The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-09-28
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY

The manufacturers and the manufacturing ceners Of the
United States forced the Of the Canadian reciprocity
bill the United States congress The manufacturers and
the manufacturing centers Of Canada defeated it.
1t is idle to say otherwise. The vote shows it; the
argument proves in every line Alarmed at the growth OF
the sentiment that the increased cost Of living could bring
about reverson destruction of the high protective
tariff the Eastern manufactures decided that to lower the
cost Of living through getting cheaper food from Canada
would amount the paying higher wages reduc
ing the tariff necessities Of life, and starve off the
threatening revision 1t would be an apparent start toward
a rational revision. In addition, the Canadian reciprocity
bill would give them preferable market for their in
Canada, lead ppe-cnch market; that would keep the
American home market at their mercy ever before while
adding the Canadian market to their string So the bill
was passed President Taft being of the Last and brought
up manufacturing atmosphere could nothing else
The Canadian manufacturers were about as strong at
home the Carneges and the cotton and the wool
features Of the United Suites They that they in
fair way to lose their markets to the Pudocrac fact
exaton OF destruction Of Canadian independence
and of Canadian industri es---and they
jugged the people in the election just the Eastern manu-
tcturers buldozed and oyepowered the American congress
SO the manufacturers leaves it drawn battle, with
everything it except that friendly feeling
between the two countries proving little OF value except the
fact that the manufacturing industries selfish enough and
powerful enough in both countries to sacrifice the poduc
ing sections and classes to their own slightest necessities or
desires.
There two logical results Of the rejection Of this
Canadian reciprocity bill
First OF these and most important is the fact never
strongly emphasized that the tariff must get out Of poll
tics that be put the hands of form of
pert board that does not at what will happen abroad
viii not be swayed by local seisne congressional leg
aton has been An honest capable tariff board, that
knew the conditions. would have sanctioned one
sided bill that retained high Profession for the manufacturer
and started long ways toward free trade for the farmers
products. And it would have wasted the nations
energies and made the nation ridiculous building
gded house Of cards for other nation blow down at
a breath
The vast and all but alarming immigration to Canada
will necessarily be checked the great good Of the West
and of the East With this break in the cordial feel
ing between the countries cannot be otherwise than
that Americans, finding Canada less American sym
pathzer than they had supposed will refuse to cXatriae
themselves and VIII seek their homes in the United
States instead OF across the border If the country has been
suffering from lack of production, Of the hundreds OF
thousands Of American farmers will stay right here and till
farms make up that shortage; instead OF going to Canada
and expecting snip their stuff back here free of duty and
eventually Canada mo the United Stltes- 1t
things for the Development OF the West to have
this Canadian exodus checked And checked it is without
ne shadow a doubt
1t great misfortune for President Taft that he :
should have engaged uitless if not ridiculous task
for nothing 1t OF the hardest blows American
statesman received and few could survive it. 1t
not yet proven that he viii enough to succeed
himself president He may eventually prove to be The
Arnold Wnlered OF A nefean politics, sacrificing himself
though unwittingly for the Of rational tariff reform