The Dickinson press., 1911-02-18
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Cummins at Variance on Rci-e
procity. Big Reservation
Rancher Gives Reasons
A late Chicago dispatch says: Unless
the agricultural interests are aroused
with, determination to FIGHT to the last
ditch the administration Canadian recip-
rocity treaty the interests which are
now crowdine Washington with lobby
lists In an endeavor to force the treaty
through congress. are eoina to be sue
cessful. This is the opinion Of D. B.
Zimmerman. the big Sioux reservation
ranchman, who resides in Pennsylvania,
and also, south Of Dickinson N. D.,
has large farming interests there Nj.
Zimmerman arrived in Chicago today,
coming direct from Washington. where
be says the apathy Of the agricultural
interest over this reciprocity measure
10 harmful to their interests
81 PLAN TO RUSH MEASURE
lin an interview with-5a leading
member of congress last week was told
that within the next three weeks this
reciprocity matter will pass, unless the
agricultural interests. put up fight
against it much stronger than they are
doing now,'' said MIR. Zimmerman.
''Our live stock and grain farmers will
soon realize after the passage of this
bill that they have made q big mistake
in not fighting it.
''The Canadian market does not in
terest the farmer nearly as much as it
does the manufacturer and the packer, =
said Mr.. Zimmerman. If we are to
have reciprocity let congress remove
the tariff on steel and other manu-
factured products, as we'll as live stock
and farm produce.
WILL FORCE LANDS DOWN IN PRICE
'.Our high priced farm lands will
shrink in value very, perceptibly once
the Canadian products are beQueht into
this market to compete sasainst those
grown upon our high-costinR land.
Everything we raise will be affected
by Canadian competition. but the
farmer will get the small end Of
Canada's trade favors. since it is the
manufactured articles which Canada
seeks rather than our farm produce. :"
be asserted.
CUMMINs FAvORS RECIPROCITY
Senator A. B. Cummings of Iowa has
a different view. He spoke in New
York last Saturday night as follows:
II am for reciprocity with Canada.
but l am not for every trade arrangement
that may be proposed under the name
of reciprocity. just as was for the
system Of protection in 1909. but I was
not for the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. &
Il am not one Of those who believe
that the free admission Of agricultural
products into the United States from
Canada will materially affect our farm
ers; but I believe that while we are
admitting free the thines which the
farmer sells we should also admit free
some Of the things the farmer buys.
The objection have to the arrangement
is not that it is too free, but that it is
not free enough. ] do not expect to ask
Canada to change her duties further
Z than prescribed in the agreement, but
Il do expect to insist that with regard
to imports from Canada into the United
States there shall be admitted free of
duty, timber and lumber in all their
forms. I for one. do not intend to allow
the steel trust, the meat trust, the lum-
Der combination and other excessively
protected industries to Join all hands
around and say, now we have taken q
long step forward in reducing tariff
duties, let us have peace and quite for
the next decade On the other hand,
say that now is the time to make things
right between ourselves and Canada
and if the friends of reciprocity will
stand firm we will win
SENATOR McCUMBER
Senator r. j. McCumber and Senator
!: A. j. Gronna, of North Dakota, are
both against the reciprocity measure.
They believe that it will injufe the
grain interests of our state.
.5 LIKELY TO PASS
Present indications are that the re,
ciprocity measure will pass. President
{ Taft. Ex-President Roosevelt and many
of the leading statesmen Of the day are
strongly in favor of the measure.