The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-14
SENATE RECIPROCITY COMMIT.
TEE FAILS TO AGREE ON ANY
RECOMMENDATION.
SOME ADVERSE VIEWS
Senators La Toilette and McCumbcr
: Submit Reports Opposing tho Al
legged Reciproeity-Latter Shows
That Canadian Wheat Is Cheaper
Than That Grown in This Country.

Washington. June 13.-Thc battle
lines on the Canadian reciprocity
agreement were squarely drawn I'm the
senate today when. In accordance with
the agreement. Chairman Penrose of
the finance committee reported the bin
without recommendation. Favorable
and adverse views were presented by
senators and the way was cleared for
the long siege OF discussion In open
session
Messrs McCumber and La Toilette
submitted reports outlining their in
'dividiial Views against reciprocity and
Mr.. Williams presented the views of
himself and Messrs. Stone ana Kern
favorable to the measure. The debate
viii begin tomorrow with speeches in
opposition to the bill by Senators Cur
It's and McCumber.
Dixon Expresses Regret.
The exchange of views on the bill
was general. Mr.. Dixon expressed sur
prise and regret that the committee
had not been able to bring In a recon-
mendation for or against the bill
Senator Hepburn stated the facts
regarding the motion in committee to
report adversely. He said that he had
presented this motion and that II had
been lost by tie vote of I to Z, thus
rendering an opposing report impos-
sibie. while at the same time APP
preaching very near to one.
Mr. Gore introduced All amendment
which would place Canadian flour,
meats and agricultural implements on
the free list, but said that he would
not press the provision II 1t became
evident that It's adoption would imperil
the bill.
McCumber's Report.
Taking the position that the Cana
uian reciprocity bill should be reported
10 the senate with an adverse recon-
lhendatlon, Senator McCumber of
Nofth Dakota. filed a minority report
giving 10 reasons why he opposed the
Dill. All were based on the contention
that by opcifing the market of the
United States to Canadian farm prod
ucts. the proposed bill would have the
effect of lowering the prices of Amerl-
can products.
we no sooner enter upon newer and
better conditions which we are secur-
ing for farm labor and for capital in
vested IN farms and farm properties,
Il more fair and just remuneration"
he said, Than we find ourselves con-
fronted by this measure, which will
operate az check against any fur
thcr progress and will even deprive us
of what we have gained in the last
few years In the upbuilding of our
home markets"
Senator McCumber predicts that by
this bill the country would again
check its agricultural development,
ana send hundreds of thousands ,f
sons and daughters of farmers to
crowd the cities. The report dealt ex-
tensively with the prices of wheat on
both sides of the International line.
Mr.. Mccumber found these To be 10
cents bushcl less i'm Canada than In
the United States. He believed Man.
ltoDa, Alberta and Saskatchewan PROV
inces to be capable of supplying
enough wheat to feed the world and
predicted the immediate decline of
American prices to the Canadian level.
The result would be, he said, to lose
all the advantages derived I'm the past
from the protective tariff