THE DAILY NEWS eee RECIPROCITY AND GROCERY BILL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tariffs will not apply to the United States if their high duties are removed from Canadian imports.’ Mr. Duncan Ross here quoted the now historic attitude of Sir John MacDonald the Conservative Premier-of Canada towards recip- rocity with the United States ending with Sir John’s famous sentence ‘A fair measure of recip- rocity is what we desire, and we have no it can be obtained.’ Conservative Measure “Nine times,’ went on Mr. Ross, ‘‘the Conservatives tried to effect the policy of reciprocity with the United States. Nine limes owing to the protected in- terests in power over the line it was turned down. In 1897 Sir Wilfrid Laurier tried to carry it. Again owing to protected interests being in power in the States, it was turned down. © Then something happened in the United States. The people there got tired of the high tariff, and the protected interests began to lose power. Then President Taft came to Sir Wilfrid Laurier saying ‘We are ready to enter into a reciprocity pact with Canada “Emphasing this outcry by our opponents of the supposed dis- loyalty of the measure and its supporters I ask: ‘Was recipro- city disloyal when it was in effect in Canada, and is it any the more disloyal now?’ The measure that restored content and prosperity to Canada aggrieved at the repeal of the corn laws is not likely to be a disloyal one. Clements Himself! With telling effect Mr. Ross again showed up his opponent Mr. Clements as a decided advo- cate of reciprocity, as proved by his speeches in the at Ottawa recorded in Hansard. “When Mr. Clements said that,” said Mr. Ross, “he was member for West Kent, Ontario. Now West Kent is so near the American side you can almost smell the Stars and Stripes there. Every farmer there is anxious for the best market he can get. What about the loyalty of these men? I want this loyalty cry to be settled. These men were either disloyal or they were not. If they were disloyal then so is Mr. Clements who has said unmistakably ‘‘While I am not a free trader I would be in favor of reciprocity with the United States.’ “To Mr. Clemenis’ credit it said that he told the ment that if you cannot get reciprocity then the thing to do is to put up the tariff so high that Canadian farmers can keep their home market. Beans and B. C. Then came the historic reference to the duty on beans. ‘Mr. Clements,’’ said Mr. Ross, ‘‘de- clared that sooner than have the home bean market lost to the Canadian farmer he would raise the duty on Amercan to 60 cents per bushel. Usually,” added Mr. Ross, ‘‘Protectionists are careful to hide their idea behind guarded statements but here we have an inexperienced protectionist saying what he really thinks. “You surveyors, ranchers, pros- pectors, men who go with your packs on your shoulders into the undeveloped paris of these pro- vinces living mainly upon bacon and beans, if you think Mr. Clements’ the best way to develop the great new country then you will have to pay 60 cents more per bushel for your beans. Reciprocity Different ‘Reciprocity has two objects in view. First, to reduce the cost of food stuffs to the peoples When you are paying the taxes on your lot you grumble all the way to doubt that House be Govern- best beans real 1s quickly and will soon —_—_— the Assessor's office, ard grumble all the way back. Did it ever occur to you that when you pzey your grocery bill—at least one- third of that is going into the pockets of the Government or of the protected manufacturers of Canada? If your bill is $30 ten dollars of it is tax just the’same as a tax on a city lot. “You are just as vitally terested in this as in the assessment and city taxes. Already the people of the United States have begun to get sore under the effects on their food bills of high protection. Just as soon as reciprocity comes into force Great Britain ard all other countries all over the world will get thé same advantage. Great Britain gets more: it gets the 33 1-3 per cent preference already in force."’ (Cheers). Oh, You Tories! “Oh, these Tories! They always preached loyalty, but we poor Liberals have had to practise it! (Cheers). “By this little act of reciprocity we not only reduce taxes fo the United States goods but also to Great Britain—to every British colony and to every friendly na- tion as well. (Cheers.) Concrete Facts “Let me just bring this to a concrete basis, right down home to you. If we get reciprocity the goods you actually consume will come tu you cheaper. “Take vegetables. Last year we imported $700,000 worth of vegetables which paid $200,000 in duty to the Canadian Treasury. Under reciprocity vegetables come in absolutely free. We import quantities of Californian potatoes on which we pay duty. Under reciprocity they will come in free. I understand that my opporert, in- << — “The News” Classified Ads. —— om One Cent A Word For Each Insertion==~ —THEY WILL REPAY A CAREFUL ~3 ———— ee LOOKING OVER— COMPANY. P.S.— Houses and Rentals. and you cannot blame the Toronto man for waving his newspaper as a loyal flag to save that 2 cents per pound. It is all right for him to try to hold on to that protection of 2 cents, but how about you workers, who have to pay this protective duty? No Loyalty in Trade “T heard my opponent state the other day that the ratural narket for Canada was rot the United States but Great Britain. I contend that the natural market for a country for individuals is the most convenient, demonstrated that by shipping $115,000,000 of goods over the tariff wall of the United States, ard doing $91,000, 000 more business with the United States than with Great Britain. “If there were volved in trade ihe as and we last year worth any loyalty in- most disloyal Mr. Clements, has said that if he could get American potatoes | eat 2 cents a pound and Canadian | at 4 cents a pound he would take} the Canadian. Well, I musi make a confession to you. My loyalty is not so great as to triumph over my common sense. I would take the American potatoes at 2 cents just the same as you and any other sensible men would. (Loud Cheers). Mr. Ross explained with details that: ‘Fruit, eggs, beef, mutton, poultry all come in at reduced tariff, and all are goods of which we use and pay taxes on large quantities.”’ In reference to bacon he showed that last year we imported this to the value of $1,900,000 and paid on it in taxes the sum of $335,890. Under recip- rocity we will save $125,000 on this class of food alone. Is Loyalty Paying Duty? Continuing his illustrations of how much of the high cost of living is due to the tariff, Mr. Ross went on: ‘‘Now take the matter of breakfast bacon. If you buy Swift’s at 28 cents per pound you are loyal; but if you buy this same American bacon for 24 cents per pound you cease to be loyal. “This leads us to the consider- ation of where all this loyalty comes from. There was a man in Toronto J. W. Flavelle, president the Wm. Davis Packing Com- pany, who made so much money in the pork packing business that he was able to buy a newspaper, the Toronto News, which is today doing more flag waving than any other newspaper. Mr. Davies had made so much money that he died (laughter) and there was a friendly suit in regard to his estate. In that suit it was shown that the business had for some years been paying 120 per cent profits. Loyal to Save His Bacon “Where did those big profits come from? Bacon is protected against American competition by 2 cents per pound. But because of this you do not get Canadian bacon any cheaper. Two cents of The Graham Island Oil Fields, Limited CAPITAL STOCK $1,000,000 We are offering for sale a very limited amount of shares of stock at 25¢ per share; par value $1.00, These shares are going THE MACK REALTY & INSURANCE COMPANY SELLING AGENTS per pound is a large profit in itself, | Who is her people are the people of Greet} Britain. Last yeer she bought from Urcle Sam, withour ary} duty 118,353,000 pour ds of goods | next best You have read about the haied German and the unfriendly feeling there was between the tries only recently, yet standing that the English people | bought 57,000,000 |b. Germangood, last year. Surely, loyalty trade are strangely mixed up; not Great Britain would buying a pound of goods from Germany. The Great Britain’s best customer, Ger- many her second best and Ci her eighth. What the Chinese Wal! Did “Here is another of the specious iwo coun- noiwith- and if not be United Siates is neda arguments of our Corservaiive friends, enunciated es lorg ago as 1879: ‘The tariff is the only way to build up Canad: beceuse Canada has the greates: «mcurt of raw producis ard rawuril re- sources in the world.’ There is @ country in Asia thet scme iwo thousand years ago pui up a big wall around its frontier. It hes been dead ever since. (Leughtcr). China says: ‘We are nov going to trade with any country ir che world, and we have built this stone wall keep out che trade of the world. It wes the British flag that pierced the Chinese wall and opened up that country the trade of the world. (Cheers). Markets a Necessity “The only way to benefit our material ard resources is to open up a moerket forthem. Take our fish. We have protection for our fish today, and what has it done? We have here near Prince Rupert the gree vest halibut banks in the world. Urder 2 protective tariff not ‘a sirgle LO by raw netural Canadian can find sufficirnt capite | to go into it, and the great New England fishing trust controls the halibut trade. But when we have opened up a free markci the United States there will no longer be any difficuliy in getiing Canadian capital to develop our whole fishing industry. Makes Votes for Reciprocity “No longer will it be possible for a lot of Japs to come ir end take the cream of the fishing business. A great cold siorage plant for fish is being buil. here today, all in anticipation of having an open market for its product, That in itself should be sufficient to capture every vote ip Prince be off the market : : Rupert for reciprocity. “A statement was recenily pub- lished that there are 220 fishing hoats poaching in British Columbia weters because ihe Federal Gov- ernment had neglected to give ao — 3 a Phone 150 Money to Loan The Insurance People | *~~~~~~~~~~~~ Money to Loan on Prince Rupert Rea! Estate Fire | Agreements of sale bought. P.O. Box 958 Life tf-181. Marine Perri Accident Plate Glass Help Wanted Employer's Liability } Contractors’ and Personal Bonds Peete creer Policies Prepared While You Wait. || wanted a woman to work ‘in hotel out of town THE Apply immediately at King George hotel. 19-2t | Mack Realty & Insurance |) wes:a: covers) servant. Avpis w Mra, LW. cusiomer? Boy wanted at once to learn the printing trade. Apply News Office. Bow Wanted—Apply at Orme's Drug Store. 198-tf | Wanted—Good sized to help in kitehen and — himself generally useful. Apply comes 3rd Ave.. corner of 8th Street partly or wholly | months if satis 2nd Ave. Wanted 3 room cottage close in furnished. Willi lease for 12 factory. Apply at A, W. Edge C 197 “200 Wanted— Young active men's furnishings man | for ouse. Apply in person to J. Piercy, | Morris & Co. 199-200 Wanted = woman to wort. /n kitchen, wages 335 | a month, with room. Apply Prince Rupert General Hospital. 200-tf ee For Rent ie lS Furnished house, cor. Sixth Avenue and Young St. Modern in os respect. Phone & or call Pattullo & Radford. 196-tf Furnished rooms with bath the week. Talbot House. Neatly Furnished rooma, ¢ Apply Mrs. Mullin, over Majestic Theatre. Nice Furnished Rooms, Mrs Block; Third Ave. 178-tf For Rent—Sons of England Hall, 2nd Ave., for Dances. Fraternal Societies, Socials, ete. Apply Frank A Ellis, Box 869 or phone 68. 186-tf | BS Special rates by | iss-tf entlemen preferred. — tf Greenwood, flee i _ For Sale ee For quick sale, lot 33, block 27, section 56, facing | twostreets. Price $588.7 Terms $550 cash. | Balance one year. Address immediately Box | L, Daily News 206-205 T.nuach 20 feet, in good running order $110. Ap- | ply Moorehouse, cor 8th Ave. and Donald Street 199-201 2 Stores house, house- A snap if tf} | For Sale~Chicken Ranch. | hold goods. Near Prince Rupert. taken atonce. Address Box 268. et a ee ee $i | OUR Companies are noted for prompt and just | | settlements. e write every known class of | Inzurance. The Mack Realty and Insurance Co. | a { Lost and Found i | Lost, last evening between Summit and Fifth Ave. and Post office,a small black purse con- | ir Insurance taining three $10 bills and some silver. Reward | on returning same to News office, | Lost between Central Hotel and wharf, ladies’ Reward 200-t-f sold watch and fob; monogram E.O.J. by returning to News office. | >| | i | BOYS! |} i Two Five Dollar bills to / be given away to bright | boys. See Mr, Munroe at | / the News office. pata al ae sufficient protection to the fishing banks. tariff laws | against the fishing industry; give | open market they will Remove your Canadians an for their and be asking for protection by cruisers. With open markei they will make fishing ea large and prosperous occupation in no time. (Applause). Restriction on Coal Output ‘'The Conservatives tell you you catch not an must be taxed because we are so rich in our natural resources. the Under | regulations the duty Canada present coming into 53 cents per ton; on coal going into the ' United States 45 cents a ton. These duties are equaixea under | reciprocity, meking it 45 cents} per ton for either country. “That does not seem much, but} reciprocity also cuts off 20 per cent duty on coke going into} the United States. In previous years all the Western States have gone Pennsylvania for their coke of its duty. We have the finest of coking coal at Crow's Nest and on the coast the finest of steaming coal. Yet the result of that duty that the collieries of Crow's Nest, Cumberland and Wellington are often shut down, With reciprocity an enormous merket for coal and coke will be opened up, and instead of these collieries working from ten to twelve days a month they will be running full time. (Cheers). Lumber and Pulp Wood “Then we come to timber, on which we have a protective tariff today. We have the finest forests in the world, beautiful to look at, to because Pass, Is but an All-Wise Providence did | Do away with this, ‘Pioneer Laundry. Phone 118 laundry. White labor only at | Baggage, Storage and Forwarding Agents. FOR SALE One lot Section 1, Block 19, Second avenue. Price $9450,"cash $5260. Two lots Section Block 27 5, 7, with | building, two rooms furnished, kitchen, | two baths, store, parlor and piano. Price $4200, cash $2500. One lot Section 6, Block 11, Sixth avenue. Price $2250. $500 cash. Two lots, Section 7, Block 22, Sixth avenue. Price $1050. One lot Section 7, Block 16, Sixth avenue. Price $550. One half cash, balance 6-12 months. Combination Combination three lots, two in Section 7, one in Section 8, all for $1050. FOR LEASE Three lots, Third avenue close to business section. Good lease. For Sale (Snap) | Four lots, Section 8, Block 34, Eleventh avenue, all for $369.65 cash. Corner lots 13, 14, Block 12, Sixth avenue and Fulton street for lease or will build to suit tenant. ON GRAHAM ISLAND 170 acres, with one-half mile of water-| Price $20 per balance 6-12 front, Crown granted. acre, one third cash, months. Jeremiah H. Kugler, Ltd. FEED STORE We carry everything in the feed line, also gar- den seeds at the lowest market prices, at Collart’s olg Feed Store, Market Place PONY EXPRESS Prompt Delivery Patronize a white | Phones 41 or 30) | Tenders Wanted Tenders wanted for clearing lots land 2, block 23, section 1. Specifications at C. D. Newton's office, Exchange Block. 198-201 PHONE 1 P.O. BOX 804 PONY EXPRESS SYSTEMATIC MERCHANTS’ DELIVERY SERVICE For Rigs or Motor Car day or night Seventh Ave. and Fulton Phone 301 | not put them there to be looked at |but to use. Yet statistics show that fires destroy more of this beautiful timber than is used. 18} When the Panama Canal is opened British Columbia fir market New to commerce will find a ready in York City. Fish of all kinds, coal and coke all and lumber and pulp wood, of natural sources will find a ready market with reciprocity. Everyone terested in these industries, every- one feeling interest the general welfare and prosperity of his country will surely for reciprocity. (Cheers). The Railway and Reciprocity “If there one point in the Dominion of Canada that ought to be more deeply interested in this question than any other point it is this new and growing and ambitious city of Prince Rupert. The mere fact of your being the terminus of a transcontinental rail- way will not make you great; the mere fact of being able to trans- ship other people’s goods at this port will not make you great; the only possible way to be great and prosperous is by developing these natural resources. Get your food supply as cheaply as pos- | these our great in- an in vote Is OFFICES: meee seer tees: | Om a } He, Se Call and tell us what you saleable we can sell it, Mr. Non-Resident We will be glad to hear from you garding the present market valie upert property. DO IT NOW u Ot er ee ee 5 em long cruise. straight for the the couver. i~ TWO Launches came into Prince Rupert Both were beautiful pleasure craft. Both had fifty H. P. gasoline engines. BUT one launch was towed by the other into har! u -NOT A “STANDARD” Plain Facts of a Vancouver to Prince Rupert Power Boat Cruise told in plain ’ terms for Possible Purchasers ee + estos os ore ose Both had come from To Mr. Rupert Marine Repair Wharf. H | disabled one could never have made the trip, | } RUPERT. OF THE Office Phone | | | THE ENGINE OF THE OTHER LAUNCH WAS A ' IT DID PRAC NEEDED NOTHING FROM THE REPAIR MAN ON THIS LAUNCH TOWED THE LAME WAY AND ALSO | MEANS OF A CONNECTING CABLE, WHICH IS JUST ONE MORE INSTANCE FROM ACTUAL EXPERIENCE | The Best Engine for Northern B.C. waters is TICALLY DOUBLE WORK ALL THE LAI LIT HER ELECTRI ed AGENTS Rupert Marine Ironworks G Supply Co. Blue 58 P.O, Box 515 Works on W Well Equipped Repair Shop A rt Marine Ironworks her owners told a sad story -had given trouble the whole wa Had it not been for the continual help of the ot We Want Your Listing have for sa O. M. HELGERSON, LTp. 3 REAL ESTATE | HELGERSON BLOCK OAL AIPA RENTALS I Tread Launch Owners, Look Here! penhiieenhdieenntie hie ie ee + ingieagiiabe ~ ~ Harbor the STANDARD WAY, R NCH MOST TO PROV} The “Frisco Standard” HONE 9 } | | | ' { Pinditenack AND EACHING AMPS BY THAT searies Carried Ross & Reciprocity Evening Committee Rooms are Open Every Corner 3rd Avenue and 5th Street Everybody welcome | sible io develop these natural | and them ; resources, market for city and Prince |come | ler food and a reduction of taxation labor upon your opening up Of a up ol Rupert. building Prince opportunity especially of Surely , more territory of you. thes« arc Socialists, for reciprocity prosperity of (Loud applause). Mr. Mr. Gluck. Skeena Land Distriet— Take notice that 1, oo Commenei: miles south o the Works rivers, thence south 8 chaing, thence north 4 Dated A 18, 1911, Pubs Mey 18.” a great commerci What Reciprocity Means ‘Reciprocity means to you cheap! Lot 80, Block 1 millions of people. to trade Alaska circumsiances, Liberals or Conservatives or you will joir together in a long pull ard a Prince N. Scheinman of the Clothing House left Saturday for a trip to Hazelton in connection with their store there. absence their Prince Rupert store will be under the LAND PURCHASE NOTICE John Unwin of Prince Rupert B. heats pesupatioa aborer, intend to to purchase the secure the best through recipro- Rupert will Lot 26, Block 16, 5« This lot was purcha years ago for $1 at $2200 be- | | city } A good lot on | House and i it mears the neighborhood } 250 on a market of ninety | = 50 01 It Double corner a great easy verms | Two lots on Fiftt ’ $950 each. Good lot on Sixt $325 cash. | Fine double cor: | Sixty feet on | for $1200 Lot on Ninth av Level double corner }! eash, balance mon! Lots in all parts of cash, balance ments means the in means the freely, vast city more the the therefore, whether with to north | ; ur der you strorg pull the future Rupert.” and Flat in Washingto! B Furnished house per month Three room house Four room house 4 $30 per mont! Seven room hous for $35 per mé Store on Third ay Acme During his nt ‘ management of INSUR THIRD —— TT District of Cassiar ata’ fo. sth lanted about (2) two nso the Wake | and vigs east on eae west io JOHN UNWIN cia S. Preston, Agent INSERT YOU NOT NEWS or $15. na batl ba R LAND PU ICES IN THE ne ce ee ee ee ee eee er ee a rt rns Hr t McCaffery & “Gb Real Estate Offerings: for $1674. Section 1, » for $315. 8, for $50 g. for $5 m nthly pay FOR RENT for $36 m 5! nth 00 per mont? Fifth avenue +h. Section ' \ NCE McCaffery & Gibbons AVENUE a ntl sRCHASE