Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-04
ONLY THE TRUSTS
OPPOSE IT,-IAFI'
LuMBERM'GN AND PRINT PAPER
MEN AGAINST RECIPROCITY.
points OUT The Benefits
Pre- sldent Spares No Words Ia Tell
What H. Thinks VIII Happen II
Blll Passes the senate,

BY Associated Press
Chicago, June 3,-Prcsldent Taft
in a speech before the Western Eco
nomic Society here tonight declared
that the principal opposition to the
Canadian reciprocity agreement came
not from the farmer, but from the
lumber trust and from American
manufacturers OF print paper.
In one OF the most comprehensive
addresses tlat he has ever made on
the subject the President outlined
some of thu methods employed by the
opponents OF reciprocity, practically
told the farmers that they were being
buncoed' ny special interests. and
said that t." fate OF the agreement
rested not 80 much with the United
States Senate as with the people Of
the country
"lf the farmer and the country at
iarge,' he raid, could be brought to
understand that this treaty was in
the interes's of the majority OF the
/ people, he would no longer fear the
coming voth in the Senate"
The President was not sparing in
words. He told the reasons for the
! opposition 20 the treaty by the lum-
ber trusts, and by the paper man
ufacturers. and without using names
scored Nsw York firm, some OF
whose members recently appeared at
the hearing Nefore the Senate finance
committee In Washington, ostensibly
In behalf OF the National Grange, and
objected TO the enactment Of the
/ agreement
In spite ~ the forces that are ar
rayed agalnst 1t, the President express
ed the belief that the agreement
would become a law.
THE bill he said. will pass, II II
passes at all because Of the force of
public opinion In It's favor"
The President said In part;
"The treaty is pending In Washing
ton and the decision must be made in
the Senate Of the United States. The
question naturally arises, why should
I come from Washington to Chicago,
a matter of 1000 miles, to speak on
an issue ike this, when the persons to
be reached are much nearer by usual
place OF residence. The bill, II &
passes at all, must pass because Of the
force of pubic opinion in It's favor.
am very hopeful that the bill will pass
the Senate, and when II does pass
and has been agreed upon by the Ca.
madam parliament, It's actual opera
ton will be so beneficial to both coun-
tries that the arguments against its
adoption viii be forgotten, or viii
only be remembered as exaggerated
instances of perverted Imagination.
From what source does the opposi-
tion proceed? In the first place, II
ness Interests OF the country-those
ness interests Of the country-thoC
who own and control the lumber sup.
ply of the United States and those
who are engaged in the manufacture
Of print paper and Of whom the larg-
est manufacturers own much Of the
spruce wol1 supply Of the United
States fom which print paper Is made
"a mutual benefit to all the far
mers of the country, especially tho
stock and cattle raisers and dairy far
/ mers, will ne the by-products OF bran
shorts from the flour mills likely to
follow the f'ee export Of wheat flo
CaLada to those mills. The hy-pro-
ducts are now so scarce and high
priced tina many farmers are unable
to procure them What Is true OF
wheat Is true OF other cereals. The
trade between Canada and the United
States cannot hut. increase the sale OF
products across the border both way.
TO nearer markets than they now
reach In many instances the trade
will be beneficial to both the seller
and the buyer. It will not, in my
judgment. reduce the price Of wheat
or other IA ming products for our
people In any market way.
How is the farmer to be affected
by the Canadian reciprocity and free
trade in agricultural products? Cana
da is so far north that her agricul-
tural products are limited to wheat
rye, barley, oats, potatoes cattle
horses and dairy products. She can
not and does not raise more than one
: sixth OF one per cent OF the corn crop
: of the United States. She raises nc
, cotton. She raises but few vegetables
She raises but few hogs, because she
has not the corn to feed them with
She Is at present great importer OF
all fruits from the United States. She
imports n large amount Of cotton seed
oil which, by the Canadian reciprocity
treaty. Is now made free. She can
not fatten cattle as they are fattened
in the United States, and therefore
II has become profitable for the farm
ers to import young cattle from Can
ada, even with the duty on them
The United States imports into Cana
da a great many more horses than she
exports from the Canadians. Sh,
! sends to Canada much larger
amount of potatoes than she receives
, from her. The United States import,
: into Canada about fifteen times al
much meat and dairy praducts Al
Canada imports into the United
States"