New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-12
CANNON OPPOSED TO PACT
Sneaker Places Himself on Rec
ord Against Reciprocity.
SAYS IT FAV0RS CANADA
Considers That Proposed Agree
ment Would Infract Repuo-
lican Platform Policies.

Springfield, Ill, Feb. ll.-Sena'or Dai'e'
-, D.rvIuo made public to-day letter
rece,ved by him from Speaker Joseph u
c,,ror q, the national House OF Repre-
.,.,ros IN which the Speaker strongly
onnoses reciprocity with CANADA Inc
...o,or.s followers in the Senate and
,,.so according to tic Danville Senator
In M, m a hard fight on tho floor when
~ canadian reciprocity resolution is Of
fered next week
Following Is tho text Of Speaker cannon
letter:
nrss.nted IN Washington that you
1t ahont 10 consider in the state leg
az t,'re ar Springfield resolution nluoi a. q,
Inc tho commercial agreement VIII Ss'ii''1
yybich Is now pending before ConeiLSISs suh-
NAN. anaa - for free trade between Canaaa
90 tho United states in agricultural pr ~
nets the farmers finished prouuJIc corn
Guides. in addition TO wheat, Ddr r,Ityy etc
80 toas dairy products. eggs, pouiLI
po ,sIe hogs and other animals on the moor a.
OS course. free trade In these prouuICIs ~ -
~, itself one-sided, because We sIse rrod =.
oSa an immense market TOT ner ldIiu ebo
uce, both in theory ana III ,, arLt Tor farm
dIloiu IN fact whatever may be the lIie
NV OF course, If there can pc any p Sor the
- ga Given us which will compensate III o o,,y
49, -, ~ competition thus placed on on
purueI 90 should be able TO ind IL III shS
tarms I have not found II SO iar' t EN-
note that the Canadian envoy, M, -, tba,
ing. explains TO the ,r mUyhef large a market
Whi ne tinted states the United states rs rs
IN INC oaIn market enough in Canada 10
interfere with English trace slJv that
auctions are made on our R nd these
Would seek CahaI'd'i
redrctions are small. , stsorJr,ina =
nota also one conspicuous uiscI ii,t,"a q
ton Food animals on the noo'' 80 ,bis
our farmers have 10 sg hut on the meats
county, o,ured from these animals there Is
many a dntv OF a cent and a quarter
pound. A., 90 enter into a complete
ha.o ~ ~ tho proposed agreement, put
ana sa e, urder separate cover copy OF lne
seIiu yort.s message containing the PIo-
Isad a oreement and schedules' lne AK dSt
ment 20 me and many oo ,he' 20 ali agri-
sta iay nroducts, treating them as raw
ccHuntariaI and 10 accord protection 10 az
n.ho use such products IN Whole oi III vi p a.
N mno hasis for some Manufacturing VI HN
ishihs P,tect in writing 10 you is TO sugges,
ny 80 IN EFFORT is made TO secure ACTOR
~ resolution or otherwise lndoIsns CON.
py Is,,,on while it Is pending beIore ooil,
propoS,it'iooume ought TO be done only after mos'
caretul - n marked difference OF opinion
There is',h,Icans I'm the national House
among helpSnyatiyes and In the Senate
OF hepre me wisdom and the justice OF the
p52oDosed as WHOLE the 4em
ocrats III oaucus I'm regard 10 the mat
have nei nave resolved TO support the agree.
ter. ana h1 Tic House on the ground that
msie Il Is not all they desire to Accomplish
Is Iuhs rnaer the guise OF reciprocity
rec unae,t,on now and in the near future
,herr for a tariff for revenue only, and
DSso That Of Is h s' Rt TS
ne,s,a as set forth in its platforms and out.
bar,S IN it's policies. and for one l cannot
nsrea With the Democratic caucus.