New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-11

10 American products and MANUFACTURES
For a long time the policy had little or no
limitation. 1t was thought that tarihs on
protected products could not be too hieh,
that If all foreign products were EXCLUDED
competition would stimulate producIlon
and reduce its cost and its price. The
temptation to destroy competition ov com.
bination became so great, however 'nat
The party in its platform modlneo us
policy and imposed the limitation 'ha' 'ie
tariff should be limited for purposes vi
protection to the difference between the
cost of production in this country ana the
cost Of production abroad with an allow
srce for a reasonable profit 10 the Ameri-
can producer
No Tariff Wall for Canada Needed.
.The principle of production thus stated
takes away the justification for any tarin
whatever by way of protection on articles
imrorted from country where the conoi-
lions as 70 labor and other circumstances
are the same as IL Ours and thus mako
The cost Of production substantially the
same
Canada is our neighbor on the north Tor
three thousand miles. Her population is
English. Scotch and French. Her soil Is
Ike ours Her traditions are tho same as
ours. Her language is ours. Her climate
S temperate. like ours. except that her
growing seasons are shorter and she can
not raise corn ia any great quantities she
has free popular government, with
wage earning class as intelligent and as
well paid as ours. II IS difficult to see IN
what respect her farmers have any ad-
vantage over our own, except virgin soil
IN the Far Northwest.
How is the farmer to be hurt he
asked. lie then took up the effect 1t would
have on corn and wheat prices, on the
value Of farm lands I'm this country and on
the milling industry I'm this country.
lie declared that "in respect 10 corn the
American farmer is King and will remain
SO. reciprocity or no reciprocity
A. to wheat. he said the domestic price
is governed by the world price and that
"the sending Of any part OF Canads's sur
plus through our country instead Of through
Canada 10 he nilled or to be exported with
out milling viii not perceptihy or mate
rally affect the price Of wheat for our
(arners.'
The value Of farm lands he said Is af-
hv any other element and he maintained
that the American farmer would still have
the advantage in this respect. lie also pre-
dicted a great Increase ia American milling
as result of the Agreement
1t is a mere truism." said the President.
Ito say that the farmers Of q country con-
stitute the greatest wealth. producing class
al Tho country and that il is OF the great
est Importance 10 conserve their welfare.
When we have had good crops the wheels
of al industries have moved and wealth
has been stored. ADV one, therefore. who
would initiate a policy 10 injTe the farmer
has much TO answer for at the bar Of pub
lie cUinion.
The greatest reason for adopting this
agreement is The fact that it is going 10
unite two countries with kindred people
and lying together across a wide continent
in q commercial and social union to the
great. advantage of both. Such q result
does not need 10 be justified by nice bal
ancing Of pecuniary profit to each. Its un-
doubted general benefit viii vindicate those
who are responsible for it. j say this in
order that, by answering the arguments di-
5ected 10 The detailed effect Of the agree
,nent upon different classes of persons, /
may not be thought TO abandon The broad
ground upon which The opportunity to con-
firm this agreement ought 10 be seized. %
Reciprocity and Grain Prices.
Taking up first the effect Of The agree
nent on corn, he said:
II The Argument as to the disastrous Of
fsct 81 admitting the crops of the Cana
dian Northwest to our markets Hpon the
Ndloe5 OF cur fSrm land IS correct then the
Opcninc of lands IN Kansas. Neers ska and
tho~1Wo B1kntss in the twp decades from
1880 10 1910 should have had a similar ef
feet upon inc lana Of the older states. Now,
what was the fact? What was the effect
upon The farm lands OF The oder states OF
ths competition OF these newer stateS2 The
land ia the older states became more de-
voted 10 corn and cattle and hogs. While the
wheat and miner cereals were left 10 the
new lands.r5she effect was that the values
in most cases more than doubled.
The difference in the value Of the acre
between Manitoba and Minnesota is little
mora than S. while the difference between
Mime sofa and Wisconsin il S. between
consin and Iowa is $40. between Michigan
and Indiana is 81. These ngures SHOW in
.entestahly that The fear of reduction IN
farm land values Of this country BY letting
N Canada s products Is wholly upfO1nded.
The price of wheat, less transportation
ana other charges for warehouse and deliv-
ery is hXed by what all the wheat export
Ing countries, including the United States
and Canada, can get for their surplus in
liverpool Hence the sending OF any part
Of Canada's surplus through our country
instead Of through Canada 70 he mHled or
20 be exported without milling VIII not per.
oepnbly or materially affect the prices Of
Wheat for our farmers
viii Open New Markets.
Open UP the market Of Minneapolis and
Chicago give the transportation and ware
housing facilities Of our Northwest. and
the Canadian farmer Will get for his wheat
practically what the American farmer gets.
less the higher freight charges dur 70
greater distance from market. In other
words. the advantage we give the Canadian
farmer will not hurt our farmer. for the
price will remain the same, but by patron
izlng our elevators, our flour mills, our
railroads. he VIII secure admission 20 the
worlds market at d less cost 10 himself,
While we viii secure ti"e advantage OF in
creased trade FOR our elevators. our Taills.
our railroads and our commission men.
The United States secured for the farm
ers the free listing of sach important ag-
rlcultural products as cottonseed oil. all
kinds Of fruits and vegetables, timothy and
clover seed eggs. and numerous other prod
uctS in which the movement 10 Canada
from the United STATES is much greater than
remission Of 81 gnOlD in duties on rough
lumber, Imported into the United States by
free listing IL, along with picKets and pal
tnss and the heavy reductions on dressed
lumber, laths and shingles, are all in the
interest Of the farmer.
Let The agreement be adopted and 20 INTO
operation and in six months the farmers
on the border who now have fears VIII re-
9oice in this great step toward closer busi-
ness and social relations with our neigh
bOrs. The whole cOUntry-fdrner, manu-
fsoturer, railroad company. middleman,
warehouse man-all will be the gamer.