Show I A STORM OF PfiOTKSTS Scotch Liberals Denounce the Governments Acton Besardmg Canadian Cattle LONDON Nov 5Herbert Gardner president of the board of agriculture may expect a storm of protests of the Scottish Liberals against his hasty action In prohibiting pro-hibiting the free importation of Canadian came ana oraenng that they be slaughtered slaught-ered at the port at which they are landed This action will impose a heavy burden on the taxpayers as the cost of slaughtering I will have to be borne by them as will also I the expense of compensating tho owners of the cattle The opinion of Dr Williams who Is regarded as the first authority on cattle diseases in the kingdom coincides with that of the best American and French authorities that corn stalk disease is not contagious He has admitted that many of the animals slaughtered were suffering with lung defects but contended those were merely due to the strain of a lung voyage and exposure The board of agriculture is blamed for omitting decisive proof of the Inoculation of sound cattle with lymph from animals alleged to be suffering from pleuro pneumonia The deputation headed by the Due of Westminster which waited upon Gardner yesterday and urged him to for bid the free importation of Canadian store cattle Is credited with having a motive lor their course I is said that the societies represented by the deputation feared the importation of Canadian stock would have an important effect upon trade in home pedigree stock The incident will quicken tbe demand for Scottish Home Rule which would give Scotland her own board of agriculture A deputation from the Scottish Home Rule association waited upon Sir George O Trevelyan secretary for Scotland and claimed that the question of Scottish Home Rule should have attention simultaneously with or directly after Irish Home Rule Sir George declined to make a definite promise regarding the course of the government gov-ernment though he showed that he was in sympathy with the object the deputation I |