Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-25
C6GMINS FOR RECIPROCITY
Iowa Senator Goes on Record in Favor
Of Treaty with Canada.
FARMER MUST NOT BEAR ALL LOAD
when Protection IL Removed from
what He sells. nuty Mast Ai.o
Come Down on what
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DIS MONIES. March sl-seraio- cum
ninE Of Iowa discussed Canadian recipdoc- .
fv before the Grant club Of this city
tonight Mr Cummins said:
For ten years ! have been discussing
trade reciprocity with Canada from the
standpoint Of one who has profoundly be
Heved that the conditions Of production in
canada as compared with the conditions IN
our country not only justified. but de-
uanded that We should deal with 81 upon
an entirely different basis than that which
We recognize in making up our general
Tariffs with other nations
Ny conclusions. 50 often expressed. re-
main unchanged. and my desire for fair
reciprocal relations with our northern
neighbour were never stronger thsn Al the
present moment although 7 see. az every
open-eyed observer must see. that the de-
veiopment Of the dominion in manufactures
in the last decade and the consequent
Strengthening OF her protective policy has
greatly narrowed the field for the advan-
tageous application Of commercial reciproc-
ity; that e TO say. IL is vastly more diff
cult now than then to secure an equivalent
for any concessions that we may be willing
10 make in our duties upon It's imports into
our country. II q little 81 the enthusiasm
which Is now 30 abundant In some quarters
had been available then. the United States
could have made a better bargain than Il
is possible 10 make A. the present time
Must be In Treaty Form.
NJ. Cummins then referred 20 the pro-
posal that the desired tariff changes shall
not take the formal shape Of a treaty The
speaker said he did not mention this weak
ness In the arrangement with any hostile
spirit and that his attitude toward the
-.
account Of II. Il mention e., said Mr..
cvmmins. for the purpose Of expressing
my preference for the adjustment Of our
relations with Csnada through a treaty
That would embrace positive obligations on
both sides, and which would provide that
when either psrty vtthdraws from IL that
ipsO factor II would cease TO be obligatory
upon the other"
He said that the indications are that the
only interests that can possibly be affected
by free competition with Canada are agrf-
culture. lumber and paper-makinE. He be-
lieyed that the imports Of agricultural pro-
ducts. lumber. wood pulp and paper viii
b. Increased under the proposed arrange
ment
I am for free paper" ne said. mot
only paper OF the value OF 4 cents per
pound or less. but Of ali paper. aud am
for It because the paper-makers Of this
country have abused the privileges which
has heretofore been conferred upon thin"
Farmers on Even FOotInE.
1t Is my opinion that II the farmer Of
the United states Is put upon even terms
with the farmer OF Canada with respect
10 the things he buys the PROPOSED ar
engagements will ont in3ure him ! go fur
Their and declare that I have no doubt
haF - a
given an even chance in his purchases
with the farmer OF Canada, will fnd in
the arrangement a substantial advantage
In my judgment there are just two agT1-
cultural products Of Importance raised in
the United States which may. during short
perodA be reduced In price through the
free exchange with Canada. These are
wheat and barley. and II has seemed to me
for long time that 80 far as Iowa Is
concerned. Il would BE- better for every
farmer and for every acre Of land in the
state II We allowed Canada TO raise al
The wheat that we IN lows have hitherto
been producing VIII not stop to review
the question. but I believe that every stu
dent who has explored the subject ans
who has eomprehended the vital necessity
Of preserving our soil without resorting {,
expensive fertiliEsrs. vii lagree In what
have said.
II We put the farmer into free eompet
ton with Canada common justice an,
common decency require that We shan bur
In q market as free as that In which IA,
Canadian farmer buys. To me IL il
shocking perversiOn Of a sacred principl
20 assert that the farmer should suffe
free competition IN everything he sells an,
endure high protection in everything h.
buys; and I nov say that I intend 10 Vs.
all the power and influence ! have 70 Civ
the farmer the benefit q free trade Will
canada in the chief things that he mus
buy. ~ the same time and IN the same In
strument that imposes upon his free trad
IN the things he produces for sale