The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
Reciprocity Opportunity
May Never Be Pre-
sented Again.
PRO t &c TION.IS
NOT THREATENED
With Canadian Agreement De
feated, Country May BE
Aroused to Protest Which
Will Sweep Away Protec-
ton alls-Address De-
livered at Springfield.

| Springfield. III. February ll.-rrcsi-
| dent Taft to-day took his most ad-
ianced position with regard TO Cana
dian reciprocity. III an address be-
1ore Joint session OF the i!iinois
legislature he warmed the leaders OF
mis- party that IL they should defeat
| the concessions confined in the rec!
procity agreement; now pending II
| Congress and should persist In re-
| tanning In these times Of high prices
anu gradually cNhausting food supply
| tariff not based solely upon the dit-
! ference In cost of production at nome
| and abroad with a rensonab bic pront
| 20 the American producer, All opposi-
| ton viii be aroused that Will know
no moderation. and will wipe from the
statute books the last trace OF a pro-
t-ctivc tariff.
| This announcement ca me on the
heels OF news from Washington that
| tic reciprocity agreement mad met
| Nth favorable report in the House
! Committee on Ways and Means only.
| through the Help OF Democratic votes
| President Taft feels keeniy the opro-
| siton TO reciprocity from members OF
| the Republican party, but he is SAN
Euine In the hope that they viii see
| the light" before Il; is too late. lie
| was immensely aratitcd by the manner
| In which his reciprocity speeches We're
| received to-day especially by the Leg.
| isiativc audience at the State Caplloi.
| Ills first announcement there tina, ITS
| theme was to be rcciprocity called on,
| Z burst OF applause.
/ Proceeding then to outline some or
/ the schedules Of the Canadian pact
| the President was listened 10 with the
| greatest attention AS he reached a
summing UP OF the situation the in,
| tcrruNtionH Of applause became moro
! frequent. and when he had concluded
| tho plandits We're fairly dcafnning. and
this despite INC fact that Speaker
! cannon had sart q message from
! Washington TO tho Legislature stronE-
| " opposing any sort Of reciprocity.
| Tribute 4" Linc"ln.
| The President came 10 Springfield
to-day FOR a dual purpose. The mrs,
| Of those WAS 10 place a wreath upon
the tomb OF Abraham Lincoln. and 10
pay a tribute 70 he memory If The
! Great Emancipator
lie was the greatest citizen OF vo,I,
State" the President said and Will,
Washington, tic greatest citizen o.
| tho United States"
| MIR. Taft's seroud PURPOSE was 10
discuss some additional argument In
| favor OF reciprocity. Ills speeches in
| this city came as a SEQUEL of a morn
| Ing campaign at Chamraign Month
cello. decatur ahi q, Milihin r-niver.
| sitr Thc crowds whic, greeted Nj
! Taft n every point We're the largcst
Of any If lis tours rs President. The
| streets Of Springfield We're throngcd a.
| the presidential special arrived Owe,
| the Illinois Traction Trolley system
| Arriving here, lle President went di-
| rect to the Capitol. lie is the first
| President who ever addressed an Illi-
! nois Legislature. Tho state Senator'S
/ and Representatives, were in many.
/ cases accompanied hy their wives o!
other members or their families
L Speaker Adkins introduced the rresi-
fdcnt Mr. Taft launched q once into
| his prepared address. IIc reviewed the
! tariff provisions OF The Chicago Plat
| form Of 1905, and said that tile con
I'i'ions OF production in Canada and
| the United states arc 80 nearly similar
(! that tariff hasod on difference OF
cost as between this and other coun-
tries would amount. In tho case OF
| Ga NADIA 10 substantial free trade
President Taft defended the propos-
I cd reciprocity agreement with Canada
| IN his address before the illinois
Legislature as the logical con.
/. cluson" OF the protection plank in
L the last Republican, national platform
| lie defined the protection theory as
one that should impose a tariff moi
| exceeding the difference in the cost
OF production in this country ano
| abroad and allowing a fair margin
of profit for the home producer. lie.
argued. therefore, that inasmuch IA
the conditions If production in the
| United States and Canada were sub
+; tude was given Secretary Knox and
| tho commissioners who represented
the Cnited States in offering Canada
reduction OF duties on goods and pro-
| ducts coming into this country from
! Canada In consideration OF the estab-
| iisnmcnt OF the same duty or free
dom from duty, on similar goods goins
into Canada.
Not Eormnl 1rcnty.
| The President explained that It was
| thought wiser or behalf of both gov
crnmcnts not 70 make j formal treaty,
! but 10 make an agreement between
| The executives by which each. cxer-
F.. cising his constitutional power In his
! government. should submit the agree.
mont in the form Of n statute to bs
enacted, and to go into force on con
| dition that similar statute waa
| passed By the Legislature of the other
! country"
| The President declared that the
| criticism that reductions had purposely
| been avoided on manufactured articles
| was wholly ,nnfoundc6, and that a re.
| ciprocity agreement between the
| United States, and Canada must Of ne
cessity relate more to agricultural pro.
| ducts than TO manufacturers
| 1T will give 10 the United States
much greater control Of the wheat
market than 1t has ever had before"
continued the President. 1T will en-.
able It's milling plants to turn Cana
dian wheat into ilours and send abroad
tho finished product and 1t will stimu-
! late the sale OF manufactures and
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