Show DOES Mk fm NOT DESIRE A fiGHT m T TARIFF ARIH All Editor of Toronto Evening News Speaks at a Dinner in Detroit Detroit Mich Nov 9 James R H Gar Car Garfield GarfIeld Carfield field former fonner secretary ot or the Interior and J 3 S 8 Willison of Toronto Toronto editor of the tha Toronto Evening Ev ning News were the principal speakers tonight at a dinner given by the Wholesalers Manufacturers ers us association of Detroit for the pur purpose purpose pose poe of discussing better trade rotations relations with Canada Mr Garfield declared that the relations between Canada and the United States are of a peculiarly close and Intimate character racially geographically and an I politically The enormous development of the United States of water for power and Ir ii Irrigation Irrigation he said has brought up a serious question The distribution of the water power In streams flowing back and forth across the boundary cannot safely be left to the temporary temp selfish Interest of either country Mr Willison said Canadian restrictions Lions upon the export of pulp wood and saw logs cannot be properly described as discretionary although they do chiefly affect the United States because they apply alike aliko to all alt countries And I am bound to say that the provinces are un unlikely unlikely Unlikely likely to consider cons der any reversal of policy and there Is no doubt that the tha movement for a federal export duty will become more mArA formidable It if is I perhaps a natural expectation that the relations between Great Britain and her colonies will not expose us to retaliatory action If It the Presidents decision should be otherwise i the Canadian surtax of 33 13 per cent will take effect against this country trade will almost cease to flow from north to south and all our relations will willbe willbe be profoundly and deplorably estranged After tha th speeches the Wholesalers Manufacturers association adopted reso resolutions resolutions resolutions declaring that Canada does not unduly discriminate against the United States within the meaning of the tariff act of 1009 and with all duo deference declaring it to be the duty of the Pros President President dent to proclaim the minimum tariff as asto asto asto to Canada on March 31 1910 |