The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-05
FARMER IS
'BUNCOED"
SAYS TAT I
Being USED as Tools By
Special interests Opposed
10 Reciprocity


ent came not from the farmer but /
from the lumber trust and from the |
American manufacturers Of priN |
paper
ln one OF the most comprehensive |
that he has ever made on
the subject, the president outlined
some Of the methods employed oy
opponents Of reciprocity; practically
told the farmers that they were pc
ing buncoed" by special interests
ana said that the fate Of the agree
ment rested not omuch with the
United States senate as with the
people Of the country.
III the fan aer and the country at
large. lie said could We brought 70
that this treaty was ~
the interest Of the majority Of the
people, he would no longer fear Of
the coming vote in the senate.
Scores New York Firm.
The president was not sparing in
his woEs. He told the reasons for
the opposition to the treaty by the
lumber trusfe and BY the paper
manufacturers. and without using
names scored q New York firm some
of whose members recently appeared
at the hearings before the senate IL.
nance committee in Washington os-
tensibly in behalf Of the enactment
of the agreement.
II spite Of the forces that are arr
raved against it, the president eX-
pressed the belief that the agreement
would become law.
The bin" he said ''will pass il
ri passes Ht all, because OF the force
of public opinion in it's favor.
The president said in part:
Real Opposition Exaggerated.
| II venture 70 think that there is
| much less real opposition 70 reci'
procity than has been represented IN
| Washington Tor the purpose OF in
! flnencing votes in both houses
am very hopeful that the bin win
PASS the esnate, and when il does
pass. and has been agreed upon by
i the Canadian parliament, it's actual
aDeratiOn VIII be so beneficial to
both countries that the arguments
/ against its adoption win be forgotten
| OF will only be remembered as e1
| aggearted instances OF perverted Inn
aginatiOn ! say this because | HAYS
examined the arguments and com
Ipared them with the actual staGstie'
and also because OF similar expert
ences that the people of the Unite,
States have had In respect to IN
adoption Of partial reciprocity wit
Cuba and to complete reciprociC
with Porto Rico and the Philippines
"A careful analysis Of the argl
ments pro and con over the Canadi
All reciprocity agreement viii cor
vince any fairminded economist VIII
Is 1ell informed ms to conditions i
both countries that six months afte
the agreement Is adopted there wi
! be nc complaint from any quarter,
TWO Glasses Oppose.
From what source does the oppC
sition proceed? IN the first place
comes from two classes of the bus
ness interests in the country th0s
who own and control the lumbt
! supply OF the United Staten, an
those who are engaged in the maj
| ulaeture Of print paper and OF whoi
the largest manufacturers own mnc
Of the spruce wood supply OF th
United States from which print pane
H made And the second class D
posed to the treaty are those wu
claim to represent the farmers an
\ agricultural interests of the counir
\. In the consideration OF thes
Y three classes Of opponents TO IL
/ treaty 4 should promise that one (
. the great objects Of the treaty Oh
!, OF the great reasons for It's maxim
+" its submission 10 congress, was q
conservation of our natural resourc,
sm Tt Is perfectly evident from the ut
tistics thaS our general Timber su
Il ply and our supply Of spruce WOO
for paper making are being rapid
exhausted and tnat the effect
dimlnuation Of supply and the
ie crease of demand is 70 put too hs
a price Hpon the rough lumber III
wood pulp Under the Payne tari
.o bill rongh lumber Is dutiable at Sla
Under the erriproclty agreement TAI
duty is removed submit that
IN lumber il essential to all class(
farmers and merchants. as the Dri
at has gone far beyond what Ii en-
was In the past, and as our supply
Is. being exhausted, we ought when y
can 70 enlsrge the sources Fro
s which our people may secure ii
le reasonable pficed The report
the chief Of the bureau of eorpol
Uons shows that the control OF I'M
"a. her IN the United States is In col
-e.A naratiyely few hands ana that th
NH are SO friendly 10 each other III
re ieb possibiltty of a monopoly = nei
,u- CT remote nor improbable unless
er bring 70 the markets of the Unit
oel States the relatively large supply
Nj, be found Id Canada
NJ Mr. TAFT pointed ont mat con
ny tious We're nearly similar in the pr
'fe paper trade where the control Of q
N. decreasing sonrees Of supply Is ral
81 IN passing into the hands of q 4
rA-l ser0rs 1'ha east ~ FpwNUfactr
al With poorer mills Ii the Unit
his stases Is about IS less fhan iaat
Canada
9V Farmer Little Affected.
'lo, How ID the farmer to be affect
led rs Canadian reciprocity and II
trade in agricultural prodncts?'
'nl asked Canada is so far north {
her agricultural products are linli