Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-28
PRESIDENT TAFT
ON RECIPROCITY
AGREEMENT WILL NOT LOWER
PRICES ON FARM PRODUCTS.
publishers HEAR ADDRESS
Much Money sucut to Show Former
Treaty Wlth Canada VIII
Work Injury.

BY Associated Press
New York, April 27'-President
TAFT spoke before the joint banquet
of the American Newspaper publish
ers Association and the Associated
Press at the Waldorf Astoria tonight.
lie devoted his address TO the Can
adam reciprocity agreement lie said
in part:
81 am glad to have the opportunity
of speaking to a body that fully rep
resents the most potent agencies for
the formation Of public opinion in this
country upon a question that has now
reached critical point--on importa-
tlons from each country into the other
and therefore it Is difficult to say
that detailed discussion Of tariff
schedules is not rcvelant and import
ant In considering its wisdom, the
general commercial, economic and So
cial arguments IN its favor are con-
viucng that / may be pardoned II l
do not dwell on specific rates.
"The treaty provided for free trade
in all agricultural products and in
rough lumber il reduces the duties
on secondary food products by a sub
stanual per cent and it makes such
reductions on q number of manufac-
tured articles that those engaged In
making them have assured US the re-
ductlon will substantially Increase
Canadian demand for them.
1T is said that this Is an agree
ment that effects the agricultural
products more than manufacturers.
That is true but If we are to have an
interchange of products between the
two countries of any substantial
amount the chief part OF It must nee
esslrily be In agricultural products
As It is, we export to Canada more
agricultural products than we receive
from her, and so it viii be afterward
The effect Is not going, in my judg-
ment, TO lower the prices Of agricul-
tural products In our country. 1t Is
going to steady the demand and pro-
duce an Interchange of products al
profit which viii be beneficial tc
both countries.
"If objections can be made TO the
treaty on the grounds that a particu-
lar class derives less benefit from II
than any other class, then it is the
manufacturer of the country who
ought to object, because the treaty
will not enlarge his market as much
as 1t viii that Of the farmer,
"I am aware that from one motive
or another a great deal of effort ant
money has been spent in sending cir
culars to farmers to convince then
that this Canadian treaty, II adopted
will do them injury. | do not know
what it IS possible to allay such fear!
by argument, pending the consider
alton of the treaty by the senate, bu
there is one way and that conclusive
way Of demonstrating the fallacy anC
unfounded character Of their fear
to the farmers or any other class tha
believes Itself unjustly affected by thi
treaty and that Is to try.
"There Is no obligation on eithe
nation to continue the reciprocity ar
rengement any longer than it desires
and If It be found by actual practlc,
that there IS an injury and q per
mancnt injury TO the farmers Of thi
country, everybody knows that the,
can sufficiently control legislation t,
bring about change and return Il
old conditions"
"Those Of ts who are responsible
for the Canadian treaty are willin
and anxious to subject Il to that kin,
VI a test"