The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-08-31
SECRETARY SHAW
IS FROM MISSOURI
nE WANTS 10 GO aAowh rAE
srsEcA CREDITED 70 HIM.
GOVERNOR cuMsrEs CALLED
Denies statementa Alleged 10 Have
Been Made IN French Treaty
and Demands Authority
Fer same.

Des Moines, Aug, "a Secretary or
tho Treasury Hon. - NJ shay has ad.
dressed the following open letter to
Governor A. u. Cummins;
My Dear Governor ammins; In a
carefully prepared address. delivered
before tho reciprocity convention at
Chicago, which the papers say you
read, lest YOU might be misrepresent.
ed" YOU used this language.
The secretary OF tho treasury In a
speech recently delivered In Des
Molnes Is reported as saying that
the explanation of the refusal of the
senate to consider the French treaty,
is that it gives everything to France
and nothing to the United States. /
must do him the justice to believe
that he never read ..,e treaty, for 9th.
erwise he committed grave offense
against the proprieties OF debate"
] did not see that portion of your
address until came west, and have
delayed writing that might ascertain
where was reported to have made
such a statement. | knew | did not
say II or anything that could be SO
interpreted, but / was not so sure
about the report. The occasion was
an informal luncheon, and the speech
was impromptu, though not extempo-
raneous. find that both OF the re-
publican papers of Des Molnes rep.
resented at the luncheon reported me
as saying:
Il was an enthusiast among those
who favored the reciprocity treaties.
Among these treaties was one with
France, The French contract gave
her an advantage In entering the
American market over every other
country on seventy articles, in con.
sideratlon Of which she agreed to ap-
ply her minimum tarlff to our exports
to France, excep as to twenty arti.
Giles, including horses, butter, eggs,
'cheese, leather goods, machines, (ma-
chine tools), dynamos, etc. That is,
IL we would treat France better than
we did any other country, France
would treat us about az well as she
did any other nation.
"Of course, the treaty was not rati-
fed. | say of course mean mere.
ly TO say 1t was not ratified There
we're those In the senate who declared
that they did not believe this nation
should discriminate against Great
Britain where we sell 100000, 900 OF
our exports for the benefit of a nation
which takes less than $200,000,O 900"
While the report-is not verbatim, 1t
Is substantially correct. Whether
read the treaty before making the
statement is relatively Of little i'm.
portance, but II the treaty as negotlat,
ed did not give France reduction
from our regular tariff rates on sue.
stantlally seventy articles Ito Dc ex
act, slxty.nlne articles, counting ev.
cry variety Of silk manufacture as one
article), then 1t may be conceded that
I had not read It, and II 1t did not ex.
empt twenty American articles from
the provisions of the French minimum
rate Of duty, as follows: horses, but
ter. lucerne and clover seed, fodder,
castlron, skins and hides prepared,
boots and shoes and parts OF same,
belts and cords and other leather ar.
| ticles manufactured for machinery,
dynamos, machine tools, dynamo con-
ductors and parts, arc lamps, known
as regulators, sugar, chicory roots,
green or dried; eggs, cheese, honey,
porcelain, cardboard rough in sheets,
then It may be conceded that / violat.
cd the proprieties Of debate.
You, my dear governor, and have
had some experience in the trial OF
cases, and we have seldom lost through
the misrepresentation of our oppo
nents. Attorneys usually, and law
yers always, exercise great care lest
they incorrectly state the position Of
their professional adversarles. Ger.
tainly friends and adheTents Of the
same political party will be more
careful still.
Knowing, therefore, that you would
not violate the proprietles of de.
bate" by quoting me without author.
ity, as having madeta specific state
ment, ! write TO inquire where yoi
saw the report Of my speech as given
in your Chicago address. have not
seen II and wish to correct the rec
ord as soon as possible. Please adj
! wise. Very sincerely yours,
Leslie M. Shaw.