Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-08
On Reciprocity Agreement
With Canada
Expressed by Prominent Lead
erS Of State Grange.
Stale Master Stetson Opposes The
Treaty Gardner Favors II.

Differing views arr. expressed by two
prominent leaders of the Maine state
Grange upon tn" question OF tn" reel
prucity agreement with Canada. tn"
ratification al which is now before
Congress. STAT" Master Stctson is op-
posed to tile ratification OF the agree
Iueut and believes that the majority
OF the Oranges in the State when they
understand the situation will also OPP
pose it. Former State Master Obadiah
Gardner declares himself i'll favor of
THE Treaty and criticiscs the action of
the National Grange legislative COM
lnttec in opposing the treaty.
Hon. &. =. StetSun, Master uf the
Maine state Grange, is opposed To the
proposed reciprocity treaty with can
ada, not withStarldug tho action Mon
day Of subordinate Oranges six voted IL
gin county at Auburn. whcr" out of Is
subordinate Oranges sin voted to SuS-
sustain the proposed reciprocity treaty
with Canada now before Congress-
while the others did not vote either
way, as they said they We're not Wen
enough informed.
Mr.. Stetson and tho members Of the
executive and legislative committees of
the state Grange feel that the suburdi
nate Oranges should b" fully informed
IN regard to the proposed treaty and
they propose to send out tn every
subordinate Grange in the state a
circular ef information with a re-
quest for the subordinate Oranges to
,,I,. mn m, matter for action and
communicate mir deri~iou ia the
Rep,,scntativcs aud senators in com
.r,ss
STA stan. NI,ster Strts,n At An
ray,. TUESDAY in disr,,ssina the nrn-
,.sad rcginro,.if,. trn,,tv- Il thinl, ,h.t
in srife nf what b.nn.,sa Monday =
sarc,, naiori,y of ,hc Oranges of the
STATE arc AGAINST thc treat, So far
zs afn concc,ncd n.reop.I,,. I Cunt
tipur, il any. ,,.,, axrant tbat its mas
s:ro ,y,,,la bc =, h,ov- to tho ao,icuI-
f1rol interests Maine can pi,.o
many reasons for this beljaf The
uoeription of ran.,a, j. aho,t a ana
Qua !. bilc III, #,ro,.inoes ba,-a ~, ar,.,
fun as barge If moi larger than the
United States Win its o. aaa Dpo nopu-
latfun. can't learn that Ne are
..hin,in., -, bou sbit far omit. q
upmier nf- Years Ia como any. Great
ama,lnt OF tho f.,r,4a products Of Maine
,lirertI, ia Canada
Il hlyc heard II stated that W. have
been shitniup ennsidcr,i,c o,,anti,y
nj patatocs intn <a, Rr,,nsv-irl, but
after talking ,yitI, = n1Ioh.. ,f rasf-
dents ON tho hordrr ! cannot lind that
ON. of them Knows Of = bushcl of
Maine potatues that has beon Skinned
directly into New brunswick. Rr,rc.-
sentatiy, Hrnu. of Snvrua and others
feU mo that such il Tho. case &, far as
thcv knovy.
Il hone that r,nrsr.ss. VIII not ratifv
this r.cirrocitz-- agreement nj mis- sts-
sion fo,. II * a matter Of great i'm
portarce and r1anty Of limo sho,,ld hn
taken for aise4iseioD md -cxch3,pp, of
onipions"
eurrin c,i,ntv ,,Ler,.I l.,,.,.. bccn ,t,,r-
inf.~,b ~, ,-o,l S,,,...-,-iIt. ts,i,,-
flold and ,vinslo, thu, ia. ,,.,.t,.. j.
,rcati,, q, la, or i,,,..r,,ut II, ,b,. C,.,,,..,,
NOR. in f.,c, ~, nav. ,,,.t,,.,. or III
liz Interest th.,t has como m, far s,,,,,
time find ,hat I'm. rr,n,est iut.,-
est IN IN. ,n,,tcr Is t,r-., il, Tho ,,r,I
Oranges tho>e If .ulrnsco,-t,;,,
penobscot and ,raoy.o,t ca far az 7
can isarn heinz y4rou..I5- ,,,,,,.rca+o tbc
treaty"
stat. u,.,a,. Steteo, i. ,o,,. caIlinr
machines of o,,a,,v po,,ou. IN tbc state
for the ,urnnse uf ,.ct,in,, thc subordi-
nate and Pomona masters together for
conference to consider the line of work