The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-01
.VELVA Meeting
CONDEMNS PACT

Velva. n. D., April 1.-On wednes-
day. March rs. delegates from all over
McHenry county met at the CONNER
cial club rooms at Velva for the pur-
pose of considering the Canadian
reciprocity pact. About goo voters and
present and took part in the pro-
ceedings. The following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
We believe that the ratification of
the Canadian reciprocity treRty as
set forth in the Mccall bill at the
last session of congress will greatly
reduce the price of wheat, oats, bar
ley, rye, corn and flax raised in the
United States that this will reduce
the producing power OF the farmer and
his land; that It will not tend to re-
duce the farmers cost of living since
high duty will be retained on flour
and other things made from our
grain.
We believe that the ratification OF
the treaty as proposed win reduce and
tend to keep down In the future the
price and value of farm land in the
United States; that this will again
tend to send our farmers, farmers
sons and the land buyers to Canada
to get land which will be benefited
by our misfortune and be raised in
price; that it will tend to reduce the
value of farm land as basis of
credit; that it will reduce the demand
for investment on farm lands, destroy
the credit Of the farmer and the own
er Of farm lands. withdraw from that
field immense amounts OF money now
loaned on farms, and subject banks
and other fiduciary institutions to suf-
fer loss, and ultimately engender a
panic which it will take a long time
to overcome.
We believe that 1t will reduce the
price and value Of livestock in the
hands of the producer and that the
consumer will not be proportionately
benefited because of the high duty
maintained on articles manufactured
from these raw materials; that this
is great harm and injustice to the
stock raising people of our country
and does not benefit the consumer, but
widens the gulf between the two and
simply adds opportunity and profit to
the middlemen and manufacturers.
We believe that II Is class legisla-
ton for the benefit OF certain indi-
viduals and interests, for the enrich
ing of the favored few at the expense
of the many; that an unjust discrimi-
nation is shown throughout all the
schedules therein contained and that
the proposed treaty has been dictated
by such interests as the manufacturers
and railroads for their own pecuniary
gain without any consideration for
producer nor consumer nor for the ma
tional and international consequences.
We believe in reciprocity with Cana
da, our sister country on the north.
but the trade relations thereby es-
tablished must be on a just and
equitable basis, and we most empbati
cally condemn the perverted concep-
tlon of reciprocity in the Mccall bill
We believe in reciprocity throughout,
but do most heartily condemn all Cn-
just, unfair and undue discrimination
against both the producer Of raw ma
terials and the ultimate consumer. such
as is attempted to be toolsd and forced
upon the American people in the pro-
posed pact.
We heartily approve of the posi-
tion assumed by the senator's and
congressman representing the state
and the people of No. Tn Dakota in
opposing the ratification of the nro-
posed treaty. and wish TO express our
approval and qualification in the name
of all agricultural people or the coun-
| try. On the other hand we justly con-
denim the attitude and actions of
members of both houses of our ma
tional congress, who are willing 20
4 Con he
of the farmer for the Temporary gain
wealth, and who voluntarily overlook
government 'by the people, of the
people and for the people"
The following were appointed by the
chair to represent McHenry county at
convention for the state to be held
at Grand Forks, on April 4:
H. l.. Eberhardt, Anamoose.
j. w. r. n. Della, Balfour
Fred Schmidt, Yoltaire.
A. w. Ditmer, veiva.
4 A. e. VALLEY. Velva.
A. p. Simonson, Granville.
Hegb. Olson, Norwich.
1 r. r. Fritz, Tewner.
| George Freeman, Upham.
George F. Mills, Velva.
Motion was duly carried that the
secretary address an appeal to every
social commercial and economic or
ganization Ia McHenry county to con-
tribute funds to pay. the travelling ex
penses of these delegates and to
further the cause generally.
Rufus Tree OF Velva was elected
treasurer of said funds for McEIenry
county and everybody is requested to
! send their contributions to him. Al. w.
! Ditmer, was elected secretary.
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