Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-11-29
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
Senator Allison, Of Iowa, On This I'm
portant Subject.

senator A1llSon, OF Iowa, On his I'M
portant Subject.
Washington, Nov. 22.-After al
long conference at the White
House with President Roosevelt,
Senator ". B. Allison, admittedly
one of the most influential mem
'Ibers Of the senate, stated to-day
THAT he did not believe there would
be any general reciprocity treaties
negotiated during this congress.
| Senator Allison next to Senator
.1Aldrich probably has greater
powers in the shaping of legisla-
ton in the senate than any other
member because Of his long SER
vice and vast experience.
! His views en- the subject of re-
\ lciprocity and the revision of the
tariff are given in the following
.linterview:
"The Republican party is CON-
mitted to the subject ofreciprocity
and I suppose we will ratify or
agree to any reciprocal arrange
ment where tits found to be profit
able.
II take it for granted that we
will consider the treaties pending,
but what will be done with them
I cannot say.
"We are not going to have free
) trade in any of these treaties with
any country.
! "We are not likely to make any
) reciprocal treaties with countries
) that will in any way be unfair or
) treaties that will imperil the policy
) Of protection.
) II think the senate will be will
) ing to further the idea of recipro-
) cal trade, but no agreement will be
made in any line of trade which
) will tend to favor one industry at
the expense of another.
!. president Mckinley in his last
:. speech: at Buffalo advocated reci.
z procal arrangements where they
z would be of advantage to us any
I where they would not cause injury
Q to any industry and where the
4 matter Of tariff and revenue die
= mot enter.
n II indorse this view, but Presi
q dent Mckinley never contemplated
= any system of reciprocity which
: would injure any branch of trade
Z in the United States.
u II know of no demand for {
Z general revision of the tariff.
have no doubt that duties on som.
= products could be reduced withou
+ injury to the protective system.
Z "From what I have read of th,
= new treaty between Great Britain
= and the United States it seems K
be acceptable and all objectiona
= features eliminated. I think con
= gress will pass Nicaraguan cana
; bill.
= II am in favor of the upbuild
ing of the American marine, bu
as no bill is now pending I canno
express an opinion"
The conviction among SENATOR
now in the city is that if one o
the reciprocity treaties fails o
ratification the other treaties viii
be dropped and no attempt made
to take them up during this con
gress.
Merriam Park, Mimi, News
The Free Traders are now as en-
thusiastic for Reciprocity as they
were eager, in the days of ou,
/ former prosperity. for a Tariff fol
: Revenue Only. Before the Pro
. tectionists ever dreamed of max
8 ing this nation the greatest com
3 mercial power on earth the Fre*
g Traders openly advocated Fret
= Trade.
2 Lisbon Free Press: That tariff
: and reciprocity question as viewed
: from Senator Hansbrough's stand.
3 point is giving that gentleman
z considerable. e.attention in the news.
4 papers, consisting mostly Of crit.
Z cisims. The Free Press wouldn't
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