The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-05
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r. Phelan, Bowman; Nels Hemming-
son, Griggs and J. d. Bacon, Grand
Forks.
Treadwell Twichell. p. v. Collins,
editor Of The Northwestern Agricuitur-
allst of Minneapolis and A. f. Cham
berlain Of The Dakota Farmer Of
Bookings, S. d. and J. M. Devine
We're the principal speakers.
Following MIR. Devine's address, 1T
was moved that the thanks OF the con-
vention be extended to all the speakers
and particularly to p. ". Collins and
A. e. Chamberlain to the citizens of
Grand Forks for their assistance In
making the meeting a success and
that copy of the resolutions be for
warded to the North Dakota senators
and representatives at Washington.
These carried unanimously
| o. J. Sorlie OF Buxton then offered
La resolution commencing the stand
taken by some of the papers of the
state in regard to reciprocity ard that
La vote of thanks be rendered to tlese
papers for the publicity and assistance
given the convention. Mr.. Sorlie con-
demned in his reso:utlon the stand la
favor of reciprocity taken by certain
other papers be depIorn1. This was
| likewise unanimously carried.
Following the conclusion uf the pro-
gramme brief addresses were made by
several farmers and business men
present, among them being Ole Axvis,
r. Gingman, J. ID. Bacon, Charles r.
Mcmillan, J. e. Mccarthy and Lewis
p. Johnson.
Communication 10 Taft.
Following is the communication
prepared to be presented to President
Taft:
To the Honorable William Howard
Taft, president OF the United States:
At a non-political convention called
at the city of Grand Forks, N. D., on
April 4, 1911, for the purpose of pro-
testing against the proposed Canadian
reciprocal agreement, as an appeal to
you, our president, the following was
offered and adopted:
We, as citizens of the United States,
beg to call your attention to the fol-
| lowing:
First--That the republican platform
upon which you made your campaign
promised as its fundamental principle
the maintenance of a protective sys-
tenn, based upon the difference be-
tween the cost OF production I'm this
country and any foreign country; that
those who voted for you as a standard
bearer Of the republican party had
right to presume that you would up
hold every feature and promise Of the
| platform on which you ran. That
| your acceptance of the nomination
| pledged you to the tenets Of that plat
form; that for twenty years there has
| been a contract between the republi-
can party and the agricultural inter-
ests OF the United States, and under
which three presidents have been
| elected. Mckinley, Roosevelt and your
self. That the enactment Of this pro-
posed treaty for which you are sponsor
is in violation OF this contract.
Second-That the protective prin-
ciples presupposes that the agricul-
tural interests of the United States
shall not be placed in open competi-
ton with the cheaper products OF any
other country.
Thlrd-We desire to call your atten-
| tion to the phenomenal increase in
small grain production in the north
western Canadian provinces. Saskatch-
evan, for illustration, increased in
wheat production from 47S0,000 BUSH
els to 90,215, 900 bushels; Of oats from
1,500, 900 to 100, 100000 bushels; Of bar
ley from $4,000 bushels to 1856, 600
bushels, and flax. no bushels to 4,44s,-
600 bushels, all In eleven years, with
only 10 per cent of her tilIable acres
under cultivation. Canada under reel.
procity could continue this rapid In
crease of grain products so that in
twenty years she could produce more
than the consuming capacity Of the en-
tire American continent. We would
ask, should the American producer
who has helped to build up home
market against presumable certain
ty, IL data at your disposal disclosed
that during the past eight years shows
that our American home markets have
justified an excess of approximately
s cents per bushel to the American
farmer over the worlds market for
wheat alone on a crop of approximate
ly 700, 900 900 bushels, or a difference
OF $56, 100000 per annum, and an even
greater per cent on his fax and barley
per bushel Can you as president Of
the whole people Of the United States
justify the surrender of this, the
worlds best and greatest market, for
the doubtful possibility OF the lessen
ed cost of food products to the Ameri-
can consumer, or the possible increas-
ed field for the American manufac-
turer, as against the destruction OF
the American farmer.
We desire to point out this oft-re-
peated fact, that cheap wheat does not
rrean cheap bread; that cheap prod
ucts produce cheap ationaI standard:
that government that neglects 10
foster and build up its agricultural
interests, and develop to its highest
type the man on the farm, has en-
tered period of decay that the his
tory Of the world has demonstrated
over and over again.
In view, therefore, we, the farmers
and business men In convention as
sembled, urge you to give ear and
weigh caSefully the possible benefit
and damages that may accrue to the
whole people of the United States, OF
which you are the chief executive,
should the reciprocity pact become a
fact.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolutions Adopted.
We, the farmers and business men
OF North Dakota in convention as