The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
ROOSEVELT FOR
RECIPROCITY PACT
Three Times Endorsed Canadian
Agreement In Public Speeches.
SQUARE DEAL QUE TAFT,

Ne Choice - Between Candidate Fer
Presidency On This ,ssus-Roessvslt
Alse Declared Payne Tariff Law Best
Vet Passsd by Congress.
Theodore Roosevelt is on record
three times in public speeches as in
dorsing the Canad! n reciprocity pol
icy Of President Taft. This issue is
now dead through the failure Of Can
ada to ratify the trade agreement on
the ground that the United States
would derive the greatest Lenelt from
it, provisions. The fact remains. how
ever. that the farmers Of the country
are not generally aware that Mr..
Roosevelt 80 thoroughly approved Of
Canadian reciprocity when 1t was a
live issue. Canadian reciprocity was
voted for by Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike when It was before Con-
gress, and as between Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Taft in the present campaign
for the Republican nomination for
president there is no choice on this is-
sue.
In connection with his public ut
terances on the tariff Mr.. Roosevelt
has also Joined President Taft in say
Ing that the Payne tariff law. while
by no means perfect. is nevertheless
'the best tariff law yet passed by con-
gress" under the old system Of making
such laws. OF course President Taft
and Mr.. Roosevelt are both now CON-
m1tted to the tariff commission plan of
revising the tariff. and Mr.. Roosevelt
has given President TAFT credit for ad-
vocatins this commission plan from the
beginning."
"upheId the Hands Of TAFT"
MI. Roosevelt's Endorsements OF Ca
madam reciprocity were as follows:
In q speech at Grand Rapids. Mich.
Feb. II. 1911. he said:
Here. friends In Michigan, right on
tho northern frontier. l have the pecul-
lar right to say a word Of eongratula-
ton to you and to all Of us upon the
likelihood that We shall soon ha We
closer reciprocal tariff and trade rela-
lions with the great nation to the
north Of US. [Applause.l And 1 feel
20 pleased primarily because 1 wish to
Sc the two peoples, the Canadian and
the American peoples. drawn together
by the closest ties on q footing Of com
plete equality Of interest and mutual
respect lApplause.] l feel that It
should be n of the cardinal policies
OF this republic to establish the very
closest relations Of good will and
friendship with the Dominion Of Can
ada" lApplause.l
In a speech before the Republican
club Of New York city, delivered at
the Lincoln day dinner at the Waldorf
hotel on Feb. 13. 1911, he said:
Il want to say how glad l am at the
way In which the members of the club
here tonight responded to the two ap-
peals made to them to uphold the
hands Of President Taft. both in his
effort to secure reciprocity with Can
ada and In his effort to secure the for
Of the Panama canal.
And in addition to what has been
said about reciprocity with Canada 1
would like to make this point: It
should always be q cardinal point in
foreign policy to establish the clos
est and most friendly relations Of equal
respect and advantage with our great
neighbor on the north. And I hail the
arrangement because It rep
resents an effort to bring about q clos
er. . more intimate, q more friendly
Of mutual advantage on
equal terms between Canada and the
United States"
Gives President Credit.
At Sioux City. Ia. on Sept. 8. 1910.
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
II was particularly pleased with
what the president CTaft) said in his
letter on the subject Of the tariff COM
mission. A number of senators and
congressman have for some years ad-
vocated this as the proper method Of
dealing with the tariff. and l am glad
that the country low seems awakened
to the idea that a tariff commission Of
fers the only solution Of the problem
which Is both rational and insures the
absence Of jobbery. The president
from the beginning advocated
this commission.
There Is another feature Of the tar
III law. and 1t points III course in the
right direction, the maximum and min
imum provision. and here again l wish
to point out that the value Of the pro
vision has depended largely upon the
excellent work done BY the admins
tration in the negotiations with the
Of Canada. which were the
most dif1cult Of all. and yet in my
eyes the most important because I es-
TEEN It Of vital consequence that we
always be on relations Of the
highest friendship and good will with
our great and growing neighbor In the