The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-05-01

1T might at first have tendency
: to reduce the cost of food products
| somewhat; it would certainly make
l the reservoir much greater and pre-
! vent fluctuations. Meantime the
7 amount of Canadian products We
would take would produce a current
l of business between western Canada
| and the United States that would make
Canada only an adjunct of the United
/ States. 1t would transfer all their i'm
portant business to Chicago and New
York, with their bank credits and ev
; erything else, and it would increase
, greatly the demand of Canada for oul
manufactures. l see this is an argu
ment against reciprocity made in Can
ada, and l think it is good one.
1.-THE proposition is to make an ar
rangement by which we shall present
to both houses of congress an identi
cal bill, and pass it as an agreement
for joint legislation. In this way we
would avoid the necessity of two
thirds in the senate and would secure
at once the consent of the house,
which in tariff measures is generally
regarded as necessary, at any rate.
1 This will cause great commotion, !
presume. 1t will be unpopular in New
York because of certain lumber man
ufacturing interests and the dairy in
terests. 1t will be unpopular in Min
nesota because of the wheat; but on
the other hand, free lumber will be
popular in some places, and as it in
cludes free paper and free wood pulp,
we may count on the fairly good sup
port OF the press.
"This letter, of counsel must ask
you to regard as confidential, though
| would be glad to have you discuss
with your colleagues on the Outlook
such proposition, and should be glad
to hear from you as to your Judgment
of it. I think it may break the re-
publican party for while. AS Elihu
Root said when talked with him yes
terday, it may be an entering wedge
against protection, although it is not
inconsistent with the principle of pro-
lection as we laid it down in Chicago.
OF course, it will be said against it
that we are taking agriculture and
making it suffer first before we tackle
wool and cotton.
"'The bill is not likely to pass the
present congress and before the new
COlllco LO6CLuCl LlllAh ololA
be able to make some recommends
tons as to the wool and cotton sched-
ules and present problem to the DEM
ocrats which, they are not likely to
find an easy one. At least it will
show the hypocricy of some people.
OF course, this is no ground whatever
for introducing and pressing such a
measure l believe it to be right, and
if it leads, on the other hand, to a
reduction in wool and cotton manu-
features to the lowest figures, and to
what is real measure of the differ
ence in the cost of production SO much
the better.
"I shall be glad to hear from you
as soon as you conveniently can write
on this subject, because the matter is
just at hand, and it is quite likely
that within ten days we shall reach
All agreement.
"' Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM H. TAFT.
"'To Theodore Roosevelt, The Out
look, New York
Reply Made by Mr.. Roosevelt.
"Mr. Roosevelt replied to this with
the following letter:
"'Office of Theodore Roosevelt, The
Outlook, 2S7 Fourth avenue, New York
JAM -, 1911-Dear Mr.. President: |
at once took in your letter and went
over it with the Outlook editors.
est seems to me that what you pro-
pose to do with Canada is admirable
from every standpoint. l firmly be-
lieve in free trade with Canada for
both economic and political reasons.
AS you say labor cost is substantially
the same in the two countries. so that
you are amply justified by the plat
form. Whether Canada will accept
such reciprocity l do not know, but
it is greatly to your credit to make
the effort. 1t may damage the repub-
lican party for while, but it will
surely benefit the party in the end, es-
pecially if you tackle wool, cotton,
etc., as you propose. Ever yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
TO William H. Taft. President of the
United States, The White House,
Washington, D. c.
after the reciprocity agreement
was published Mr.. Roosevelt deliv-
cred two public addresses in which he
expressed his warm commentator of
the agreement and hope that it
might be adopted. Now, in the exig-
ency of his contest for the nomination,
and with the purpose of accentuating
the supposed feeling OF the farmers
against me, he recants his approval
of the agreement on the ground that
it would not have been square deal
for tn farmers, circumstance, which,
he intimates, escaped him when he,
in desire to support my administra-
ton, had approved the agreement.
submit that Mr.. Roosevelt's course on
reciprocity is not in accord with the
square deal.
False Charges Of Fraud.
"5. Mr.. Roosevelt charges that l
have been receiving stolen goods
that l have profted by the use of
dirty Instruments to secure dele
gates. l cannot, of course, be suftic-
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