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Show Canadian Competition 1 For Farmers I Washington, Sept. C The embar- ffl go on tlio exportation of hay from j9 Canada, which was put Into ciToct H last year was rnlsed Juno 1, accord- Ifll lug to a report of tho United States LM Consul nt St. Stephen, New ISruns- 9 wlck. Ho states that thlB has hud M somo effect on the hay market In H that district, nnd probably through- s3M out thu province. Tho Canadian do- H partment of agriculture writes from ifl l-'rcdericton that largo quantities of II old hay nro hold by tho shippers and jfl fnrmors, who havo been unable to M ship to tho United States heretofore. BH on account of tho embargo. H Tho Democratic tariff reduction on wU hay will now put In some good llck jH for the Canadian growor. That bill S" reduced thu Republican duty from fl Bfe to $2 por ton, nnd during the llrst fl ten months of its operation hay Im- Bfl ports practically all from Canada, In- 81 creased CO per cent compared with a flra similar ten months under the Hepub- llcnn law. Then tho war camo ulong 33 and tho Canadian hoy was needed in IJl tho war zono. 19 Tho order raising tho embargo In- tW dlcatcs that tircat Drltaln nnd Ciui.v- sM da find their troops with a supply of Mf hay adequato for war purposes for- flS somo tlmo to come, nnd Canadian! lav growers nro now at liberty to turn BB their attention to the American mar- mm ket. l Canada's total oxportp of :icr pro-l- (H nets to us during tho fiscal year 191", AS ouded last Juno, amounted to 204,- AH 000,000 compnicd wlt)i ?120,!J0U,OU() j for tho fiscal year 1913, under tho lie- HaJ publican tariff law or an Increaso ot Hi TO per cent. Of course a largo per. BBJ contage of Canada's products consist bBJ of farm products, tho bulk or which, HI under tho Democratic law, arc on tho bBJ free list, but our farm products havo BHJ to pay to get Into tho Canadian lrur- HJ ket. Under our prcbnt near frco HH trade policy Canada can nevoid a HH large part of her energies to tho Kur- HH opcuu war, urn! 'still nearly doublo HJ lior snles In the American market. HH That great protectionist, James U. Hi lllaluo, once said, referring to Cam- Ha da: "We will treat them as neigh- HH tiers mid In pcaco ns friends, hut I HH repeat that I do not loo them woll HH enough to Invite them to sit down at HH our hcartliBtoncs and take part of HH that which belongs to our own live- RH side and our own children. That HH charity which the Democratic party HB shows to our foreign competitors In HH prnseutlng them with the American HH n.n-ket should begin nt home, but be- HH toro It does, tho Republican par'y will H havo to assumo control, HH |