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only class who have pledged themselves at all
deeply to Mr. Chamberlain. Feeling as they do
that it is to her own unaided efforts that Canada’s
present prosperity is due, they very naturally think
it is not right that Britain should step in and pluck
the fruits of Canadian industry and energy, which
they quite frankly announce that they intend to
keep as far as possible for themselves. To this end
they are, as has been said, advocating a complete
readjustment and raising of the present tariff.
This would, of course, cause a proportionate
rise of the tariff against England, but would still
give her a considerable advantage over foreign
countries.

This, then, is the manufacturers’ view of what
Canadian obligations would be under the commercial
 treaty. And what do they expect in return
from England? There is no class in Canada so
impressed by the illogicality of a preference on
food-stuffs alone as the manufacturers, Why, they
ask, do you propose to give a preference only to
the industry which needs it least? Agriculture
has a firm hold on the British market—there are
many other industries which have not. They look
forward to the time when Canada will export
manufactured goods to Britain, She already sends
some. Therefore, in return for all-round preference
in the Canadian market, they demand for Canada
an all-round preference in the British market.
Raise the Canadian tariff for all, give Britain a
substantial preference over other countries, and give