The Washington times., 1911-01-29
PREDICTS NEW ERA
IN CANADIAN PACT
Mint Director R oberts
Praises President for
Stand Taken.
Continued from First Page.)

ACOntlDueO from HdBe-D
the ground that it will promote trade
between some of our cities and the
Canadian northwest. If 1t promotes the
Moines, ST. Paul, Minneapolis, and Chi
cago, there are certain to be incidental
benefits to the farmers.
Railroads Will Benefit.
eff our railroads can get into the
Canadian northwest and participate
in the haul of wheat from that terri
tory to the seaboard. they will benefit
by the treaty, employ more labor, and
that will be to the general benefit of
the farmers, as well as everyone else.
"The demand for free lumber which
has been pressed in the interest OF the
farmers so long is at last satisfied. l
believe that the removal of the duty
from live stock will be beneficial to
farmers of the corn belt. Corn is not
a Canadian product Cattle will be
grown upon the cheap lands of the
Canadian northwest and brought into
the United States for fattening, just
as they are bred on the plains of the
West and brought into the corn belt.
The result would be beneficial both to
the farmers and the meat consumers.
Free paper and pulp will be beneficial
to all the newspaper-reading public.
Will Aid Republican Party.
Finally. 1 believe it will be greatly
to the advantage of the Republican
party to have the cost of food elimi-
mated from political discussion. 1 do
not think the high cost of food in re-
cent years has been due in any i'm
portant degree to the operations of
the tariff. But it has been so charged;
the Republican party has borne the
onus of it, and the election results last
fall were largely Influenced by it.
1T will be immensely beneficial to
the Republican party to have that fac
tor eliminated from the next Presi-
Dental campaign. 1t cannot be advan-
tageous to the Republican party to
postpone dealing with this question
of tariff duties upon food products.
Dealing With Whole Subject.
"It must not be overlooked that the
President is not confning his attention
TO reciprocity with Canada. He is deal
ing with the whole subject. His propo-
sitiOn for reciprocity must be consid
cred I'm connection with his policy OF a
non-partiSan tariff commission, TO care
fully review all of the tariff schedules
and adjust them to the actual condi-
uons of production.
This is the most practical grapple
with the tariff question in this country
that We have ever had. Its Importance
cannot be overeStimated.
The United States cannot go on
increasing the cost of living and COM
pete with the rest of the world. The
cost of living is the basis of industrial
development
will this strengthen the President
before the country?
The President has presented this
proposition with full appreciation of ali
1t involves. He knows the opposition ii
will arouse, and the political risks of
thus Teopening the tariff question. But
he has given careful consideration to
every phase of the subject and is con-
WINGED that it is a wise policy, in the
interest of the whole country and he
has deliberately committed his admin
istration TO 1t, let the consequences be
what they may.
Conditions About the Same.
"One fact to remember is that the
conditions of production are practically
the same in Canada as in the United
States. The fact that lands are cheaper
is due to the fact they are further from
market. That advantage our farmers
will always have. It is said that We
pay twice as much in duties as Canada
does. but when our population and rev.
cnues and those Of Canada are COnsid-
cred and compared, it is apparent Cam
ada has surrendered good deal more
than we have.
There is no more necessity for tar
iff between Canada and Minnesota than
there is for one between Wisconsin and
Iowa
IF this agreement is ratified IT is the
beginning of new era in the relations
between the United States and Canada.
The comments of the London papers
show the misSiving that they feel that
this means closer relations between the
United States and Canada and the loss
Of the present advantages of England"