The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-02-15
ADVICE TO FARMERS
HON. II. III. RAHILLY DELIVERS AN
ADDRESS TO THE COUNCIL,
FEB. 6, 1900.
National Grain Growers-Urges the
Necessity of Organization Upon
the Agricultural Characterization
of Foreign Markets Discussed, and
the Need Of Working Up a Trade
With the Orient Pointed Out
Other Live Topics.


Other Live Topics.
The National Grain Growers council
held an executive meeting at the rooms
of the secretary, ]. G. Hanley, in the
Baltimore block. P. NJ Moran, of
Graceville, presided, and the council lis
tened to an address by Hon. P. H. Ra
hilly, of Lake City, of which the text
Is as follows:
MR.. RAHILLY'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. Rahilly said:
Gentlemen of the National and State
Grain Growers association: Reluct-
antly and only from a sense of duty am
l forced to address you on this occas-
ion. am sure feel very highly hon
ored to be in position to address such
body of intelligent and distinguished
farmers. Whenever l have an oppor-
tunity to address body of agricultur-
lists l feel that my first exclamation
should be: Organize! Organize! Or
ganize! Know your rights and by all
means defend them.
There are few subjects l desire to
call your attention to on this occasion
First of all, remunerative market for
the products of this great state AS one
OF the largest grain growers of Mime
sofa the past 40 years, 1 have looked
in vain for an outlet for our surplus
ho
Great Britain and she always purchases
at her own price. l desire to call your
attention to bill now before congress-
the Payne-Hanna bill, copy of which l
now hold in my possession. 1t is an
insult and fraud to the intelligence
of the agriculturalists of America. It
would be a mOstrous donation to wealth
and pleasure, another million or two to
the ceaseless stream of prodigality that
goes to Europe every year for the mere
purpose of advertisement and sight-see-
Ing. Perhaps we can afford a few
Waldorfs, Astors and Castellanes in
Europe just to exploit our bonds and
stocks; but they come high. Senator
Hanna says: THAT owing to treaties
in existence between the United States
and foreign countries congress cannot
pass such bill as the agriculturists of
this country DESIRE" The following is no
doubt the Objectionable clause in the
existing treaties referred to.
In article II of the treaty with Great
Britain, for instance, ratified in 1915,
and still in force, is the following:
TIED UP BY TREATY.
The same duties shall be paid and
the same bounties allowed on the ex-
portation of any articles Of growth;
produce or manufacture of his Brit
annie majesty's territories in Europe to
the United States, whether such ex-
portation shall be in vessels of the
United States or in British vessels. and
the same duties shall be paid and the
same bounties allowed on the exporta-
ton of any articles the growth, prod
uce or manufacture of the United States
to his Britannia majesty's territories in
Europe, whether such exportantion shall
be in British vessels or IN vessels of
the United States" BY all means, re-
peal the above clause.
That American statesmen of IS wears |
ago should have thus bound themselves |
by an agreement which, so long as it
remains in force, prohibits the United
States from resorting to any tonnage
bounty for the encouragement of it's
products or of its ocean commerce nm
less it shall pay the same bounties on
the owners Of English vessels that is
allowed American owners, in almost in
conceivable by Americans of today. The
statesman of 1916 did not dream of
American shipping being driven from
The seas as it has been by the advent
of iron ships, aided by the withdrawal
,f the before existing discriminating du-
les. Whatever bounties on exports
we're then being paid were paid by the
European governments; so the advan-
age of the clause quoted was then alto
,other on the side of the United States.
The idea that it would never be neces-
ary to offer a bounty on exports of
american products in American vessels,
o regain a lost carrying trade, never
ntered the heads of the statesmen re-
pOnsible for the treaties referred to.
But is 1t just that, with conditions
s they are now, the United States
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