The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
Reciprocity with Canada.

There is if The News reads the signs
Alright, gradual change coming over
the people OF Vermont at least, in re-
lution to the proposed reciprocity treaty
with Canada, At the first start-oiI there
was a general whoop for the measure
with all classes of people except the
farmers.
Everyone is glad to welcome move.
ment tending TO closer relations socially
and in a business way with our neigh
bors at the north. But there now APP
pears TO be more inclination to stop to
consider whether President Taft's meas
ure is really reciprocity Unless this
country is getting as fair deal as
Canada, it is not the kind OF reciprocity
that will pass muster.
The farmers claim that they have not
been properly considereds that there j.
discrimination against their products,
while the manufactures and the beef
trust and other interests will continue
to get protection
In way this contention is confirmed
by out and out reciprocity advocates.
when they contend that the success OF
the proposed treaty will mean reduced
cost OF living II it does reduce the
cost OF living, Il must be at the eN-
pense Of the producer on this side Of
the Canadian line If it does that, Yer
monters certainly are not warranted IN
supporting it in its present form, be.
cause there is nothing in it TO recon.
pense the agricultural class OF which
this state il so largely composed.
The advocates OF reciprocity are also
in error on another point. Even news
paper usually so we'll informed as the
st. Johnsbury Republican says that the
Vermont Republican platform declared
emphaticitlly in favcs OF reciprocity. Let
lis see Just what it did Gay. Here Is the
declaration entire:-
eve favor such reciprocal tariff rela-
tions with the dominion OF Canada "a
will the more actively stimulate the in
terchange OF profitable trade between
the two countries upon basis fair TO
both and sufficiently protective OF the
interests OF our own people
Certainly no careful reader can con
strle that declaration as favoring trade
relations with Canada which do not
sufficiently protect the farmer Of Yer
mont.
The News stands exactly IN the posi-
ton that it took at the start, when il
said that,-
THE vital poiit i that Canada,s eN,
portatiom of products into the United
| States cannot be large enough to affect
/ the American markets. The Canadian
Iaborer Is well paid and the exporters
viii be as anxious as anyone to keep VI
I the prices for their products
/ This means OF course that The News
/ does not believe that reciprocity vii
materially affect the price Of American
products and therefore, az matter o.
course. viii not redafee the living eX
penses OF the consumer
/ The News recognizes however, that
4 the agricultural interests view the mat
ter from different standpoint and whil'
there is so well-dehned opposition IRON
this source il believes that it should b
needed until it can be shown beyond (
question OF doubt that it IS wrong
Whatever injuries the farming indus
4 try OF Vermont is bound TO be detri
ment to every other interest and
! greater or less disaster to the state
+ There cannot be enough compensation
in other directions to overcome any m
/ incorporating there will be an inlur!
to yermont's agricultural interest
Therefore let US 80 slow on this pro
posed deal with our Canadian netgnooTs
-Northfeld News.