Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-03
TAFT N CHICAGO 70
BOOST RECIPROCITY
spREsfpENr MAKES FLYING TRIP
TO WEST TO PREACH FOR PET
MEASURE.
GOVERNOR HOARD PLEADS
ron TREATY RATlFicATloN
,ssnds Statement to Western Economic
Society Arguing That Agreement
Would Benefit Farmer Declares
Farmsrs and Laborsrs Will Secure
Market Stimulation Therefrom-


Farmers and Laborsrs Will Secure
Market Stimulation Therefrom.
Chicago. June s.-President TAFT, ac-
companied by Secretary of the Interior
Walter l.. Fisher and his private secre-
tary, Charles D. Hillies, came to Chi
cago this afternoon on a brief but
strenuous visit. The president comes
to boost for his reciprocity measure
and will speak tonight before the
Western Economic Society, which is
backing the Canadian trade agreement.
rangement, two parades will add to the
presidents entertainment, in which
seven organizations will have part.
The third annual floral autom obiie pa
rade will traverse many of the bouie-
wards during the first half of the after
noon and the work horse parade will
be reviewed by Mr.. Taft later in the
day.
A committee Of the Western Econo-
mic Society at Englewood boarded the
Pennsylvania railroad train on which
the presidential party arrived at 1:4O
p. m. 1t was at first planned to run
the train to the usual terminal in the
union passenger station. but another
station may be selected in order to
avoid the crowds.
Chicago, June 3.-President Taft left
the railway train at Fifty-tifth street
and there took an automobile for the
center Of the city.
All Day Discussion.
. This is Canadian reciprocity day"
in the middle west. Beginning with q
morning program Of five speeches the
Western Economic Society extended
the discussion of the subject thru the
whole day, concluding their schedule
tonight with what was expected to be
one Of the most important speeches
made during his term of office by
president Taft.
Prof. II. p. Willis, Of George Wash
ingtons University, opened the day with
a talk on canadian Reciprocity ana
Commerce." and among the succeeding
speakers were Prof. E. V. Robinson, OF
the University of Minnesota and Shall
er Mathews, president Of the society.
who read statement prepared by for
mer Governor w. .. Hoard, OF Wis
eonsin.
Will Aid Farmers, Says Hoard.
In a statement sent to the Western
Economic Society and read at today's
session, at which reciprocity was dis
ca1ssed. former Governor Hoard, Of
WISCONSIN, declared that most of the
opposition against reciprocity with Can
ada was based on politics and that
reciprocity would help the farmers.
His statement follows:j
"Back OF all this confusing. cry OF
clamoring politicians of high .protec-
tionists on one hand. and the insurg-
ents looking for. political advantage to
their group on the other. lies the great
basal recollection with me that always
in the history of this country mas the
3armersprosperedb best when the manu-
facturer prospered best; when the great
army Of workmen were employed and
their families consuming largely Of the
farmers food. Never once have 1 seen
agriculture prosper when labor was
idle For that reason have faith that
reciprocity with Canada will stimulate
a demand for athesproducts Of labor this
side OF the line. and, as day follows
night, will 1t help the farmers.
sAlready the farmers been given
a taste Of declining prices for their
food products. Do they like it? Do
they want more Of it? Then let them
follow the counsels of those politicians
VINO are sAght;ng President Taft for
political purposes only, and In my
opinion they will get belly full OF 1t.
Things We Ought to Know.
~SuYefy, we as.farmers ought to have
enough common sense to know pa
triotic resid lent when we see him. We
ought to know which side OF our own
treaasis buttered. We ought to know
that our interests and prosperity are
indtssoiubly bound up with the general
Industrial interests Of the whole coun-
try.. ana that anything that promotes
the food consumers ability to purchase
our food Is play into our own hands.
1If we do not know these things, IT
1ve have studied the economic history
OF our country so little that we are
ignorant OF it's lessons, then all can
say Is thatswe are mighty poor farm
ers and unworthy of the interests we
are. called on to defend. wish, I could
get the farmers OF the country to see
that the most Of this opposition to reel
procitys IS based on politics and mighty
little OF 1t on any regard whatever TOR
their future welfare. Already the busi-
ness interests of the country are begin
ming to show signs OF shrinkage and
suffering because Of the assaults OF
<heso contending politicians.
Aid to Both Countries.
THE farmers Of the land must carry
4 steadying hand. They must hark
back to the lessons Of the past They
must see their true position in relation
to All the other industries Of the coun-
n.y. They must see that the primary
: thing for them to do is to promote the
purchasing power Of the consumer and
not allow Themselves to be hoodwinked
into opposition to that great basic
proposition.
.aThe effect Of reciprocity in my
opinion will be to promote the business
4 interests Of both countries. In this the
6armerS must not stand aloof. II they
%. th6 day Of their sore punishment