Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-23
NJ CUMBER'S TALK
ON RECIPROCITY BILL
CAUSES MUCH M|RTH
Members of Both Congression-
al Houses Are Having Unho-
Iy Fun Over Latest Issue OF
the Congressional Record

WASHINGTON. June 1a--The support
ers OF Canadian reciprocity are reading
Fridays Issue OF the Congressional Rec
ord with unusual relish. Also with much
cnckling and other evidence OF giee. Sew
eral OF them are carrying copy Of that
issue about with them. and losing no
occasion to show It TO anybody who may
care to have q laugh at the expense
Of Senator McCumber. OF North Dakota.
the hercest opponent of reciprocity an
either house OF congress.
A few days ago Senator , Counter
occupied the time Of the senate for most
Of an afternoon while he made a des-
perate attack upon the reciprocity agree
merit IN the name o fthe American farm
er generally. and Of the North Dakota
farmer especially The picture painted
bv Senator McCumber OF the ruin and
desolation this reciprocity arrangement
with Canada win bring to the American
farm was . very sad thing. He showed
by figures and price quotations and
whole lot of other devices that nothing
but death and desh sction for Amer
lean agriculture fingered in the agree
ment.
when the senator finally brought his
doleful effort to q close, Senator Gore
arose and requested the Indulgence OF
the senate for the publication in the
Record Of a speech delivered in the Cana
dian parliament on the same subject
covered by the senator from North Da-
kota- The senate gave its consent. but
Senator Gore artfully refrained from TAX
ing advantage Of It until he could as
certain on which day Senator McCum-
ber's speech would appear. The Mccum-
Der speech appeared on Friday, and
directly after II Gore caused 10 be print
ed the Canadian effort It Is in com
pairing the two that the friends of reel
procity get their fun
THE CANADIAN SPEECH.
The Canadian speecs was delivered in
parliament at Ottawa on April Il by J.
A. sexsmith. member for East Peter
borough. Ontario Mr. Sexsmsth is a
farmer and he is as positively opposed
TO reciprocity as Senator McCumber. and
for the same reasons except that he
puts on the reverse English. II both Mr..
Mccumber and Mr.. Sexsmith are right
m their allegations and predictions no
doubt at al remains that the farming
business IN both Canada and the United
states win so out OF existence with the
rztincation Of this Reciprocity agreement.
Mr. McCumber's speech was couched in
the language made familiar by the farm
ers and near farmers who have appeared
before the senate finance committee. II
pictured Canada as a large and rapa-
cious Goliath. poised upon the border
and only waiting for the word to jump
across the line to smfte the American
agrfcuIturist and spare none: and no Da-
vid. no sling and no pebble in sight TO
save the day.
On the other hand. Mr.. Sexsmith looked
across the boundary into the United
states and saw fully as formidable an
apparition as any Ar. Mccumber has
seen. II Is a question whether the terrors
OF his vision were not even more poig-
nant than those fitting before the eyes
OF the senator from North Dakota. But
Mr. sexsmith's speech has made very
favorite reading among the senators. for
the reason that he 50 completely re-
flutes the cry Of alarm raised by Mr..
n :. Hull. of Michigan. master bachel-
der of the national grange. and others
who believe as they do. It has been a
real novelty TO many senators TO find
that all the scare is not confined TO the
American side OF the line