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Sul ~~ . and Treaty _ The Conservative opposition, in this campaign, is 'making the definite charge that the dairy in. Qustty In Canada has been , and that this 1s «due to the importation of New Zealand butter into Canada, as a result of the New Zealand trade treaty which was consummated in 1925, It is Strange that the Conservatives should make this tharge when the Jeaders 1 the dairy industry - themselves have no knowledge that their indu 'has been tuined try exists only Yn the imagination of the Conservative 5 leaders, who raising this calamity cry as a political dodge. Let us examine the truths--and ~ the facts--as given by William H. Moore in his address at Oshawa on July 17. The whole address - cannot be reproduced here, but the following sum- mary gives the essential facts. : : The King Government-came into power in 1921. From 1920 to 1929 there was an increase of 281: 'per cent. in milk production, from less than 11 billion pounds of milk per annum to over 14 billion pounds. There has been an increase of 20 per cent. in the value of the products of the dairy in- dustry. Is that an indication of a ruined industry ? ~ The Conservatives claim a wholesale exodus of milk cows from Canada. The truth is that in 1929 only 24,000 dairy. cows left Canada, and after they had gone, there were still 3,792,000 cows left\n milk or in calf. The 24,000 cows were sold United States, anticipating high milk ~~ prices under the new Hawley-Smoot tariff, were | willing to pay high prices for these animals, and Canadian farmers réaped high rewards from this t demand. They were NOT sold because of any desire on the part of Canadian farmers to give up * the dairy industry. The Conservatives claim that Canada has ceased | to be an exporter of butter, and claim that this is due to the New Zealand trade treaty. There never was a more false deduction. Canada ceased to export butter because the milk was being diverted to other channels which the farmers found brought them higher returns. Milk consumption in Canada increased from 240.1 pounds per capita per annum in 1921 to 470.8 pounds in 1928. The consumption in Canada of cheese, ice cream, butter and other dairy products also increased enormously. In addition, exports of fresh milk and cream to the United States developed into a large profitable business, diverting the milk away from the creameries to these other avenues of consumption. The elimination of butter exports has been a direct result of the. diverting of milk | to these other channels, and not of the New Zea- ° land treaty. 3 In the balance of Canadian trade, dairy farmers have made a handsome profit in the trade in dairy products. The return for butter fat in Canada's exported dairy products in the year ending No- vember, 1929, was 55.07 dents per pound. The fat in dairy products imported, mainly butter, brought a return of 44.13\cents per pound, a net parties--the Council. WHICH OPINION IS CORRECT ? Mr. Bennett, Conservative leader, said of the board, it was "a glorified commission for endbling the Minister of The truth is that this rsin- Finance to escape responsi- bility." Like many of his criticisms, that is in var- iance to the general belief of the people of Canada. On - the other hand, Mackenzie King has said of the board: "The conclusions or the find- ings of the board, being reached only after interested well as the producer and the manufacturer -- have been heard and their representa- tions carefully examined, it has been possible for much- needed modifications' to be made in a manner that has occasioned injury to none and which has been of real benefit to all." result of this hearing into effect by increasing the tariff on butter to 4 cents British preference, 6 cents intermediate and 7 cents general tariff, ex- actly the rates asked for by the National Dairy The budget also provided that the New as WILLIAM H. MOORE, Liberal Candidate in Ontario Riding a READ AND STUDY On this page are summaries and extracts from the campaign speeches of W, H, Moore, Liberal Candi- date in the Federal Riding of Ontario, Every elector, to be fully informed as to the.issues in the campaign, should read and study these statements. They sup- ply convincing reasons why you should VOTE FOR W. H. MOORE the National Dairy Council. WHICH OPINION IS CORRECT ? Ross H. McMaster, Presi- dent, Steel Company of Can- ada, said: "Never before has so much intensive study been brought to bear on traffic pro- blems with the object of con- sidering all relevent matters and of subjecting such sug- gestions as have been made to the scrutiny of all who may be affected." : The Fundy Fisherman of Saint John, N.B., said: "The people" of Canada are begin- ning fully to realize what a gredt and useful: work the tariff board is carrying on at Ottawa. It has taken its place as a Can- adian constitution which all citizens can well feel proud of." advisory [@) Liberal budget in accordance with the request of Potatoes, Vegetables, Fruit Let us take first the potato industry. A large section of the potato growers appeared before the Tariff Board to ask for a higher duty on potatoes coming from the United States during the early part of the season. After hearing their evidence the Board was satisfied that they had, a just case. Soon after, however, the potato growers of Prince Edward Island, who had 'developed 'a profitable market in the Southern States for seed potatoes, objected, on the ground that this would cause the United States to shut out their potatoes; and rob them of their best market. It was a difficult situ- ation to handle, but it was solved by the applica- tion of the countervailing duties in the Dunning budgets These provided that if the United States wanted a higher duty against Canadian potatoes, then the Canadian tariff against United States potatoes would be made equally high. - This seems like good common -sense, because it shows the United States that it could not close the door to Canadian products, and expect to have Canada's door open to its products. This does not mean that the Canadian tariff was made in Wash- ington. The basis of Canadian tariff was fixed at a rate that seemed fair, and the countervailing principle applied to increases beyond that rate. The fruit and vegetable schedules were also re- viewed by the Tariff Advisory Board, and a hear- ing was held, at which the growers presented their adian market was flooded with produce grown in the United States in the early part of the season, and also when there was a large crop in the United States. There was a long and controversial dis- * eussion of these schedules, and a combination of ad valorem and specific rates was arrived at on certain fruit and vegetable commodities. These were satisfactory to the growers, and were fixed with a view to preventing dumping of fruit and vegetables from nearby centres in the United States on the Canadian Market. In this investigation, there were consumers' interests and producers' interests. But it seemed logical to provide a tariff on fruit and vegetables out of season. This schedule, however, was very unfairly criticized and misrepresented by the Con- servatives, and this had created a great agitation, to which the government made response by chang- ing these tariffs to a seasonal basis, by which the growers would be given protection at the right seasons of the year. the fruit and vegetable growers made a strong plea that fruit and vegetables from the West Indies be placed on the free list, so that NECES- SARY imports be secured from .these islands rather than from the United States during the Canadian off season. This suggestion was wel- comed by the Government as a splendid gesture towards Imperial preference, and was embodied in the Dunning budget. This the aim of the Liberal Party, in addition to widening the British markets for the products of briefs. The chief complaint was that the Can-', During the investigation, the representatives of profit to Canada of 10.94 cehts per pound. On this basis, the exports of Canadian dairy products showed a profit, over dairy imports, of $2,758,000 in 1929. 2 As a result of the diversion of Canadian milk into other more profitable, it became necessary to import butter, and most of this came from New Zealand. In 1928 and 1929 these imports became heavier than in previous years, and the National Dairy Council became alarmed. They appealed to Mr. Robb, then Minister of Finance, who referred the dairymen to the Tariff Board. They delayed going to the Board, however, until November, 1929.- They were given their hearing on January 15, 1930, and the Dunning Budget of May put the Zealand treaty be revised. . There is the difference between the Conser- vative policy and that of the Liberals. The Con- servatives demand cancellation, which would rob Canadian workmen of the benefits of the treaty. The Liberals are providing for revision so that these benefits may be retained, and a new schedule of tariffs for dairy products arranged. Surely the Liberal attitude is the sounder of the two. William H. Moore stands for revision of. the New Zealand trade treaty, so that the workmen of Ontario Riding may continue to enjoy employ- ment from the export business which it brings, and the dairy farmers of Ontario riding may have the benefit of the new schedule granted by the The potato growing industry, and the fruit and Vegetable growing industry, are of vital import- ance to the farmers of the riding of Ontario. Ww. H. Moore, Liberal candidate in the riding, has, in his speeches, given a clear-cut and definite state- ment as to the policies of the Liberal party in con- nection with helping these industries, and pro- tecting them from importations from the United States during the more profitable part of the sea- son. In the Dunning budget, tariff schedules were provided, these being fixed as a result of the hear- ings before the Tariff Advisory Board, of which Mr. Moore was then chairman, and these schedules are definitely arranged to preserve for Canadian the Canadian farms, has heen to preserve for the potato, fruit and vegetable growers their home market at its most profitable seasons. This will mean untold thousands of dollars to the farmers of Ontario County, and William H. Moore, as the Libera] candidate in this riding, stands before the farmers as the man who, as chairman of the Tariff Board, had a large part in bringing this about. William H. Moore stands before the electors of * Ontario Riding as the candidate who has always served them in one capacity, and is ready to serve them in an even larger aff more important cap- acity as their representative in the House of Com- mons, supporting the Lj I government which was responsible for the enefits to their in- dustry. DIFFERENCE IN POLICIES "The fiscal policy of the Conservative party is the reinstate- ment of the national policy of 1879. We are told that what we need in 1930 is the policy of 1879. During the seventeen years of the National Policy, the Dominion went further and further into debt. We are told that Canada should be self supporting, but I doubt if there were two or three years in which we had the Na- tional Policy ingwhich there were not deficits. We are told the policy would add to our population, but in the 17 years of the * National policy half of our young people went to the United States. That is the policy which is now being put forward as a panacea for Canada. 3 "The policy of the Liberal party, if it can be given that name, > ness." W. H. Moore, at Uxbridge. is to apply to the business of Canada the same sound principles that Rin business man would apply to his own private busi- DUNNING BUDGET IMPREGNABLE Washington hadn't been very kind to Canada. In fact, ex- tremely unkind in its tariff to all the world.. The whole world was resentful, and it remained for Canada to be first to say to the United States 'if you want to fix prohibitive rates against our pro- duets, that is your right, but we have devised legislation which will make those very same rates to apply against your own products. Some people have called the countervailing retalliation. I don't object to the word, but under them, Washington sets the measure of retalliation. Ottawa said to Washington, yoii can not have all your own market, and part of ours. You cannot build a door, clever as you are, which will allow your products to come into Can- ada and prevent our products from going into the United States. When the people of this country got that thought into their heads, you could search the country over without finding any one other than the professed politicians who was opposed to the countervail- ing duties. Old Sam had to cut off his nose to spite his face, and the péople of this country thought that if he was going to slash about with his tariff legislation, that was exactly what he ought to be made to do. "The King Dunn Budget was designed to help Canada, not to Yrs, An Dun aa it has succeeded in helping Canada, it is all but impregnable. : kan : - _ ONTARIO RIDING LIBERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. growers the full benefit of the home market, TF TRADE IS MUTUAL "There must be trade both ways. The Canadian Government virtually said to the United States, 'We must have mutual trade, but you cannot have all your own market and half of ours. Our tariff was not made at Washington." The Canadian Government was teaching Uncle Sam a lesson that he can't build a door which will prevent stuff from coming in and still have the door open to stuff out." W. H. Moore, at Whitby. SEEKS TO SERVE "Dr, Kaiser has asked me why I resigned a $10,000 job to seek one at $4,000. I did so because I am fond of building things. I have taken a pride in building: my home, my township, my coun- try. Iam not seeking the money for the job, but I am seeking the honour. I am seeking the privilege of serving you. If you think I am worthy of the honour, and can give you service, then I am ready to give you all I have, and I can give you no more." W. H. Moore, at Port Perry. BUDGET TO HELP "The Policy of the Liberal party, and of the King-Dunning ~ budget, is to take care of the workmen of Canada first, Then, by means of the British preference taritf, we place the Mother Coun- try next. Then come the countries with which Canada has trade 7 . They receive the intermediate tariff rate. And, by the application of the general tariff, the United States is left outside the pale. a tL nt i a x Sa rr