Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-02-23
What Abilene Men
Say on Reciprocity

wheat market is the same the world
over and the difference In the price
Of wheat in any two nations or any
two communities is practically the
difference in the cost of transpor-
tation to the markets. The duty
on wheat does one thing for the FAR
merit makes him pay more for his
seed wheat. The Democratic party
is for low tariff or for NO tariff
and the Republican party was pledg-
ed to a revision Of tariff, tTaft said
adownward.'') As the trusts are
the ones most opposed to Canadian
reciprocity and as the president is
for 1t, why not try III"
Hiland Southworth--'I am for
Canadian reciprocity. I am with
Taft ON that proposition. They are
claiming reciprocity would affect the
price of wheat, but / think that is
a mistake, The price Of wheat is
regulated by the worlds supply
South America wheat and al the
rest--not by the Canadian product
alone. Anyone who has ever lived
along the border knows how absurd
It Is to set up an impossible barrier
between. this country and Canada.
You might Just as we'll draw an
imaginary line between Kansas and
Missouri, AS Goldwin Smith said,
commercial unity between the two
nations is bound to come, ana reci-
procity is the first step"
Prof. A. v. Jewett--.I have not
read the bill and do not know wheth-
er or not I favor 1t, In general
way am for reciprocity but on this
specific bill want to know just what
It provides"
G. H. Colladay-"Under present
conditions l am not opposed to Can
adian reciprocity. think the United
states will benefit more by 1t than
Canada, but do not think Canada
will ratify the treaty. With the biz
wheat crop that is in prospect fol
/ the ensuing year 1t is probable wheat
will be on an export basis. It has
not been for three years past past
but il present indications are full
filled there WIFI be more wheat this
season than we can use at home
SO the only way for the farmer tc
get rid Of his surplus will be to &c
onto the export market. If that II
true reciprocity win not do any In
Jury for the price is regulated by
the European market and II any
Canadian wheat did come here II
would be On that basis"
CaldeF1Tead Says No.
In this connection this dispatch
from Washington in the Capital Il
Of interest. Few of the speeches
made in the house during the dis.
CT. ssion OF the Canadian reciprocity
treaty made sucl an impression up
on the members of the house as that
given by Representative Calderheal
of Kansas. Mr.. Calderheat took a
position down in front of the 5 .eak-
ers rostrum ani although he talked
for only ten minUtes, tis impassloned
speech and his earnest manner pro
duced a pereeptible effect and he
was roundly applauded at its lose.
In voieing HIS opposition TO the terms
Of The treaty, Mr.. Calderheal de-
clared that the members Of congress
] nd been given too little oprartun-
.ty t. become informed as 70 the
provisions OF the measure. In my
term CT fourteen years." he declared,
II have never known any i'm ortant
measure presented to this house con-
cerning which less information was
given to the members than upon this
measure. Is this tariff revision sent
here for us to act upon in ignorance
Of what we are doing? Must we act
without inquiryf Is this scientific
revisiOnf Now why should you do
thing when you do not know
whether It is right or wrong but do
It simply because there is a popular
clamor somewhere in the air that
seems to pEssaes q politieais slctOry
to somebody or some partyf / have
not inquired what the farmers Of
Kansas think about II. know with
out being told that when Canadian
wheat can come in here and their
railroads can give prsfsrentials in
rates and doliver It in Milwaukee or
I'm the mills Of Wisconsin. I know
that same day the price Of wheat
goes down 10 cents q bushel from
the northwestern line OF Iowa to
Oklahoma ! do not need to be told
that a reduction in ever farm pro-