Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-01
Iona Newspapers
HIS BULLETINS GET FUNNY
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| Allison's Washington bureau is work
| ing overtime these days preparing ana
| sending to his papers specials CIV
| ing narratives Of his activity in pro-
| tecting Iowa farmers. The latest re-
lates to reciprocity with Canada IN
| which the senator's watch dog Wig
ilance In preventing; 1t is contrasted
with Governor Cummins' advocacy OF
| 1t. 1t is quite as vulnerable to fact
as were the toruner issues of the bu-
reau.
We had reciprocity with Canada from
1854 to 1866. Congress revoked the law
! in the latter year. Allison was then
in the house. His bureau would have
Iowans believe that he did it TO help
western tanners. HE vigorously as
| sailed such a trade arrangement to the
detriment Of western farmers" says
the bulletin.
This Is really funny. Everyone who
knows anything about it knows that
the treaty with Canada was repealed
after Lincoln was out of the way-to
punish Canada for harboring Thomp-
son and other confederates, and was
but another phase Of that vindictiye.
cowardly spirit shown all thru the
reconstruction days. Everyone knows
or might know who cares to know,
that In 1866 there were no western"
farmers who cared about Canadian
competition for there were no Canadian
tanners in northwest Canada then eX-
cept the survivors of Lord Selkirk's
settlement way north OF Winnipeg.
1t gets funnier as one reads how anx-
i.,f In
raisers against Canadian wheat grow
ers, to recall how bpbh his tariff laws
the ones we all thought Mckinley and
Dingley made-had in them provision
giving a rebate Of all but per cent
Of the tariffs paid on imports of Cam
adian wheat IL 1t were milled this side
of the line and the flour sent abroad.
And 1t sttrs hlarity when we recall
that Allison's bosom friend, Shaw, as
secretary Of the treasury, ruled, under
that rebate provision, that milers
might import Canadian wheat, mix 1t
with domestic wheat, ship the -four
abroad and get back all but per cent
Of the tax paid at the border The tar
if OF Is cents a hushel was thus re-
duced to one Of a fraction of a cent.
And when Senator Hansbrough tried
to get the ruling reversed Allison's
finance committee smothered his bill
Minneapolis millers. whom the bulletin
says, applauded Cunpnins and are
crazy for reciprocity, have all they
want in the rebate provisions and
Shaws "liberalizing' ruling.
And the bulletin raises the bugaboo
Of the International Harvester trust.
= hmm
procity so it can get its implements
into Canada without paying the 35 per
cent Canadian duty. This will make
the officials OF that trust grin. Can 1t
be possible that the comptlers of the
Allison bulletins do not know that the
International is already in Canada;
that it has plant there and is MAX
ing implements there, employing Ca
madam labor and enjoying there the
protection Canada gives it against its
own goods made in this country Their
grin will broaden to a guffaw when
they read that they are fighting AL
lison."
If Allison is representative of
Iowa. why should he kill off rectproc-
ity? Here is what Iowa republicans
have been saying on reciprocity:
From the republican state platform,
1901:
1--WE indorse the policy of reciprocity
as the natural complement of protec-
tion, and urge its development as nee
essary to the realization of our high
est commercial possibilities"
From the republican state platform,
1902:
eve indorse the policy of reciprocity
as the natural complement Of protec-
ton, and urge its development as nee
essary to the realization Of our high
est commercial possibilities
From the republican state platform,
1908:
1--WE indorse the policy of reciprocity
as the natural complement Of protec-
ton, Reciprocity between nations is
trade for mutual advantage and both
sides must give and take. Protection
builds up domestic industry and trade
and secures our own markets for our
selves, reciprocity builds up foreign
trade and finds an outlet for surplus"