The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-11
TAFT'S PLEA FOR RECIPROCITY
TELLS EtRNERS That THEN
INTERESTS tRE StFE.
trrrr Trade Win canada n IScnctt. Tic
Declares. Through the Admission of
lean cattle to Isc Eattcncd for War
hct Wheat and Corn In M Danger

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IN a speech TO 5000 people here to-day.
The President devoted his attention
To explaining by statistics and other argu
'nen's that reciprocity with Canada does
not mean injury to the American farmer;
rather that II does mean benefits not now
enjoyed
The President spoke under difficulty
lie suffered noticeably from a severe
cold and sore throat and at times struggled
hard to make himself heard throughout
the auditorium ON the fair grounds where
he spoke
The Presidents physician. Or. !. !.
Richardson, who accompanied him from
Washington. ordered the programme
planned for Mr.. Taft's stay here cut down
SO that he would be little exposed and
would speak only once.
lho President was permitted to make
a few periunctorv remarks at the ban
q,ie' given in his honor at Oxley Hall.
Ohio Stat" University. tonight, hut an
automobile ride through Columbus and
other sightseeing expeditions planned hy
the local COMMITTEES were eliminated
Th" President spoke to-day at the
National Corn Exposition. The spench
was applauded vigorously a. times. The
audience listened intentlv. but was not
enthusiastic. The crowd didn't seem
exactly To grasp the meaning of the figures
that Mr. Taf; flung at IT To show that
reciprocity meant benefit not loss to this
nation and it, farmers
The President went from tho auditor
uim To the Executive Mansion. where he
q. ..,i 4
and Mre. Harmon and from there was
taken back tu his private ear Federal
The Presidents party left tonight for
Springfield. IN where tomorrow after
noon the President will address the State
Legislature on reciprocity. and latec If
his cold permits he will speak to the
Springfield Chamber of Commerce at
IL Lincoln Dav banquet.
In his speech to-day Mr.. Taft said in
part
Some two weeks ago | submitted - Con-
GrcSs an agreement which 7 had made with
t'r eNeCutvc authorizes of canada. nv
,ch tho tar,T of each country against
the products and manufactures of tho other
j. to be- modified and reduced according
, 80 the schedule set forth a. part of Che
, agreement
The greatest reductions. and the changes
are all downward. are ~ grains. vegetables.
, dairy products and i've cattle. which are
free
The greatest reason for adopting this
agreement - the fact that IL Is going to
unite two Couutries with kindred people
aud lying together across wide continent
IN commercial aud social uulon. 10 th"
great advantage of buth. such a rcsul,
docs mood a i., fIi~fIfipt y "a - hal
an,ing or pecuniary profit to each | say
this in order that nv ans swerInc the argil-
ment- directed to tho detailed effect of the
agreement upon different classes of persons
| may not he thought to abandon the broad
ground upon which the opportunity 10
confirm Ought to he seized
The agreement has been criticised in
tHl~ country ~ an attack upon the farmer
10y depriyIng him Of protection
How Is the farmer to he hurt' Let us
take oar most important crop first the
corn crop Tn" total production Of corn
in III. I nit.d States in 1910 was RIPS. .7i3, 600
bushels. OF winch We exported h.o12 200
and used the rest in domestic consumption
chiefly ~ raising cattle and hogs, Of which
N live cattl" and packing house products
We exported in value sl3I.pS,.2l2. The
canadian produCt Of corn was l.. 20. 900
bushels. or -lN-t"nth- of one per cent of
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