The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-13

REPORT BY
M'CUMBER
Tells Why Reciprocity Should
Be Killed
Would Be Check on Progress
Of the Farmers
Report Dealt With Prices on
Both Sides Of Lines

Washington. June 1s.--Taking the
position that the Canadian reciprocity
bin should be reported to the senate
with an adverse recommendation,
Senator McCumber. OF North Dakota
today filed a minority report giving
sixteen reasons why he opposed the
bill. All were based on the conten-
ton that by opening the markets of
the United States to Canadian farm
products the proposed bill would have
the effect of lowering the prices OF
American products.
I'VE no sooner enter upon new and
better conditions when we are secur-
ing for farm labor and for capital in
vested In farm and farm property a
more fair and just remuneration" he
said, than we find ourselves confront
ed by this measure which will operate
as a check against any further progress
and will even deprive us OF the ad-
vantage we have gained In the last
few years by the upbuilding and ex-
tention Of our home markets"
He predicted that by destroying
every hope Of the farmer for the BEN
efits Of an Increasing home demand
and his ability to finally secure tust
compensation for his labor, the coun-
try would again check Its agricultural
development and send hundreds OF
thousands Of the sons and daughters
of farmers to crowd the cities.
The report dealt extensively with the
prices OF wheat on both sides of the
international line Mr.. McCumber
found these to be ten cents a bushel
less in Canada than in the United
states. He believes Manitoba, AIber-
Ia and Saskatchewan provinces to be
capable of supplying enough wheat TO
feed the world and predicted that inn
mediate decline of American prices 10
the Canadian level. "The result
would be-" he said, ito lose all the
advantages derived in the past from
the high protective tarif.r
Williams Makes Report.
Senator John Sharpe williams of
Mississippi declares that when he
wants a thing he wants 1T, but he will
not refuse to kill rattlesnake because
at the same time he cannot kill an
anaconda. This in brief is his reason
or accepting the Canadian reciprocity
treaty as set forth in report on the
reciprocity bill filed today when SEN
ator Penrose, chairman Of the COM
mittee on finance, reported that meas
ure.
The Williams report was one OF a
number presenting various views on
the reciprocity bill. The majority re-
port was nom committaI, neither for
nor against. Senators williams, stone
and Kern united in urging acceptance
OF the bill without amendment; Sem
ators La Toilette and McCunber pre-
sented reports in opposition while
Williams favored the house farmers"
free list bill He is not in favor of IL
as an amendment to this bin because
he thinks the result Of putting It on
would be to defeat the bill
With both the senate and the house
convened and a number of important
committees at work, congress was
buster today than at any other time
during the present session.
In the senate, Canadian reciprocity
finally reached the floors, the finance
committees reporting II with the Root
amendment attached, but without rec
ommendation. republican caucus to
take up various matters OF senate nat
ronage was scheduled later in the day.
In the house the discussion OF the
Underwood wool tariff revision bill
was expected to occupy the entire day.
while the sugar trust" and steel
trust" investigating committees re-
newed their Inquiries into the opera
tons or those two big industrlals.