or tho mark. Now. under our immi- grationuegulailona we keep outthe (icrman and Austrian artisan and lalbo'rer. Wo' say that tbey ehall not come bore and take the work rrom our 0anndlan cltizens. Yet, when tho .products or thel-r laibor come to us in tbe shnpe or German gonds vwo lot. them. in praciiically rree or duty. 'The minister glves on a ‘renson l'or thie change that tbe provlous rogulation was .bmk— en. Is it‘not a tact. that almostall -lnws on ihe statuts books are brok-

position on tbe pari. or some peo»

Committee on Miaeeilangous Pri- vate Bills.

Mr. Fieldlng: 'Witb tbe permis-I ‘

on of thc Hanse. IMr. Speaker, I .

[would move that we return to mo- "s

motion with respect to a changeinî tbe personnel or a committee. «Motion agreed t0. Mr. Fieldlng moved: . That tbe nome or 'Mr. Vicn bel sitbstituted l'or that or IMr. 0ui-' mot. 'on tbe solect standingcom- miltee on Miscewllancous {Private ïliiils. Motion agreed to. Adjournment—ABualneu o' tbe House. Mr. Mackenzle King moved tbe adjournment or tbe 'House. Mr. Stevens: ‘What busines morrow? . IMr. Fieldlng:‘Thls debate wllll continue. l ‘Motion agreed to and tbe IHouse: adjoiu'ned at 11.06 nm. J