The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04
SAYS FARMER
WILL DECIDE
FATE OF PACT
President Makes Vigorous
Appeal for Reciprocity
Before the Western
Economic Society.
USES PLAIN WORDS
TO STATE HIS CASE
Tells the Farmers They Are
Being "Bunkoed" by the
Interests, the Lumber
Trust Among Them.
BY Associated Press.


speech before the Western Economic
society here tonight declared that the
principal opposition TO the Canadian
reciprocity agreement came, not from the
farmer but from the lumber trust and
from American manufacturers of print
paper
In one of the most comprehensive ad
dresses he has ever made on the sub
ject. the president outlined some of the
methods employed by the opponents OF
reciprocity: practically told the farmers
that .hey were being "Sunkoed" by spe-
cial interests and said that the fate OF
the agreement rested. not so much with
the United States senate as with the peo-
pie OF the country.
large he said, could be brought TO un-
derstand that this treaty was in the in
terest OF the majority of the people, he
would no longer fear tie. coming vote
in the senate"
Used Plain Language.
The president was not sparlng in his
words. He told the reasons for the op-
position to the treaty by the lumber
trust" and by the paper manufacturers
and. without using names, scored a New
York firm. some Of whose members re-
Gently appeared at the hearings before
the senate finance committee in Wash
ington. ostensibly in behalf of the Ma
tional Grange, and OBJECTED TO the en-
actmcnt Of the agreement.
In spite OF the forces that are arrayed
against IT, the president expressed the
belief that the agreement would become
passes al all, because OF the force OF
public opinion in it's favor.
The president said in part.
Presidents Address.
Beginning what l have to say. [ de-
sire to express my sincere gratitude 10
the members OF the Western Economic.
society for giving me an opportunity TO
address, this important subject, so
distinguished and intelligent company.
''The Canadian reciprocity agreement.
providing for free trade in agricultural
products OF the two countries. and for
a corresponding reduction OF duty on all
these secondary food products. and for
q consdera bic reduction in number of
manufactured GOODS passed the house of
representatives In April last. was referred
by the senate TO It's committee on
finance and there It mas been under con-
sidcIa tion by the committee for num-
ber of weeks. Witnesses in favor oil and
against the passage Of the agreement
have been heard at considerable length:
and We now hope that the bin will be
brought before the senate. possibly with
out recommendation. some time during
the coming week.
the necessary conference held with the
representatives Of Canada over the ques-
tion Of the application of the maximum
and minimum clauses OF the PAYNE tariff
bin TO Canadian importations into this
country, and in the course OF the adjust
ment OF that question In which. by rea-
son of certain Canadian concessions on
exports OF the United States into Canada,
we were able to apply the minimum tariff
To Canadian imports. II seemed mutually
profitable TO extend the consideration OF
the tariffs Of the two countries. already
begun. 10 the point of a complete reci-
proc!tY agreement Commissioners who
had expert knowledge Of the subject were
appointed. and after Investigations and
study and conferences that covered an
entire year. an agreeemnt was finally
reached which has been embodied In the
bin which has passed the house and is
pending In the senate.
The cordial approval throughout the
country which the proposed agreement
received when it was sent to the con-
gress surprised even those VINO were re-
sponsible for its making. and l am con-
ndent that further consideration OF the
treaty since its submission to congress
in january last has only confirmed the
popular Judgment IN favor OF its adoption
into law.
The treaty is pending in Washinston,
senate of the United States, The bin
will pass, II it passes at all. because
of the force OF public opinion In It's IA
vor.
Replies to Criticisms.
The agreement has been criticised be-
document by the state depa artment. with |
out consultation with members of the |
house or senate. and we OF the admins |
tration have been subjected 10 many at |
tacks on these grounds. The subject |
matter OF the treaty. however. was OF
such d character-it covered so many DIFF |
terent items--that 4 conferences had |
been sought !n respect to these items the |
Individual objections by senators and rep
resentatives would have been many
that we would never have reached an
agreement at all.
''One OF the great objections to the old !
method OF framing a tariff bill was that
In order to secure Its passage every dis
trict had To be given something In the
bill In the WHY OF protection. whether il
needed IL or not. for the purpose of ap-
pcasnR the representatives OF that dis
trfct and securing their support. This
method was obviously calculated to pro-
1uce bill, drawn not with Il view to
ihc protection, but for many indust ries
that did not need II at all. Hence the
has been made, and has re-
ceived general approval. that the various
Of the tariff should be con-
,idcred sopa rately and that the amount
II protection To be furnished To par
ocular product should be determined ON
Is merits. with reference to the cost Of |!
is production at home and abroad.
Now, the Canadian reciprocity agree
nent, in a little different way. involves
n It's consideration the same principle.
Il calls for approval of IL a unit with
'ut regard To the necessity for tariff re- |
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