Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-11
CUBA AND CANADA
Pleas for Reciprocity With
Thes d Countries.
IN DETROIT CONVENTION
F. D. PAvEY AND E. N. FoSS
SPEAKERS.
Proposed Resolutions to Ask for Rati-
fcation of Kasson and
Hay Treaties.

DETROIT, Mich, December n.-Reci-
procity with Cuba shared with Canadian
reciprocity the attention Of the delegates
to the national reciprocity convention at
their first session today. Cuban reciproc-
ity' was discussed by Frank d. Pavey OF
New York. Eugene N. Foss of Boston
made an address on Canadian reciprocity,
| in which he presented many strong arSu-
ments in favor of reciprocal relations with
the dominion. The report of the committee
on resolutions will be made today.
The resolutions, 1t Is understood, ask for
the ratification of the reciprocity treaties
negotiated by John A. Kasson; ratification
of the Hay-Bond Newfoundland treaty, and
will declare for the adoption Of reciproc-
ity treaty with Canada to be negotiated
either through the reconvening OF the joint
high commission or such other way as
seems best.
Eugene N. Foss was the first speaker
Mr.. Foss Discusses Reciprocity.
After referring to the introduction OF
Canadian reciprocity as an issue into the
last congressional campaign In Boston, MI
Foss said:
THE idea of reciprocity Is received every
where with enthusiasm. The business men
l find to be practically unit In favor OF
doing something to bring about better re-
| lations with Canada. 1t is true that when
we approach questions Of detail it will be-
come increasingly difficult to preserve the
apparent unanimity which now exists; but
our belief is that the prime necessity just
now is to convince the people upon genera
lines of the desirability of extending the
| reciprocity principle, leaving the details
| to be discussed later, when pubic sentl-
ment shall have crystallized in favor OF
| the general proposition In our various
| presentations of the subject in public,
| therefore, we have avoided the speclllc In
| view of the larger idea.
eff We can bring it close nome TO every
| voter. that it is unfair condition, when
we buy of our largest per capita customer
| only 40 per cent of what we sell her; that
| upon her side there is a natural and worthy
| determination to close her markets against
| us in the advancement OF her own manu-
| featuring interests; that the loss OF our
| Canadian trade threatens the closing OF our
| mills and factories; that the policy or give
| and take in our trade and commerce, Is
| the only policy that promises stability; that
| the nation at the north exhibits possibilities
relatively If not actually as great as our
own. and that 1t Is a mistaken economy TO
| substitute an artificial trade barrier for
comprehensive scheme Of commercial CO.
operation-if in a word, we can impress
upon the people that fundamental business
principles are being violated by the ne
elect of our politicians and that the out
come can be only loss and disappointment.
then we shall accomplish real progress with
this cause
Political Bar to Reciprocity.
"In the United States. 1 am convinced, 1t
Is political fear rather than the merits of
the case that stands in the way of Cana
dian reciprocity.
1.-The danger to the American mechanic
and farmer is not to be found in free trade
with Canada, but in the systematic policy
which has so alienated Canadian good
her American neighbor and divert her trade
to foreign markets. Canada's next step,
we may naturally expect will be to raise
her tariff wall to the prohibitive point
against US, and although this may not be
done Immediately, 1t is the action which
the Canadian manufacturers urging
upon the dominion government with in
creasing vigor every year.
From all the circumstances of the case
it would appear that a trade arrangement
with Canada, basis of free Interchange
of raw materials and food products and a
moderate tariff on and reasonable protec-
ton to manufactures on both sides Of the
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