The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-09
That IS His Emphatic.
Stand on Reciprocity
Measure.
HOW 1T WILL
AFFECT SOUTH.
President Tells Cotton Seed
Crushers New Markets VIII Be
Created for Southern Trade.
He Resents lacking on
Free List Bill or Other
Amendments.

New York, June s.-4.lrhe bill, the
whole bill, and nothing but the DILL y
Thus President Taft summed up an :
earnest plea for the unamcnded adop- &
ton by the Senate of the Canadian re-
ciprocity agreement before a repre-
sentative audience OF Southern men6$
Tonight
The occasion was banquet tender
ed by the New York Produce Ex-sS
change to the Interstate Cotton Seed &
Crushers' Association. The banquet
hall resounded to roaring welcome
for the Presiden as he entered the
room tonight He had spent a busy
afternoon in Brooklyn, where he re
viewed parades of more than $50, 900 +
Crescent Athletic Club team defeat
Montreal at lacrosse. Governor Dix.
who arrived about the same time, was
also the recipient of a cordial greet
Ing.
Advantage to South. iT
In his address. President Taft point!
ed out to the Southerners the advant-8
age which that section would derive
from the enactment of the agreement
with Canada. but did not neglect to
recur to his main argument for tho
bill on the broader lines of general
national interest.
There was no questioning the sym
pathy of the big bulk OF his auditors 4
with the Presidents plea. From the
start every mention OF the word RE
ciprocity" was greeted with cheers,
and the President at times had dihi-t
Guilty in proceeding. He voiced decid-
ed objection to amending the agree
ment by lacking on the farmers free
list bill, which course, he said. would
drive away from Its support enough
votes 4 dsfeat6the agreement. 4ss u Il rs
| May not "a SIX you all, a S Amer
teams. as Southerners, as Southern cots
ton men, and as Southern cotton seed
men, said Mr.. Taft. "to exert your u
selves through this association and
IN every other practical way, to urge
upon and demand of your Senator'S
that II they really favor reciprocity
as sincerely believe most of them9
do-they shall take the best and
most direct way to secure Its pas -i.
| sage" 5it i3saa
TnllSs About Cotton. M "a
PRESIDENT TAFT began his speech with
little talk on cotton. He said: IN
| Gentlemen OF the cotton seed in =;
dustry: You represent a branch OF the
! farming Industry of this country ire
| which we have a practical monopoly.
Cotton is grown in Egypt and In india
| and In some other parts of the world,
but the great crop which determines
tho price In the world each year is the
4
Cotton seed oil is one OF tie best OF
| the edible oils. tits a competitor OF
! olive oil and OF peanut oil. and ths
| question of Its sale Is much affected
/ By trade agreements and the tariffsAof
countries With which we do business.,,s
! The President referred TO the gov
ernment's enlargement of the mark Ell
! for cotton seed oil during the past
| few, years, to Its securing a once ghtr
reduction of the Canadian Import duty
upon cotton seed oil under the maxi IS
! mum and minimum clause OF the
Payne tariff bill, and TO the recipro-a
! city treaty's provision for admission
! into Canada without duty. He pic
(, tured the trades growth and said that
1 with free admission the trade should !
greatly increase because OF less ex-3
/. pense in Canada, and because 1t Will +
| give cotton seed oil an advantage over
its compe titors,f olive and peanut oil.i
He appealed to the delegates, to iaid,.
/ through their Representatives in Con-
gress, In the passage of the reciprocity
agreement. and said free admission
! of vegetables and fruits under the
treaty should appeal TO men who have
F., the business interests OF ,the South
! AT heart 9
Mems New Customers.
"One OF the greatest branches OF
the farming industry in the South to-
day,"he said, lis truck farming and
the bringing OF early vegetables to
the North. The same thing is true
OF fruits and berries With the In
| PRODUCTION of these free into Canada
! you Will secure other customers with
a valuable trade that viii add greatly
TO the demand and that will certainly
expand your industry and maintain
l. he prices at which 1t can be profitablyA
carried on j 81
The President then said that ''the
4 effect OF the reciprocity treaty as a.
! whole Is certain TO be OF the highest
usefulness to the country at large, and A
(! viii increase rapidly trade that now
! exceeds 5000, 100000 into fgur6s
double that sum.
/ THE treaty has opponents. however,
| vigorous, active and vociferous and \
the arguments against IL, and thesS
means taken TO defeat 1t. are not all!
/ ways OF direct character. the House
of representatives, soon after It pass
! ed tho bill. embodying the reciprocity /
agreement. passed a bill known as the +
T. farmers free list. In my Judgment !,
/ it was both unfortunate and unjust3i
| that this DILL should have been lntro-s
| duced and adopted by some.S on the !.
/; theory that 1t was a sop toRthe farm |;
f; ers. to make up for the inJustice and n
/! injury assumed 10 have been Y donsS7
1 them In the Canadian reciprocity biil---6
| for there lis no lntustce done to;sthe b
+. farners In the Canadian -eciprocity.y
I agreement. rs I'D, s}lsl
"Whether the farmers free list is G,3S
| measure which ought to be pa ssed siSs assl
question a. she merits OF that bill, and 4;