The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-20
PRINT PAPER

1fe repeated etefencrs IN the news
fgans dag t@ AUS til the Root Amend
meat. gives she fulawiag expianafou
Which should als0 interest readers al
The Daily Leader may know OF whom
are doubtless confused hS ftaWme 4
alA dispAiescs as eament abaut aa
amendment introduced some time aao
and snna made famous
Under the reciprocity agreement
ax IL passed the house. wood pulp aad
neNs print paper are To be admitted
free from Canada into this country
provided that no export duty OF other
restriction is imposed by the Cana.
dian government The Root amend
nlen4 goes fnftasr Ii provides that
this free entry snail not be in force
ssnEfs ts4e President of the [ aaei
States sNal have satisfactory eYt
elenee ana shall make proclamation
thar such wood pulp paper ana board
being the products of the United
States are admitted into Canada free
III duty
The assertion has been made that
THIS amendment was framed by the
officials I'll the so-ealled paper trust
tn the knowledge that If il is adoptedl
the present paper duties viii remain
undisfurhed Ii beng certain that the
condition imposed will never be ful-
filled fhe Canadian government,
according 10 one authority, cannot
remove tne restrictions on eXporta-
tions of pulp wood imposed By the
provinces. so long as these festrie-
fions remain In any single province,
Canadian paper will not be allowed
free entry to the United States from
anv part of Canada ii the Root
amendment prevails. The Canadian
provinces imposed these restrictions
I'll the belief that they would eyenta-
ally force the removal OF the Amer
Jean paper industry TO tAeir country
They are not likely to giye up TINS
naligy under fhe conditions created
III the Root amendment They would
he verg likely ia abandon il under
fhe conditions established by the
house bill The Root amendment |
therefore. 8mparils the entire reel
urocity policy without the possibility
~ lnnurovine ii and with strong
likelihood OF multiplying one Of its most |
1ust features
Tne Herald adds that nine-tenths ot
the Canada supply ot pulp wood OF |
timber Is un0n crown lands and ne
vopd tue control OF the Canadian
government. II the agreement should |
81 PASSED as drawn the removal Of |
this export duty from crown lands |
wood would be uecessitated ~ the |
oI timber not on crown
lands IN brief, says the Herald, |
.sth4 gaas amendment introduces an |
uncertain factor with the probability |
that the full eiIeci OF reeiprocity III
its relation TO paper viii % complete
~ lost
The Root amendment is an enori |
III keen np the price Of print paper |
III print paper a necessity, &au y
What extentg Let as consider lhe
matter FOR a moment
The selling price OF print paper az
facfg the selling price oi every doom
that falls under the eve ol the stu /
dent from his FIRST wrestle with the
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fil hsg last hours with the immuftais
nnder the library lamp
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