Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-04-20
FROM SOUTH AMERICAN PRAIRlES
Vonsuner Will Enjoy No Reduction
in the Price Of Meats.-Beef
Barons Independent of
Tariffs.

propose to pass this week, which is
giving President Taft a good deal of
concern, and which will be resented
By farmers from Ohio to Colorado
when they understand the situation.
Believing it would be popular
move, Congressman Underwood, chair
nan Of the ways and means commit
bee. and his associates included among
he articles to be admitted free of
auty the following:
Beet, veal, mutton. lamb. pork ana
neats Of all kinds, fresh, sailed,
dek1sd, d1ied, smoked, dressed or un-
fessed, prepared or preserved in any
banner, bacon, hams, shoulders, lard.
ma compounds and lard substitutes,
md sausage and sausage meats.
AT nrst blush this provision would
seem to strike q heavy blow at the
beet trust, since It would throw open
ne doors Of the United States to for
0gn meats and assure reasonable
prices at home to tho customer.
As matter Of fact investigation
has established that the provision is
Really in the interest of the packers
md will do considerable damage to the
farmers. It will enable the packers to
import carcasses from Argentine, Aus
Ealia and New ZEALAND, and thus con-
trol the prices they pay for American
steers, lambs and muttons. The con-
sumner will enjoy no reduction in price
from the admission of meats free of
duty, while the farmer, who consti.
tutes the backbone of the prosperity
Of the count may find himself forced
to sell to the packers at whatever
price they may choose to give.
CAS- it is well known, the packers are
Independent of the tariff. They ceased
some years ago to hope for reciprocity
treaties and devoted themselves to the
establishment of plants abroad. After
Invading England they found their in
vestment imperiled as a result of Ar
tine competition, and to Offset it they
gentine competitions, and to offset it
republic.
Consequently If fresh meat be au-
thorized they will be able to ship di-
rectly from Argentine to the United
States and the only cost involved in
the transaction will be the cost of
transportation.
Because of the long distance the
general impression prevails that ocean
treights would make such action pro-
hibitive. AS matter of fact, the
water haul from Buenos Ayres to New
they acquired American republic.
York would not be anything like as
expensive as rail rates from the West
to New York and Boston.
Several cargoes of frozen mutton
we're shipped several months ago from
duty. The margin of profit was close
On account Of the duty and the ship
ments were not extended. But the ex-
pertinent demonstrated that the pack
ers have satisfactory base of opera
lions in the South American country
for use in case the cost of corn should
force them to pay high price for
American meat animals
Two Months Necessary For Program.
Washington, April 18.-1t developed
IN the gossip around the senate that
the opposition to the Canadian agree
ment bill intends using the Democratic
farmers free list bill to make the
agreement measure obnoxious to the
protectionists in the senate who are
supporting the Canadian bill
An effort seems to be made by the
Republican senators who are against
the agreement bill, but who realize
they are in the minority in the senate,
TO vote the free list bill as an amend
ment to the agreement bill. The ques-
ton as to the length of the special
session is believed to rest almost
wholly with the senate, but the house
is devoting so much time to the Cana.
dian agreement that it is now pre-.
dicted by the Democratic leaders that
two months will be required to put
through the Democratic legislative
program.
Chairman Underwood of the ways
and means committee said: Owing to
the unlooked-for demand for time for
participation in the debate on the Can.
adam reciprocity bill it will be impos.
sible to send that measure over to
the senate as early as we had antici-
pated. think now We will pass it in
The house the latter part of the week.
AfteY that bill 10 disposed Of we will
fxks up the farmers free list bill.
When that has been sent over to the
senate I doubt If there will be tariff
1aaislation In the house for six OF
haven weeks.
= 'sWhile the ways and means com.
1aittee is working IN the schedules
which We propose to put through at
thfy session ths house will busy itself
Nxh rsapposponnsnA with statehood
~ NOW Mexico and Arizona, then
naopab1y Il will be necessary for us to
4ash tine and adjourn three days at
time while waiting for q tarin
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