Morris tribune., 1911-02-03
Terms Of Agreement Between
Canada and United States.
PUBLISHED IN BOTH LANDS
Reciprocity Plan simultaneously Laid
Before American Congress and
Canadian Parliament.

washington, Jan. Zt.-W1tnlu leSS
than ten months after the initiation
by President Taft Of negotiations with
the Canadian government there was
laid simultaneously before the Ameri-
can congress at Washington and the
Canadian parliament at Ottawa q
reciprocity arrangement.
Usually such arrangements take the
form of q treaty, but In the present
instance this was not done. with the
result that considerable time will be
saved In the consummation Of the
agreement, which can be made effect
i've by simple majority vote in each
Of the two legislatures.
The animating purpose Of Secretary
Knox appeared to have been to secure
reduction of the high cost of liv-
ing" by greatly enlarging the free list
80 far as it relates to foodstuffs COM
ing from Canada.
The intention of the commissioners
to remove all duties on printing paper
and wood pulp was effected SO far as
the Dominion government could do 1t
outside the limitations existing in the
laws of the Canadian provincial gov
ernments imposing an export duty on
wood cut ON crown lands in Canada.
The agreement, to become effective,
must be put in the shape of law
amendatory Of the existing tariff acts
in the United States and in Canada
and it will require sharp work to ac-
complish this, so far as congress is
concerned, in the brief period Of time
remaining of the present session.
The terms of the agreement were
made public simultaneously at Wash
ington and Ottawa. President Taft
sent it to congress with an extended
message urging the confirmation Of the
proposed treaty. The state depart
ment gave out summary of the tariff
changes as follows:
Summary Of Tariff Changes.
"The basis of the agreement is this:
RECIPROCITY on leading food prod
ucts such as wheat and other grains;
dairy products, fresh fruits and vege-
and other live animals. Also certain
commodities now free in one country
are to be made free by the other such
as cottonseed oil by Canada and rough
lumber by the United States.
Tin and terms plates, now dutiable
free; barbed wire fencing. now exempt
ed from duty by Canada, is also ex-
empted by the United States. Some
new materials, such as mica and gyp-
sum, which enter into numerous in
dustries, are to be made free by the
United States.
Printing paper is to become free on
the removal of all restrictions on the |
expectation Of pulpwood.
Mutually reduced identical rates on !
secondary food products such as fresh |
meats, canned meats, bacon and hams, !
lard and lard compounds, canned vege-
tables, -four, cereal preparations, and
other foodstuffs partly manufactured.
Mutually reduced rates on a list of
commodities which in.
cludes motor vehicles, cutlery, clocks
and watches, sanitary fixtures, satch-
els and similar leather goods, plate
glass, brass band instruments, print.
ing ink and miscellaneous articles. Ag.
ricultnTal implements, such as plows,
threshing machines and
drills are reduced by Canada to the
United States rates.
"A small list of articles is given as
special by each country. Canada re-
auces coal to As cents per ton and
cement to II cents per hundred
pounds. The United States reduces
ron ore to 10 cents per ton, lowers
he rate on aluminium products. and
Dn dressed lumber"