New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-11
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
JOHN CH1RLTON'S SPEECH
Governor Cummins Of Io1ca Says
Some Tariff Schedules Are High.


He said the United States must grant more liberal
tariff provisions Canadian tariff rates would be
eventually advanced. At the present moment two
great fiscal questions engaging the attention
of the Canadian and the American people. These
reciprocity between Canada and the United
States and preferential trade between Britain
and her colonies. Loyalty to the empire and feel
ing OF the United States for alleged
unfair treatment tariff arrangements predis-
posed the Canadian people to look with favor upon
the preferential trade arrangement outlined by Mr.
Chamberlain. A close investigation would demon
strate however that reciprocity of trade with the
United States would offer vastly greater adven-
tages TO Canada than the British preference that
Mr.. Chamberlain proposed.
IL not to be understood that reciprocity meant
the removal of duties upon all articles 1t would
necessarily be confined mainly to natural products
The balance OF trade against Canada and in favor
of the United States last year was S73564,0oO and
the adverse trade balances In favor OF the United
States since 1873 amount TO over $5OOOOO.ON At
present Canada is buying two dollars in the United
States for every dollar of sales in that country
This state of affairs will have TO be changed either
by liberal tariff provisions on the part of the
United States or by a sharp advance In Canadian
tariff rates
AT PARTING OF THE WAYS
Mr. Charlton then discussed the objections of the
American farmer and lumberman to Canadian
reciprocity. He said that their fear that their
business would be injured groundless one In
conclusion Mr. Charlton said:
The critical hour is at hand when Canada vii, will
have arrived at the parting of the ways, ana VIII
decide whether she shall cultivate intimate ana
natural relations with the United States. or
whether she shall put up her tariff wall against
that country and become comR3nent pa, par ct ot
can decide that the latter shall be the case by
maintaining its present tariff policy.
Governor Albert B. Cummins of Iowa, who had
come to Boston as the guest of the Boston Mer-
chants Association was called to his home by
news Of the impending death of his mother. The
Governors address on Our Foreign Trade was
read by Charles S. Hamin. He said in part:
GOVERNOR CUMMINs's IDEA
The reciprocity which I advocate is the reel
procity for which l believe Blaine expended his
maturest wisdom and which he illuminated with
reciprocity witch Mckinley saw as he uttered his
last word TO the American people 1t is the only
struFgle for the trade of the world and If We are
oblivion of outgrown heresies.
sell their product abroad cheaper than they sell
It at home and some prejudice has aTisea upon
should be so adjusted that our producers can pay
reward the capital invested with fair American
profit and then the American buyer or consumer I
will never pay more than he ought to pay; for the
foreign competitor can enter whenever the price
In my opinion some of the schedules of the law
Of 1897 are too high and during the period of over
last three or four years our home producers have
nten ape 10 exaG5 more tnan ialT price lor
preparing tariff schedules so that they will answer
look for absolute perfection yet a the disparity Is
so great in some things that 1 have believed and
sun beheye that, without regard TO reciprocal
treaties. there should and must be, revision of
these schedules. With law thus fairly comply
what price our exporters sell in other countries.
If we pay but a fair price and the exporter finds
it for his advantage to sell abroad at less than
fair price we not injured, for men have
been at work to produce the exports If he sells
still our labor has been employed
WOULD AMEND TARIFF.
deprecate the habit of shivering into which
are in danger of falling. Why should the business
BE whenever it is proposed TO modify trade regula-
IONS along the lines of greater home production?
commercial conditions has been carried up and
never took a step forward in their lives, followed
by a corps Of men who have all they want and
SSteu ,ntI we can PefPetuate the prosperity we
power of the people, for they have not sense
enough TO say, what is true and do what is right"
refuse to believe that OR industrial and com
secure refuse to believe that there is % so IN
want Of confidence in the wisdom Of Co GSyTes
that proposition to amend our schedules or nego-
but # we must either stand still or have spasm
L still say. move on!
Suppose we could tonight add Canada. from
North Pole to the territory of the United states
plants the banner OF the Republic upon the axis Of
the world. and it's beautiful folds fill with the air
OF the North 1t will proclaim the eternal SOW
ereignty Of the United States. How many are
accession OF power and of population, of land and
lake and sea. as a misfortune to country or q
It so done there would be- fe trade H from Se
Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean. Mark you
eating free trade with Canada, for the former is
more remote than ever before. and the latter is
20 show that we can safely draw nearer to our
neighbor and safely enter upon the negotiation OF