Evening star., 1911-01-27

tiated. AS an example. wheat Is made
free and the rate on -four is equauzed
on a lower basis. In the rame way live
animals being made free. the duties on
fresh meats and on secondary meat prod
ucts and on canned meats are sihstan-
TALLY lowered. Fresh fruits and vcge-
tables being placed on the free list, the
duties on canned goods OF these classes
are reduced.
Both countries in their Industrial de-
velopment have 10 meet the competition
OF lower priced labor In other parts of the
world. Both follow the policy of encour-
aging the development OF home industries
by protective duties within reasonable
limits, This has made il difficult TO ex-
tend the principle of reciprocal rates to
many manufactured commodities. but.
after much negotiation and effort, We
have succeeded in doing so In various
and important instances.
THE benefit To our widespread agri-
cultural implement industry from the re-
duction OF Canadian duties in the agree
ment Is clear Similarly the new, widely
distributed and expanding motor vehicle
industry OF the United States Is given
access TO the Dominion market on ad
vantageous terms.
National in its Scope.
my purpose in making a reciprocal
trade agreement with Canada has been
not only to obtain one which would he
mutually advantageous to both countries.
but one which also would be truly ma
tional in its scope as applied TO our own
country and would be OF benefit to all
| sections. The currents OF business and
| the transportation facilities that will be
established forward and back across the
border cannot but inure to the beneht
! Of the boundary states.
| "Some readjustments may he needed.
but in a very short period the advan-
tage of the free commercial exchange be-
| tween communities separated only 10y
| short distances will strikingly manifest
itself. That the broadening of the
sources of food supplies, that the opening
of the timber resources of the Dominion
| to our needs, that the addition to the
| supply of raw materials, will be limited To
no particular section does not require
demonstra ton
1.-The same observation applies to the
markets which the Dominion offers us i'm
exchange AS an illustration. IL has been
found possible to obtain free entry into
| Canada for fresh fruits and Negetables-
| a matter of special value to the south and
| to the Pacific coast In disposing OF their
products in their season.
| "It also has been practicable to obtain
free entry for the cottonseed oil or the
| south-a most important product, with a
rapidly expanding consumption IN the DO
mnion.
II "The entire foreign trade of Canada In
the last fiscal year. 1910 was S6o3. .cW.ov
The imports were s.16.oOWo. and OF TINS
more than S223. 3.O00,W0. The reduction in
the duties imposed by Canada will large
~ increase this amount and give us even
a larger share of her market than We
now enjoy, great as il is. Action on the
agreement submitted will not interfere
with such revision of our own tarif on
imports rom all countries as Congress
may decide to adopt.
Affected by the Treaty.
| .p.,;nroo;t,- with Canada must pecAN-
sariIy be chiefly confined in its effect on
the cost of living to food and forest
products The question of the cost OF
clothing as affected by duty on textiles
and their raw materials, SO much mooted.
is not within the scope OF an agreement
with Canada, because she raises compar-
atively few wool sheep. and her textile
| manufactures are unimpcrtant.
This trade agreement. il entered into.
will cement the friendly relations with
the Dominion which have resulted from
the satisfactory settlement of the cont-o-
verses that have lasted for a century,
and further promote good feeling be-
tween kindred peoples. 1t will extend the
roarket for numerous products of the
United States among the inhabitants OF
a PROSPEROUS neighboring country, with
an increasing population and an increas-
ing purchasing power.
| 1T will deepen and widen the sources
of food supply in contiguous territory
and will facilitate the movement and
distribution Of these foodstuffs.
The geographical proximity, the closer
relation of blood. common sympathies
and identical moral and social ideas fur
tnsh very real and striking reasons why
this agreement ought TO be viewed from
a high plane.
Since becoming a nation Canada has
been our good neighbor Immediately con-
tiguous across a wide continent without
artificial or natural barrier except navi-
able waters used in common.
sl,n 1cc sact nnfl ,tv.rr
preparations for defense against her pos
sible assault. and she never will. She
has sought TO agree with us quickly when
differences have disturbed our relations
She shares with us common traditions and
aspirations. / feel I have correctly in
terpreted the wish of the American peo-
pie by expressing I'm the arrangement now
submitted to Congress for its approval
their desire for a more intimate and cor
dial relationship with Canada / there
fore earnestly hope that the measure will
be promptly enacted into law"