The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1906-05-05
luton No 1925, introduced by Hon.
Charles Curtis of Kansas recently in the
house of representatives:

Charles Curtis of Kansas recently in the
house of representatives:
AB1LL.
Authorizing the president of the
United States to enter into commercial
agreements, and for other purposes.
Be IL enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, that
the president of the United States be,
and he is hereby, authorized, with view
to securing reciprocal trade with foreign
countries, to enter into commercial
agreements with any other country or
countries concerning the. admission into
any such country or countries the pro-
ducts of the United States and their use
and disposition therein, deemed to be
for the interest of the United States, and
in agreement or agreements in consider
alton of the advantages accruing to the
United States therefrom, shall provide
for the reduction during a specified
period, not exceeding five years, of the
duties imposed in an act entitled can
act to provide revenue for the govern
ment and to encourage the industries of
the United States" approved July twen-
ty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety
seven, to the extent of not more than
twenty per centum thereof, upon such
goods, wares or merchandise as may be-
designated therein of the country or
countries with which such agreement or
agreements shall be made as herein pro-
vided; or shall provide for the transfer
during such period from the dutiable list
of said act to the free list thereof of such
goods, wares and merchandise being the
natural products of such foreign country
or countries and not of the United States;
or shall provide. for the retention upon
the free list of said aet during specified
period, not exceeding five years, of such
goods, waresaand merchandise now in
cluded in said free list as may be desig-
mated therein; and when any such agree
ment shall have been entered into and
public proclamation made thereof, then
and thereafter the duties which shall be
collected by the United States upon any
of the designated goods, wares, merchan-
disc and products from the foreign coun-
try with which such agreement has been
made, shall, during the period provided
for, be the duties specified and provided
for in such agreement, and none other.
Can any one possibly suggest more
honest compliance with the pledges of
the party and more practical method
Of carrying out effectively the principles
of section q of the present law than in
dicated in this resolution? Present this
resolution to your candidates for nomi-
nation and to candidates for election and
urge everywhere that this resolution re-
ceive the pledges of candidates who seek
your support. There is no question but
!! that the executive department of the
government is heartily in favor of this
method Of approaching solution of our
foreign relations as to trade. In time, if
this principle is carried out, we shall
have the expert commission provided for
in the second resolution of the reciproc-
ity convention; then we can safely feel
that the vexed question of tariff has been
taken out of politics and has been ad-
'justed upon sound business principles.