New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-23
OPPOSED TO RECIPROCITY
AMERICANS PROTEST TO THE INTER
NATIONAL COMMISSION.
IMPORTANCE OF TIE QUEBEC MEETING FARM
ERs AND LUMBERMEN FEAR FREE
TRADE WITH CANADA.

TRADE WITH CANADA.
Quebec Sept. 22-The people Of the United
states are evidently beginning 10 awaken 10
the great Importance Of the results which may
come from tie work of the international Joint
high Commission now In session in this city
II has become known that the Canadian repre-
sentatives are urging that the treaty embodyng
commercial reciprocity he made. and such
treaty. II made would seriously affect nearly all
the great industries of the United States. These
Industries are now being heard from In very
emphatic way
During the last twenty-four hours the Ameri-
can Commissioners have been besieGed by depu-
tations NJ Americans. praying and demanding
that no ironclad treaty he entered into which
would disturb II not in many instances destroy.
the present protective tariff laws Of the United
States To-day the farmers Of the United states
nut in their protest and II very strors
one They were represented by Aaron Jones,
OF Indiana the master Of the Nationa, Grange.
and ~ j. Bachelor. of New-Hampshire. CHAIR
man Of the National Executive Committee Ihey
were given a full hearing and VIII nave an
other audience before the Commissioners act
After the hearing Mr. Jones said: We SPEAK
for the farmers Of every state Of the Union
, All Of the States are opposed TO any changes
be,ng made I'm the present duties on agricultural
products with the farmers this is very
serious question. The agricultural industry rep
resents about 90 per cent Of the entire popuia'
ton Of the country and produces annually aoou'
60 per cent Of the total wealth Of the country
This s an interest which should not be sacri-
| feed | have official expression from all states
| in the Union and all are opposed to changing "
any manner the duties now imposed on "a
,t,,Ia md
the situation the Canadians are asking for a
| commercial reciprocity treaty 10 be made by
this Joint commission. and In that treaty theS
want the duty on Canadian barley. eggs, vege
tables. fruits and other products removed. Thai
/ thing the American farmers will never con
sent to-"
Another earnest protest came from Albert
! Clark president Of the Home Market Club. ~
! Boston He said the organization he spoke fo
had upward Of tNo thousand members. mostly
! manufacturers ana represented total capita
/ interest OF S10OUrWr. He opposed CONNER
! clal reciprocity. He said that between 1--WE
! countries having the same products Tor eN
/ change reciprocity was never successful !
Canada and the United states each had some
thing the other did not have It would be dif
/ ferent proposition.
Colonel Aldace Walker. formerly ~ the Inter
state Commerce Commission. hut now chairman
of the Board - Directors ~ the Aichison. To
peka and Santa Fe Railroad. spoke concerninI
| the traffic bonding system. He believed IN
| Canadian railroads should be subject TO IN
Interstate commerce laws. and in case ~ viola
tion American traffic over the lines should b
| suspended. instead Of imposing a fine as is don
in case Of violation on the part of the America
| roads c. S Hamlin. Of the Boston Merchants
all SFhs I'M
| vigorously.
In addition to the protests lodged with 'h
American delegation came another from con
gressman J. 4 Tawney ~ Minnesota. IN benal
Of the lumbe~ men of the United states. He pre-
sented 70 the American Commissioners a printe
memorial signed hy TWO hundred and NIFTY %
the principal lumber firms in twenty one state
and protesting most earnestly against the re
duction Of the duty on Canadian lumber