o 73 .. . , give us larger quotas on the items - been fixed. That. I think. l5 3» Island Produce I the Mackenzie Kin trade treaty were advanced in laeDona id. Notable in Senator Sincla reference made to benefits ilerive under the treat_v—lien Donald pointed out in follow lumber prices, that it did not represent the t by one organization in Prince as the important fishery and the Province had been totally tiating the treaty. Senator MacDonald expre senative from this Province advantage. Following is the I-laiisard report If both addresses. as delivered: Ben. J. E. Sinclair: May I com- pliment the honou,rab‘e senators ‘ recently appointed to this Chamber on their contributions to this de- bate. By their eloquence and logic they have maintained it at a high level. We must not lose sight of the fact that this trade treaty is based on an agreement arrived at by the representatives of two great na- tions, and neither country could expect to secure any great advan- tage over the other. We have tried to reduce the barrier; so that we may increase our trade with our neighbours to the south, and to se- cure a quid pro quo for what we have given. The knowledge that we are all pretty much in agreement with re- spect to the main object of the treaty is a source of pleasure. The criticisms thus far offered, if I may refer to them as such, have been that the agreement does not go far enough in securing reductions of duty on our goods entering the Unit-' ed States, and that we have not , been able to induce that country to I with respect to which quotas have healthy sign. Naturally, in making 3 bargain we all wish to get as much as possible and to give as litt‘e as necessary. It is worthy of particular note. I think, that very little criticism has been heard with regard to what we have had to give the United States. silver Fox Fun I should like to speak ‘bore dir- ectly about a few items which are of particular interest to Eastern Canada. The people of the Mari- time Provinces are interested in the export of lumber and potatoes, two items which are dealt with in the agreement before us. In speaking of those items we must notice that there are two methods of dealing with them. one is by way of a re- duction of duty on certain articles in Schedule 1 when they come into Canada; the other is by providing that for three years, or the life of the treaty, certain articles shall re- main on the free list. One of these articles, si‘xer fox furs, was refer- red to the other night. The hon- ourable member from Acadia (Hon. 15]-_ Leger), in error. 1 think, spoke of the agreement placing that item non the free list. The principle “spud in regard to silver fox furs » was rather that oi continuins l-hm! , on the free list, a principle which .13 not confined to this agreement- Thcsg who followed the reading of the memorandum this afternoon by the honourable senator from Park- dglo (I-Ion. Mr. Murdock) ml! V have noted that the same prinoivk '3; adopted by the bleak! G:lV<:'|'|' men heaitbe In t neso I 0“ g V E nlted States i t. On me 9 of the pamph- by the Government last on find our Canadian Minist- the secretary of state of vernnieut of C'“'“‘ no one nvour. an the first ‘rug Anon: Included . in out In the no . by pro- ndeetlon In "60 pen, leading [I of II! CQIIIHC udiill Laboured Defense Of Treaty By Senator Sinclair.- s. Arguments fo and against the concessions given by Government under the Canada-U. S. on April 2 by two representatives from Prince Edward Island—Hon. John E. Sinclair (Liberal) and Hon. J. A. Prince Edward Island and would actually be to the detri-‘ ment of our basic producers if it resulted in a rise in On the other hand. Senator MacDonald showed that in return for a free market in Canada, our potato producers received no concession on table stock and were restricted in the matter‘ of seed potato exports to such a small amount treaty which was so obviously one-sided, and which places the producers of this ection of Canada at such dis- ]In years gone. by. though not so ‘Washington making this atatc-- Q’ Isriclencitors eb Merits Of Trade Treaty Negotiated At Washington ;;Senator John A. MacDonald Champ- ’ ions Interests Of Prince Edward rs, Replying To . the Senate Chamber, Ottawa. ir’s address was the extended the lumber industry would efits which, as Senator Mac- ing him, were of no value to otal shipped in in some years Edward Island alone; where- silver fox fur industries of ignored by Mr. King in nego- ssed surprise that any repre- would attempt to defend a tariff for the past thirty years, or perhaps longer. Fairly Generous Now may I refer to quotas?" While the quotas on some articles going‘ to the United States—-sucli as cream, potatoes, lumber and cattle ate .‘ S1Tke"In Senate . honourable senator on the HON. J. A. MacDONAl.D of March. after which they may be taken out under the lower rate. This. I think. shows the spirit of the agreement in relation to trade barriers, and it is apparent that our efforts towards the eflicfcnt met with a good measure of lair-‘ ness by the United States. Tile Cuban market It is important for the peopie oi’ the Maritime f’roviiices to have as} ‘ wide a market as possible for theiri poiatocs. Our farm-Ers depend very. largely upon potatoes for their- cush crop. Formerly \ve enjoyed a. but some foui- cr five years ago, —are not as large as we should have liked to see them, the United States has dealt fairly gcncrou.ly; with us in respect to the method} by which they will be interpreted.’ Quotas, of course, apply to all arti- cles of the class or kind referred} to. Under the agreement, if conces- sions are given by the United States to any third country they shalil apply also to Canada; and if a third 1 country, such as Mexico, should in- crease licr exports to the United States, the quota, as far as Canada is concerned, would be interpreted on the basis of our trade over a representative period of years prior to the coming into force of the agreement. so we have nothing to, fear with respect to any change; that may take place in the expor-isj of any other country into the Unit-; ed States. ‘ I It is unfortunate, I think, that the honourable member from Westmorland (Hon. Mr. Blaclci. who spoke a few days ago, should have referred to the duty as apply- ing to table potatoes. The treaty, does not reduce the duty on table‘ potatoes going into the United’ States, but it does appreciably re-_ duce the duty on seed potatoes. While seed potatoes going into the United States are subject to '75 cenm per hundred pounds. the treaty reduces this duty to 60 cents P01‘ hundred pounds between the first of December and the end oi Febru- ary, and. to 45 cents P3? loo pounds between March 1 and November 30. That is an ap- preciable reduction, and is of bene- fit to the growers of the_ Maritime Provinces, particularly those of Prince Edward Island. where we have specialized to a considerable degree in the growing 0‘ 3°°d DOW- toes for sale to the Southern Sunfis- much in the immediate past. that business was a profitable one. The. treaty guarantees it for the life of] the agreement. l Seed Potntou , . l Fur-thercmore. there is a choose in the import regulltions which is [or benefit to us. The United States were generous enough to aooevfi 85 prima facie uddenee of the fact that our potatoes are seed P°'M°°S« the certificate of the Government- Inspecwr in Canada stating that they are such and are intended for the purpose for which the! “'0 P97‘ mitted to enter under the low rate of duty. Prior to 1932 we en)°Y€d the privilege of shiwlnl P°W"°°5 to the United states in the early - pgrt of the acdson, and puttinl them in band. In the early winter the Maritime Provinces an able to ship by water -are highly thought of and readily to the American ports. and. by reuon oi the cheap- ralcc, to save almost enough to pay the duty. other-wiu we should be very much handicapped in com- pcting with ‘Maine. In order to go?- uic low rate we have to ship be- ioiw December. Under the old cr- rangement. if we had done that. We should have had to my the hlsher rate of duty applicable between De- cember 1 and Mulch I: but thl regulations have been so amnctd u togiveusthI.lIlV|l0I0°ivlIf- lag in our potgtou under general owing to a change in the Cuban tariff regulations, a preference of fifty per cent in duty was given to the United states. this made it impossible for us to {CU in that i I toes and some potatoes or second size which were used for the Maritime Provinces. Since losing that oiillct we have, suffered frcm £1 restilclcti market, for table potatoes. Not bcin to iCll 0\'Cl' the duty of 75 cents, we, have had only the Caiiadimi nial'- kct. If LllL‘l'c is a good crop through- out Canada each province can read- ily raise potatoes sufficient for its own iiccrlzs. We thcrsiorc welcome- the opening of the Amzi-lean mar-' kct to us by this agrcciiient. 5 'l‘herc is another ilciii which is oil inicicst to lhc people of the East,l and, I think. to the people of other- i 1 ‘parts. as well. lrcfcr to the reduc-‘Smoot tari'f was 8 per cent. but iicii on cnttlc, pai'i'ic.iloi'ly dairyl rattle. some years .'igo_ we, in com-' mm with brccdrri; in Ontario and Quebec. ciiloycd a very good mar- ket for our inilcli cows in the New Eng and States. Pure-bred cows now go into the siritcs free of duty. On other cattle the tariff is three: cent. 11 pound, cxcept dairy cattle, of grade variclics, on which the rate is one cent and a half. Now,l the bulk of the cattle that we pro-; duce are dairy cows. We can raisz them cheaply and well, and they purchased by dairymeii of the New England States. I think it lSl generally felt that the halving of the duty on dairy cows will be of real benefit to cattle shippers of the Maritime Provinces. Cream Exports 1 should like to refer to a state- ment quoted a few evenings ago by the honourab‘c senator from. Petcrborcugli (Hon. Mrs. Fallis) ‘ from the unreviscd Haiisard report of a speech made by the Prime Mlnkter in another place. I appre- ciate the confidence the honourable senator showed in the Prime Min- ister by taking as correct, without checking it, a figure found in that report. It was stated that in 1929 the exports of cream to the United States were over 5,000,000 tons. it is obvious that that could not pos- sibly be so, for it would mean we had exported the stupendous quan- tity of ten billion pounds. The statement should have read that the exports amounted to $5,000,000 in value. and this correction was made by the Debate 0fI.\- of an- I I other place as soon as the error was noticed. There is another item in the treaty which will be of real benc- fit to the Maritime Pmvinou, and particularly to Prince ldwacd Is- land, and that is table minim. In the last ‘ecade we have built IIP a fine business in growing table hir- nlps and shipping them to New England markets. Ontario and Prince Edward Island are the only provinces that really maoieuae in these shlzmcntz to the United stains. and murio has been in the business for the larger time. We have made uoéil ptogteu on the Island. I have not ‘the exact fig- ures at mm, but I know that last year our exports ran around two million biubcla. In value they var- fuiictioning of the treazy are being ,p,;-m does not apply to anything seed. The honourable Formerly we shipped from three to correct in that. four million bushels-—a trade which) The next item referred to in the right direction an was of real hclp to the growers of;statement in “Other softwood, ex- it able ‘. Then hardwood of all THE Cl-1ARLO'l"l‘ETlOWN GUARDIAN‘. aged to grow table turnips to a greater extent than before. Lumber Dulles Now may 1 make a few remarks with regard to the question of lumber, which was_ referred to by the honourable senator who spoke immediately before me (Hon. Mr. Gordon.) The reduction in duties on lumber under this agreement is a real benefit to eastern, central and western Canada. I have in my hand a report prepared by the Department of Trade and Com- merce from which some figures were quoted a Jew days ago by an other -side. It gives in detail the duties .pieva.iling under various tariffs win the United States from 1921 up to lhe present time‘. Under the 'Hawley-Smoot tariff, sawed boards, planks, deals. and sawed timber, of fir, spruce, pine, hemlock or larch, entered the United States free on a reciprocal basis, up to June 21, 1933. Since that date there has been a duty of ti. p'us $3 revenue tax, or $4 a thousand feet. By this agreement the duty is reduced to fifty cents and the revenue tax to $1.50 or $2 in all. But in the case of Douglas fir and Western hemlock these rates of duty and [tax do ‘not rpply to more than 260 million, board feet in any calendar ‘year. l Hon. Mr. Gordon: How can you lreconcile that statement with item 1803 (1) of the United States tariff? lion. Mr. Sinclair: I think that item app‘ics to timber. Hon. Mr. Gordon: It also applies ‘to lumber not further manufactur- ed than planed, and tongued and igrooved. I I-Ion. Ml‘. Sinclair: The item reads: ’l':inIn~r lli"\\‘ll, Rl(l.'ll, or tlqlll.|l'(‘fl. nlliei-wi.~«i tliiiii li_v siiiving, and roiiml tluilncr us-‘<1 for spurs or in liiiilillin: \\'lll]I‘\'(‘S SlI\\‘(‘ll llliIll)('l' um] ‘llI|llI‘f', not further mniiufiic- l||l'I‘Il lllllll Dllll|l‘ll. llllll tongued uml grooved; ull the foregoing, if uni. oi’ liiiluii or teak. and not spec- ! liill_\' prurlilcd for-. free. i. l The last four words, "not special- :ly provided for," mean that the that is specially provided for," mean that is specially provided for. Hon. Mr. Gordon: But does my honourable friend not see that item provides for free entry of more than is covered by the state- ment he was reading? This refers to tongued and grooved lumber—- Hon. Mr. Sinclair: The words "not specially provided for" mean "1: else tax; and then the United States cancelled their duty of 01; Later on that year. in November. government passed a further Order in oouncl‘, mlkinc this ex- emption retroactive to the that the Budget was hrouzht down. tree liat. There was no change from that time until April 6, 1932. when the Budget resolu" increased the special excise tax from one to three per cent. In the following June the American government im- upon imports of lumber. It does two governments might have avoid- ed the imposition _of these taxes. The reduction un or this aime- mcnt will be of s bstantlal bene- fit to Canada. May I cite a Canadian Press dis- patch from Victoria, of March 28. which appeared in an Ottawa paper last month. It refers to record ac- tivities in the timber market on Vancouver Island and reads: Gl'I‘lIlI'|' :icil\'lt_\' in the standing lllIlh(‘l' iiinrkef :IIid iii lolzlflnlt lull milling opt-rations than at any time in till‘ lIli<lnl')' or \'uin-uurer island was f‘<‘\'i'LIl0(l in a survey made Dilb- lic today. Wiiiiin the last few vmeka billions of run of immdini: timber. mostly Douglas fir, have been nci1"m'd b! nprrutliig companies in a series of ilciila running into millions of dol- liiiii. New operations are being ()[l(!lI‘.‘(l on both tho out and west 'l.'tIlt§f8 of the island. .‘ A rlit-ck of the operating coni- paniva toilii_v lI.Illli'flll‘(l 1,500 men are being uildcil to staffs of logging’ uud uiillirii: companies in the area between Victoria and the ?\'iiuaimo- .\lbcriil line. Above the Naiiaimo- .»\lin-rul line the big camps in the ('iiinpiu-ll river area \vili lie reopen- ing on full production within the lien. 1‘:-\v weeks, taking on more than 1:,0<I0 men. ltnop-iilng of the Uiiltcd States iuarkcis has been one of the fav- oralilv f.'l('t0l‘R, mill operators said. At the same time exporters have been iililc to hold their market for higher grade lumber in England. Tlir-rn has also been ii large ile- lllllflfl fruin Japan. Log prices in the last year have risen ’_'lI per cent. Prices of stand- lrig llllllJL‘l.‘ pi-e stiffening, but not yet up to the pro-depression levels. l'roiIiiccrs see possibilities of the Cflnllllltill market on the prairie 01>-.‘nIiii: up with rciiemil of con- stv-urlinii at-tlvllir-ll. This market has lnkcii litilo fur 10 years. Hon. Mr. Gordon: I am afraid that is too optimistic. Hon. Mr. Sinclair: The Cans. dish Press bu a reputation for re- liability. I think those who make a care- ful study of the agreement. partic- ularly in relation to the items to which I have referred. will admit that the item dccs not apply to ‘market in Cuba Sor table poi-atces, gocds of the class referred to in the statement I was quoting. Hon. Mr. Gordon: I venture to say that if the statement read by in that this is a move in the right dlfecloioll. for by increasing our foreign trade there will be greater opportunities for employment, and this in turn will be reflected in bet- y lionourab‘c friend does actually ter conditions throughout the coun. apply, not one thousand feet of try. All honourable members have lumber will go into the States under practically rmarlret except for R few seed pota- this agreement. free. but after June 21, 1932, it was subject to a revenue tax of $3 a thousand feet. In this agreement that tax is cut in half, to $1.50. kinds, ex- cept flooring of maple, birch and beech, was free up to June 21, 1932, when it also was made subject to a revenue tax of 53. And under the agreement this tax likewise has been reduced to $1.50. On flooring of maple. birch and beech the duty under the Ha.wley- tlierc was no revenue tax. The l1gl‘L":lllCXlt, cuts the duty in half. to 4 per cent. Flooring of other kinds of wood. except those I have just referred to, was free up to June 21, 1932. at which time a rev- enue tax of $3 a thousand feet was imputed. Under the agreement it is still free and the tax has been reduced by one half. Item 1803 (ii. to which my hon- ourable friend has called attention. applies only to such lumber. oiher than ba‘sa or teak, as is not spec- ially provided for. Hon. Mr. Gordon: Then will my honourable friend tell me what kind of lumber does go in free, under that item? There is nothing. Hon. Mr. Sinclair: Timber. Hon. Mr. Gordon: But the item also mentions lumber. Hon. Mr. Sinclair: If the honour- able senator wishes to know what lumber is admitted free to the United States under item 1803 (1) he will have to get the details from the Custom; or the Department of Trade and Commerce. 1-ion. Mr. Gordon: I think you will find that none goes in free. Hon. Mr. Sinclair: While that item is p‘accd on the free list. it is subject to $1.50 revenue tax, which tax had been 33 prior to this agreement. The President had no authority to reduce either ex- else taxes or duties more than fifty per cent. (Jairns Industry Bencfited May I add this, with regard to lumber? Item (01 of the ‘United States Tariff Act of 1030 imposed a duty of 01 a. thousand feet board measure on sawed lumber of fir. spruce. pine, hemlock or larch. There was, however. a proviso in this ph exempting from such duty certain classes of lumber “when imported from a country oofltilllolu to the Oontlnenlal Unit- ed States. which country admits no. of duty similar lumber import- ed from the United states." Now we know that at that time no duty was applied on an dlan lumber of the classes in question. But in 1931 our Government imposed on lum- bar a special war revenue tax of one per cent, which was interpret- ed by the United states Custom: 1 one dollar per thousand. to DMD ‘ . -{Nut 0390.000 to IGOJIJO Ill- ly over the period from,’ “A I . . jlfloth -=- W °°:.r*"'....... .. glierihare differences between I-Ion. Mr. Sinclair: That may be. ut ey are largely matters of . gentleman may be tail. Therefore I submit that the Quems “I” referred "° the Cuban Macy ,5 decidedly . mp in the tariff. and stated that it was im- posed against Canada because of certain action taken by the able senators, I cannot lct the re- marks o.' the who has just taken his seat (Hon. Mr. Sinclair) pass without dissent. He said he was sure that all hon- ourable members on this side agree with honourable members on the other side in favouring this treaty. Surely the honourable has listened to the numerous and very plainly spoken speeches from this side for the last few days. Cer- tainly we do not a v-ee with our honourable friends this is a good trade agreement. As my ri;'ht honourable lender (Right 1-Ion. Mr. Melglieii) said a. few days ago, we are not voting against it. But let there be no mi understand- ing: we on this side of the House do not favour the treaty. to my honourable friend that contained in the letter d2iivc.'::l by your Minister at wasliiiigion to the ‘secretary of State of the United :states. which I thought reflected ;the views of the Conservative party. gain: Honourable members. rising for the first time in this Chamber. if should like to say of the honour- able gentleman whole seat. I now occupy, the late Hon. John Mcbean. who died 8. few weeks ago in the ninetieth year of his age. that no finer gentleman ever lived. had not intended to take part in the debate, and would not do so but ‘In! admitted this. True, us, de- d should be ap- proved. 1399 gccpt cabinet wood." Under the ¢°"°mm°“‘~ Th” *3 "09 30- TM Hmv1cy_smO0g, ta,” mm was Hon. C. C. Ballantyiic: Hoiiour- Cllbln liivernment uiiut out our honourable senator gen tfeman pposite that lion. Mr. Sinclair: I may explain I based my statement on what is SENATOR MACDONALD Hon. John A. MacDonald (Cardi- Somc Hon. senators: Hear, hear. Hon. Mr. MacDonald: This treaty ias been discussed so fully that I for certain remarks made by the honourable gentleman from Queen’; (Hon. Mr. Sinclair). To me It to a to hear any hontmnblo gentlunan from Prince Edward II- lnnd, of all places in C de- fend the treaty. Prince uward II- laml is already suffering. and will continue to Iulfcr JI-om its encr- atlcn. Of all plloea in (kind: from which one might expect approba- tion of this treaty. certainly Prince Edward IIIIIIII dbonld be the lust. Hon. B. P‘. Smith: What about New Brunswickr Hon. Mr. MacDonald: New Brun- swick may get some little concu- sion on lumbar. Hon. Mr. Murdock: Might I ask the honourable gaitlcrnan I. ques- tion‘! What about I. resolution passed by the Legislature of Prince Edward Island the other day? Hon. Mr. Pooo: Order in this court! Hon. Mr. MacDonald: I do not know to what retolutlon the hon- ourable gentieman refers. The tag- time in order to keep lumber on the posed a tax of $3. a thousand feet seem tonne that by negotiation the dice trade agreement will arrived at in 1926, because it was alleged we had discriminated against sugar. - sion on turnips-—the that can possibly benefit Prince Edward Island. But it is such a ing this debate about previous up- procity about it. subjecthas been already fully dis- cussed and I will pursue it. ity negotiations in 1911. It is com- mon knowledge that prior to that year one 0.‘ the major parties in the United States started a cam- paign for lower duties. Freer trade if the party came into power. The dominant party decided would be ii. good political move to get ahead of their opponents on this issue. and therefore tatives were sent to Ottawa to open "excavations. Our people’ rejected the treaty. But what happened af- terwards? Canada. without giving anything in return. got everything that the Reciprocity Treaty of 1911 would have given us. entry for : mi glad to sbc the lulnbermln set some benefit from this treaty. III! A bcrvvlll bctaot-hctlctrlnientoftbc section; of Canada. way. and we had hoped that un- der the treaty we should be given some concessio on the entry 0'.’ our furs to the United States mar- ket. I POTATOES I Then take potatoes. United sum potatoes today enter Canada free of duty. and they are on the mar- ket ln all our large cities and towns. If we try to put a bushel of table stock across the line we have to pay '15 cents a hundred weight. The honourable gentleman from Queen’: reminded us of the concession se- cured for our seed stock} and SP3“ of storing our potatoes until the 1st of March in order to take ad- vantage of the lower duty which would then be in operation. surely he knows that almost all the seed potatoes we send acr the line are planted by February at latest. Hon. Mr. Sinclair: only a. very small percentage. Hon. Mr. MacDonald: No; 9. large percentage. The honourable gentle- man should know that. Hon. Mr. Sinclair: I have a rec- thut our seed potatoes are export- ed after the 1st of March. I-Ion. Mr. MacDonald: Those are planted in Carolina and Virginia. Hon. Mr. Sinclair: My honour- able friend is astray in his state- ment. Hon. Mr. MacDonald: Let us go a step further. What would happen if there were 3 market for our s?ed potatoes after the 1st of March? The quota is 750,000 bushels. I think the honourable membe knows as well as I do that in re oerit years one concern in Prince Edward Island Thus on scvenl oc- mlona ‘exported 1.250.000 bushels of Med potatoes. Now. under this treaty. we are told that from the whole of (hand: we can send in a quota of only 150.000 bushels. That quota does not mean anything for not buy from us. Maine Competition I-Ion. B. F. smith: How are golfing to compete with Maine? °“- M"- M3°D°"B1<-ii Y‘°lI 0311- equality. but now there is no such not. My honourable friend from Potatoes after the British West In- Cuban ' We are getting a small conces- only thing small item -that it is scarcely worth talking about. A good deal has been said dur- prcaches between Canada and the United states regarding reciprocity. some honourable members have even termed this treaty a reciprocity agreement. There. is very little reci- Indeed, it is a. Very one-sided bargain. But this Many honourable members will recall what led up to the reciproc- and lower tariffs were promised that it P188011 - Hon. 3. 1". smith: And more too. Hon. Mr. MacDonald: We got free potatoes and agricul- pmdac generally. This con- dition lasted for ten years. What happened after that infur- val? 1 am one of those who are Drepared to give credit to the right honourable leader of the present zovernment for cvory effort be has made to secure better trade ar- rangements with the United states. when the present Prime Minister fint took office, in [II], we had free entry to the united state: for Drlolloclly all our agricultural pro- ducto. But year by year. common. clng in 1922. tariff was raised Iuirist us. when he went out of power after ten years in office the tariff against us was higher than ever before in the history of the country? Why? Hon. Mr. Murdock: Because I ‘nary govcrnmait was in power in the United Btatu. Hon. Ilr. lincoonaldz It was not because Inokcnah King failed to make every possible effort. to get better treatment in that country, but because it was the policy of. the United State! to raise their tariffs against us. What happened after the coviurvatln government. came into power! The efforts were continued. but without auccen. The Oousctvatdvc govemincnt was no man mcccnful than the Liberal lovh-amen: and been. because the United ltatca still refund to give any reasonable concessions in their market. In other words. Iltcntrbciatheprtcoellllllr lslapd. I could not follow the honourable. gentleman’; argiiment in favor of mg tgmty, unless he was attempt- ing to show that in a general way < it might perhaps benefit some other He referred. to fox furs. We all know that these have been admit- ted into Canada free of duty for years. They are slow to be subject W a duty. we are exporters in a ll!!! ord from the Customs Department us. But even if the quota were in not the whale im- effect during the season they would the ugugd sun“ Y0" paid on Canadian potawes going to That is how it happens that Unit- Mlnlster of Finance to Inc to it In outside countries is raised to 3 rec- sonablc point. for the United States will automatically come under the ammo tarlff.lhopela.mI-lghtln believing that these men will con- sider Vic condition I have referred to in this manner. A Friend to no not .1 an 5 0 their It .i9so]. . the Aged -5 As the Years Creep On‘ Iatholaterycanoflifowclltuttolcaothu paulvlgorotour cirvnlstouit w-unuidtbcurvnlaot slchamuud days. Tbcbboddou the vltalitybtl the ueucdyutluyuud ailmnteaccialiutdortcabah 01:‘ U to M“ I no tomatntaintbdrlualthand ccrgyabwlduullllbunb tliiltlmaoflih. present treaty. but one thing we all know, and that is that such In agreement could have been made with the United states months be- fore the Liberal Government came into power if the Bennett govern- ment had been prepared to I006)“ the kind of bargain the United states offered. But. to the ontllt of that government be It said. it never would agree to 3 one-aided blrlllfl men as welnve beforcII:lod.Iy.’l'IIo stand, and I think honour- able gen ‘ on can understand why the present leader of the government was so near to effect I treaty immediately. I do not want to be considered as talk- lalked so much came into power that they felt they must put this thing over at once. so they went to Washington. and without any consideration, without any argument, what did they do? As has been said here. they signed on the dotted line and took what was offered. It was not reciprocity. but a very poor barnln. I come again to Prince Edward Island. because, after all. each of us is interested in the province he represents. Anybcdy who has any knowledge of the potato business knows that as far 's this agreement is concerned it does not give us .a thing that is worth while. Taige fish. for instance.’ What do we get 1' on fish? We get a little trifle on smelts, but on items of any con- sequence. such I‘. cod'lsh and had- dock. we do not get any concession whatever. They are in the same category as our table stock potatoes. “A Constant 'l".1reI.t" The concession on potatoes y. The fact that can send pota- toes ht-re makes the situation very much worse. Previously American potatoes wining here had to pay 75 cents, the same amount as was the United States. There was thing. They pay nothing; we pay 75 cents. The result is that today the tanner: in Prince Edward Is- land, New Brunswick and Ontario are not getting anything like what they would have been getting If‘ it were not for this treaty. The diffi- culty lies not so much in the fact the potatoes are coming in here in Iarirc quantities as in the constant threat that they will come. ~’.l".ie consequence is that the dealers are afraid their ‘ ‘ will be swamp- ed with potatoes. especially when new potatoes are coming in.- I have this feeling -about the Elfeement. and I hope I am right —no person. not even the Prime Minister 01" the Minister of Finance, can predict anything with certain- ly——namely, that the men respon- sibl-:.- for ii, men of long experience in public life and -ossesse of at least comino . * sense, do not intend to let the existing condit- ion continue. As there is a. very easy way to correct it, I feel satis- fied that it will be corrected. We know that United states potatoes are not specifically mentioned in the treaty. They are covered by a blanket clause which permits Unit- ed States produce, not otherwise provided for. to come in under the most - favored - nation tnatrncnt. ed states. potatoes come in free. So, if there Is one thing 1 want. to do more than another it is to ap- Deal In the Prime Mlnhter and the the E mlng of the Bldg“ this your that the tariff on potatoes from Home Markets liuentlsl I shall not delay you much long- er. honourable . should just like to mention the fact that as far as Prince Edward Island is eonoemed the tariff generally is a handicap. We do not get much benefit from protection except in so far as it helps to maintain the industries of the rest of Canada and thus provide us with a market which is always open and free. As I matter of fact, in Prince Edward Island we do not strongly advocate tariffs: we accept them. and are Welland to accept them. lllnply be- cause they furnish a market -which no foreign country can take away from us. were it not for the tariffl that maintain the industries 4:. this count nnd support its industrial populn on. we should have no mar- kct.at all if outside countries chore to erect a prohibitive tariff well against us. and we cannot ourselves consume all of our own products. I want to say that I am in favour the principle of this agreement- Hou. Mr. Sinclair: Hear. hear. Hon. Mr. MacDonald: —but I cannot cu quietly by. while It to going through, when I tbllik it work: an Mary to an avenue whiz: I have the honour to repro- .m . of __....__....... I-‘IND FAKE COIN! offer was I'c,|0o¢ed., I can under- lng politically when I say this. The fact was that the Liberals had. about reciprocity and what they would do if they Boy Welfare Is Priest’s Hobby Most of us. no matter how busy we may be in our chosen field oi endeavor. have “hobbics". We seek to find an outlet for our energy in something a. little lets matter-of- ifict than our ordinary work. That it is we find so many whlllng away hours, even days. in collecting can- ccllcd stamps: others tirelessly knitting or erochetlng. There are others whose hobbies are more idealistic. There is Rev. John P. Foley of Pairbault. Minn, for instance. His duties as pastor or the Immaculate Conception church in that city are very exact- ing. It is only by great personal sacrifice that he can carry out his hobby, Boy welfare. mach sum- mer he condpcta 3. well appointed camp on Whitefish Lake. Pine Riv- er, Minn. This is his means of bringing together for is few weeks a year a group of lads from 8 to 10 years of age for a supervised vacation. The whole thought be- hind the camp is to better the boys physically and morally. . Father Foley was born at Kiidare, Prince Edward Island. I-Ii; fa!her. Patrick E. Foley, was a native of the Island as was his mother. His early education was received in the Ki‘dare School. to which he subsc- iquently returned as a teacher years -later when he had graduated from let. Dunstari's College. Receiving a vocation to the priesthood he left for the west where he entered st. Paul semin- ary. He was ordained to the priest- hood on June litli. 1908. His early career as a priest took him to st Thomas College at st. Paul. where l‘ for twenty years he labored among the young men whose lives he striv- cd so diliaently to steer in the paths or iigh‘ usness. It. was this constant contact with "his boys" that has prompted him to help the growing lad by estab- lishing his summer camp at White- fish Lake. How much his hobby has accomplished is evidenced by the boys who ave grown to manhood instilled w th the spirit of good fel- lowship and sportsmanship fostered by this kindly priest at "Father Foley Camp."—Oakland'Maplo Leaf PREPARAIIDN SEED _SilPPiY Another springtime has ooine and another seeding season when farm- crs naturally become seed‘-minded. The first thought of a farmer should perhaps be given to 3. es- timate of the quantity of seed likely to be required for the area to bu seeded. In this connection sufficient seed should be provided so that the rate of seeding of grasses and clov- crs especia'iy, begenerous. The next consideration should be given to the quality of the seed to be used. This consists of the selection of suitable varieties and seed of a high and known grade whether purchased or home-grown, thoroughly cleaned to remove weed seeds. inert material and light-bodied or undeveloped seed or kernels. Good seed should not only give a high percentage of germination. but should also possess the necessary ruerve of plant food to sustain the seedlings against ad- verse conditions by being plump and well filled. Experimentalists and plant breed- ers are emphasizing strongly the matter of adaptation of varieties to sections of the country rather than to the country as a whole. selec- tion of variety. therefore, calls for more special attention than may he go orally supposed. Buitabillt of ‘v ety should be determine by date of maturity, yield and market value. Efficient cleaning contributes in a large measure towards the good quality of seed. This may be ac- ed by using A properly equipped and operating hand fan- ning mlll. If this is not available a central seed cleaning plant should be employed. ‘Assisted by govern- ment aubvention in many instances. such cleaning plants have bunga- tablished at different points. 2’. The treatment for disease should receive serious consideration. partic- tioau. Heavy lam is sustained each year through coed-borne dlsearcs which could be largely obviated by pro treatment of the need before- : . Information concerning the several treatments may be obtained by application to an Agricultural Rclmacntatlvc an Agricultural (lol- or to any bomiulon lilperlmcu him or Btatlcn. i.Tmvn 19-93355; Mrs. Ann allaabeth Nunn, ageo ninety-eight, of luckier street Woolbridge, an export needlewo- man, out a piece out of her 18.600 will and stitched the rut together. ll. Iléfllb ON WIONG IIDI ularly with regard to smut infcc- .