Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-08
WILSON ADVOCATES
REC|P ROC|Ty
.
TREATY
DECLARES IT BENEFITS
PEOPLE OF BOTH NATIONS
Secretary of Agriculture Guest
Of Detroit Business Men,
Gives Earnest Support to Pro-
posed Trade Agreement,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased wirel
Detroit Mich, June Reciprocity
with Canada was the slogan of the six
hundred excursionists who left Detroit
on the steamer City of Cleveland this
afternoon on the annual cruise of the
Detroit board of commerce.
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son was the guest of honor, having
been invited to make an address on
board the steamer tonight on the sub
ject Of reciprocity,
United States Senator William Alden
Smith who is AN opponent of reciproc-
ity is also a guest on the cruise.
Secretary Wilson made his address
on reciprocity this evening while the
steamer was on Lake Huron.
Secretary Wilson said reciprocity is
a movement for more markets for the
products of diversified industry from
field and factory, an enlargement of
the policy of half century that had
made our home market and brought
the farmers customers nearer the
field.
Canada is our second best customer
now" said he I'VE have sold to her
in the last five years about 100000, :
600 worth of goods more than we
bought from her, mostly factory goods.
We feed the factory people from our
fields. There is no prosperity for the
farm If other industries languish. The
American watchword should be more
factories and more diversified indus
tries, as it has been for half a century
The farm will feed the factory"
Secretary Wilson said that fifty years
ago the American farmer had no home
market ON which to sell his surplus
product He arranged for a home
market on which to sell his surplus
product He arranged for a home
market, by protecting all diversified in
dustries, This brought him to the home
market. the best in the world But
now population has outgrown produc-
tion from the farm in some cases and
threatens to outgrow it in others
'''fhe' Canadians see ths advantages
that are coming to the United States.
continued Mr. Wilson. "and look at
them just as our people look at the
advantages that will come to the Can
adams. Wise men look at both sides
In the development of regions with
climate and soils 80 comprehensive and
varied as are found on both sides OF
the lines that separates us from Can
ada the interest of all classes of peo-
pie, must be taken into consideration
the producer because he creates wealth
the consumer because he makes a
market for it and the carrier because
he takes it from the field to the mark
ct In the making of this treaty the
chief executive and those associated
with him have considered the interests
of all classes Of the community"
Mr.. Wilson told how the homestead
law gave the rich glaciated soils of
the Mississippi valley TO the farmer
with the result that the eastern farms
were neglected when the young people
left them and went west to help build
up the great states in the Mississippi
valley.
"The statesman of that day regarded
1t wise to extend the civilization oven
the country" he said mo man OF
Intelligence can be found to condemn
the statesmen of fifty or sixty years
ago, who opened up those lands Ia
settlement. And yet it was injurious
to some eastern farmers who were not
able to accommodate themselves to
the changed conditions which, never
theless put it in their power to fur
nish many things for the growing fac
tory towns of the eastern states that
enabled them to maintain their farms
in excellent fertility.
The American farmer brought
about the building of the American
factory because he wanted a homs
market He has voted steadily fol
half a century to give protection tt
the extent of the difference in cost oi
any country that desires to sell in Our
markets Was that right or wrong
"The question pending with respect
to reciprocity seems to be up to the
farmer Is he willing to have the gov
ernment enter in a trade agreement
by which the development of the Unit
ed States and the development of the
Canadian people shall be furthered. or
is II desirable to limit our intercourse
with the Canadians to the actualties
of the present day? 1t should be re-
membered that the Canadian is one OF
our best customers. More than half
of everything we sell goes to Englisl
speaking people. If we can extend that
trade so that the business of boil
countries will increase. 1t is a con.
summation devohty to be wished by
both"