The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-12
CANADIAN TREATY
!. SPARIYPRON|S[
SAID eR6sIDENT TAFT 70 ILL
NOS observation-disclosures
ED FREE TRADE.
LAND VALUES NOT LOVER
On Account Of Free corn--cat.le WIN
BE lmpoFtcd to Eat American
Corn--Wheat Prices Not
Affected.

(, Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. President
I, TAFT defended the proposed rcciprp-
city treaty with Cari.a In iii aa.g
dress before the Illinois legislature
here today as the logical conclasions
of the protection plank IN the ssst
Republican nationa. platform.
He defined the protection theory lis
one tina. should impose tariff nor 81
ceedinS t.ie difference In the cost of
production In this country ana abroad
and allowing a fair margin or profit
for the home producer.
/ He argucd, therefore that inasnncn
as the conJtions OF prolnction from
4 the United States ana Canada we're
substantially the same, the widest
latitude was given Secretary Knox
and the commissioners who represent
ed the United States In offering Can
ada reduction OF duties on goofs
and products coming into this conn-
try from Canada In consideration OF
the establishment or the same duty.
or freedom from duty. on similar
goods going into Canada
4 The president explained that it was
thought wiser on behalf OF both GOV.
\ ernmerts not to make formal treaty
but to make an agreement between
the executives by which each should
submit the agreement In the form OF
q statute to be enacted and TO go m
to force on condition that similar
I, statute was passed by the legislature
of the other country" He said Iii
i part:
This form Of agreement maltes 1t
one front which neither country can
Withdraw at viii by simply changing
Il the statute by new legislation.
II II ain a protectionist. T'hat Is,
believe there are certain industries
in this country which need the encorr
aging effect of tariff upon smpor:s
,, from foreign countries to enable tae5.
!, TO pay good wages and furnish a res.
sonable profit to those VINO engage IN
taem. The difference in conTt,o"
which generally makes this tarlE ns,
cessary is the lower price or iato-
IN the foreign country as compared
/ with the price of labor in our owa.
There was a time when leading
Republicans thought there was no
danger Of having tariff higher than
necessary TO protect any industry. it
was thought tnat if the country Wi,
, made dependent OF manufactures De
hind the tariff wall. the competition
. between the manufacturers woui.
stimulate the reduction In the cost OF
prodrci!an and thus reduce the pfiee.
''But the temptation to combine
by which the price could ne co.,
trolled and thus the excessive tariff
taken advantage Of, led to noda7
: cation ct the protection theory and
to declaration That the protectien
OF an industry ought not to exceed
in the tariff imposed more than the
J differences between the cost OF pro.
ductio1 abroad, the cost or produc-
A ton here and enough to give a rair
profit to the domestic producer or
: manufacturer.
This limitation necessarily too.
| away any grounds for n tariT &C.
tween this country and any country
. in which the conditions Of production
, we're substantially the same. Thp
, conditions OF production and OF manu-.
facture In the United States ANA In
+ Canada are substantially the same,
! Wages may differ in one part OF Can
ada from another Part, just as wages
| lilfed in different states in this coan-
! try. hut the price paid them per Unit
: Of work is not substantially less in
J Canada than in this country.
) "In other words, the plank in the
J platform OF the last Republican cos
{ yention, carried to Its logical conciu-
sion. would lead substantially TO free
, trale with Canada.
: "In many cases where the agree
ment has been criticised for not MAX
ing greater reduction, We could no:
secure lhem because in the Judgment
of our Canadian fiieGds the trade or
lndrstry which they desired TO fos-
ter would suffer hy greater reiuc.
ton. Thus with respects TO meats. VIC
would have been glad TO put them ON
the free list Canada objected and
VIC obtained the best figures VIC
. could"
/ The criticisms tnat reductions hat
p been avoided purposely an manusas-
tured articles was wholly unfounief
and that reciprocity agreement ne
!. tween the United States ami Carada
must OF necessity relate more 10 agri-
cultural prodrcts than manufactures.
!, "The suggestion that the opening
1 of our markets to Canadian wneat ar1
J other cereals" continued the press-
dent. "wil. reduce the price OF lanrl In
/, Ohio. Illinois Indiana and Iowa. is
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