Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
SEN, MILL|kEN PLEADS
FOR MAINE FARMERS.
Puts Former Sheriff Penne|| at Decided
Disadvantage Before Federal Re|a-
tions Committee on Resolution
Favoring Canadian Reciprocity.

Senator Carl L. Milliken of Aroos.
took county proved worthy antagon-
ist of the reciprocity champion. Hon
William NJ. Pennell of Portland. tn,
defeated Democratic Congressional
candidate in the 1st Maine District, al
the hearing Thursday afternoon before
the committee on federal relations up
on the memorial to Congress in favor
of the pending reciprocity treaty
which was introduced by Representa-
tive Hogan of Portland.
Mr. Pennell had addressed the five
members Of the committee of nine of
the present Democratic Legislature
upon federal relations, none of whom
appeared to take more than a languid
interest in his speech, for about halt
an hour when Senator Milliken APP
peared upon the scene. The AropS-
took man began by asking Mr.. Penncn
series of questions in regard to the
probable effect of reciprocity in which
the former sheriff of Cumberland
county was obliged to do some adroit
side stepping in order to make any
thing like crcditablc showing.
Senator Milikcn then presented a
US ISdi, NiNdi Sut StdltiIItIIt vi TN POoi-
tion of the farmers of Maine and OF
Aroostook county i'll regard to the pro-
posed agreement 1T is bad for Maine,
it will compel us to sell everything
cheap and buy what we have to buy at
the highest prices" he declared. He
alluded to reciprocity as a Democratic
theory which Republican President
had been hammered into accepting and
which If passed at all would be passed
by a coalition of Republicans and
Democrats.
The Hogan resolutions now pending
in the Maine Legislature are as fol-
lows:
Whereas. the Democratic party of
Maine has always recognized the benc-
fit to the welfare Of the people that
will accrue from more liberal trade
relations with Canada and has advo-
Gated measures looking towards that
end apd
Whereas, these measures are en-
couraged and the principles of more
liberal trade laws are advocated by So
called reciprocity and,
Whereas, the President of the init
ed States recognizing the demand for
iiiclt IOi uldl tTdue relations Win
Canada has advocated q measure OF
reciprocity, which is beginning of
more liberal laws and of ultimate
benefit to the people, therefore.
Resolved, That we request our SEN
.ators and representatives in Congress
to use their influence for the adoption
of such measures as will bring about
fair reciprocal relations between
Canada and the United States.
Section THAT the secretary OF
State be instructed to forward Il copy
Of this resolution to the senators and
representatives in Congress from the
State of Maine
1t is understood that even the Demo
cratic members of the committee are
divided upon the wisdom of passing
the memorial and the slight interest
taken in the measure by the members
OF the dominant party in the Legisla
ture was indicated by the fact that
barely quorum of the committee was
present at the hearing. No attempt
was made to consider the matter in
executive session Thursday evening
the hearing closing abruptly. and fin
al consideration of the matter being
set forward to Tuesday next at 4.3(
Z. NJ.