The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-27
NEW TREATY LIKE
A TARIFF MEASURE


many others III addition 20 the APP
preparation matters. the leaders were
considerably worried to-day over the
prospect Of blockade.
In the Senate the treaty was re-
ferred first to the committee on for
eign affairs. Then IL was transferred
10 the finance committee. Too day il
vas urged by many that II should go
back TO foreign affairs. In the House
It passed into the hands of the ways
and means committee. where tariff
bills are made.
Summary of Agreement.
The basis of the agreement as sum
married. by the State department fol-
lows;
Reciprocal lists on leading food
products. such as wheat an1 other
grains. dairy products. fresh fruits
and vegetables fish Of all kinds, eggs
and poultry. cattle, sheep and other
live animals. Also certain comm obi
ties now free in one country are to
be made free by the other, such as
cotton-secd oil by Canada, and rough
lumber by the United States. Tin and
terne plates. now dutiable in both
countries, are made mutually free.
Barbed wire fencing, now exempted
from duty by Canada. is also exempt
ed by the United States. Some raw
materials such as mica and gypsum,
which enter into numerous industries
are to be made free by the United
States. Printing paper Is to become
free on the removal of all restrictions
on the expectation of pulp wood.
Mutually reduced identical rates
on secondary food products. such as
fresh meats, canned meats. bacon and
hams. lard and lard compounds, can
ned vegetables, flour. cereal prepara-
iions, and Other ,fooastnffs. partly
manufactured.
Mutually reduced rates on a list
of manufactured commodities which
includes motor vehicles, cutlery,
clocks and watches, sanitary fixtures.
satchels and similar leather goods,
plate glass. brass band instruments.
printing ink and miscellaneous arti
eles Agricultural implements, such
&ss 7aieMs, 1a&rssss.ergs tsirsssssfry' ma
chimes and drills are reduced by Can
ada to the United States rate.
"A small list of articles Is given
special rates by each country. Canada
reduced coal to 45 cents per ton, and
The United States reduces iron ore to
10 cents per ton, lowers the rate on
aluminium products, and on dressed
lumber.
Ii urovides the wood pulp. paper
or board from the United States shall
be admitted free of duty into Canada,
when such products of Canada are
admitted from all parts of Canada
free of duty into the United States
The statement adds:
Total amount of duties to be re-
mitted by the United States, s4.s50,-
600: by Canada. $2,560,000.
Value of articles now dutia bic,
which the United States proposes to
reduce duties. $7.521.0 900, or IA per
cent. on which Canada proposes to
reduce duties. s25,870,000, or 1915 per
cent.
Value of articles imported into the
United States which are affected by
the reciprocal agreement, $47.333.0 900,
or 81 per cent: imported into Cana
da, S3T, $4,000. or 36 per cent.
Value OF articles remaining dutiable
at full rates imported into the United
States. Sara, 600. or 9 per cent; i'm
ported into Canada, ss5,1sS,0 900, or 81
per cent.
Asks Prompt Action.
In the course of his message, ac-
company the treaty, which was sent
to Congress at 4 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. the President says that the
Canadians soon must decide whether
they are to regard themselves as iso-
lated permanently from our markets
by a perpetual wall, or whether we
are TO be commercial friends. II we
give them reason to take the former
view" he adds, can we complain IL
they adopt methods denying access to
certain OF their natural resources ex-
cept upon conditions quite unfavor-
able to us?
"A notable instance OF such a pos
sibility may be seen In the conditions
surrounding the supply Of pulp wood
and the manufacture Of print paper.
for which we have made a conditional
provision in the agreement. believed
TO be equitable. Should we not now.
therefore, before their policy has be-
come too crystallized and hxed for
change. meet them in q spirit Of real
confession, facilitate commerce be-
tween the two countries and thus
greatly increase the natural resources
available to our people? 2"
As TO the effect Of the arrangement