The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
4 STEP At A TINE.
J. H. Haslam's View Of the Best
Way to Gain Canadian
Reciprocity.
Says Interest Across Line Is Not
Great-Meeting in St. Paul
! IN. E. Attitude.

| "Reciprocity is not a live issue in Can
ada, a 1.-THE present time, declared J. II.
Haslam, at a meeting in the st. Paul.
/ Chamber. of Commerce yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Hasam is a Canadian. put mas
| resided in st. Paul for about two years
He is thoroughly in touch with the sentl-
/ ment on both sides of the line and is an
enthusia site advocate Of the principles
of reciprocal. trade. Nevertheless ne ad-
mits that there is almost no interest IN
reciprocity in Canada now, While on tMs
7 side very few understand the supJecs
fully.
| He was inclined to advocate first that
), reciprocity be extended to specific articles
: such as coal and lumber He thought it
r ridiculous that the manufacturers OF New
: England should pay duty on Nova Scotia
coal and that the people Of the Pacific
, coast should pay duty on British Columbia
= coal at the same time that Manitoba was
paying duty on Pennsylvania coal.
r. A. Kirk made the statement that II
: full reciprocal arrangements were made
{ between Canada and the United States
the business of his house would be in
$ creased by a million dollars a year. Re
~ marks in favor of reciprocity were mace
: BY D. r. Noyes, president Of the branch;
nc W. Gordon j. w. Cooper and p. II.
t. Morphy Secretary B. F. Beardsley re-
~ ported that Eugene G. Hay was actively
Oh engaged in the work of organizing local
r branches throughout the state and was
now in Washington getting material
We The advisory board reported that 1t had
n been decided to take up the ~1ollo"lns
he work:
-e First-To acquire exact knowledge Of the
err economic and fiscal aspect Of the customs duties
n of both Canada and the United States
~ Second-To determine how best to bring abou,
49,, these results; that is. whether an effort shonlc
Nc be made to secure a reciprocity treaty "1ti
e Canada, by Of concurrent legislation
Third-ro at once commence the work of Sc
O. Eeuring a list of the industrial and commercial
ho interests of the United States that will be oil
nc rectly benefited by Canadian reciprocity
DIS Fourth-To get other states of the union II
e organize similarly.
a Fifth-To inaugurate an educational campaign
I'd, Word from New England
~ Secretary Beardsley read a letter fror
W, the Boston Chamber of Commerce VINE
80 proved to be very interesting as 1T CAV
no a brief summary of the present status {
~ W the reciprocity movement in New Eng
'"' land The communication is as follows:
MY Dear Mr.. Beardsley: Replying I
has your letter of the 26th. We are Yer
500 much era titled at the action, of your pee
ave pie in taking up actively and emerge
i'm ically the work of reciprocity propaganda
will | am inclined to think that the effective
nan ness of this work is now to DC the grea
ade est in the west and the northwest rath
cit. than in New England, and from no CT
DRY or section could it come with great
laid force than from st. Paul, and in TACT, yo
hin entire state. ~.
tent with regard to the National Reclproe
ste ty league, would say that J. know ~
personally of this organization, put
seems to have been in energetic nan
and the maeazine National Reclprocl'
.uet is creditaby gotten up we ala not 81
delegates to the convention arranged
8. this league, although there We're lepi
sentativas there from what is known
the New England Reciprocity league,
., association that is now being organlz
Mn and which. it is understood, will be in
wav a. sort of branch of the Natlol
league, or, at any rate, IN ciose ain =,
s zion with it, William Fl. Brigham, "
go ~. is in the Board of Trade building, -
ltAi ton. is secretary of the New Ensla
III ai+ q Reciprocity league and is an actlVe
t;a,s intelligent official, and peheNe ~ 10
seph opiilio1i 49, ~ 1i1-e1v to be quite an
H. fective force.
20 to -.-- E"o'ts
the eve have temporarily suspended
who efforts for Canadian reciprocity Tor
The reason that the Canadians nave leoei
ldian assumed attitude OF hoilleIelioe'
Oose- almost hostility, to the proposl.ioi,
they we deemed it wise not 10 az l.1ts l. ~,
was Their until the situation changed SOL
ter a what Our efforts were. directed LOW
securing reciprocity upon the single
of coal. which you will remember
the subject of a bill INTRODUCED my
senate a few weeks ago by Senator 10
If Massa chusetts but which was renoe
:ditor nugatory by the joint resolution pa
through the house placing coal upon upon
free list. This rendered 1t lmposslcle
treat with Canada upon TINS parry ~,
y the item Our idea was, II we coulu ~
eekly q limited treaty of reciprocity, based
d, and hans at first on coal, it would be a IL
, lee simpler matter to amplify 1t late.
Jan. have been organizing some llttle sup
adam Of The Hay-Bond treaty OF reclpre
i the wi,h Newfoundland and are to nav
2 was hearing before the senate committee
ne of foreign relations soon. Ihere Is, VI wv
) were M hone of passing the treaty at
dience session of congress. but we wan ~
,or. near and present the side OF the pr
lg his nents of the treaty, 1nasnaucn as ~
down nonents have had previous hear IN
ore he Stated their case quite fully. I'M
l. His would be wise and valuable II youl
hardly o. nization felt inclined to take up
treaty. and advocate it's ratihcatlon.
buttons favorable to the treaty navy
adonted by this association the ~ E,
Merchants' association, New York y
her Of Commerce, New York Meren
iations ossocia ton, National Board OF iraae
siiiiiieA "0-. E. G.. Preston
country "Secretar
en- has ---------- ."
to the =. Soft Coal, $3.50