The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-11


Robinson conducts a drug store AT West
Temple street and Postoffice place
and the wooden schedule-schedule h,
as II Is called in the Payne tariff bill
a schedule that has not been changed Tor
thirty years. and make its report Decem-
Der / next.
I'm the sundry civil bill there is the
same continuing appropriation Tor =, an III,
to increased efficiency. and economy IN
the administration OF the government
In the postoffice department, the ma
chinery of the postal savings bank mas
been simplified and improved.
I'm Lhe somewhat acrimonious dispute
over the question whether magazines; in
paying cent pound for second class
mail matter are paying that which they
ought to reimburse the government. q
solution has been found In the appoint
ment of a commission OF three. one OF
whom Is q Justice Of the supreme court,
TO examine the evidence and report to
congress.
Finally, and the most important thing
done. was the ratification OF the treaty
with Japan The old treaty was to ex-
pre in less than a year. II contained a
clause with reference TO a limit upon I'M
ties Of the Japanese. The new treaty
omits this clause. but goes into effect
under conditions that make certain con-
tInuance Of the present status under
which Japan is herself limiting the immi-
grafton OF her people into this country,
and all this without tho enforcing of any
restrictions on our part Ii1 ThIs' With o,1,
neishbors upon the Pacific. We are able
TO maintain an important ational policy.
1T insprcs the continued friendship of
most progressive and powerful nation
with whose development we have been
intimately connected since Commodore
Perry opened her ports
Failure of Reciprocity.
"Of course, the greatest disappointment
of the session was the failure OF the sen
ate to follow the lead of the house In
ratifying the reciprocity agreement with
Canada. Under this the duties on the
Importation Of agricultural products, In
GLIDING cereals, vegetables, fruits and live
cattle from each country into the other,
are abolished and free trade In them is
established.
'In addition. there also is free trade
In fish and In rough lumber while there
coal meats. -four and all secondary food
products and upon a substantial range Of
manufactures.
When We entered upon negotiations
I authorized the secretary Of state and
his commissioners TO offer free trade in
everything. but this Canada could not
grant us. because she has a protective
system and was afraid of the compe tition
Of better organized industries.
The south is particularly interested in
the fact that vegetables and cottonseed
moval of rather heavy duties. But ! do
not ask your support OH the ground of
any local advantage. | ask it because
| regard this treaty the beginning OF n
new relation with our RAPIDLY growing
ncighbor on the north which will inure
greatly to the benefit of both.
Conditions Same in Both Countries.
THE conditions under which aericul-
ture and manufactures are carried on
In both countries are substantially the
and trg.1 ,It
vided for in this agreement or amended
removal of all duties between the coun-
tries if we could have it, would violate
no principle that Il reasonable protection
Isl or reasonable tariff reformer up
holds. Canada is at the parting of the
WAYS. II we now reject this opportunity
TO bring about closer business and trade
relations and insist upon the continuance
of an artificial wall between the two
countries. shall throw away an op-
portunity for mutual benefit not likely
AS I have had occasion to say in
urging upon the congress the adoption of
this agreement Canada is our good
nciGhbor. AGAINST her alone OF all the
powerful nations of the world we have
felt under no necessity 10 establish a
navy or fortify our frontier. For nearly
that has attracted the admiration OF all
promoters of international peace. we
have had no battleships and no forts be-
tween us and her.
nor natural customers. Geography and
the natural laws of trade. II unnterrupt-
ed by an utterly unreasonable wall,
would give us II north and south business
OF large extent and necessarily beneficial
To both Why. then, should we hesi-
tate?
Reason for Extra Session.
Under my promise to use my utmost
efforts To secure the ratification OF this
agreement, have felt II nay duty upon
the failure Of the senate To act. to call
an extra session for the purpose OF Sc
curing the ratification of the agreement
My opinion is that majority of both
houses. disregarding party lines. will
seize great national opportunity and
promptly ratify the agreement before
proceeding 10 other business II II be
other business,
II feel confident that a test of six
months OF this agreement Will so Vindi-
cate the wisdom of adopting IL SO as to
remove it from political discussion there
after | do not regard II as a matter of
sectional interest believe it will inurc
in large measure TO the benefit OF the
country,
II earnestly appeal 10 the young men
of the south To take up these and other
political issues from broad and liberal
standpoint. to eliminate from their con-
Sideration narrow partIsanship and sec
tionalism and come fully into our ma
pose of stimulating the progress OF our
civilization in every right direction,
maintaining our country's prosperity and
accumula ting its wealth. but always in
subordnation to higher ethical standards
and to the. promotion of righteousness
and justice