The Minneapolis journal., 1904-11-25
JOINT HIGH BOARD
MAY STUDY TRADE
President Wants Commission to
Take Up Canadian Reciprocity
Question.
FAVORS THE IDEA IN
A GENERAL WAY
Doubts if American People as a
Whole Would Approve Of
Plan.
.Bv w, w. Jermane.

Washington, Nov. 25.-The attitude
of the administration towards Canadian
reciprocity may be described as one OF
general rather than Of specific ap-
prevail It is well-known fact that the
banks, the American chairman Of the
high joint commission, to bring that
body into session again at the, earliest
convenience to see what can be done
for the betterment Of the trade re!a-
tions between this country and Canada,
now that the Alaskan boundary, which
former attempts in this line, IS happily
disposed Of.
The president will warmly back any
thing that the. American members OF the
high joint commission may agree TO-,
and the handsome Endorsement which
the party in power on each side, has
received in the recent elections, the
velt administration here, would natur-
ally be expected to disarm representa-
tives Of both countries Of the extreme
timidity with which they approached
the question before.
It is believed here that. the prospects
agency are vastly better than before,
and to it the president will chiefly look.
Nothing in Messages.
It is doubtful if Mr.. Roosevelt lays
any special emphasis on Canadian reci-
procity either in his regular DECEMBER
message, which is now practically IN
readiness for transmission to congress,
or in the special message on the tariff
question which he will probably send
in later. He would welcome. a reci-
procity treaty with. Canada which might
open the way to wider trade, opportu5ni-
ties for our people, Just as he would a
similar iberalizing Of our tariff system
in other directions, but he is a student
of American affairs on the national
scale, and 50 realizes the. difficulties Of
taking too local view Of the Canadian
Stands ad that it takes two countries to
make reciprocity treaty, and all sec
tions Of our country to consummate an
agreement on the part Of the United
States.
Canadians, when reciprocity is men
toned, want it in the products OF tn! the
procity is argued, thinks Of the surplus
output of it's factories. Neither coun
| try really wants the other g reciprocity
| The Vermont farmers would raise 9
scream at the suggestion Of having
Canadian eggs and hay sent into the
same competitive markets as their own
Similarly, the new Canadian. factories
| uIGdu LILO luIupluS VI ouA PAuo I1MOAl
can factory products. ..
| Where Factories Would Go.
Canadians realize that were the In
ternational barrier absolutely removed
Ontario could take it's chances will
Michigan in a permanent rivalry il
manufacturing industries, but with any
thing less than this, the man who wa
about to establish a great manufactur
ing plant would prefer to put it on tn
side of the line where s0,O00,000 Of hi
potential customers lived, rather thai
with the 100000 Canadians, in cas-
change Of administration or Of policy
the sale Of his output.
adopted, might prove only temporary
would turn the scale in favor Of Mich
gan as against Ontario, wherever larg
Investments were contemplated. Th
Canadians realize this isadvantagt
and so they want reciprocity in the sin
pie products of the soil.
Massachusetts, alone, or Minnesot
alone, could clearly agree with Canad
on a reciprocity treaty, which woul
greatly stimulate trade across the arb
J trary line, but that the entire America
; people could do so is so much in di
pute that the president has never bee
, able to become very confident Of II
: suits, altho he warmly welcomes wha1
ever in reason may be accomplished. II
, will look first to the high joint con
} mission.