New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-15

| Western farmer asked for his stock price
which the packers regarded as too high.
In establishing themselves in Argentina
the packers had no thought of supplying
the American trade with meat from that
section. but did so with view 10 supply
ing the English trade which they had built
| I'D and which the American production has
| been at times too limited to supply. Doubt
less the only reason the American packers
never seriously contemplated supplying the
American hnarket from Argentina. how
! ever was that Il did not occur TO them
that the Democrats would be placed in con-
/ troll of the House, or that having been so
| placed they would attempt to help the
! American farmer and stock grower by re-
moving the duty from his products.
RECIPROCITY AND THE FARMER
Although it is an undoubted fact that the
| farmers have been pretty badly scared by
! the result they have been led TO expect
! from Canadian reciprocity. there is reason
10 believe they are coming to perceive that
| IL will not prove an unmixed evil. To the
daryman. who is compelled TO buy large
quantities of millstuff by-products from the
| milling Of wheat. the approval or the reci-
| procty agreement would work great beneht
| in that IL would materially reduce the price
of bran. shorts and similar feeds. The
Canadian wheat milled In American mills
would be exported, but the by-products'
which are bulky and therefore costly to
transport, would he left In this country
and would be sold to the dairymen ana
other feeders at reduced prices. 1t Is not
generally known that under an exist'ng
Treasury regulation a considerable num-
her of cattle from this country arc taken
each year to Canada for grazing and then
brought back TO the United States IN he
finished with corn grown I'm the corn belt
With the Canadian reciprocity agreement
approved the American farmer would enjoy
an increased supply Of raw material, young
IN tile raised on the range and ready for
feeding. while the lack of corn for finish
ing purposes on the Canadian side of the
border would protect him from competition
i'm the finished products.
NEW INAUGURATION DATE.-Rcpre-
sentative Henry. Of Texas, purposes TO
make another effort to have the date of the
inaugural ton of the President changed from
March I 10 tho last Thursday In April.
bill of this character nearly passed the
House during the last session, and AR.
Henry is confident he can secure sufll-
Gent number of supporters for his measure
to effect It's enactment at this session. His
resolution also provides that the terms OF
members Of both houses of Congress shall
begin or the last Thursday in April instead
Of on March g. OF course the weather
conditions on March will be advanced as
the chief reason for the change. although
there is reason to believe that this slight
extension Of the short session of Congress
could also be used as An effective argyll
ment The necessity Of a longer session
was abundantly demonstrated during the
closing days Of tho last session.
GOOD VOICES IN DEMAND.-Despite
the fact that the House of REPRESENTATIVES
enjoys now the services OF entirely com
petent reading clerks. tho Democrats are
determined 10 supplant them with others OF
true Democratic faith, ana Ia that end a
group Of candidates Is being tried out each
day. The efforts of some Of these tyros 10
fill the House are pathetic. and their dis
comfort is considerably augmented by the
work Of members Of the minority In demon
stratinc their incapa bity. To-day an UNI
fortunate man with voice far too weak To
carry even half way across the House at
tempted TO read a resolution. Immediately
"T'nclc Joe Cannon STROBE forward and.
with his hands to his ears 10 aid his hear
ing, took his place Immediately in front OF
the Speakers rostrum. Representative
Mann also advanced down the aisle with
his hands to his ears, and when the wretch
ed candidate had concluded the reading
Mr. Mann asked that IL he read by the
Republican reading clerk in order that
those not in the front row may hear what
the resolution Is about" G.. G.. III.