Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-02
AGREEMENT LAID BEFORE THE
CANADIAN AND UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENTS.
PULP WILL Be DELAYED
Knox Intent to Cut Cost Of Northern
Food stuffs Is seen-Taft Sends
Message Urging
Passage.

than ten months after the announce
ment by President Taft of negota-
tons with the Canadian government
there was laid simultaneously before
the American congress at Washington
and the Canadian parliament at Otta-
wa, reciprocity arrangement
Usually such an arrangement takes
the form OF treaty, but in present
instance this was not done, with the
result that considerable time will be
saved III the consummation of the
agreement, which can be made effec-
tive by simple majority vote in each
of the two legislatures.
The animating purpose of Secretary
Knox appeared to have been to secure
reduction of the high cost OF lv-
ing by greatly enlargjng the free
list so far as it relates to foodstuffs
coming from Canada.
Inc intention of the commissioners
to remove ali duties on printing paper
and wood pulp was effected so far as
the dominion government could do 1t
outside the limitations existing in the
laws of the Canadian provincial gov
ernments imposing export duty oil
wood cut OF crown lands in Canada
The agreement, to become effective.
must be put in the shape of law
amendatory of the existing tariff acts
In the United States and Canada, and
1t will require sharp work to accom-
plish this, so far as congress is con-
cerned, in the short length of, time re-
naming in the present congress.
Urging the prompt passage of
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Canada President Taft sent
to congress a special message. accom-
panied by the agreement looking to
such a treaty. reached by representa-
lives of both governments.
No Principle Violated.
President Taft holds that a CONNER.
cial agreement with Canada "by which
we shall have direct access to her
great supply of natural products with
out an obstructing or prohibitory tar.
lift, is not a violation Of the protective
principle
How Treaty Affects Staple Articles.
The Canadian commissioners made
1t plain that in their understanding
both governments would try to make
the tariff changes by legislation i'll
stead of by treaty.
Neither shall be prevented from
making any changes in tariff policy in
the future
The Canadian commissioners declar-
ed 1t was agreed that the utmost care
should be taken by both governments
to see that only such customs regu-
lations are adopted as are reasonably
necessary to prevent fraud.
The government of Canada agrees
that American fishing vessels shall
hereafter be able to fish in Canadian
waters at nominal fee of 81 per an
NUM-.
Articles on Ere List
Among the articles now dutiable that
go on the free list are cattle, which
are now dutiable at the rate of from
81 each to 2f5 per cent coming into
the United States and at IS per cent
going into Canada.
Canadian wheat is taxed Is cents
per bushel entering America. which is
more than double the rate American
wheat costs imported into Canada.
All food products like oats. barley.
buckwheat and the like, now nay duty
ranging from Is to IS cents per bushel
coming from Canada, and from 10
cents to 25 cents entering Canada from
the United States. Hay pays s4 a ton
going to Canada and 81 returning. ALL
these will now be free. IL the agree
ment is ratified.
Canadian timber now du,iable at "
cent per cubic foot. and all kinds of
blanks of different woods, now duitable
at so cents to 1925 thousand. and
telegraph poles. now paying 10 per
cent and pickets at 10 per cent, all go
on the free list.
There is no reduction in the case Of
Canadian agricultural implements en-.
tertng the United States. which will
still continue TO pay Is per cent. But
the American implen.e.Ats entering
Canada will do SO at l5 per cent where
they now pay lie to 90 per cent,
Some special Canadian implements.
such as horse powers. portable en-.
gines. hay.loaders. potato diggers. roll.
ers, wind mills and hay tedders. which
now pay from 80 to As per cent duty.
may hereafter come in for 90 per cent.
while the Canadians reduce their own
duties on the same articles from 25
per cent TO 90
Now Circle Globe in 81 pay..
Seattle, Wash. The deve,opmen,
Of the Japanese port Of Tsuruga has
made II possible to go around the
5; do lie 3
traveller may land in Yokohama in
twelve days. BY taking train to Tsu.
to the II -
Railroad e terminus and CONTINUING ~
the fastest train q, London he NAV
cover the distance from Yokohama 81
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