The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
RECIPROCITY WILL
UNITE COUNTRIES
President Gives Strong Rea-
sons for Confirmation
of Treaty
NO PROTECTION NEEDED
AGAINST CANADA
No justification for Tariff Wall
Against Country Where
Conditions are Like
Our Own

COLUMBUS. o.. Feb. 10.-The first
public appeal of his reciprocity tour
was made by President Taft at the
Corn Show here this afternoon In
part as follows:
ut La q mere truism to say that the
greatest wealth-prodacing class of the
country and that 1t Is OF the highest
importance to conserve their welfare.
Their Intelligence, their energy, their
industry, their aoaptaoiltty, have most
largely contributed to the progress
anu prosperity OF this country. Amy
one. therefore, who would initiate q
policy to injure the farmer has much
to answer Tor at the bar of puplic
opinion.
The greatest reason for adopting
the reciprocity agreement with Cam
ada In the fact that 1t Is going to unite
two countries with kindred people and
lying together across q wide continent,
in q commercial and social union to
the great advantage Of both. Such d
result does not need to be justified
by nice balancing of peeuniaFy profit
to each.
Il am a Republican and the Re-
and pursued q policy OF protection to
American products and manufactures.
The temptation to destroy competition
by combination became SO great. how
ever. that the party in its platform
modified its policy and imposed the
Limitation that the tariff should be
limited for the purpose of protection
to the difference between the cost Of
production in this country and the cost
OF production abroad, with an allow
ance Of reasonable profit to the
American producer. The principle OF
proteetton thus stated takes away the
Justification for any tariff whatever by
way OF protection. on articles import
ed from country where the condi-
tiona - to labor and othar circum-
stAucss are the same a. ours, and thus
made the cost OF production substan-
daily the same.
Canada II our neighbor on the
north for 1000 milea. Her population
II English. Scotch and French. Her
soil ID like ours. Her traditions are
the same as ours. Her language 10
ours. Her climate IL temperate like
ours. except that her growing seasons
are shorter and she cannot raise corn
in any great quantities. She has a free
popular government with a wage
earning class az intelligent and as well
paid as ours. 1t Is difficult to see in
what respect her farmers have any
advantage over our own except q vir-
gin soil in the far northwest
Turn About Is Fair Play.
The United States secured for the
farmers the free listing Of such i'm
portant agricultural products as cot
ton-seed Oil. all kinds Of fruit and
vegetables, timothy and clover seeds,
u,
which the movement to Canada from,
tho United States In much greater than
from Canada TO the - United States.
The remission Of t1.300.o0o in duties
on rough lumber by free iigtinr II
along with pickets and palinzs and
the heavy reduction on dressed lum-
Der. laths and shingles are all in the
interest OF the farmer"
In conclusion. the President said:-
The reductions both upon agricul-
turai products and manufactures will
stimulate trade in both. and the re-
suit will be like the change in trade
ELECTED by tho settlement and open
ing up OF our far Western States. ak
cept that 1t will come moro Quickly
Let the agreement be adopted. and
In six months the farmers on the bor-
der who now have fears will rejoice
In this great step toward closer bust.
ness relations with our neighbors The
whole country. farmer. manufacturer
railroad company. mtddleman, ware
houseman. all win be the gamer"
President Taft this afternoon can
celled all his engagements In Column
bus. except hts speech at the National
Corn Show on account OF his sore
throat.
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