The Detroit times., 1911-02-11
TAFT sP[lkS
R[CIPR0CIII
LINCOLN S no
Says To Admit Canada Vh1
Make Speculation Nor, ~
and Insure Against Short q
and High Prices.
Repeats His Declaration That
Needs No Protection Asaiu
dominion Competitien

WASHINGTON, Feb. til
mouse COMMITTEES on ways
means today decided % roc
the Canadian reciprocity a6r&
ment favorahiy, BY vote u
TO z.
The following six Repub)6
and one Democrat votsd soole
report the bill:
DaIxeII (Rep., penn.): cn11
head, (kan.); Gaines, (W. VA
Fordney, (MIch.); pwloht,
W; Ellis, ore.); and 6rouoon1
{pem., La.).
An amendment 70 the phr1
ology OF the puI pwood and 81
paper clause Of the aoroemon( n
framed by the COMMITTEES, and "a
be included IN the report. ooo1
bers Of the committees oaId III
u carried out the purpose Io<of
ed by the neootiptore o.
agreement, which the ian0un0o
the bill a. originally drawn, fol16
to do. I. (, v g.
The amendment provides n
feet that no paper made frc1~
pulp wood upon which restrlctlot
are placed by the Canadian pror
inces, nor any pulp wood Wi,lcI|
10 subject TO provincial rostrIc,
/. tIons shall be admitted fires. Y1<
committeemep who voted aonIn1>
the bill will frame . minority ~
port.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. 11--Sprl1
field. the home OF martyred M 4
dent, today put on gala sarb TO 9x1
President Taft. The home Of g
great emancipation gave an enth~
astic welcome. From the impor1@
pile which shelters the state o1I6
to the modest cottage, festoono
bunting. fiags and pictures OF Linc0|
and Taft, were hung. n 4
President Taft addressed the a
iiois legislature this aftern0on- o. a
reciprocity agreement botwoon
United States and Canada He n&
the American farmer needs no ~
lection against Canadian competiti
because the cost OF productions
about the same In both countries. N
spoke In part az follows:
The criticism that the recipfocl|
agreement with Canada n 3 manu11
turers' agreement is wholly unfouu
ed. The truth, as between Canada a
ourselves, q reciprocity agreenol
must of necessity relate more to -
cultural products than to monuf1
lures. Here we stand upon more 4
an equality. In other words, the gre
benefit of this treaty Ia the pr0flf
mutual exchange that will come
respect to the agricultural produC
OF both.
"The change in agriculture In q
older states from the raising OF WhG|
alone to diversified crops and the ~
Ing OF cattle and hogs. IL what ~
increased the return per acre o.
made the prices OF the land % nlU<
higher. The suggestion that the oDo|
ing of our markets to Canadian wh6l
and other cereals Will reduce q
price OF lard in Ohio. Indiana, IlIino
and Iowa. Is refuted by every tai
OF statistics that represents the Co
parative increases of land In khou
states under The influence Of the opol
ing OF the wheat fields OF the stntc
farther west II
ITO let the wheat OF the northwe|
come down to Minneapolis. and C1
cago, will steady the price Of wheo
prevent fluctuations, will make mud
more difficult speculation. and ~
furnish us greater insurance again
the sr.crt crops and high prices. {, \
will give to the United States mud
greater control of the wheat marke'
than IL has ever before. II will q
able its milling plants 10 turn Can
dian wheat into -four and send abroe
the finished product and II will slim
late the sale of manufactures sn
other things that we have to sell
Canada.
"By the bringing over Of live catti
the farmer who has corn viii have h'
raw material In abundance. and NJ
fatten them for the Chicago mark<
at a profit
"The increase OF our population IN
fCyuffnued ON Pnge Ten-b