The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-11
NATIONS EXECUTIVE SEEKS TO
SHOW THAT FARMERS WILL
NOT SUFFER.
GREAT GENERAL BENEFIT
Addressing Great Audience at Ma
tionaI Corn Exposition in Columbus,
President Declares That the Aaree.
rpent With Canada Will Be Benefit
and Not a Detriment.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. To- Carrying
forward his campaign for Canadian
reciprocity. President TAFT today made
q direct appeal 70 the American farmer
on that issue. He declared that the
impression that reciprocity with the
dominion would iniure the farmer was
without foundation and by statistics
he sought to lend actual proof to his
assertions.
Mr.. TAFT declared. without reserva-
ton. that the reciprocal agreement
with Canada would be u benefit rather
than detriment to the agricultural
interests of this country.
AS for himself, the president said
that he felt that the undoubted gen
eral benefit of the pending agreement
would entirely vindicate those who are
responsible for It, The greatest rea-
son for the adoption of the agreement
he argued. Is the fact that 1t will
unite two countries with kindred peo-
pie and lying together across n wide
continent in commercial and social
union to the great advantage of both.
such result" added the president.
does not need tn be justified by n
nice balancing with n pecuniary profit
to each"
Many Hear Taft.
Mr.. Tafts address, the first of his
present trip into the middle west, was
delivered at the National Corn exposi-
tion In the auditorium at the state
fair grounds. The auditorium, which
has Il seating capacity OF more than
1000, was crowded 10 overflowing. The
crush about the doors was so great
that the services of Il score of police
men We're called for
Mr. Taft's address was listened to
apparently with the deepest interest
and lie was warmly applauded at in
tervals.
The president. in closing, said:
Let the agreement be adopted and
go into operation and In six months the
farmers on the border. who now have
fears, will rejoice in this great step
toward closer business and social reia-
tlons with our nelghbors The whole
country. farmer, manufactures, railroad
company, middle man, warehouse man
all will be the gamer"
! President Taft will press his reci-
procity campaign in Illinois tomorrow.
| During the forenoon he will make brief
extemporaneous speeches at Cham
pa gn and Decatur. Tn the afternoon
he Will deliver an address before the
Illinois legislature at Springfield and
| in the evening he will make an ad-
dress at Lincoln day banquet in that
| city.
The president arrived here from
| Washington at 1:4O. He was met at
| the station By Governor Harmon, a
| committee of citizens and a cavalry
escort After a brief parade through
the city. Mr. Taft motored out to the
| fair grounds. Following hi "ddress
| he visited Governor Harmon's h>r'f
for a few minutes. Tonight he dlned
informally with 50 guests at the Ohio
State university. leaving later fol
Champaign. ILL.,
Owing to severe cold and sor'
cut part Of the program outlined fol
him in this city. On account Of his
throat, he appealed to the audience fol
silence and thus was able to make his
voice carry to the farthest corner of thu
big structure. The president brough
his physician, DR. J. ]. Richardson o
Washington, with him.
Mr. Taft will be back In Washington
Monday morning. to remain until th
end of the session Of congress. II
has not amplifled his position as to al
extra session, believing 1t Is perfect.
well understood by this time and tina
conpress will govern itself accord
ingly.