The Detroit times., 1911-01-30
|P[C|ll INTERESTS
PULLING WIRES TO
KILL THABE PLAN
They Are Fighting Agreement Be
tween United States and Canada,
But Taft Depends On Public Sen
timent To Force It's Passage.
Ellison Gardner Does Not See Much
Hope Of Congress Approving
the Document
by gibson GARDNER.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. SO.-Tha
most important fact in regard to the
canadian reciprocity treaty which has
1ust been submitted by President TAFT
ls the certainty that II will not become
law. There Is no chance at all at
= he present session. little likelihood OF
an extra session being called, and only
f remote possibility In the congress
which begins it's work next December.
. .The reciprocity negotiations therefore
must be regarded as of theoretical and
f, political interest rather than as any
thing practical or affording hope for
3 cheaper living.
The reciprocity method OF reducing
sariffs has been tried before. After
me passage of the Dingley bill, Ia
e reciprocity treaties were negotiated
vfth the leading nations OF the world,
most OF them reducing rates on ar
ticles OF general consumption. The
4 bowers of special privilege represent
"a In the United States senate saw
that these treaties never emerged
rom the committee TO which they
we're referred. All reciprocity treaties
70 to the senate committee on foreig6
AFFAIRS. There they die.
These are the names OF the sena.
tors composing the foreign affairs
B committee, who are asked to revise
+. The tariff downward:
cuiIonn, Frye, Lodge, Clark OF wy
omInu. kean. BeverIdge, Carter,
smith and Root, Republicans; and
. aeon, Money, Frazier, Stone and
s 6hlveiy, Democrats.
In this list there are two senators
81 favor Of revision in the interest OK
the consumer, Beveridge, and possibly
Ghively o. Indiana. All the rest NAV
s be relied upon TO stand as staiwart
champions OF special privileges.
There has been talk OF having the
rociprocity provisions Of this treaty
enacted into law by means OF bill
+. origlnating In the ways and means
f committee IN the house OF representa-
lives, where all tariff matters must
crieinate which are not the subject Of
treaty negotiations ratified by the SEN
ate But this Is no more possible or
, easy than to secure general tarin re-
E vision bill from the ways and means
coinmittee and to pass II In the 80
working days which remain OF TINS
co1gress.
So there wiz be some discussion,
transferable outcry from the special
b interests which would lose their par
Molecular measure of protection IL tho
1rcposals should become law, and then
+ he whole affair will vanish into thin
nir. along With the other II reciprocitY
treaties Of ancient days
Az an admission that the Payne
Aldrich bill ought to be revised, the
F. npecial message and the treaty sent ~
4 congress by President Taft are Of in
+ ferest. II Il were possible TO secure
Ion immediate ratification Of this reel
4 orocity treaty, the consumer would
troflt In several ways. 1t would be a
& very good thing from the consumers
noint of view to have the tarin wall
( removed from the importation OF Cana
f Han grain, eggs, poultry. cattle. sheep,
e 1sh. lumber and print paper. Some
cattle would come In and some eggs
End a little grain and probably con-
rIderable lumber and print paper.
or course, the farmer would COM
mann. He sees no reason why high
f Drotection should remain on the ar
& (icles produced by the great cotton
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and the woolen people,
together with steel trust and other big
+ combines. He sees no reason why he
alone, with his mess of eggs and poul-
fr~ and his few sheep and what grain
he can raise, should be exposed to free
trade In the interest OF the reduced
F. cost OF living while the big manufac-
( turing trusts keep their protection"
E 20. OF course, he will kick. II is only
human that he should.
On the other hand, the harvester
+ trust would be delighted II the reel.
trocity treaty could be ratified and
s ne Canadian territory could be open.
IA ND as market for It's agricultural
E indictments. The harvester trust has
f 10 objection to sacrificing the products
. 81 the farmer TO secure a broadened
+ market for its agricultural Implements.
TIE meat packers at Chicago are
. mite willing to sacrifice the American
E thicken men and dairy men in order
Ii lave free market for their pre-
AIRED meats, lard, etc. The steel trust
Ikes the idea OF the Canadian market
or It's barbed wire. The watch trust
lexis merrily at the prospect OF ~
IOtluk the Sduduldh
merican watches The motor indus
|ry likes the idea OF Canadian mar
| Net for automobiles, and no doubt all
<hexe Industries would flourish better
f n this treaty could secure such
measure of free trade with Canada az
IS proposed by Mr.. Taft.
Put both the joys and SORROWS OF
the trusts and the farmers are uncall-
! "a fer They are premature. The farm
~ will not be obliged to suffer compe-
lItion on his wheat and eggs, nor will
the harvester monopoly secure the
canadian market for its haryestecs.
nor will the consumer procure cheap
er food for the table.
Because the tariff never yet and
+ probably never will be revised up or
,Iovn by treaty.
Nor will the result be accomplished
FRY congress in the 30 working days
u hiCh remain OF this congress
D~~~slo.t Gems He WILL