The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-10
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!. AID FARMER, sl||
PRESIDENT TAF1
Reductions Upon Agricultural I
ducts and Manufactures ~
Stimulate Trade in Both, ~
Declares at Columbus.
Agreement With Canada Would A.
Help Railroad Companies. Ways
houseman, Lumberman and 0thezu

COLUMBUS. o., Feb. I10.--'sI&@
greatest reason for adopting the roC
procity agreement with Canada - c.
fact that 1t Is going to unite two corr
tries, with kindred people, IylI|1
across wide continent. IN = CO.
mercial and social union to the groo<
advantage of both. Such . reouI<
does not need to be justifed by a
nice balancing OF pecuniary proflt ~
each"
In the above statement, Presidon<|
Taft this afternoon sounded the akGD|
note In his fight to have the rel
procity agreement. recently fram11
between representatives Of Cann1o
and the United States. ratified BY Co.
gress. Speaking at the Corn So
this afternoon he made II very ploI0.
to his hearers that he intends ~
make the big fight of his adminis<ro
tion to secure cheaper food product4
for the consumer. 4,
1T is mere truism to say that the
farmers of a country constitute tie
greatest wealth-producing class Of tho.
country" he continued, .and that 81
Is OF the highest Importance to con
serve their welfare. Their intoI>'
ligence. their energy. their industry
their adaptability, have largely Co..:
tributed to the progress and progpok<
ity of this country. Anyone, there
fore, who would initiate policy to N,
jure the farmer has much to answer
for at the bar OF public opinion.
'I am Republican and the Repu1
lican party has always advocated -
pursued a policy OF protecti0u o.
American products and manufActuroc.
The temptation to destroy compefl
tion by combination became % Greof,
however, that the party In Its pIoI~
form modified its policy and Imposed
the limitation that the tarf4 shQC
he limited for the purposes of prot(
ton TO the difference betWeon 4
cost Of production In this country o111
the. cost Of production abroad, with
an allowance of reasonable profit a.
the American producer. The princl-
pie OF protection thus stated takes
away the justification for any tariH
whatever by way OF protection, on.
articles Imported from a country,
where the conditions as to labor and
other circumstances are the same o.
ours and thus make the cost Of pro-
duction substantially the same.
Canada Is our neighbor on the
north for three thousand miles. Her
population Is English, Scotch and
French. Her soil Is like ours. Her
traditions are the same as ours. Her
language Is ours. Her climate IL tenn,
perate like ours. except that her grow
ing seasons are shorter and she can
not raise corn In any great quantities..
She has a free popular government
with a wage-earning class as intelli-
gent and as well paid as ours. It 10
difficult to see In what respect her
farmers have any advantage over our
own except o virgin soil In the far
northwest.
"The United States secured for the
farmers the free listing Of such Inn
portant agricultural products as cot
tonseed oil. all kinds OF fruit ana
vegetables, timothy and clover seeds.
eggs, and numerous other products In
which the movement to Canada from
the United States Is much greater
than from Canada to the United
States. The remission of $1.300.0O0
in duties on rough lumber by free
listing II along with pickets and PAL
ings, and the heavy reduction on
dressed lumber, laths, and shingles.
are all in the interest OF the farmer"
In this connection. the president
said: The reductions both upon az