The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06
GAMBLE SPEAKS
IN OPPOSITION TO
RECIPROCITY PACT
Says Farmers OF West
Will Suffer From
WON'T HELP u. S.
Senator Declares it Will Not
Lower Living Cost to
Consumers
WON'T HELP u. S.

Washington, ID. C.-Senator Robt
j. Gamble of South Dakota address.
cd the Senate late Yesterday after.
noon in opposition to the Canadian
reciprocity bill. He said in part:
ITO my mind reciprocity means
reciprocal and fair exchanges be.
lween inherent countries as far a.
may be nonccmpeting products. /
seems TO me a fair and Just reciprc.
"a arrangement between the UniteC
States and Canada that is just anG
lalr to every interest is much to be
desired. | Gon OF wish to be under.
stood as opposing such a reciproca
agreement. 1t occurs to me howeve,
the measure proposed is unjust, un.
lalf, unRepublloan, and is in viola
,icn o fthe declared and settled pol
icy of the party fer moro than a GER
Grafton. 1t means to me a serious
and unwarranted blow to the Ameri-
can farmer which places him in an
unequal and unfair competition with
his Canadian rival without any fair
or just compensation in return 70.
the protection thai is now accorde,
him under existing law.
This is not tho first expcricnc,
OIL country has hal in rcciprocit,,
with Canada. The treaty of is. .
Was injurious and inimical to the
prosperity and welfare of the people
of the United States. 1t retarded on:
Industrial ana commercial develop.
mcnt, and was unjust to PRACTICAL,
every interest. Although patientl,
borne until 1866, it was then re.
nouAced.
MIR. Blaine, in his Twenty Year.
in Congress, makes the followins
comments, among other severe or,
ticisms of this treaty:
The selection of the commodi
ties, as shown by the schedule, was
made almost wholly to favor Canad
ian interests. There was scarcel,
a produce in the list which ceull b.
exported from the United States to
Canada w,lhcut loss, While the great
market CT the United States wa
thrown open to Canada without TIA.
or charge for nearly everything
which she could produce and export
AL her raw materials We're admitted
free, while all our manufacture.
we're charged with heavy duty, tho
market being reserved for English
merchants
MIR. Fielding, in speaking in the
Canadian Parliament of the presen
agreement scon after it was prcmul
gates, stated:
1T is the reciprocity of 1856
over again, with comparatively littl,
change. 1t promises prosperity to
the people Of Canada, and this
House would make a grave mistak,
and do a grave wrong if it woult
refuse to take advantage of it,
Canada Got Better Of II.
The history CT the operations c.
the treaty of 1854 discloscs the fac
that We RENTED TO the Canadian
Government many millions CT dollar:
in duties, and instead of there being
a balance oftradei II our favor as
hal been under normal conditions
during the greater part of the time
While it was in force it was Target.
against US. When the treaty was
ratified the balance CT trade in Gu
favor annually was sS,OQO,0OO A.
its ClCse the balance against us was
$4,000, 900. Under such conditions
considering the unfortunate expert
ence WI have hereto had and the loss
we then suffered without mattrial
gain, is it wise CT the part of good
craftsmanship to practically renew
an agreement that in the first in,
stance proved so disastrous to oul
producing and commercial interests
have no criticism to make upor
the President for the course he has
pursued. ! would; have preferred
however. that Congress, in the frs
instance, had been advised with ant
consulted therein, and we would no.
have here a proposition of executive
origin only to be arbitrarily disposed
of. The treaty-making power is in
vested by the Constitution in the
Senate as we'll as with the Executiv.
and in that connection it requires ;
tWc-thirds vote of the Senate to rati
fy. III his proposal the two-third.
majority is avoided, and, to give vi
tality to the treaty, which it is, ant
a revtnue measure at the same time,
a majority vote of the two House:
only is required.
1t, however, is but the ordinar.
and natural result from the Course