Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-03-02
HON, JOHN 4. KASsON
Game 10 see The Garden Spot
Of Arizona.
Talks Interestingly of Reciprocity a
Subject or which There is none
More Competent to Speak.

Hon. joan :. kasson of Washington.
D. g, arrived here on yesterday morn
inG's train Tor 4 couple OF days visit
in the city and valley. lie is on the
way - California. travelling via the
Southern route. and made the side trip
up 10 Phoaniz purely 20 satisfy his
curiosity regarding This valley. which
he has heard sreat deal about as the
garden spot OF Arizona.
Though h has seen little of the valley
YET, except from the car window, ne eX-
pressed himself last ni@ht at the Hotel
Adams. " here he is stopping. as being
very favorably impressed by tn green
fields and prosperous looking farms
through which the II K p. passes. He
said the NEST noticeable thing he saw
from the cars was the difference in the
appearance OF the cattle in the pastures
from the lean lank herds he passed on
the plains CT Texas and the deserts OF
Southern Arizona. Today h viii drivo
out with friends TO the orange belt and
ether points where he can oct an ide:.
Of the irrigated area and the methods
OF irrigation. a subject in which he
takes considerable interest
M-- Kass0n is Il most interesting gen
i!emaT- and wide experience and years
o. service for both state and the na-
ton make him very entertaining con-
versa tionaiist Born in Vermont. h.
/ slUdieG law in massachusetts. moved
10 s. Louis where he lived until 49,.
when ne moved to Iowa. That has
been his home since chen exccot when
| has called him elsewhere. though III
late years that has been the greater
part CT the time. IN 1851 he v-.s- ap-
pointeI assistant postmaster General.
which position he resigned when elected
u congress from Iowa in 1852. serving
his state in mat caDacity fer many
! years. lie mas represented the United
/ States abroad OH various commissions,
notably 10 the internationa! postal con
/ gress and from 1871 to 1881 he was the
American minister 10 Austria Hungary.
! His most recent and perhaps his most
notable service 10 the country, however.
E.;.s5 rs reciprocity commissioner under
appointment by President Mckinley.
Mr.. KassOn is and always has been n
devoted believer IN the principle OF pro
i lection and desires 10 Ie 50 consii-
cred. hul lie IS nevertheless IN earnes-
..t..Ccate of reciprocity and believes
I that in It's application 10 the CONNER
| ciul interests OF the nation j. found tn
! best protection. lie mas always favored
/ the protection Of infant industries and
! the building up CT tie home markets.
| but he says the time has arrived when
many OF the infant industries have be
! come we'll developed adults and amply
q tn 9
! Is nos al. M. Easson looks with pride
/ on Jhv great commercial growth of tn,
! country and he says the time has now
! arrived when some of these protected
/ industries are unable TO prosper with
/ the home market alone. They must
{ haze wider field of Operations Tn
{ manufacturing interests generally can
compete in thz bone markets with small
protection. and the reciproca! agree
! ments az necessary 10 guarantee t.
them the markets abroad. BY that
I reasoning he proves thai q lowering
of tariffs to nations Who are them
) selves willing to OFFER trade favors. i
/ but tie fuldllment OF the idea of DO
| tecticn-
! Mr. kasscn believes the views OF
: President 1lcKinley on the subject OF
! reciprocity we're sound ana that his
policy will of necessity prevail in the
! continuance Of national prosperity His
! iabcrs were along the same lines and
| Wnen L rendered his resignation -
/ reciprocity commissioner its acceptanca
| Was insisted upon for the reason that
he had labored hard in the perfection
! o. treaties in accordance with the Ding
! ley bib, which allows liberal reductions
OF tariff under certain conditions. and
the sena.e in several instances refused
to even consider them. This he consil-
! cred vas not the proper spirit TO e.
/ hibit toward either tEe president on
! himself Further the work vas IL
/ chiId's piaE. Gut required his best ef.
/ forts and his close application and he
fcorsda- ID it worse than useless 10 con-
y.iiue ms labors if they We're to b. SCI
! aside without consideration
lie was able. however TO make sons
, treaties regarding trade relations that
! did nor ~a4u;re the approval of the sen
J ate ana it is 4 source OF satisfaction Il
] min t. i-uu-- mat these treaties are re
sulting in prosperous trade conditions
| working 10 the benefit even Of thosf
who opposed Jhe treaties Of larger mag
! nftude. He also notes that the nation
is even now beginning to feel the re,
| suit of influences Unfriendly to the idea
of reciprocity. Russia. Switzerland am
! France particularly have thrown obsta-