The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
LOUD HOWLING
OF REvISI0NlS7
New Canadian Reciprocity Agreement
is Revision, But Insurgents
Cannot Be
Satisfied.
When Dose of Their Own Medicine is
Poured Out For Them, The
Prosressives Have
Baked.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-There
seems small chance for the passage
of President Taft's Canadian reciproc-
ity treaty, sent to congress with
special message. No one who had
learned of its contents has express
ct any other opinion. although some
of the house leaders say it might |
pass the house with the expectation
that it would be defeated in the SEN
ate. The insurgent republicans who
have been bowling loudest for tariff
revision are the hottest at the pro-
visions of the treaty which involves,
the products of their states.
The treaty provides for reciprocal
tariff smashing by both countries. But
for the United States particularly 1t
provides that lumber, cattle, grain,
fish and almost all farm and food
products shall go on the free list. In
return, certain American manufac-
lures are to go into Canada free, or
under reduced rates.
But it is the free farm products"
that threatens an early doom for the
proposal This hits the insurgents
hardest, especially those from the
northwestern statest and If the ses-
5sssssons wcse Longer ssssse song 2.ssssSilsIg II
Who have been denduncing the Aid
(; rich-Payne tariff law early and late
would get a dose of their own medi-
cine by being compelled to go on
record against the proposed reci-
| procity measure. None of them could
! afford to vote for the measure, and to
4 vote against it would stutify all of
them. The new Republican Progress
sive League, would be hit the hard
est. But the mercifully close ap-
1 proach of the sessions end is expect
4 ed to save them from this particular
guillotine
So far no particular supporters of
the measure have arisen in either
house. But it is known that con-
siderable number of the stalwart re
publican regulars would be willing to
push the measure to vote, if for
nothing else than to compel the in
surgents and the southern democrats
to join to kill the measure For none
of these can afford to see the free
farm products written into law, es
pecially in a reciprocity treaty which
would lay open their northwestern
states to the Canadian invasion.
Senator Borah was one of the first
to jump when the details of the free
list were called to his attention
I'VE can never accept such prop
osition." said this ardent shoutel
against tariff iniquity.'
. SAs for the general outlook, jus
take UP the various states that are
interested. Free fish means the op
position OF the biggest share of New
England. Free farm products means
the opposition of Maine, New Hamp
shire, Vermont. New York, Michigan
Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa, Nortf
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Wash
ington. Then free lumber will line vi
say nothing of the south Free cattl,
3 will raise trouble almost everywhere.
One thing which, it was said, Nigh
help the presidents reciprocity pla1
was the fact that the treaty put
wood pulp and print paper on th
; free list. But another paragraph j
found which makes that inoperatiy
e until the various provinces OF Can
ada have removed their present re
I strictions on pulp expectation. TIL
I Canadian commissioners declare tha
d this feature is something that tn
e various provincial governments mus
S decide for themselves, and, in TIL
y meantime, the present tariff rate wi
prevail