The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
STEVENS WOULD
RIVAL JOHN LIND
St. Paul Congressman Intro
duces Bill Squirting towards
Canadian Reciprocity.
Globe Special washington Service,

14H q Street.
WASHINGTON D. c.. Feb. 2.-The
evident approval with which the peo-
pie of Minnesota regard Gov. Lind's
position on Canadian, reciprocity and
lack of approval which has greeted the
failure of Republican members OF the
Minnesota delegation in congress to
do something to bring about reel
procity, has finally inspired the Re-
publican members to make a large
grand stand play in the shape of a bin
introduced today by Representative
Fred Stevens.
This is aimed to permit the market
ing in the United States of bran and
refuse products from the milling of
Canadian wheat which comes in bond.
The bill is an amendment to the Ding
ley law, but not to that part of the
Dingley act dealing with tariff sched-
uIes. It merely adds wheat to the list
of articles which the Dingley law
specifies as in the class which the Sec
retary Of the treasrxy may allow to be
manufactured in the United States
without insisting that by-products be
again exported. When raw hides. iron
or steel are imported and manufactured
in this country, the secretary has dis
cretion to permit the sale Of by-prod-
ucts at a price equal to the cost of
product in the country of origin, plus
the duty on the manufactured by
product.
This bill would do the same thing for
wheat. 1t is a slight concession to
Canadian wheat rafsers. and. to a linn
tied extent, is in the line of policy SO
strongly advocated by Lind. The lat
ter, however, would have concessions
made by great tariff- protected monop-
olies, like the iron and steel trust and
makers of agricultural implements, and
not put the burden of first concessions
on the farmer
Representatives McCieary and Vol
stead believe the proposed bill would
result in bringing Canadian wheat into
sharper competition with the wheat of
Minnesota and other parts of the
Northwest and they will not support
it. The rest of the delegation, includ-
ing Tawney and Steenerson, are willing
to take chances on convincing the
farmer that there is a prospect of some
concessions from Canada In the direc-
ton Of free lumber or something nom
competing to offset the injury to wheat
prices. McCleary Is opposed, however.
only in theory and will not make an
effort to obstruct Stevens bill.
Volstead, who will make a speech
on the subject, takes the position that
S1AO PiOPOSCN lO642AdllOLl VIII 6uCOuT-
age the milling of Canadian wheat in
the United States. The fact that a
Canadian will be able to market by
products in this country will make it
more profitable to mill In the United
States and he can afford to take small
er prices for wheat and flour and can
better afford to pay freight on wheat
and flour to Minnesota.
1t has been announced that Chairman
Payne, of the ways and means commit
tee, will allow a favorable report on
Stevens bill, and that it is likely to
pass the house. If this Is true, and no
one can say if it is until 1t Is done. then
it is remarkable confession by Payne,
who is head keeper of the sacred white
elephant of the tariff act. The edict
of the American Protective league is
that no one shall be permitted to
amend. touch or draw nigh the sacred
Dingley law, and if this rule has been
relaxed even in the slightest degree it
will be a magnificent tribute to John
Lind and the sentiment he has created
in the Northwest in favor of Canadian
reciprocity. Walter E. Clark.