The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-01-28
LACEY ON RECIPROCITY
Subject Discussed in Forceful Ad-
dress to Congress.

the Otler DAY Is SSHSEdlly Idh6u ny
politicians to be an answer to Gov
ernor Cummins' declaration for reci-
procity with Canada. 1t is also con-
coded to represent the administra-
I tion's views on the question ,inasmucnl
as the presidents speech at Mime
apolis will be incorporated with it in
a pamphlet soon to be issued and
widely circulated Mr.. Lacey treats
the subject in an exhaustive and
comprehensive way, and with all says
nothing that can be objected to by
even these who may differ with him.
The salient points, which will be OF
especial interest to all republicans in
Iowa, are as follows:
under the Mckinley law a number
Of reciprocity treaties were made
which produced great benefit to our
people and without injury to the coun-
tries with which they were made.
TIE Wilson bill swept them away
in a moment.
The republican party has declared
in favor of reciprocity and has made
some advancement along that line.
But in matters of this kind the ma
tons with which we deal all want the
hest possible terms, and most usually
terms that can not be wisely conceded.
Republicans are heartily in favor OF
reciprocity. but they want it OF the
kind that will reciprocate.
II might be possible TO draw
treaty With our neighbor, the Domin-
ion Of Canada, which would be bene-
fetal to both nations, but 1t has never
vat been possible to do so upon terms
which would be lust to ourselves. The
dif5culty about reciprocity with the
neonle of the Dominion of Canada is
mat they are producers of the same
things that we are. They are our
rivals and competitors.
From 1855 to 1866 we had treaty
nroviding for free trade between the
United States and Canada In the ha0
ural resources OF both countries
This treaty was ratified with mucf
oratifcation and in the hopes that i
would be of great mutual aoyantase
When we consider the scheduie .
natural products" we can readlly Sc
the inequality of such a bargain: In
articles admitted free were preau
stuffs, meats, fish, raw cotton veg
tables, fruits, poultry, eggs, hlaes
furs skins, stone, dairy prooucts, oles
fertilizers, lumber, wood, max nehi
tow and manufactured TOBACCO.
As@Canada could raise neither co
ton nor tobacco, the raw material ne
essary ito her cotton and TOBACCO Ia
tories was a matter OF necessity !
her. and the other articles We're con
peting products in which she mad u
advantage.
t, civil war interviewed and mas
1t somewhat difficult to determine u
merits of the agreement, but In u
last year and nine months OF tn
.s treaty, in 1865 and 1855, we remitt
" ,-auti< Ito Canada amounting TO =.
80 o.iitl III s'fs = I
40 nc balance of trade was ..1
s63, anu !, The same year and nlhe a.
Asst us III ~. Of 500 81 S-S,l54,749.
The Canadians are thrifty peol
and in possession of a vast donna
They have by pc pelagic sealing k
ed off nearly all the great seal he
which we supposed we had OBTAIN
by our purchase of Alaska. Til
ruthlessly slaughtered the. mothers
this herd out at sea, allowing thu
helpless offspring to starve in I
rool1eries. on the American islands.
Any treaty that we make with the
hereafter should provide means
save the ermaining seals from utt
extermination.
Their preposterous claims to I
ownership of Shakway, Dyea and t
Lynn Canal in Alaska were assert
with such apparent earnestness tn
an arbitration was required to Gle
up title which had never been d
puted as against either Russia or I
United States until the discovery
the Klondike gold caused the rec,
sity for an elastic boundary suffcie
to include a Canadianl seaport Sor
i'll feeling is manifested by our neis
bors over the defeat of this wholly L
founded claim by the high court of ;
bitration. Flimsy as their clair
were. the Canadian arbitrator insi
ed upon their pretensions to the la
This proceeding is so recent as
make it doubtful about obtaining a
reasonable treaty of reciprocity wi
Canada in the present state of mi
of the dominion government
At this juncture it is proposed
solve the question by the simple met
cd of free and unrestricted trace wi
Canada. We have about S0,000,000
people, she has about 100000. II
proposed to furnish Canada 100000
2 of the best customers in the world
free and equal exchange for the ira
: of 5,500,000 of people
There are fifteen persons in {
United States to one in Canada, 7
people make the market.
Therefore the reciprocal treaty
are asked to undertake is not exact
ratio of 16 to 1, but Is to l. We a
asked to trade the certainty of fife
good customers for the chances of 0
one certainly no better if as goo
Besides, that one customer produc
nothing that we can not produce OF
selves Such an agreement would
doubt put our neighbors in bett
humor than they are at present. I
Wilson law was popular in Canada
In the last Canadian fiscal We
ending August 81. 1908, Canada SO
us goods to the amount of ST. ,209.9l
During the same period we sold Car
da, including raw cotton. unmanuf;
tllred tobacco and other raw mat,