Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-14
SEAMEN ON STRIKE OPPOSED TO TREATY his MAIDEN SPEECH
Several B Crafty
at Liverpool. iocHy and President Taft ing Reception
TO BE GENERAL TONIGHT PACT BLOW FARMERS
Is Its SD
for lock States I Loser em
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No Abandoe Pd N Potcuv
NewYm Is Predicted fIabr
PACT BLOW TO FARMERS
Under It's Terms, Senator Declares.
United States Is a Loser.
SACRIFICE OF HOME MARKET
People of Canada Get Bulk of the
Benedts-Protracted Debate
Is Predicted.


procity bill on the ground that it would
be great blow to American farmers II
enacted into law, and that 1t was GER
tainly not republican measure. Senator
McCumber Of North Dakota opened the
debate on the measure in the Senate to-
day. Senator McCumber also attacked in
no uncertain terms the position which
President Taft has taken in regard to the
proposed reciprocity law. He devoted a
part of his time to the speech made on
reciprocity by President Taft in Chicago.
1t is predicted that the debate which
opened today will continue for at least a
month, and some of the senators are in
clined to believe that it may be six weeks
before the final vote on the measure Is
taken.
McCumber Opposes Treaty.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
opposed the reciprocity treaty on the
ground that 1t would injure the Ameri-
can farmer.
Il believe this treaty." said Senator
McCumber, IF enacted into law. would
not only postpone for many years the
consummation of hope INDUCED by the
farmers of the country. hope held out
to them by every speaker and writer who
sought to secure and hold their votes for
the protective policy of the country, but
that its logical result would be to destroy
the policy itself. 1 must therefore either
repudiate all 1 have advocated for years
or oppose the consummation Of this agree
ment."
Even If we admitted. the speaker
continued. that the American market
is now no better than the Canadian
market. still we must answer that as
soon as consumption overtakes pro-
duction in this country we will reap
an advantage. and that advantage Is
what we have earned, and what we
have been promised as a compensation
for our sacrifices for the general prin-
ciple of protection during the last 40
years"
Home Market Considered.
After reviewing testimony intro
duced in the hearings OF the finance
committee relative to Canadian and
American prices, Senator McCumber
said:
Having established beyond any possi
bic controversy that our prices are high
er than the Canadian prices at the pres
ent time and that this reciprocity agree
nent, if enacted into law. will level those
prices in the immediate future to the
worlds level the question arises, VIII
II be possible for us at any time in the
future to again occupy the position we
have for the last several years-that
of having a home market worth from
10 to Il cents bushel on wheat. % to
htrc hn1 m n
cents bushel on barley more than 1t
would be il we were dependent upon the
foreign market?
Il say again that the farmer. who for
riod when consumption and production
of wheat, barley and fax should equal
each other in this country, will be
doomed to remain for century to
come absolutely dependent upon and
subservient to the worlds level Of
the enormous possibilities of grain pro-
duction in the Canadian northwest
those prices will be lower, compare
lively. than he has received for a num-
ber OF years.
Discusses Political Effect.
After stating his fears that the Presi-
dent does not realize the enormous pos
sibiities of the Canadian country and
declaring that ii is time enough to open
Canadian sources when the food supply
OF the United States is really threatened,
Senator McCumber considered the politi-
cal effect the measure would have. He
declared that II was neither republican
nor democratic. but a hybrid measure
which inherits none Of the good qualities
OF the one parent and only the bad quail
ties of the other.
United States Stands to Lose.
The loss to the United States through
the ratification of the Canadian reci-
procity agreement would in the opinion
Of Senator Curtis, be proportionate to
Canadas gain.
Mr.. Curtis declared that the people gen.
orally were not informed regarding the
pending legislation and that they should
be given opportunity TO study the sub
ject until the regular session of Con.
gress
Mr. Curtis quoted figures to show that
the trade of the United States with Can
ada last year had amounted to $13s. 3D., 23S
and maintained that this country should
/ let well enough alone.