New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-05
PRESIDENT ANSWERS
REC|PROC|N'S CRITICS
cave # Is Sound Republican
Doctrine and Will Benefit
American Farmers
M MENACE FROM CANADA
..,0ement Differs Only Slightly
- srom What Blaine and McKin-
Low Favored-Fairbankss
cuest in indianapolis.


er,shing touch on his part IN
~ -. cslebration Of this city's saie anu
ul' - rourth in q speech on Canaoid"
ssne ,.,. a. the Marion club dinner
Te''p's, The President made his an
che argument of other Repuol-
Ns ,bat reciprocity, as he has proposed
can, :. moi good Republican but Demo-
,-atic. doctrine
''q'.'' q. asserted that reciprocity as pre-
h0 congress by him differed, II
:. Al only slightly from reciprocity as
I'D bv James G. Blaine and Will
su'',ul ,,.U,nlev. He said the contention
yam o,,onents Of his reciprocity plan
~, the doctrine is un-Repuolican De
NC .s. !, affects articles that are COM
.a,,,iye and not merely non-coinpeu-
go. articles. is not sound.
nrh. sound Republican doctrine the
r..sidsnt said. "has become the imposi-
49,. of duties Only where the conditions
o,rrallv unequal and where duties
,ooessarv I'm order to enable our
-,facturers and other producers 10
Get On level the competition OF ior-
go, PRODUCERS. The Canadian reciprocity
.rrssment which has been made squares
e,actly with this doctrine.
ii,n. Effect on Cost of Living
penlvinr to the contention that reel
..ooitv would be made wholly at the ex-
,s,ss Of the farmer and in the interest
:, the uage.earner Of the large cities
" Taft said that. i'm his judgment, the
r.cinrocity agreement will not greatly
rIdnce the cost Of living if at all
ar, will" he continued STEADY prices
ny charging the reserves Of supplies
tor those things that arc raised In both
,or,,ries and IL will make more remote
,be nossibiNtv of cornering commodities
and extortinc excessive prices for them
from the public
The complaint that the farmers Mould
,r1er nv the agreement, the President
said. when analyzed would he found TO
he an argument that the admission OF
canadian wheat free Of duty would
lover the price of wheat raised in tho
United States 10 cents a hushel.
The answer 10 this argument he
SID. 'qs that this cannot be. for the
reason that the price Of wheat IN the
United States and Canada both is Ulti-
ira.s}y fixed by the price Of wheat in the
world. and that the worlds prices ere
adjusted and made at Liverpool by the
relation Of the supply Of exported wheat
10 the demand for II by countries which
DO not raise enough to supply their peo-
pie"
Although the sun was not consulted
by those IN charge of the celebration of
the Fourth. and the mercury lowered
around 10 on the streets most Of the
day the President enjoyed his part in
g IN spite Of the crowded programme
and the fact that his collars would not
s,ard for more than ten minutes at q
time
The President was the guest of ex-
Vce-Presfdenr Fairbanks Re had
breakfast a. the Fairbanks home, and
hter IN the monine reviewed q parade
Of floats from stand a. the Indiana
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Womsn Hi BY Spent Bullet
Practically the only unpleasant Incl
A. l--. <.,,-
,,..s -. 80 i.,- -,
-
1-aii' J u'''" i'''' Op, 'ie
". '''e 'ssefN 20 seats was STRUCK III
Ns 'hlgn ny spent bnliet hred by
s9'ne one me police to-nisht hsd not
''st'iheo. Mrs. JuteWiler was not serl4
olsy hurt and the President was not
informed o. the incident
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cirh W
$50 -. -'''V ''''ous" " 90','' " -"
~'nc'pal streets, arriving at the state
s-ra,yea ..,,.-,.. -. -. ,o,,,l..,
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VomotlveS
The p-..!s-. ,, 49,,
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fstsd IN the collision The tUo IOcorno-
i've -.
VS. stdIuug undfr fuli steam on the
same track. came together at high speed
,~o
hAhofeo yards from Wheie the
Resident sat Neither one left the
fr,oL 80,
''' '''H were ieuuCe" ~ 90"
'on ~ the ban park he awarded
Jrizes - ,,.i..- 49, - ...o,r,,i,,,, ,,.rsda
".''''S i' tue i'''' nus
IN brief address at the fair GROUNDS
ire President ,rsi.od the idea NJ q safe
,,a -.
sane Fourth, and said he hopeo 10
ses other cities adout IL. He liked the
sort - e.l.t.t ,,,--,4. ,o,.o
''''bfdI'h iHpidhopoH saw