The weekly Iberian., 1911-08-12
WASHINGTON LETTER,

come a law as soon as the Cana
dian Parliament approves til
same. Only a small portion q
the reciprocity agreement is in ol
Grafton as yet and that porto
which is now operative relates t.
wood pulp which Canada pre-
duces. This however, will be
great benefit TO the Newspaper
as it will give them relief from
the white paper trust which ba
had the price right np to the tol
notch. Canada has now entered
upon campaign for the election
OF a new parliament which is t,
pass upon the reciprocity measure
1t is thought that Sir Wilfret
Laurler the Prime Minister o.
Canada. will hold more than ma
jority in the new Parliamen
which will be chosen in Septem
Der and that the reciprocity treaty
will be promptly approved.
DEMOCRATIC PATRIOTISM
President Taft has publicl,
thanked the Democrats in tht
House and Senate for their hearty
support of the reciprocity bill
without whom the bill wOulC
never have passed through Con
gress.
1t is very unusual honor fol
Democrats to receive thanks from
a Republican executive and il
simply shows that in measures in
tended for the relief of the Ameri
can people that we must look tc
the Democrats in congress for aid
and not to the republicans.
RECIPROCITY ONLY ONE
STEP.
The reciprocity measure how.
ever, Is only one step in the right
direction for 1t let's in live stock
from Canada, but it does not let
in Canada's dressed meat, thereby
protecting the great beef trusts.
1t lets IN Canadian grain but it
does not let in Canadian flour,
thereby protecting the great mill
trusts, and there are several other
features of discrimination con-
tained in the bill, which was
framed by President Taft, and
never amended in Congress.
MORE ALASKAN SCANDAL.
President Taft has endeavored
to clear himself of the accusation
Of having helped the Guggenhelm.
Morgan crowd to get possession of
Controller Bay up in Alaska.
Controller Bay as is we'll known is
the key to the great coal fields Of
Alaska and by having control of
that harbor the Morgan.Guggen-
helm crowd will be able to control
the coal fields which are worth
many millions of dollars. Mr..
Pinchot has replied to President
Taft's explanation aud he has
shown that the agents of Morgan
GuggeDheim crowd were present
at Controller Bay when President
Taft opened thOse lands to public
entry. The rule is that 30 days
notice should be gwen to the pub.
lie before any public lands should
be opened to settlers, and by per
,nitting the Morgan Guggenheim
crowd to get secret information
their agents were enabled to be on
the lands when they were opened
practically making them present
of that valuable site. This il
most dam; giDg charge against
President Taft, as he has shown a
Willingness to give rich syndicate
control of the Alaskan coal fields
worth probably 500. 100000.
BOOM IN SOUTHERN LANDS.
The fact that farming lands in
the Southern states can be bought
for about one third the price that
is paid IN other states is bringing
great many investors to the
south, from both northern states
and also from England. A Brit
ish Company has recently pur-
chased 80 thousand acres OF cot
ton land in the State Of Mlssis-
sippi. and q Dutch Company has
purchased 9 Thousand acres in the
same state. A California Com.
pany is financing q big deal in the
State of North Carolina. A Chi.
cago Company is financing deal
for thirty thousand acres ID
Georgia, and a New York concern
is about to make . big deal IN the
state of Louisiana. Valuable
lands in the south will from now
on find ready purchasers and
steady development.
STATE FAIR.