The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
@ an Id ian Reciprocity
WillNot Reduce Cost
Of Living.
alADM ISSION MADE
ON SENATE FLOOR
Supporters of Administration
3 Measure Convinced That Fig
ures on Foodstuffs Will Not
Be Forced Down by It's
Passage -Annexation
Note Is Sounded.
Administration


Missouri. in t. speech in the Senate
to-day. denounced what he declared
to be an unjust propaganda to defeat
the Canadian reciprocity bill. The at
tempt. he sail was being made to
Z alarm the Am,rican people by paint.
ing the ruin that would follow the
free importatbn Of Canadian goods
contention. hJ declared. was abso-
1utely untrue. and he submitted sta
stiles gathered by both governments
d. signed to sl3w that both labor and
1IEl:c stock werS higher across the Dor
els than int-S United States.
log enator Galmger asserted that the
I it souri, senapr had proved conclu.
% ~, ely that there would not be the
: rn, cction in be cost of living which
4 joh had becri contended reciprocity
Il We I'D bring 9 the United States. Mr.
COZ nc replied that he had not con-
io,ided that i3and OF itself reciprocity
~ ~ Md be OH great benefit, but had
- 5dertakcn Il show that 1t would pro-
1sEi, e no srcit injury.
,W,ttrAnd yet Vt give away ten millions
iii revenue" Mr. Gallinger retorted
hhi,ir. StonJ argued that the great
IN left to % derived from entering
ert9 reciprocal relations with Canada
~ I'D be t. encourage freer trade
-. ~ b that country. opening the way
IVAN freer t EIDE with the world lie
r ret he ho'ed to have an opportunity
H., vote fo,!the House free list bill
Ter riCuin iins agreed with Mr. Stoncs
7 5;1,; onsfregarding prices in Canada,
= - said hat he was convinced that
"a passacf Of the bill would not ef-
I.r reduction OF the cost OF living
~, IT. Stole contended that American
d ar. hor is IN no especial danger from
OF Tor in canada. and said that IL ap-
IiATIit farm wages in Canada are so
ay' cent! higher than in the United
W. ties
ir,sir. c;aliinger contended that gen
ally prices were higher In Canada
~ IN In this country.
y Talk of Annexation.
Speeches on the farmers free list
blll'' in the House to-day again sound
ed the note of Canadian annexation;
& travcrsed the whole range of argu-
ment concerning Canadian reciprocity.
already disposed OF By the House. and
came back at times 10 specific at
II tack upon or support or the free list
bill. Democratic Leader Underwood a
adjournment expressed the hope that
a NOtt IuiSHt nc EetCned thursday or
Friday. but many members wish TO
speak. and all desired time will be
given.
Mr.. Madden. OF Illinois. in speech
to-day, touched the annexation issue.
"My hope Is that II we can have
closer commercial relations with the
people Of Canada" he said. some day
this relationship may blend the two
peoples into one harmonious whole,
and that the territory lying north of
US may become a part Of the United
States. as II should be- have always
believed we should be one people. I'M
der one flag and under one form OF
government; and it will be better for
us all when such thing happens. If
1t ever does"
u + Messrs. Gillette. Of Massachusetts.
and Dyer, OF Missouri, attacked the
free list bill because it put jute bag
( cling used to bale cotton with upon
| the free list, thereby threatening the
bag making industry in this country.
4ir. Gillette said the industry would
be transferred to Canada, where the
cheap labor would make the bagging.
and that the saving to the cotton
( raised in this country would be about
{ 3 cents on $40 bale of cotton.
5S Democrats questioned Mr.. Gillette
sharply about the bagging trust" but
he declared 1t did not exist. Mr.. Burlc-
son, OF Texas, demanded to know If
IatNai whole bag making industry was
fjsit' controlled by three firms that par
ft3led out the quantity each should
, make. Mr.. Gillette did not believe this
I was the fact.