The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-04

Inc tniru clu-S Oh opponents 10 inc OH
are those who claim vociferously to repre-
sent the whole farming industry Of he
United States This of course is a much
more formidable opposition than the
special interests to which have referred.
and IL Ia only natural that these special
interests should be found cooperating
with those who claim TO represent the
farming interest in arousing the farmers
TO the horrors and disasters that are to
follow reciprocity.
The employment OF New York city
firm skilled in sending circulars is not
the ubject of proper criticism pro-
vided the statements made in the cir
culars are reasonable and we'll founded
Tl,.' .;goiscarco oS ,ho f,c, that this
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same new 1ork hrth IL 'ook'ne 'o' '''''i
ciaI assistance in the campaign they are
carrying on in behalf of farmers against
rcciprocitv not only 10 the grange hut
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IN the manniacture o' prh' paper anu y"
other manufactures cannot escape the
attention Of the public"
The President then reviewed the mr.
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.""se"'n'' "ino" ,'o '"'e 'n"'e
ing the effect OF reciprocity on the Amer
ican farmer. He said that as to cereals
the price was fixed abroad by the world
ou,p,,, and was M, main,a;nsd Inv torify
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walls.
Il have been attacked on the hoor
Of the House and elsewhere he con
tinued. "as occupying an inconsistent
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poi''u ae on '"." '.I'' no. .s
urged the reciprocity agreement win
the idea OF lowering the cost of living
on the one hand and then have asserted
th.t ths farmsrs would not II. injured
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sell their PRODUCTS on the other hand'
IL In asked Is IL possible to reduce the
cost of living on the one hand and main-
tain the present prices of farm products
an tha otber1
sMy own impreesion is that the cost
Of farm products ia Determined by the
word'e supply and not by local conditions
of tariH or Otherwise and thar a. long
"A the movement toward manufacturing
and away from the farm continues and the
eupply OF farm laborcrs il reduced a CON
tinuance of high prices for farm products
Ia Inevitable, But l do think that reci-
pro<,itv will enlarge the reservoir or the
supplv Of farm products for our people
and thus prevent undue enhancement
Of nrices beyond the present standard
II fhis ia the case then neither the farmer
win be Injured nor will prices increase
The President then took up the o,,es-
tion ~ the ma ssave Of IN, hill through the
Senate saving:
IN ow what are the prospects OF it's pass
are3 II will doubtless ne renortod ON,
next veek probably without recon-
mendation because the Committee on
Finance In th,, Senate is 40 constitut,I
that II In nearly eoually divided on the
question of the wisdom of IN. treaty
Amendments will doubtless be PROPOSED
for the purpose of improving the present
bijl without yiola.inc the FERNS of the
agreement Others with view 10 reducing
the duties on importations from Canada
below the rates agreed upon in the agree
ment and others not affecting the aSree-
ment AZ all b,,t ALTERNATING a revision and
reduction ~ duties on certain articles
from all co,Int.es
.In the first class comes what ia known
IA the Root amendment Mr. Root
proposes an amendment to tbe hill as IL
came from the House emhodyinp the
exact terms of the reciprocity agreement
with reference 10 nat,er and Dn,tariai.
that ia n nrovision that when Tho restr,c'
fions on The exnortation of min wood
from Canada re removed hv M, nrov :
inces. so that pulp wood NAV corn. in
free into the J'nited s,,,es u;,bou, ,ha
pavmant Of .rv .xn,rt Jntv thaT ~ az,
NAV he free trade between Canada and
the limited States in nrint naner
sThe pendinp hilI nrovides as bav.
already stated that in oraer io ;rd';c.,
fhe lifting of the RESTRICTIONS which ar.
now imposed nv the Canadian nrovince.
on wood from crown In pds which in
clues about nine.tenths Of the Cnnad,nn
wood paner made in C,nad, iron, ,xnoI
upon which there * no restrirtion in
Canada NAV come in free -
st ia only fair TO saw with r.fer.rc.
to the Root Amendment TINT il j. in e,yct
accordance with the agreement B,it
II does not offer the ind,,cemant T., the
lifting of the Canadian rest rict,ons which
the present provision in the iii does
More than this, there are 50 many in favor
OF the provision in the hin AZ. it passed
the House that | fear that the ndoption
OF the amendment in the S.n,t. might
prove a tactical obstacle to the passage of
the hill through both houses
sThe second class of amendments. ar.
those hy which it is proposed 10 remove
the duty on meat and flour and other
commodities passing from Canadn into
the United States. 80 that the Canadian.
may introduce these articles without
duty into the United States. Will. the
American producers Of the like commodi-
ties will have TO pay duty to Canada 10
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