The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
OF THE CATILENEN.
THEY PLEAD FOR RECIPROCAL
TRADE ARRANGEMENTS.
President Asked 10 Urse Congress ia lnact
aLlw GaNlns Him Authority TO N"So-
tIate such Treaties stand Patters
VIII Resist Any Assault on the Tariff.

WIN "
WASHINGTON, Dec. president Roose-
welt has been asked to urge congress 70
enact a law permitting him to negotiate with
foreign countries for reciprocal trade
arrangements which will provide untram-
melted foreign markets for the live stock N
terests of the United States. The suggestion
comes from the cattlemen OF the southwest
generally, through two Of their organiza-
tions. the Texas Cattle Raisers' Association
and the American Live Stock Association.
Samuel Fl. Cowaa of Fort Worth, Tex.
who is attorney for the two organizations
has expressed the conviction that the Presl-
dent will take up the matter, and as Mr..
Cowan enioys close and confidential rela-
tons with Mr.. Roosevelt il is assumed that
he knows whereof he speaks. The cattle
men have been urging the enactment OF
such a law for some time past, and they have
now succeeded in concentrating their cner-
eies in a way that enables them TO exert con-
siderable influence.
This added demand for reciprocity for
an element which is com0oscd largely OF
Republicans may have some effect on the
future handling of the general subJcctof
thrift revision. just now the cattle men are
going no further than to demand that the
reciprocity features Of the DinFley bill be
restored, in line with the bill which Rel re-
sentative Curtis of Kansas introduced last
year, but il somo thing is not done in their
behalf in the immeGiat' future they may ask
for even greater changes in the existing
order of things.
They maintain hat foreign trade in live
stock has been made TO suffer severely by the
high tariff schedules on manufactured
articles. While many Of them favor general
tariff revision, they realize that action
along that line is quite imT robable Just now,
and the next best thing, they think, is the
passage OF a bill clothing the Executive
with authority 10 make reciprocal trade
arrangements. such a law you'd bring the
desired relief TO the live stock interests and
others, according 10 the cortertions Of the
cattIemen, and at the same time would not
harm any of the legitimate industries which
are entitled % protection.
live AZ eek r.isers throughout the West
and Southwest have tLken the subject
m with their Congressman. Every le, is
L.tor who has been approached has Fledted
lis assist lnco in bri +ing o TIC ena,t-
ment OF the desired stItute, and altogether
the movement in IT'S favor has ASSUMED
considerable pr portl,Gs.
The stIndpGtt TO VIII resist even the
pr. Ii ninlry Corsi1er-tiJn Cf TIE cues
i'm. holding that to 10 aryti ing With tie
curtis bill. az zen in comp ittUe, would ave
a tendency % stir a. It.tIJn of tie wi o'
I IriI question, wi ilh ti.ey wish Ia ave d.
Oppositi N OF Il Is character will MAJ,
the cattlemen and their friends more in
sistent and the situati n ii ~erefcre seems
to contain all the necessary ing gradients Of
a first class row.
The cattlemen say that IL sometti ing
rs not done Immediately the United States