The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-29
CANADIANS ARE WARNED
Farmers Free. List Bill Should Be
Called Farmers Fake Bill"-Mr.
Kent Of California Assists in En-.
tertaining tbs House by Reading a
Poem" by tho "Laureate' OF His
District.

Washington, April 2s-Anothcr
declaration that annexation Is the de-
sired end Of the democrats in pushing
reciprocity. and q speech by new
member. featured today's debate on
the frec-lis bin now pending before the
house. Mr.. Prince Of Illinois, repub-
lcan, attacking the Canadian reel
procity bill. sounded the annexation
note. President Tafts lpecch IN New
York Thursday night furnished his text.
We said that the pouring OF Americans
into the Canadian northwest and the
attitude Of the controlling forces of IN.
democratic party. could mean nothing
less than annexation-reciprocit and
partial free trade with Canada being
the initial step toward that end.
No Denial by Democrats.
4 say our neighbors on the north
should be not deceived" said Mr.
Prince. "When we go into n country
and get control of II. we take IT, II is
our history and 1t is right that we
should take 1t IL we want 1t ana YOU
might as well understand IT, The
speaker has said SO; the party back
of him has said so: and IL does not
Farmers Fake Bill"
Mr. Prince declared that the reci-
procity hill was the worst bargain ever
driven by one nation with another and
that the democratic farmers free-list
bin" ought to be labeled the farmers
fake bin
The humorous incident of the session
...t.. II .s.,.
California a new republican member
who succeeded Duncan McKinlay in the
house. delivered speech on the gem
eral tariff question. arraigning rev
ennc tariff upon nccessltlcs' He said
that with other novices In the house
he felt sure he had absorbed speeches
until he had learned much that cannot
possibly be true" and that the Con-
gressional Record vas filled with
mass Of mathematics proving what Is
logically absurd"
Il am republican. or what used to
he n republican" Mr. Kent said. "be-
cause ! believe In the protection of in
'ant industries that stand some even
tual chance of becoming self sustaining.
Fnt many industries having outgrown
the cradle. have not been required to
hustle for their livelihood, but have
been carried bodily to n ward In the
hospital where our standpat friends
advocate keeping them during all eter-
nifty. to be doctored. nursed and nour-
ished at the public expense"
Mr.. Kent said that protective tariff
was an attempt to tax ourselves rich.
THE nation cannot acquire wealth ir
not merit" he said. "by unanimously
consenting TO the reciprocal picking Of
pockets hy all the people"
To show tariff inequalities Mr.. Kent
said that Mr.. Rockefeller probably
pays less government revenue on the
food lie consumes than does the aver
age hod carrier He would doubtless
like to pay as much but he can't with
ont eating as much"
A "Poem."
Mr.. Kent read poem produced by
laureate Of my district" concerning
the tariff speeches Of Mr.. Kent's op-
ponent at the primaries II ran:
He makes II clear to me,
That what ! lose I gain, you see:
And so on such things as clothes and
shoes
J seem To gain but really lose.
Thus II buy my socks too low.