The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05

which would have been made on the
imports into Canada from the United
States If the reciprocity agreement
had been in effect, a little less than
S2,000,0 900 would have been on agr1-
cultural products.
1.-THE truth is that when the COM
plants made on behalf Of the farmer
are analyzed, it will be found to be
limited to an argument that by the a0-
mission of free wheat into the United
States, the price of wheat will be re-
duced 10 cents a bushel- The answer
to the argument is that this cannot be,
for the reason that the price Of wheat
in the United States and in Canada
both is ultimately fixed by the price OF
wheat in the world, and that the
worlds price is adjusted and made al
Liverpool by the regulation of the sup
for it by countries which do not raise
enough to supply their people.
cit may be that the free admission
of wheat from the United States into
Canada will increase to some extent
the price to the Canadian farmer. but
the American farmer because it will
not decrease the demand upon the
American farmer for his wheat.
The diversion from British and Elu-
ropean markets to the markets of the
United States of from 10000 900 to 40,
/
nually, would not only strengthen the
wheat market abroad, but would fur
nish the American mills with a needed
complement of wheat which the world
would require, just as it has in the
past, but it would then be in the shape
of American made flour. The effect OF
the increased wheat supplies would be
to reduce the cost Of manufacturing
flour in just the ratio that the mills
were able thereby to increase their
output.
Would Help Our Mills.
This reduced cost of production
would enable the mills to regain in
the foreign market the 1S,00O,OOO to
20, ,0O0,0 600 barrels of flour sold in for
eign trade annually 10 years ago, but
which in recent years has fallen to
less than ten million barrels The
American grown wheat would not be
decreased in value in the slightest. but
on the contrary, because of increased
marketing facilities and fuller tine
operation, the mills would be in better
position to absorb increased quantities
of American grown wheat.
Wherever the probable course OF
trade under reciprocity is analyzed as
to its effect on farm products, in which
Canada can compete. the conclusions
vary but slightly from those reached
and oats, the next most important
grains likely to enter into our inter-
national exchange, is the quality of
the Canadian products which commend
them to our use.
''Their appearance in the American
market may cause their substitution to
some extent for our own similar pro-
| ducts, but such substitution would
mean just so much elimination of
Canadian products from the markets Of
the world. Their place needs to be
! filled and the supply for this purpose
would most naturally come from the
United States, thus enlarging our own
foreign outlet for those grains.
Il am most earnestly hopeful that
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
will pass the senate and will be con-
firmed by the Canadian parliament.
am hopeful of this, not for political
reasons, because the responsibility and
the credit for it will not be wholly
with any one political party. The Dem
ocrats of the house and Democrats of
/ the senate should have their full meas
ure of praise for its adoption should
| it become a law
''The present treaty looks to re1iev-
ing the business of the United States
with Canada by lifting a burden of
nearly 100000 as customs tax on
our exports to Canada, and a conse-
quent great increase in those exports
1t looks to the introduction Of pro-
| ducts which we need in this country.
1t will add greatly to the prosperity
and growth of Canada, and as Canada
grows, her consuming power becomes
greater and our trade with her will
necessarily increase. Such a result by
such a method under such conditions
is according to good Republican doc
trine, and I urgently ask the support
of an intelligent, progressive organ
ization like this in Hligning the whole
Republican party in its supDort