The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-02
RECIPROCITY TO
MEET0PP0s|Tl0N
coNeREssMEN voLsTEAD AND
LlNDRERGH AGAINST PRO-
POSED TRADE PACT.
CALLIT RANK CLASS LEGISLATION
Score Persons Who First Thought Of
Reciprocal acknowledgements
Foss Praises the Agree
ment.

Washington, Jan. 3O.-Speaking for
their agricultural constituents, Repre- !
sentatiyes Volstead and L%indbergh of
Minnesota, are out in statements
against the proposed Taft-Canadian
reciprocity agreement. Mr.. Lindbergh
qualities his statement by the declara-
ton that although he believes the plan
is opposed to the interests of the peo-
pie of his district, if he finds his
people favor it he will favor it.
Mr.. Volstead is sharp in his criticism
of the plan. His statement covers
three typewriter pages. The vital
parts include the following:
Il am strongly opposed to the treaty
sent to congress for reciprocity with
Canada. l am very much pleased with
the frankness of the president in stat
ing his motive for agreeing to it, and
/ realize that if audacity is genius then
the man who proposed this to the
American people as a fair proposition
is a genius.
Calls It Selfish Act.
Without a rag to conceal it, the
. naked proposition is that the treaty
has been entered into for the purpose
of lowering the price of farm products.
All his high sounding phrases about
enlightened craftsmanship and the love
we should have for Canada as a neigh
bor a not gloss over the fact that
this is undisguised, selfish. class legis-
letion.
at puts practically every farm
product, of the north on the free list,
as Canada is the only country that
can successfully compete. No pretense
is made that the farmers are to get
anything in return except some slight
reduction in the duty On lumber.
Canada has not only enough farm
products to supply its W market, but
exports enormous quantities. The
treaty does not open to the northwest
-ern farmer a market for a single bush.
ell of grain or any other of his prod
ucts but it compels him to compete
with Canada for his own market"
Bill Before Committee in Week.
To carry into effect the terms of the
reciprocity agreement, the first nov
was made, when Representative Mr.
Call of Massachusetts, a member Of
the ways and means committee, pre-
presented the administration bill on
the subject.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on ways and means which will take
it up this week.
Takes Up Bill Next Week.
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be to take up the bill early in the
week to determine if any hearings will
be held upon the measure. 1t is the
opinion Of several members of the COM
/. mittee now that if certain delegations
representing industries seriously affect
ed by the lowering of tariff rates wish
to be heard by the committee, an op-
p%ortunity will be afforded them before
any final action is taken.
Change Would up.et Pact.
The negotiations with Canada re-
suited in a definite and concrete ar
rangement which cannot be changed in
any particular, without upsetting the
balance and the effectiveness of the
whole agreement. For this reason it is
LuO Op1A1O1 VI tQOSC WIZ CIldIup1Ou LuO
bill that the ways and means commit
tee and the rules committee will have
to prepare a rule to precede the bill
into the house, providing for it's con-
sideration without amendment. :
Democrats Favor Pact.
A well known Democratic leader of
the house declared that after a careful
canvas of his party men he found that
they had but one change that they
would suggest being made in the pro:
posed reciprocity agreement and that
"a as Dol as possible a like arrange
ment be entered into with the repub-
lie of Mexico.
Free Trade Sweep Forseen.
Boston. In the most important
treaty in connection with the reciproc-
ity treaty of President Taft Governor
Foss declared that the present program
is only the entering wedge towards free
trade between and among the nations
OF the North American continent.
Governor Foss also declared in favor
of an extra session of congress to be
held in March.
1.-THE proposed reciprocity bill is
bound to help conditions immensely"
said the governor. Everybody real
ICES this, because everybody knows
that the American people today are all
walled in behind their high protective
tariff.
One Of D. A. r. Founders Dies.
Washington, Jan. 80. - Miss Mary
Desha, IS years old, one of the three
founders of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, died suddenly Of
apoplexy while walking near her home