Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-16
RAILWAY KING OF NORTHWEST
SEES BETTER BUSINESS FROM
TRADE PACT.
STRONG ARGUMENT MADE
BEFORE CHICAGO BOARD
Secretary Of State Knox Also Speaks
and psclarss Stories Of Annexation
Plans Are GroundIsss-Arsuss That
Manufacturers Should Be included in
Treaty.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-An urgent plea for
the proposed reciprocity agreement be-
tween Canada and the United States
was made last night by James ]. Hill
to the Chicago Association of Com
merce. at which the question OF reci-
procity was discussed.
Mr.. Hill said in part:
There ought not to be one vote in
congress or one voice in the country
against an arrangement worth more
than armies and navies, more in dol
lars and cents than the acquisition of
other markets for which we are pre-
pared to spend huge sums.
I'm both nations today thousand
interests are calling for a closer and
more definite commercial compact.
From New England to the Pacific coast,
and all down thru the states Of the
middle west. where the advantages of
more liberal trade relations are prac-
ucally apparent every day, the senti--
ment for reciprocity has grown stead
lily.
"Such Of the monopolistic combina.
tions as find their power to overcharge
the people imperiled by reciprocity are
naturally against 1t.
"As little worthy to be heard are the
men in public life who regard this
measure as merely grindstone on
which to whet the AK Of political fort
une. To this despicable scheme is due
nearly all tho objection raised any
where by the agricultural interests.
Such Of our farmers as oppose the
treaty either believe ignorantly or have
been made to believe that its effect
would be to lower the price Of farm
products.
AZ to the Prices.
''The price Of any commodity Of
which q country producez:a surplus for
export Is fixed in the market where Il
must be sold. The demand Of the whole
world for wheat means the supply Of
the world in the Liverpool market. This
Liverpool quotation regulates wheat
prices in all the markets Of the world.
It is cabled daily to New York, Chicago,
Minneapolis, Duluth. Winnipeg and the
other primary markets of wheat-ex-
porting countries. The prices in each
of them varies daily with the Liver
pool advice. It Is therefore impossi-
BILE that this price should be affected
by the trade relation Of any two OF the
countries to each other.
''But what. say some well-meaning
and ill-informed people. about the Diff
ference in price? Is not wheat regular
ly sold from to 10 cents higher in Min
neapolis than in Winnipeg? Is there
not corresponding difference in the
prices OF barley? Do we not owe this
advantage to the tariff? If that is
taken OFF. will not the market be flood
ed with Canadian wheat. and the Min
neapolis or Chicago prices be reduced
to the Winnipeg level? Official figures
prove that this will not happen.
"These variations in the local market
are not due to the tariff or to any gem
eral cause, but to larger local demand.
created by milling or. brewing centers.
Tho the people OF the United States
and Canada are "a substantially homo
geneous people," with deep moral and
proposed commercial reciprocity with
Canada fought not to be obscured by
the fear Of relations too cordial and
conceivably dangerous to the great
Canadian loyalty to England" in the
opinion Of Secretary Of State Philander
C. Knox, who addressed the association
of commerce.
Mr.. Knox declared that while rnigra-
tions proceeded as constantly and as
freely between Canada and the United
States as between two states of this
country and while the two peoples
have been welding together for two
centuries, "there Is not the slightest
probability that this racial and moral
union will involve any political change
or annexation or absorption"
What History Has Shown.
'sIt 10 an chronological fact that polit-
ical units Of the English speaking
people never lose their autonomy" said
Secretary Knox. Like bees. they give
of their swarms. who set up for them
selves Independently. but they do not
make political combinations among
themselves. Since the revolution there
has been almost undisturbed peace and
aI1itJ- he4ween the two countries, and
however governmental changes may
have been bruited in tho past, It IL
probably more true today than ever
before that tho weight Of sentiment
and opinion both In Canada and the
United states. while desiring closer
relations in all other respects, is
cryatallizing in q belief that the pres
ent political separation is desirable
and VIM lead to the best development
Of each nation and to better and more
satisfactory relations between them.
Tho agreement seeks to kive our
millions Of wage earning consumers
the bensnt Of drawing upon the sur
plus food supplies nearest at hand Il
Seeles BY providing for, the freest pos.
sible Interchange. Of commodities
across political boundary which
vhan N coYnAa n ry.nA,,rS1n,, :,.A .~-
a.,.sOs 5. an aFfiArsal bcundary. to
prevent those manipulasaono ana fhose
speculative huotuaefuns In prices vn3ch
arc harmful both 90 The pToaucer ana
to the conDumoe It may - oeaaed =