The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-15
Trading Horses win Canada

Reciprocity with Canada resembles
trading horses in some respects. but
in this case we know for a certainty
that each of the parties 10 the trade
has what the other actually needs.
Some OF the farmers OF Vermont hold
that they will get the worst end of
the bargain Here is a Canadian far
mer who holds that the Canadian far
mer has the poor end of the trade
and we agree with him because he
quotes official figures 10 back his as
sertion. some OF which we have al
ready published
j. A. Sexsmith. a practical farmer.
who sits for East Peterborough in
the Canadian Parliament. has ,commu-
nicated 10 his colleagues a statement
OF what will happen TO the Canadian
farmer If our field products going to-
ward Canada encounter less OF a
tariff wall Having gone over the
trade figures, Mr.. SeXsmith has dis
covered that in the last five years
Canada has imported S745, 545 in
dairy products from the United
States and sold thereto dairy prod
ucts to the value OF but S5l3.951: she
has bought SS69.56S worth OF eggs
and sold to us S59665 worth: has
bought Sl5.41l. 456 in meat products
and sold us $3.50. S63 SO Mr.. Sex
smith goes down the list OF agricul-
tural products. showing that as to
everything except hay and potatoes
Canada buys more from us than she
sells TO us. and the difference as to
hay and potatoes is small Summar.
izlng roughly. Canadian imports of
agricultural products from the United
States is from two to three times her
exports OF similar articles to us This
is the condition of things in spite OF
the tariif that Canada maintains
against the United States. Mr. Sex
smith sees gloomy times ahead for
the Canadian farmer If the tariff is
removed. He submits that the figures
overwhelmingly prove that the Amer
lean farmer is able to produce TO
greater advantage than the Canadian
farmer even though the capital value
OF his land is somewhat higher.
The New York Globe is comment.
Ing on the situation says:
THE American farmer is being told
TO be aware of the competition of
IN Canadian farmer The Canadian
farmer is told to be beware of the
competition OF the American farmer.
In both cases II is the argument of
fear that Is employed and the argu-
ment OF fear is generally wrong. In
the long run. and even in the short
run. freer commercial intercourse
will be good for the farmers on both
sides OF the border For us there viii
be an enlarged market for some
things and for them an enlarged mar.
ket for other things. Both will have
more and get more. and the money to
pay for the more will come from the
elimination OF wastes In transporta.
ton and distribution. We are spend.
ing Si00,O0O.0O0 to break down bar.
rier to trade at the Panama lsthmus
The tarit barrier between the United
States and Canada Is barrier Ia
trade comparable to the hill at Guile
bra, and We can get rid of II without
cost or expense"
We are also told that reciprocity
with Canada is a step In the direction
of free trade. II this Is true then
Blaine and Mckinley, the great apos
ties OF protection, who regarded reel
procity as the handmaiden OF protec
ton. did not know what they were
talking about, and Mr. Bachelor OF
New Hampshire does Burlington
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