The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-25
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farmer VOTE
GOV. Devine Says the Sentiment
Against Canadian Reciprocity Is
Changing Rapidly Among Senators
and Congressmen-TaIks of Wash.
ton, D. c.

j. NJ. Devine being interviewed on
his return from Washington, in con-
ngction with the hearing before the
nance committee in opposition to the
reciprocity pact, gave us the following
very interesting statement: ST..
Yes, | have been to Washington,
spent one week in the Capital City
aud had very interesting and plea
SAINT trip.
Washington is always an Interesting
city, and a beautiful one, but never
so much so as during the months
of May and June. Every American
citizen should at some time in his
life, visit the Capital City, and especi-
ally during time when Congress is
II session. AMI if he can and does,
the inevitable result will be a more
enlarged view of his country's great
ness and a more intelligent concep-
ion Of men, whose names are promin-
ent in our present national life.
The city is as beautiful as a picture
at this time of the year. Flowers in
profusion, it's numerous parks looking
1T their best with the hills that sur
round 1T from an sides, in a garb of
green, dotted everywhere with the
most beautiful LEAKAGE Of it's hard
wood trees that l venture to say can
lie seen anywhere on this earth.
The committee before whom we
presented our anti-reclprocity argu.
ments, is made up of the most noted
and able men of the Senate, among
them Senators La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin, Bailey Of Texas, Lodge Of Mass
achusetts, Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, Bacon of Georgia, John Sharp
Williams OF Tennessee, Smoot of
Utah, McCumber of our our state and
many others of equal ability and fame.
1t was decidedly interesting to
hear the delegations from state after
state present reasons, and good ones,
Why Canadian reciprocity would ma
terially injure the agricultural inter-
ests of this country. I listened as did
our delegation to the delegates from
Ohio, Michigan, New York, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas,
each taking UP it's own special agri-
cultural product and showing reasons
,Thy that particular product would be
crippled should the pact before law.
The hearings would begin generally
at 10 a. m. and with but short in
emission Of che hour at noon, would
continue steadily till $50 p. m. 49,,
The North Dakota delegation began
it's argument at 10 a. m. and closed
at 5:45 Not only were the members
of the committee in attendance, but
it was especially notable from day to
day, as the hearing continued, men,
bers of the lower house and Senators
not on the committee were in attend
ance, and listened with the greatest
possible interest to the contention Of
the representatives of the agricultur-
Il int. ests # the country. The COM
mittee room which would make up
good sized hall, was continually pack
ed to suffocation, and yet so great was
the interest, that the crowded condi-
ton continued from the hour of open
ing until the hour of closing each day.
We all faced a rapid firing and
gruelling run of questions and gen
orally from Senator Stone of Missouri,
Senator Williams of Tennessee and
Senator Kern of Indiana, who are
strong pro-reciprocity men, The
| questions coming so often, naturally
lessened logical presentation of the
case, but l feel quite sure that the
record will show that the questions
we're answered, and promptly, and
did not in any degree lessen the truth,
nor the strength of the justice Of our
case.
! You ask me: What in Your judg-