The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12

Washington. D. c.. February IL
The Mccall bill, carrying out the pro-
visions OF the Canadian reciprocal
trade agreement. was reported 10 thu.
House late this afternoon by AIR. Nc.
call, OF Massa chusct;s, acting chair.
man OF the Committee on Was and
Means. / came In with the favorable
report OF twelve OF tho nineteen mem.
bcrs OF that committee. who urge its
passage as "a measure in the interest
OF tho great mass OF the people OF the
country"
The seven members or the committee
who oDposcd the bills at The commit
tees final session this morning, were
given permission to nlc a minority re-
port nest week REPRESENTATIVE
Gaines. OF West Virginia asked for
SPECIFIC permission 10 nile,hat state
mcnt ncAt Wednesday,. While Inc
House agreed to this, Mr. Mccall de-
clarod lie would not he bound b.
such action TO delay the reciprocity
bill until that time.
aInhc Motion sIondny.
y motion viii be made Monday after.
noon, said Mr. Mccall. 10 take Tho
measure up for Immediate discussion
and final action. Unless tho House
by q majority vote refuses 10 consid.
or tho bill at that time II is likely ia
be finally acied nrpn before The day i,
pver.
Tho Mccall report is an mpor,ans
analysis not onlv Of the pending re-
ciprocity agreement. nut or the trndn
situation between the two countries.
tho development that may be expected
on each side OF tho line and The in
fuencc that tariff barriers have had
on the Development Of both countries.
Tho agricultural interests tic fish
inE interests ana tho lumber industry
from whom the principal protests
against Tho measure have come, are
handled a length III tho report The
opinion IS expressed tina, tho FISH
catching industry. that centres IN
Gloucester Will not he materially in
iured BY the frcc admission Of Cana.
dian-cauEht FISH while tic fish Pack
Ing Industry and tho consumers OF the
country viii be directly benefited
As to wheat the flnsl lcneft 10 thu
consumer Of bread Is placed para mount
to the interests or the wheat raisers
The IS per cent. duty arailis, Canadian
wheat cannot greatly aii American
farmers. !, is claimed 40 long as liver
nool fixes the world wlInst rrice and
the United States hns a substantial
surplus 10 cNaort,
When tho United states con s,,Ines ali
the Wheat ii produces The report points
ont. the tariff will have a substantial
effect III raising The price OF wheat, ana
consequently sof bread.
When that condition shall exist. viii
It be dcsirahIc' says tho report OF the
COMMITTEES. ITO employ Il tariff rate ;c
make still higher TO orr consumers
the price o. wheat in the worlds mar
ket?
InhumHn 10 I'conJc
1T would he inhuman 70 the great
mass of tho people to enter upo,, ms
policy OF increasing by law al the mo-
ment tha t there should be domestic:
scarcity. the price of the broad tax rate
IN order TO Increase the returns OF an
already profitable industry When INA,
tinlo shall como, il, will be a blessing
TO al our people, and in larger meas.
ure TO those who arc poor that they
can turn to tho nearby wheat fields Of
Canada.
THE most odious Of ali taxcs ever
devised by government is tax on
bread. Jnat food has q place near tho
elemental substances like air and va
ter, which are necessary to the pres
ervation Of orr lives. SrGn a tax is
not felt by the rich and wcll-to do. hui
It bears with especial weight upon the
poor
This vigorous language is led IN 10
with the statement that the objections
OF IN industry this lies at tho founda-
tion Of the prosperity OF tho nation
demand the most serious consideration
whether these objections have ema-
mated from tho farmers themselves. or
only from the official machinery Of their
various ORGANIZATIONS
The trade conditions between the two
countries. says The Mccall report are
such tia an artificial barrier has re-
tarded greatly tho growth OF Canada
and hampered She United States seri-
ously in the development of a great
market that naturally would buy from
this country.
"When NC Welded TO the influence OF
tho lumber interests and denounced tbs
X Elgin treaty" it continues. eve suf-
fered in consequence the tragic waste
Of our forests and we forced upon Can.
ada a condition under which she has
had but slow and cramned growth.
Remove this condition. and she will
soon gain the strength and stature Of
gront nation i.
It Is pointed out that Canada now
takes moro American products than any
II other nation but tho United Kingdom,
tcontlnued on Third PaEe)