The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-24
THE CANADIAN PAcT.

/ the house passed the senate on Sat
urday by the decisive vote of fifty
three TO twenty-seven 1t went
through both houses of congress as it
was agreed upon by the Canadian com
mlssioners without amendment In any
particular. Whether for good or ill.
1t marks new departure in national
policy This fact is briefly set forth
IN the following paragraph from an
article on the subject in the Des
Moines Register and Leader.
The Canadian pact is not so i'm
portant in itself. 1t is the new de-
parture in national policy which it
ushers in that is important. The
pact itself Will neither work the bene-
fit some have promised nor the in
jury some have feared. Neither Can
ada nor this country is likely to mo-
ice any preceptible difference when
once the newness has worn of But
door has been opened that will
never again be closed. and there are
vtstas looking out on new commercial
agreements that will in time unite
the western hemisphere in one mag
ni1cent commercial union"
The conclusion drawn above is one
view of the matter As the readers
OF The Gate City well know, this pa
per has consistently opposed the pact
from the first. The grounds of its OPP
position were two-fold: /. That it
was the entering wedge of free trade
and if successful would ultimately
SOTit vvido opop +l,o D,,,bI;o,r ra,,,,-
of protection to American labor and
American industries, to the detriment
of every material interest and the
final destruction OF American prosper
ity. 2 That it Disseminated I'M
fairly against western farmers in the
interest of eastern manufacturers.
To these objections the Des Moines
Capital adds third, that it gives the
Canadian practically every benefit of
American citizenship without receiv-
ing any loyalty in return. The Capital |
makes such forcible presentation of
the subject that its article in its en-
tirety will be read with general IN
terest:
The Dominion of Canada will be /
taken into partnership today The !
trade contract proposed by President I
Taft and passed by the house of rep
resentatives will have passed the SEN
ate by the TIM this paper reaches !
less than one-half its readers. The |
trade agreement admits free of duty
the products of the farms of Canada |
into the United States. The United
States will lose several million dol |
lars in revenue. To be more exact /
the United States will lose one-third
OF enough money to have paid the in
creased pensions favored by the
Sulloway bill
The people of the cities imagine
they are going to get cheaper bread |
and meat. 1ney do not care what
happens to the farmer.
The brewers expect cheaper barley. I
The millers expect cheaper wheat.
The newspapers expect cheaper I
paper.
The Canadian railroads-in fact, all /
to be benefited.
The manufacturers of farm nipple I
ments are especially favored by the
treaty and they expect to save mil
ions in tariff duties formerly paid to +
Canada
The country can now find out who
has been right and who has been
wrong in the debate which has taken
place for several months In fact
here has been a general appeal TO
prejudice on both sides OF the Issue.
We have believed the trade contract
o be unjust and uncalted for. Ii gives
Canada the benefit of the finest mar
set in the world for all her leading
PRODUCTS. If the trade contract is
continued there will be q marvellous
development OF Canada and the tre-
nendous increase IN her grain pro-
lucts. American Development may
lalt for number Cf yeeyz Canadian
development will be gfvea z boom be-
;ause the country Il ne- and lands
lave been CHEAP.
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