The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-19
Congress Is Being Deluged
With Pleas to Save West
ern People
SHEEP GROWERS BEG FOR
TINE ENOUGH TO QUIT
Expect Sheep to Drop From S Per
Head to 75 Cents If the Wool and
Woolen Schedule Is CHANGED Mon.
tana Legislature Flimflammed.
(By H. E. G. Bryant.)

Washington, April 19.-"This ses.
sion OF congress should not have been
called" said Senator Gronna of North
Dakota today. "The congressman
should be at home and the country
have rest. The agitation of the tarife
disturbs business of every kind. Il
hurts the farmer"
There is a desire on the part of
many of the northwestern senators to
bring the extra session to a close. Sen.
ator Myers, who succeeds Senator Car
ter OF Montana, thinks that con9ress
should act on the reciprocity bill and
quit. He is one Democrat that Thinks
the wool and wooden schedule should
not be touched until the tariff board.
which now has experts In the west
Investigating the conditions among tha
sheepmen, makes it's report in Decam,
Der.
Senator Gronna in discussing the
Canadian reciprocity bill sail: "If
congress Is going to pass the treaty
IN Its present form it is only Just to
place the articles the farmers buy on
the free list along with the stuff he
sells. This, however. does not mean
that l am in favor Of doing such a
thing. believe in protection but wish
to see 1t applied Justly and honestly.
All concerned should have q square
deal.
II do not believe that any member
OF this congress should stand by and
let his agricultural constituents be
given unfair treatment. If those in
control would put farm products on
the free list let them add what the
farmer purchases from the other fell
low.
Il am protectionist but would not
discriminate against one class or sec
tion to help another"
Congressman from the northwestern
states are hearing from home many
times a day. Letters, telegrsms and
runners come. North Dakota will send
a delegation here shortly to make an
appeal to the senate finance commit.
tee. This party will oppose reciprocity
with Canada.
Samples Of the argument, embodied
in the letters and kilograms, follows:
Farmers and stock growers Of the
west are opposed to any tariff legisla-
tion or fake reciprocity agreement
with Canada until the tariff board has
had time to. investigate thoroughly
conditions and report on same"
'The reciprocity treaty in my judg-
ment will operate to decided disad-
vantage to North Dakota live stock
and grain required to compete with
lower cost of production while most
of those things we use In ranching and
farming, passing from eastern and
middle states manufacturers to us,
are provided with protection duties
THE wool industry of this state is
in deplorable condition on account
of the agitation over the promised re-
vision of the schedule. We respect-
fully urge in justice to the wool grow
ers of the United States that no change
be made in this schedule until a re-
tariff board"
"The action of the Montana legis-
lature. endorsing the Canadian reci-
procity treaty, was taken without
knowledge of any of its provisions and
should not be treated as the senti-
ment Of our people. We are absolute
ly opposed to it's passage, not only on
account of its terms but as a step to-
ward free trade generally, which We
have tried once and do not care to
try again.,
One large sheep grower. in an ap-
peal to Senator Myers begged him to
urge the Democrats to give the west
srn sheep men an opportunity to get
3ut of the business. He said that sheep
we're worth S. head now but If the
wool and woolens schedules were re-
1ised downward Is cents apiece would
% a good price,