The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-28
.EsTERhFARMERs
SURE TO FIGHT
RECIPROCITY
Through Representatives in Congress-
Will Vigorously Oppose Free Admis-
sion of Canadian Food Products,
Says sec'y of Board of Commerce.
Proposed Trade Treaty Would Ds'
Great Boon To Detroit Manufactur-
ers, Mr.. Wilson Points Out.

Lucius K. Wilson, secretary of the /.
Board of Commerce, while anxious To !,
see the new reciprocity arrangement !
between the United States and Can;
ada put into force, foresees a bitter I
contest In the United States congress /
regarding II. He has lived In theI
western states a great part OF his |
iite and Is, therefore, familiar with I
the political situatio min that terri
tory. During the past few years he (
lived In Des Moines, Ia, where he
was secretary OF the oBard Of Com
merce.
'The average western representa~.
tive" said Mr.. Wilson TO The Times,t
will make a fight Against the adop-
ton OF The reciprocity agreement. /:
Eic will argue that the coming In OF
Canadian foodstuffs free of duty Will !
work much harm to the farmers Ia (!
the western states. He will point out 4
that the farmers in the west cannot |
prosper without the tariff being kept,
up on Canadian food products, and
they will complain that II Is unfair
20 allow the field products to come In
free and at the samo time keep up the
tars against Canadian farm imple-
ments. They Will say to the eastern
representatives, You take down the
tarin bars against the Canadian man
ufactured articles and the western
farmers will the nfeel that they are
being better treated or course. that
argument will not likely be very well
received by the eastern represents
lives, and there Is not likely to be
much attention paid to II. II Is easy
to put up an argument against bring
ing about reform. for the burden OF
proof is always on the shoulders Of
those who wish TO do away with
something they think Is wrong. But
whether the western representatives
will be able to put up successful
tight remains to be seen. Certain II
is, however, that the opposition will
show itself. II will be good chance
flor the western representatives to
show their constituents that they are
on the tob,' as the street saying goes.
Nothing better could happen for
Detroit than the daption Of the reci-
procity arrangement II is just what
the manufacturers Of Detroit want for
trade expansion. >Fhs- tariff wall now
shuts them on from a vast territory.
where they ought to be doing much
| busiuctb dIu SdtlSueQ tudI III tho
reciprocity agreement becomes law,
Detroit would double her population
In 20 years. The manufacturers "
the city would get an immenso
amount of trade in the rapidly grow
liDg Dominion and they would have to
maize big additions to their manufsr-,
turing plants. AT tn epresent time the
turn is a big hindrance to the Ds-
\. a q ut Ia ta mil y. .
manufacturers in Chicago and st.
Louis. for they have. a large territory
on all sides of them for the selling
or their products. The Detroit man
ufacturer, on the other hand, Is hem
med in by the Detroit river on of.o
side. He cannot get into the rich
fields OF Canada because OF the high
ard impregnable tariff wall which
separates the two countries. BY all
means, say, let us have reciprocity
with Canada"