The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-07-21
OwOsSO, MICH. JULY 81. 1911.
Re ciprocIty 10 tho Enemy Of Protec
ton.

Reciprocity 10 tho Enemy of Protec-
ton.
Washington, July 10.-Senator Will
Yam Alden Smith of Michigan, immac-
1lats in white fannels, reused the swell
tering senate from its lethargy this af-
sernoon, by ringing protection speech.
Il was Just before the first of the numer-
ans Cummins amendments to the Cana
dian reciprocity pact was brought to
vote. Senator Smith rose to explain his
position in opposing amendments to the
measure to which he has already an
nounced his opposition. He said:
aThe foreign commerce of the United
States is more than 800 per second,
more than 81, 600, OOO,O 900 year, but it
is bat drop in the ocean to the domes-
&c commerce created by our protective
policy.
1T is not the foreign commerce, but
The domestic commerce that induces
ahe manufacturer to build additions to
bis factory; that lead the farmer to re-
claim his waste lands. 1t is domestic
commerce that fills the savings banks
and lights the homes with happiness.
II refuse to cast my vote for any
measure conceived in anger and passed
IN a spirit of revenge. 1 do not pro-
pose to soil my hands with tearing
down this tariff wall of protection.
There is not prosperous nation but
has emulated our policy of protection.
Eysn Canada has protective policy
saual to ours and in some respects
SURPRISING ours.
I'VE are now battering down our wall
10 she name of a mere fiction. Does
asy one imagine that free print paper
"a going to come into the United States
cheaper than it is now2 If 30 he has
smother guess coming. If Canadian
reciprocity passes Canada fully expects
10 market her products in this country
ut the prices now prevailing in this
eonntry. And do not propose by my
vute Go raze this tariff wall that means
ID much to our country. want the
wheels of American industry to turn.
swami the light of our furnace fires to
slalne. I want this policy that has
always been for our prosperity to be
continued.
"And what is true of the manufac-
aasrsr is even truer of the lsborer. The
yrotector that has made the manufac-
sprsr prosperous is even more neces-
sary to the prosperity of the laboring
MAN. With the wall torn down and our
Aarkets opened to foreign products the
manufacturer can store his own output
until it may be demanded. But the
Aborer cannot store his wares. He
cannot put aside to sell some later day
she muscles of his right arm. The mill
uhael will never be turned by the
waters that have passed.
"a lower tariff will flood the market
sith foreign goods and down will fall
ahe price of labor.
AZ will do nothing that will impair
shis wall of protection. shall not do
il in anger nor in compromise. / am
Cor the American policies and If ever
vote to tear this American policy down
twill be when I am convinced it Is
10 longer good policy for my country,
hnt I will not vote to tear down for
revenge nor to play politics.
No sooner had Senator Smith fin
shed his defense of the protective
Tariff and the vote been taken on the
shen pending amendment than he
again became the center of renewed
Debate with Senators Lodge and Gore
M his opponents.
Senator Cummins' amendment giving
he president power to terminate the
Aresty was before the senate.
Senator Lodge objected, declaring he
oonld not understand either nation re-
psaling the treaty without giving the
other due notice.
Senator Smith replied that the treaty
vas not yet in effect and that new
issue might arise in Canada and cause
lhe pact to be denounced
IF the treaty ia denounced then this
legislation will be repealed" shouted
she Massachusetts, senator quite fiercely
"Yes and we shall have to repea'
il by legislative act. pursued Senator
Smith, unless the president is giver
power to terminate it. Suppose sftel
1s1S we should have Democratic con
xress bent on free trade. We shall
.StilL, have until March 4, 1918, pro
>ecAionist president-he's projections