The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-07

Hoar bill, on the other hand, is heraided
honor of going to the country by Asso-
ciated Press in full. No similar attention [
has been given any bill In congress for
number of years. The twenty-six house
gentlemen who have antitrust bills pend
ing Of course do not like this, and when
they speak in criticism Of the Hoar bill
+ are unconsciously controlled by their pre-
JUDGES. That is practilly all there ts to
the talk of Mr.. Jenkins, cha ir1nan Of the
house Judiciary committee, and other gen
"a The Only PosslbIe Result ~
It is the opinion of senate leaders that
it will be possible to put the Hoar bill
through that body. but that it would be
Impossible to put through any one of the
tWenty-six bills referred \ to-; hence, the
judiciary committee will take the bin up
in the senate at an early day, report it
.favora bly, and press it to final vote. There
will be organization and systematic action
for 1t is realized that this Is probably the
best opportunity that will present itself
for the present to secure leXislation on a
question in which the people are vitality
interested, and which will figure heavily
in the 1904 campaign, If the republican
party fails. to respond to the public de-
mand. - ~ -
With the Hoar bin, either as introduced
or In an amended form, as a starting point
future congresses can follow up the trust
question in the light Of experience with
such additional legislation as may seem
best Meanwhile the republican party
with the bill made law, can go before
the country next year claiming that it has
done something in the way Of meeting
popular demands on the trust question:, !
Cuban Reciprocity as Club. IN. 4,
Opposition to the Cuban reciprocity
treaty will not down, and it begins to look
as If nothing could be done at this ses-}
sion. The other reciprocity treaties are
| also dead. Predictions are unvarying that
| none Of them will be ratified. A senator
| who opposes the treaty with Cuba, for rea-
| sons which were fully brought out during
! tho beet sugar fight Of the last session.:
stated the case to me as follows to-day:
! 1T is a bit singular that the senators
who are most insistent in favor of the
Cuban treaty are those who are prevent
! ing the ratification of the other reciprocity
! treaties, and who win oppose reciprocity
with Canada. I refer to the members from
New England, New York. Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. These men are opposed
| to the general principle underlying reel
| procity and favor the Cuban convention
because it will benefit certain of their
constituents who are exploiting Cuba. My
idea Is that we should hold up the Cuban
| treaty until these men are ready to give
| US something in the west that we want
say reciprocity with Canada. Let lis go
| to these eastern senator's and say to them
that as soon as they are ready to do BUSH
ness with us as to- Canada, we will be
ready to do business with them as to
Cuba but not before. In this way we will
! materially hasten the time when reciproc-
| 1ty with Canada will be an accomplished
fact" 81 -.
Northwestern Movement critIslzed.
Some criticism is heard here of the
action OF the northwestern business men
| IN getting ready to start movement in
favor of reciprocity with Canada, as out
| lined IN f n u rn a / of last Wednes-
| day, in an interview with J. c. Eliel, the
| Minneapolis wholesale druggist. The point
| is made here that it would be good deal
| more to the point If these same gentlemen
| would get up an organization to boom
antitrust legislation, and let Canadian
| reciprocity alone until such time as agita-
ton will be helpful. At present any or
ganization which may be put under way
! In Minneapolis OF elsewhere, in the opinion
OF the men whom am quoting, will ac-
complish nothing, and have its trouble for
Its pains; for these men point out, with
| a world OF argument and citation to con-
ditions existing in congress, that nothing
can be done in the way Of reciprocity with
any country until the time comes for the
revision Of the tariff. Then, they say,
reciprocity can be taken up and some
| IhlnE accomplished. -'.>-- 49,
Reciprocity said a prominent west
ern senator to T he J o i'm man,
| ''is not an issue, and cannot at present be
made an issue, northwestern business or
CARNATIONS to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. When we revise the tariff something
can be done. but not before. At that
time. for example, we can ask for reci-
procity treaty with a certain nation, say
France, covering possibly the schedules
covered in the pending treaty. II there
is opposition to it, then we will mass our
forces and make reductions in the tariff
as to those @pecihc items covering not
only France, but the rest Of the world.
And so with the other reciprocity treaties.
Take Canada another illustration: The
northwest will want certain duties low
cred with reference to that country. I
strongly favor such reduction, and so does
levery other member of either house from
a border state west Of New England. If
Ia reciprocity treaty with Canada cannot
be ratified, we will lower the tariff sched-
ules as to the particular items and invite
trade with the whole world instead Of with
Canada only. IT,. ~
The Power OF Special Interests.
Elm no other way, in my judgment-and
II speak after careful study OF the ques-
ton, will reciprocity ever be made effect
tive. It can't be done through treaties
presented in the usual manner, for, the
strength Of the special interests will al
ways be too great. These interests com
bine and bar all progress. Talk of block
ing, Legislation In congress in behalf of
the east, unless the east, comedies the
demands of the northwest as the point
IS .phrased by Mr.. Bliel, is not practicable,