—_ a THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1911. The Omineca Miner PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE GREAT OMINECA DISTRICT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. Macdonald & Rauk, Publishers and Proprietors. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Possessions, Two Dollars a year; Foreign, Three Dollars a year. ADVERTISING RATES: Display, $1.50 per inch per month; Reading Notices, 15 cents per line for first insertion, 10 cents per line for each subsequent. insertion, Legal notices inserted at B. C. Gazette rates. Vor. I, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1911. No. 3, Origin of the Pact It is important for us in Canada, in considering the question of reciprocity, to remember and apply the fact, admitted by Laurier and his spokesmen, thatthe proposal comes from the United States. It js well known that when the agreement was broached in Wash- ington, the Taft administration was prepared with the most com- prehensive reports on the industries and trade of Canada and the United States, and was able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the American legislators, that the benefit would be on their side, Can anyone doubt that the American proposers of reciprocity had in view the advantage of those who rule in the United States— nominally the people, in reality the ‘interests. ”’ Lest we appear to speak without authority, let us quote a thoughtful article on the tariff which recently appeared in an influ- ential American publication. ‘'The Canadian reciprocity treaty,’ says the writer, ‘‘was made for the American manufacturers. * « © « Briofly, the Cannodian recipracity treaty may be described as an instrument to let into this country free or at reduced rates of duty either what Canada has not got or what our trusts want, if Canada will let in free or at reduced rates of duty the manufactured articles that our trusts want to jam into the Dominion’s growing market,” The greater part of the apreement, it is pointed out, is devoted to an energetic attempt upon the part of American manufacturers of machinery and farm tools to batter their way into the Canadian market. On the face of this part of the treaty it is, as elsewhere, reciprocal. In practice, it would not be, because the United States is splendidly equipped to overrun any favorite market with its exports of machinery, while Canada is not. Canada, for in- stance, sent to the other side last year $10,000 worth of a long as- sortment of farm implements, ranging from hay-loaders to wind- ‘mills, The old American Plow Trust sent us $952,000 worth of plows alone, while the threshing machines sent were worth $628,000, the farm wagons $217,000, the harvesters $165.000, and the harrows $114,000, The treaty snips off from 2 1-2 to 5 per cent. upon all of these articles. Canada will never be able to buck the trusts for the American market, while the Canadian market, as it devel- ops, will become increasingly valuable to the American trusts. Canadians will remember that when the Conservatives sought a reduction or removal of the duty on farm machinery it was re- fused by the Laurier government. Now, at the behest of the -. American trusts, speaking through President Taft, the Prime Min- ister is prepared to open a gap in the tariff fence, Are not our Canadian combines pernicious enough without the entry into our country of the American trusts, Cost of Living and Wages _ It is a favorite argument of those who support the pact, that reciprocity would reduce the cost of living.. Even if that were true, which we take the liberty to doubt, it is an indisputable fact that wages are based upon the cost of living. ' Wherever wages are hich, the cost of living is high. Wherever the cost: of living is low, wages are low. Wherever men work for wages, there is no substantial margin ‘between wages and cost ef living. Clements Finds Favor Herbert §. Clements, the Conservative standard bearer in the Dominion constituency of Comox-Atlin, has made his initial bow to the people of Hazelton and the Omineca district, and has received a reception which only confirms the opinion so strongly held in Hazelton, that the polling here on election day will largely swell the majority which Conservatives confidently expect in the constituen- ey. Mr. Clements made a very favorable impression upen the large atdiences at his meetings and upon the citizens whom: he was able to meet individually, and he succeeded in giving those with whom he came in contact the impression that he is the proper man to re- present Comox-Atlin in the House of Commons, H. S. Clements, the Conservatiie Candidate Represented West Kent in the House of Commons four years, and -has declined re-nomination there for this election, on the ground that he has become a resident of British Columbia, and that all his interests are in this Provinee, MR. CLEMENTS received unanimous nomination at a large and representative convention held at Nanaimo, August 16th, 1911. Mr. CLEMENTS believes that the natural resources of Canada should be utilized for the benefit of the Canadian people; So far aa possible, the raw products should be manufactured at home by Canadian labor, thus establishing and maintaining Canadian in- dustries, inviting the investing of outside capital, providing employ- ment for the highest paid class of mechanics, and furnishing a home market for the food products of our farms and fisheries. Every advantage given to Canada by the reciprocity treaty would | be obtained without concession on our part, for the party “fiow in control in the United States is strongly pledged to a reduc- tion of the tariff, especially on natural products and food stuffs, oa MERE) ‘CLEMENTS advocates. the further development. of: inter: -_ -proviricial trade, believing that the prairies, with their immense " “Puture:population, will be ‘the beat, market for British Columbia products,-and that the. prairie trade. should naturally flow into and ‘through British- Columbia. ney 1 ie he British’ ‘Empire is the 1 natural market for our surplus pro- the Dominion Government’s attitude. man’s country. Mr. CLEMENTS believes that a permanent non-partisan com-. mission should be appointed to supervise the tariff, and recommend such changes as may be found necessary in changing conditions. Mr. CLEMENTS demands the ‘improvement of the mail service throughout the constituency. This service is now entirely inade- quate and behind the times. . Important communities, which should have a daily mail, have only a weekly, or semi-weekly, ser- viec, and many settlements are practically without postal accommo- dation. The subsidized steamship services to coast points should he improved, adding to the calling places, and giving more frequent service with better ships and lower rates, The Conservative platform defnands more federal assistance to agriculture. Government experimental farms ought to be estab- lished at points where instruction is needed to test the soil and climate for the various crops. The establishment of trunk railway lines should - be followed by the construction of branches into districts where farm lands, and other natural resources, await development, The Government is spending millions in subsidising, or purchasing, local and branch Vines in the East. Similar expenditure would open up vast arcas of valuable land in the valleys of this Province, The approaching completion of the Panama Canal, and the de- velopment of trans-Pacific trade, eall for the establishment of docks terminal elevators and other equipment, ‘in the northern part of this Province. Mr. Clements will advocate immediate and extensive preparation at northern ports for this traffic. , Mr. CLEMENTS supports the Provincial demand for fairer finan- cial terms from the Dominion. The proposition made by Mr. MeBride was reasonable, and Mr. Borden’s proposition that the question be submitted to arbitration, should not have been rejected by the Laurier Government, A ereat injustice has heen done to this Province, and all West- ern Canada, by the premature dissolution of the House, when the readjustment provided by the constitution was due, and this act deprived the Province of at least five additional members, and Western Canada of twenty-five or thirty, according to Government estimates of proportion. The cold storage platform of the Conservatives demands the establishynent of public plants for the protection of perishable goods in warehouses, and during. transportation by sea and land. My, Clements believes that this pi ‘ogam is of special value to the fishermen and fruit growers of the Coast, and he will strongly promote it in their interests. This must be a white A Prosperous Season Splendid crops and good conditions generally are reported from all the agricultural sections of Omineca district. There have been many visitors to the Bulkley valley, Francois lake, Ootsa lake, the Kispiox and other valleys during the season, and all return with the same story of prosperity. A favorable season, free from sum- mer frosts—the bughear of the early settler—has brought remark- able crops of grain, hay, roots’ and vegetables, while the local market demands and. pays good prices for everything the farmers ean supply. It is not in mines alone that Omineca district is rich. A Liberal Manifesto “We oppose ratification of the proposed reciprocity agreement with the United States of Amer- iea— “41, Because in the year 1897 the Parliament of Canada repeal- “of action possessed by Canada with reference to her tarifis and channels of trade would be great- ly curtailed, and she would bé hampered in developing her own resources in her own way by her own people, pre tI ed the legislation then exising relating to reciprocity and since such ‘repeal neither the people of Canada nor Parliament have entrusted the government with any duty or authority to nego ment on the subject. “2, Because the present unex- resources, Because this has in- dreds of millions of dollars upon railways, canals, steamships and other means of transportation be- tween east and west and west and east, and the obligation to incur further development along the same lines would be seriously checked by the proposed recipro- city agreement, and the benefits velopment of Canada that no trade relations with any country should be agreed to by Canada on any basis which would check the growth and the development of the trade between various parts of the Empire; and because the between Canada -and the United States of America would serious- ly check the growth and develop# ment of this trade. “4, Because any present hene- fit to any section of Canada or to. ampled prosperity of Canada i a the result of a policy which has’ been pursued in the development | § of her trade and of her natural|# volved the expenditure of hun- : of the expenditures referred to! would be to 2 great extent lost.; | 3, Because it is essential to the4 continued national unity and de- proposed reciprocity agreement}. “G, Because, after same years of reciprocity under the proposed agreement, thechannels of Cana- | da’s trade would have become so changed that a termination of the ngreement and a retin “by the United States to a-protective tariff as against Canada ‘would cause adisturbance of tr ade to an unpar: alleled extent, and because the risk of this should not be vol- untarily undertaken by Canada. “7, Because, to avoid such dis- ruptions, Canada would he forced to extend the scope of the agree- ment so as to include manufact- ures and other things. — “8, Because the agrecment as proposed would weaken the ties which bind Canada tothe Mimpire and because the wnrestricted re- ciprocity which would naturally follow wouldstill further weaken’ those ties and make it more diffi- cult to avert political union with the United States. “9. Because the disruption in the channels of Canada’s trade which was caused by the termin- ation of the reciprocity treaty of 185dand the subsequent. estab- lishment of protective tariff by the United States, gave rise toa decided leaning in many minds towards annexation with the United States, and this at a time when Canada was mainly peopled by native-born Canadians and other British subjects, to whom the prospect of annexation was most unwelcome and because Canada ina comparatively few years will- have millions of new- comers, a large percentage of whom will come from foreign countries, and because if Canada should then have to choose he- tween disruption of her channels of trade with the United States or political union with them, the preservation of Canadian autono- my and Canadian nationality would be enormously more diffi- cult. ‘90, Believing as we do that Canadian nationality is now threatened witha more serious blow than it has hitherto met with, and that all Canadians who place the interests of Canada he- fore those of any party or section or individuals therein, should at this crisis state their views open- ly and fearlessly, we, who have hitherto supported the Liberal party in Canada, subscribe to this statement.” This was signed by Sir Edmund Walker, president of the Cana- of Commerce, . Sf William Mortimer Clark, K. C., former lieutenant governor of Ontario, and many other promin- dian , bank Sir ent Liberals, -—— ess F For’ a od ms me Moeazne | mma go to | ———i |. Adams Drug Store ' The Choicest Stationery, Chocolates and Imported Cigars. . Mason Adams’ ||" DRUGGIST Hazelton te Royal ——“ Soft Drinks ate made here - "None better made anywhere" _ ~ Try our Ginger Ale Lemon Soda Cream Soda On Sale Everywhere Royal Bottling Works Hazelton, B. C. | a The Coffee House qg Where everything is well cooked and appetizing, Our Pies, Cales,. Cookies, i Doughnuts, Bread and. Bune, are the best. ‘ ; Try a pound can of our Special Blend Coffee, ‘There is nona bet- ter anywhere. . Hazelton Bakery Opposite Hazelton Hotel tiate with respect to any agrec. al Quality Right . cai GENERAL M A wel assorted and complete | stock of General Merchandise including every requirement: of prospector, miner and rancher. Buying in carload lots, we can sell the best goods at ordinary ‘| prices. Years of experience in ‘this district enables us to antici- pate the needs of all classes, and |:° we can supply everything you. ae need. af Care is taken . it filling mail | and telegraphic orders and in. Prices Right | ORS, SARGENT ERCHANT any interests or individuals therd+ in which might accrue from-théd proposed agreement ° would be more than offset by the losg andy injury which accrue to other sections and interests and. jn- dividuals, and because thé result to Canada as a whole would "| greatly. injarlons, . oS ZB ae Packing goods for shipment by | river, : road or. trail.