Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATOR SAYS
cUMMlNs COMMERCIAL PLAN
is WRONG.
THETRADE WI.lHCANADA
New England Legislator Tells Of the
Marked Increase in the Commercial
Benefits Derived BY the United
States During the Past Decade.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Gal
linger, of New Hampshire, in Post
Interview, takes vigorous exceptions to
the suggestion from Governor Cum
Minis for free trade in agricultural
products with the whole world. He,
has long been one of the strongest adj.
vocates of the protective policy in the
senate, and does not believe in taking
any back tracks now. His tariff alb
dresses, advocating the present sys-
tenn as highly beneficial, have,been cir
culated in every state in the union by
different republican organizations.
Has Been Unsuccessful.
ct is astonishing to me how a re-
publican governor can take SO absurd
position" said Mr.. Gallinger. I'VE
tried reciprocity with Canada once, and
the result was SO disastrous that the
treaty was abrogated at the earliest
possible moment. Governor Cummins
ought to know that free trade with
Canada in agricultural products would
mean the utter destruction of the ag-
ricultural interests of the New Eng
land states, and would bring great dis
aster to the agriculture of New York,
I1lSllSbh anu 0IAlSA oIICOo, OOloCl
on Canada.
A Strange Sight.
ut is singular spectacle to find the
governor of the great state Of Iowa ad-
vocating free trade with Canada when
Canada is engaged in tremendous
tariff battle on her own ground, and
England, under the leadership of
Chamberlain, is also drifting toward
high protection. Again, it seems
very strange. that when our trade with
Canada is showing q, remarkably rap
i'd gain under existing conditions,
there should be clamor. for either free
trade or reciprocity with the dominion;
which might, and probably would
prove disastrous to our interests. The
present years commerce with Canada
will probably aggregate nearly $780,
100000, against less than $100,000,00O
in 1908, as shown by the figures of the
department of commerce and labor.
Commence With Canada.
"The increase occurs both in i'm
! ports into the United States from Can
ada and exports from the United
States to Canada. Our imports from
| Canada, which in-1893 amounted tt
only s34,OOO0OO will in the present veal
reach about s55,Ooo,ooo., The United
| States exports to Canada, which ii
| 1898 were $57,OO0,O00. will in 1903 ag-
gregate about S130,000,000. This tota
commerce with Canada has thus
grown from $91,0O0,0OO in 1893 to ap.
proximately $1S5,OO0,O0O in 1908. The
total commerce of the United States
in the calendar year of 1893 was ST.
| $4,000, and in the year 100;
| will aggregate about $2,46O,OO0. Thu.
| the total commerce of the United
States from 1893 to 1903 has increased
about so per cent while it's com
merce with Canada has more thar
| doubled.
Conditions are Excellent.
'The total exports from the United
| States, which in 1898 was $S76, 200, 900
will in 1903 approximate S1,46O ,0O0, 900
| being an increase of 66 per cent
while out exports to Canada have in
creased during that decade 125 pc
| cent. If this is not a good reason TO
| letting well enough alone which Gov
1 ernor Cummins says is a fatally veal
4 proposition, then | fail to properly ap
1 preciate the existing condition O
4 things. When the republican part,
1 turns it's back on high protection fo
| either free trade notions of the demo
/ cratic party or for the Iowa idea a
expounded by Governor Cumrnins 1
| will take the first step toward it's owl
overthrow. / do not believe that tn
| party is going to be so foolish as to d
anything of the kind