The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 9

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, Canada Gains irr Tariff Trimming 4ai i 'eements WithJ6ouhtrief Canada baa pitted another milestone en the road to free World trade with the conclusion long-t arm tariff-trimming agreements with IS The new conreaalons, third found of post-war tariff cut by Countries representing percent, ol world trade, were en- Bounced last night. The most tignifteant were reductions by -the United State on bour00 Hem of Interest to Canada. However, the effect are not ea-petted to be lelt immediately by JUe man on the street finance Minister Abbott, explaining the concessions to tha Commons, said they may work in these times of inflation and rom burden, for the Canadian Trade Minister MoWa said tha agreements "will add strength to Canada's A The agreements represent tha fruits of seven months of negotia' lion at Torquay, by 14 countries, members of tha General Agreement on. Tariffs and Trade. EHectlre Jsas t.

Tha concessions fo Into effect June for Canada, the 'IF .3., France and a number of other countries. All of tha concession are expected to be In operation by November 20. Total reduction granted and obtained by Canada represent 'g1 prim tn help eaia-tha4emmditiea on which she does I Lane ford's Thrill Mother with an attractive gift el Jewellery Irotrr Langlord's a gilt the will cherish and treasure lor year to eorav Whatever you desire fine piece of costume jemtllery a watch or silverware, at Landlord's you will Snd varied selection by leading marfuiaclurers. LANGFORD'S I JEWELLERS 288 Bank Street at Somcrstt has my vote ibout MOO.OOO.OOfl or more worth of world but mesa each year. Moat of this ia with tha VS.

Canada' total trade each year run to mora than H.OvO,-000,000,; Tha American concession range front aluminum to Doug-, las fir plywood and canned salmon. Here's the way soma of the other may help Canada; I. Fifty percent, reductions on chemicals, the first tinea the, US. rate were increased in Its are, expected to open new markets In tha S. for petroleum by-product from Alberta" expanding oil industry." J.

Concessions on aluminum. lead, xlne and a host of other metals will lead to tariff savings by maJorCanadiaBlnd uatriea. eriooie down to the consumer by way of an expanded prosperity. Concession en" agricultural Items, including Cheddar cheese, may help agriculture boost exports the S. Cheese shipments to the U.S.,' for example, now total more than 11,000,000 a year.

Tha VS. is a bif cheese producer. 4. Reductions en fish -rate, especially canned salmon, may help Canada's fish Industry -on both coasts build up trade la the VS. Beside these concessions Canada obtained others with IS countries, including France, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Den mark, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Indonesia and India, as ell at the six new countries entering into the broad general agreement These are war-tora Korea.

West Germany, thl Philippines, Turkey, Austria and Peru. Have Ceneeaaleae Tea. Canada didn't get these conces sions without giving concession of her own. and here aha trod oa a delicate Commonwealth Is suethe question of British preferential tariff. This problem waa Hie en major shadow darkening the Torquay talks.

Britain and ether Commonwealth countries, except Canada, declined to barter away any more of these preferences In return for a new agreement by the US. Canada declined, to follow the British policy and 'instead eliminated 47 preferences in, return for lower tariffs from non-Com monwealth countries. Canada's concessions to the VS. and ether countries Included tariff reductions on machinery, motor vehicle parts, hand tools, insecticide, artificial silk fsb-rica, wooden, furniture, rtrbber Urea, Jewelry, bananas, grape- THE OTTAWA, JOURNAL fruit Juice, cocoa beans, coniee- i Uonery and tobacco. Altogether, tha tariff concai' ilont made.M(.AaW0B''C6ver 1 of which are binding at existing rates and 261 actual reductions to still lower levels.

Officials estimated that her an. aual imports of the 281 item come, to about $31 1,000,000 from the UA. In comparison, the reduction on tha preferential tariff were small. Officials estimated that In 1940 import from Commonwealth sources of goods on which preferences were eliminated were, valued at less than Some of these product are: poultry and game; salt pork and alt beef, canned salmon, cigarette papers, spectacles and soma photographic equipment Ottawa Naval Officer Highly praised FoPKoreadob An Ottawa Naval officer received high- tribute in the Commons last night Defence Minister Claxton read command Canadian ship have served in Korean waters. The letter read: "Now that Cayuga has left, I with to take the opportunity to tell you how well the Canadian ships have done out here As for Brock (Commander Jeff-; rey Brock of Ottawa) he hat handled his own ship and all your three ships (snd for that matter any others that from time to time have been under him) very well.

He baa shown courage I and common aense. Hie well Judged night entry into Omm- naropo in early December was a Ottawa Soldier Jailed. For Stealing Car REG IN A. May fTo Canadian specisl force soldiers, absent without leave from Fort Lewis, were sentenced to one year Tuesday when they pleaded guilty to stealing an automobile from a parking lot Thursday night They were Pte. Jack 22.

of Winnipeg and Pte. Keith Gilpin. 23, of Ottawa. Monday Gilpin was sentenced to four months and Stevenson to six months wben they pleaded guilty. -to stealing 140 from a Minton, Sask bachelor.

The two sentences; will be concurrent. mm IfMlii itsi an hi ycucdvreCnvYi olhiiia GOOD cuprfccllfel Wheif coBee gu to he just another hot age served with-meals you're simply, nof getting your moneys worth in wealth preferences. These preferences have been modified in successive negotiations of trade agreements since 133, but they are still an Important part ofamr tariff structure." But Canada never regarded the preferred rates as a "device fine bit of work. I feel that be' for restricting trade' deserves my praise and so do all the ship that you have sent Absent Without Leave You're losing out on the route and cheer and lift of a truly good cup ot coReet You're losing out on the exciting aroma, eloquent the deep tones ol coffee quality that make every tip a gratifying experience! That' why more and more families are iwjtching to good old Chaw tr Sanborn that heart-warmingjbrew. with the 'famous eofjrt -flavor.

It give you more of all the thingi you want in co8ee-al the flavor your cup can holdt So tee you get your money worth and don't' settle for lessl Next time you buy coffee, ask for Ciuuc It Sanborn. wemvoh your cup mi iu mi The rule at Torquay were to. the effect, he said, that reduc tion of these preferences "was to be one ot the matters subject to Mrs. Wilfred Tinsley Heads Percy end Mrs. WllfredTinley was elected president of the Percy Home and School Assoclstlon at annual elections held Monday evening.

She succeeds Mrs. 8. D. Hicks. Other officers electfdwve Mrs.

Rex Slemon. Miss C. 'Mitchell and Laurence OMt'en, vice, presidents: Mrs. W. C- Crfrnell, recording secretary; Mrs.

G. D. Davidson, corresponding secretary; Wilfred Tinsley, treasurer. snd Mrs. J.

T. Csrscadden, Mrs. i Chapman, R. Henry, Mrs. B.

Pfeil and Mrs. O. D. Turner, directors. Remember MOTHER on May i3th ulcer's Beamish Stores axexusrva GLOBEAM PAINT 90c 35 Newest Detigru and Colon CHROM CmadaHasrftAbanioned Empire Preferences But Bartered Sortie for Tariff Cuts From U.S.

Canada ha riot abandoned Commonwealth, tariff pre f- irmcil, rinance, Minister ao- Abbolt said last night Ha was explaining to the Com mons why Canada reduced and I modified some of these longstanding preferred duty rate ia order to obtain new tariff con-. cession from other countries Torquay, The question of the British preference, it waa understood, kas one of the reasons why Britain and tha United States the world's great trading not reach new tariff agreements at the multi-lateral Uriff-raductog conference. Australia, h'tw Zealand" and South Africa are believed to barter soma of them awayfin return for tariff reductions from the VS. aid other countries. Another ''reston." It under stood, why Britain and the VS, could not reach agreement ia 7 who: zir to not afford match the conces sion which the S.

offered la return to preferential tariff reduction. Altogether, Canada eliminated the preference of tome 47 item. "I want to make it said Mr. Abbott, "that Canada has not abandoned Common- i It was "quite impossible" for Canada or other Commonwealth countries to nr got late successfully with countries outside the Commonwealth, "unless they it were prepared to negotiate on this Mrv Abbott said. This Government" hat never taken a rigid or doctrinaire position on the matter of preferences either with reepect to their re- tentlon or modification.

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