Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
POINTS OUT IMPORTANCE AND
NEED OF PROMPT ACTION
Senator Welcomes Compact as First
Concrete Evidence of Establishment
Of Such Relations With Canada a.
United States Should Maintain With
Country and People so Closely Joined


ent lined up on the side OF the admins
tration.
Beveridge welcomed the compact as
the first concrete evidence of the es-
tablishment of such relations with
Canada, as he thought the United
States should maintain with a country
so closely adjoined physically and with
a people so intimately allied with
Americans in kinship and interest. He
pointed out the Importance of the
principle involved and urged the neces-
sity for prompt and decided action.
I'VE do not need to protect our peo-
pie from the Canadian people," said
Beveridge. What we need is to make
it easier for Canada to freely buy from
US the things she needs and that we
produce. instead Of making it hard for
Canada to do SO. What we need is to
make 1t easy for our people to buy from
Canada those things which our people
need, instead Of making it hard for
them to do so"
Argument was then presented to
show that the natural resources OF
Canada might be depended upon to re-
duce the cost OF living in this coun-
try. and to replenish the loss suffered
by premature destruction Of American
resources.
Paper Pulp Claims Presented.
The paper and pulp wood provisions
OF the Canadian reciprocity agreement
formed the subject Of a prolonged ses-
sion of the house ways and means
today. the principal witness
being Chairman Norris. of the paper
committee Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Norris presented an array Of facts
and figures to support his advocacy Of
the ratification of the agreement
exactly as It stands, including especial
ly the pulp ana paper provisions.
without amendment Of any kind. Nor
ris characterized the agreement as the
greatest economic advance made by
the United States in the present gem
eration.'
Amsndme ents Arc Loaded.
Norris declared the proposed amend
ments to the paper clause would nullify
and were intended to nullify the ef-
forts to straighten out the wood pulp
tangle with Canada. Some members Of
the committee. especially Fordney. OF
Michigan, showed disposition to
"heckle" Norris, interrupting him fire.
quently with questions and side re-
marks. Fordney intimated that the
newspapers wanted special concessions,
which Norris emphatically denied.
Don c. Seitz. who followed Norris,
alluded especially to this intimation
and declared the newspapers were ask
ing not for privileges. but for an open
market He referred to the increase
approximately of 5h per cent in the
price of paper since the reduction of
duty in the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
Seitz added that the high cost Of paper
was not attributed to the tariff so
much as it was to the paper combina-
ton.
Grange is Opposed.
A protest against reciprocity agree
ment was made by Aaron Jones, of
South Bend. Ind. on behalf OF the Ma
tional Grange. He declared the farm
ers of thirty states are "unalterably
opposed" to the agreement and that
they believed it would inflict serious
and permanent injury to their industry
'If this bill Is intended as an honest
measure to reduce the cost of living In
the interest Of the consumer" asked
Jones. "why does 1t impose tax Of 50
cents per barrel on flour. while put
ting wheat on the free list? Why arr
cattle. sheep and satine on thief rec list.
while meats, fresh and cured, are taxed