Show I I I fiGHT MAY MAv BE RENEWED Province of Quebec to Prohibit Ex Exportation Exportation Exportation of Wood Pulp Cut Cuton Cuton Cuton on the Crown Lands Quebec April 12 That the province of Quebec s will prohibit the ex cx exportation of ot wood pulp cut on the crown lands of the province to the I United States was announced in the II legislature this afternoon by Premier Gouin The premier said I We have not spoken of this question during the early part of the season be because because because cause when the session opened a tariff war was threatened between Canada and the United States We have the right to prohibit the exportation of pulp wood by order In council Within a few tew days an order will therefore be passed by the council to this effect Our new laws will be sim elm similar simIlar ilar liar to those of ot Ontario Washington April 12 Officials of both the state and treasury depart departments departments departments ments decline to comment tonight on the statement of at Premier Gouin The seeming deadlock over the tariff sched schedules schedules schedules ules yielded to arbitration when the of officials officials officials of the dominion and this gov government gov government government got together recently and II It ItIs itIs Is hoped that some such settlement Of f the wood pulp problem may be reached Under the tariff law the President could enforce retaliatory duties against Quebec in the event that the province discriminated against the United States New York April 12 John Norris chairman of the paper committee of the American Newspaper Publishers association commenting on the situa situation situation situation tion in Quebec said tonight This announcement by the Quebec Premier precipitates a serious situa Jon Uon In the paper trade and tends to embarrass ss many paper mills that have supplies of pulp wood o cut cu but b t not Let yet delivered to the united states understanding was that any act of pro prohibition prohibition I by the Quebec authorities would not take effect until September 1 1910 but it is evident some develop developments developments developments ments on the American side have pro provoked provoked yoked the provincial authorities to im immediate Immediate Immediate mediate action It was understood some ome negotiations between Canada and the he United States would occur as soon as the Dominion parliament adjourned probably in May when Mr II Fielding would be free to take up the matter with the American authorities |