The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-02
CANADIAN TARIFF
PACT IN CONGRESS
Terms of New Agreement Are
Made Public.
TAFT URGES CONFIRMATION
Leading Food Products Are lnc'uoeo
In the Schedule, Also Live AMI
maIs-Paper to Be Free OF
Duty.

W1SIlDRIOU.--N llulu 1000 'A"" 49,
months after the initiation by
President Taft of negotiations with
the Canadian government there was
laid simultaneously before the Amer
lean congress at Washington and the
Canadian parliament at Ottawa reel
procity arrangement. which II ap-
proved by the legislative branches OF
the two governments, will surely 90
much to enlarge and lberalize the
trade between the United States and
| Canada.
Briefly and summarized, this agree
ment provides for free exchange pe'
tween Canada and the United States
OF wheat and other grains; dairy
PRODUCTS. fresh fruits and vegetables;
fish of all kinds eggs and poultry; cat
tie, sheep and other live animals.
Printing paper Is also to become free
on the removal Of all restrictions on
the expectation from Canada of pulp
wood
While there are numerous other
provisions in the agreement these are
the most vital as affecting the cost OF
living to the millions OF people In
both nations
In general way the agreement pro-
poses to keep extremely low, or re-
move altogether the duties on raw ma
terial while retaining the duties on
manufactured products. This will!
have a tendency, no doubt, to prove
dstasteful TO the farmer, but please
the manufacturing interests.
In addition to the reciprocal free
list already noted there are also Ger.
tain commodities now free in one
country which are to be made free by
the other. SUCH for instance as cot
ton seed oil by Canada, and rough
lumber by the United States. Tin
and terne plates, now dutiable In
both countries, are made mutually
free. Barbed wire fencing, now ex'
empted from duty by Canada, is also
EXEMPTED by the United States. Can
ada also agrees to remit a certain
percentage of the duty which she
now imposes On American coal.
Where the cost Of living Will again
be effected. but to what extent can
not yet be materially estimated. Is IN
the schedules where rates have been
mutually reduced on secondary FOOD
products such as fresh meats, canned
meats. bacon and hams. lard and lara
compounds. canned vegetables. flour,
cereal preparations and other food
stuffs partly manufactured
There are likewise mutually re-
duced rates on manufactured com
modlties which include motor We
| hicles, cutlery, satchels and similar
leather goods. plate glass, brass band
Instruments. printi-g inl. and mis-
celaneous articles.
AS was to be expected, since the
tariffs of the United States are much
| higher than those Of Canada, the
| United States has been compelled to
make the greater reductions. AS Tor
/ instance the total amount of duties
/ that are be RENTED by the United
| States under the agreement is ST.
/ $50. 600. while the total amount OF
/ duties that Canada RENTS Is only
/ $3.50, 600. The value Of he articles
NO drtiabe which the United States
proposes to make free is $39,Sll 600
while the value Of the articles on
which the United States proposes tc
reduce the duties ia S7,52lOOO
Again the articles imported into the
! United States from Canada which are
effected h the agreement is SAT,
! 1913. GOO.
In the matter OF wood pulp, the re
moval of the duty now put on pulp BY
the United States is subject to the
previous removal by the Canadian
| provinces Of the pulp expert ta'
which IS now imposed Little ditii
cuIty is apprehended from this, how
ever. since there is said to be a dis
position on the part of most of thu
provinces to remit any export charge!
which they now impose.
There is nothing more signiical
in the presidents message than Il
embodied in the closing paragraph:
Since becoming a nation" says he
Canada has been our good neighbor
Immediately contiguous across
wide continent without artificial o
tors used In common.
she has cost US nothing in the wa
OF preparations for defense agains
her possible assault and she neve
will"