The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-03-15
SOUND VIEW OF
CANADIAN TARIFF
Given By a Noted Farmers
Journal,
IN INTEREST OF THE FARMER
The Protected Trusts Play
ing a Strong Hand in
the Matter.
FALLACY OF THE TRUST CLAIM

the Reciprocity measure to come up
before Congress at the special ses-
sion in a few weeks, is taken from
the editorial section of the Southern
Ruralist, a noted farm paper pub
lished at Atlanta, Ga:
We have Just received the follow
ing communication from the Ameri-
can Protective Tariff League, de-
nouncing the Canadian Tariff Agree
ment now pending before Congress:
Under separate cover We hand
you a copy of the Canadian Recipro-
city Agreement, as recommended by
/ President Taft.
ut involves the abandonment Of
the policy of fair and adequate pro-
lection for all forms of American la
Dor and industry.
1T contemplates the withdrawal
OF protection from American farm
ers, fishermen, miners, lumbermen
and manufacturers of paper, while
retaining full protection for the
general body Of manufacturers.
1T aims at a reduction of prices
of such 'necessaries' of life as the
farmer has to sell, but provides for
no reduction of prices for the nee
essaries' that the farmer has to buy.
Protection cannot endure upon
a basis so entirely unjust and unfair.
It must be for all, or it will be for
none.
"Once the American farmer finds
that protection is not for him, the
end of protection will quickly come.
"Ten million votes are cast by
American farmers.
Kindly wire and write your Sen
ator or Representative in Congress
in opposition to the treaty"
We shall not comply with this re-
quest. We are in hearty accord
with the action OF the Democratic
party in Congress in supporting this
administration measure. The APP
peal was made to us in the alleged
interest OF American farmers. We
reply and act in the real interest of
Southern farmers. We really be-
lieve that in this matter the inter-
ests of all farmers are the same.
Yet the representatives of large
body of Northern farmers have
spoken against the proposed reci-
procity. The National Grange is
now represented by p strong lobby
working against the measure in
Washington.
We would have more confidence
in the sincerity of this action were
the present leader of this great or
ganization not more notorious as
politician than noted as a really pro-
gressive farmer.
1t may be we'll to bear in mind the
fact that thisAmerican Tariff League
which now goes into Mysteries
over the contemplated wrong to
American farmers, has always been
the instrument and spokesman for
the trusts and other unfairly pro-
tected interests.
The great hypocritical hue and
cry being raised as to the injustice
to the farmer in this proposed Cana
dian reciprocity is based on the
rankest fallacy.
The wheat farmer of our North
western States is always cited as the
most injured party. 1t is claimed
that he will be ruined by the impor-
tation of free wheat grown on cheap
err lands of the Canadian Northwest,
The real fact is that the price of
wheat is fixed in Liverpool, and is
determined by the supply and de-
mand of the whole world. 1t is not
going to be influenced by the rela-
tive cost of production on the two
sides of our international border.
Cotton growers who know how
Liverpool fixes the value of cotton
need no argument to establish this
fact. Even were the assertion OF
these new friends of the farmer cor
rect, why should Southerners neg
lect their own interests simply be-
cause other farmers, two thousand
miles away. fear hard times? When
times were hard on the cotton grow
ers we never heard of wheat grow
ers offering to sell us bread at less
than full market prices.
We are buyers of bread and meat
"a condition We hope to see chang
ed. but one we must TODAY acknOwl-
edge. If we can buy cheaper from
Canada. WIN should we persist in
buving in Minnesota?
The price of living IS high. TIE
favored interests, unfairly protected