The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-10
FARMERS BES|EGE
COMMITTEE ROOM
Enter Vigorous Protest Against
Reciprocity Com
pact
DAiRYMEN CLAIM THEY
WILL LOSE HEAVILY
Congressman Pepper Intro
duoes Unique Resolution
Aimed at Kingdom
of Satan

The farmer Of Connecticut is not
going to accept this reciprocity agree
inent unless the other fellow gets the
same medicine" said f. f. Duffy. a.
dairy farmer from Connecticut. He
was asked how 1t happened that the
Connecticut legislature endorsed it.
Connecticut Boss an Editor.
III tell you" answered Duffy.
The boss OF the Republican machine
IN Connecticut Is an editor, and he
wants free paper. He rushed the
resolution OF endorsement before
anybody up there knew the terms Of
the agreement. That endorsement
does not represent the sentiment Of
the farmers In our State
connecticut farmers favor a fair
reciprocity with Canada. There was
nothing in the Republican platform.
however. to lead us to believe that we
were to be betrayed. We expected
Just treatment
We do not believe that the United
States senate will pass this reciprocity
OH. Ii 1t does pass the bill then the
oniy weapon We Will have left with
which to fight will be the ballot. That
IL not threat. 1t Is only what manu-
LECTURERS or any others would do
under similar circumstances.
believe the farmers are more
aroused than at any time since the
Civil war
fhis IN mere matter OF seif-de-
lense, said n. r. Hull. Michigan
farmer. II we submit to this we viii
some day occupy the same position as
do farmers in Europe"
Arguments against the reciprocity
agreement wers also made by Andrew
Feiker, OF New Hampshire. and p. I.
Ferguson. OF Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Nav 10
farmsrs besieged the Senate com
mlttee on finance against to-day with
vigprous protests against the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement. George
s. Ladd. Of the Massa chusetts stat
grange. said:
Instead OF beating around the
bush and putting products on the free
LIST. the committee had better direct
the president to negotiate with Great
Britain Tor the annexation OF Canada
and let 1t pay the same taxes and en-
Joy the sa me benefits as do the peo-
pie in this country"
Ladd spoke of household articles
being cheaper In Canada than in the
United States, Senator GaIlinger (Re-
pnbiicanj. of New hampshire. said
that he went TO Canada every year.
and had not yet succeeded in buying
anything cheaper there than in the
United States
i guess YOU never bought any
wheat or barley" suggested La Fol
lette. Gailinger admitted that he
had not
AS an example OF the, PROPORTION
or the nigh prices charged to the CON
sumner, w. w. Ware. of the New York
State grange. said that heads OF let
tuce sold by him for l LIZ cents each
cost the consumer from 10 10 Is
cents a head
+. NJ Godfrey. OF New York, repre-
sentlns an organization Of 100000
dairy farmers, said they would lose
heavily by the free entry of milk.
butter and cheese from Canada. The
Ne" York farmers, he said, would
welcome real treaty" of reciprocity
with Canada, but he declared the
proposed agreement to be an unjust
and unfair proposition"
That dairy products could be pro-
daeed cheaper in Canada than in this
country. Godfrey said. was shown by
the fact that in spite of the present
,AriH canadians are able to send their
dairy products to the American mar
ket. lie stated that last year Can
ada sent 10000 fifty pound packages
of butter to the United States.
Would Overthrow Sa1an's Kingdom.
WASHINGTON. May 10.--The
overthrow Of Satan's kingdom ON
earth is the object Of a resolution
by Pepper tDemocrat). OF Iowa. to-
DAY referred to the house committee
on rules. providing for the adoption
OF the decalogue and Jesus' rule an
the standard measure for laws and
regulations OF the government OF the
United States"
lengthy preamble sets forth that
the Christian party believes in right
full ground and income tax: disap-
proves OF standing army; demands
prohibition: protests against unjust
tariff legislation; favors direct vote
OF the people, including women; and.
Whereas II relies upon Gods bless
ing. In His name, under His authority
and seeks the support and co-opera-
ton OF all patriots regardless OF sex.
nationality, creed. race or party, to
His glory and for humanity and for