The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-05
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that timothy and clover seeds and gar
den seeds. After that eggs. and then on
| miscellaneous farm products Farmers
who have not broadly considered the sub
ject in all its bearings have overlooked
| them"
MIR. Taft then considered the relation Of
Indiana to Canadian reciprocity, claiming
benefits for it by the remission Of duties
on food products. fish. lumber. gypsum,
building stone and other articles in pur-
| chasing, and in selling a benefit by the
Canadian market for vegetables and
fruits. agricultur implements and motor
vehicles and brick He then continued:
Il am most earnestly hopeful that the
Canadian reciprocity agreement will pass
the Senate and will be confirmed by the
Canadian Parliament
| reasons. because the responsibility and the
credit for it will not he wholly with any one
| political party. The Democrats of the
House and the Democrats Of the Senate
should have their full measure OF praise
for its adoption should it become law.
l am for reciprocity. because believe
\ 1t Will stimulate a trade between Canada
and the United States that may grow to
enormous proportions. to the mutual bene-
| fit Of the two countries and to the detri-
ment Of no interest in either.
st is well that in Canada's youth We
should be on friendly terms with her in
order that we may both as she grows
older and stronger and acquires larger
development. profit by our geographical
proximity and by our common border OF
1000 miles from ocean to ocean. With the
exception Of the Irish and tho Germans
Canada has furnished more of our citizens
than any other country. In the last nine
years we have given Canada half million
OF our best citizens. who moving into the
Northwest have developed the farm lands
Of that region. II is entirely natural.
| therefore. that Canadians on this side
| and Americans on the other should long
for closer business relations. feeling, IA
they have a right to feel. that it means
profit to both sides
From a summary Of Canada's world
| trade II appears that the total foreign COM
merce Of the Dominion in the fiscal year
1911 was $735. .O0O. .0D. a. against f6S5, 900 900
| the previous year. The United States
| continues to hold the front rank. Our
| expectations into Canada have amounted
to $2sl 600 900, "a against $223 0O0. 600 in the
previous year. Canadas exports to the
United States last year were $lO3. 900 600.
II appears that fraction under So per
! cent. OF the total trade Of Canada il with
| the United States and that the imports
from the United States are nearly 81 per
cent. of those from all the world. The
incontrovertible fact is that our 1000. 400
Canadian neighbors form one OF the
most valuable markets that exists. since
their purchases from the United States
| are nearly SS7 per capita annually.
Only two countries take more imports
| from the United States than does Canada
These are the United Kingdom. with a
v,~vN,latiDr of
with population of es.OOO.OOO. Even the
purchases by Germany from us are easily
exceeded by Canada in manufactures
| and of all other products except cotton
and copper, which are essential raw ma
terial for German manufacturing indus
| tries.
The total imports of Germany from
the United States during the calendar
year 1909 amounted TO $500, ,375, 600, and OF
this &l3s. .737, 600 consisted of cotton and
copper. The total imports into the
United Kingdom from the United States
during the calendar year 1910 were $3.50
5l2 1884. or these cotton and copper
constituted $2i8, POS. .eO9
The present treaty looks 70 relievin
the business of the United States with
Canada by lifting burden of nearly
$1,000 ,OO as customs tax on our exports
| to Canada and a CONSEQUENT great increase
in these exports. 1t looks To the intro
ducton Of products which we need in
this country. II will add greatly to the
prosperity and growth Of Canada. and as
Canada grows her consuming bower
becomes greater and our trade with her
will necessarily increase.
| such a result by such method under
such conditions is according to good Re-
publican doctrine. and urgently ask the
support of an Intelligent. progressive
organization like this in aligning the whole
| Republican party IN It's support.