The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-29
ROOSEVELT FOR
RECIPROCITY PACT
Three Times IndOrSed Canadian
Agreement In Public Speeches.
SQUARE DEAL DUE TAFT.


Presidency on This Issue-Roosevelt
Also Declared Payne Tariff Law Best
YET Passed by Congress.
Theodore Roosevelt IS on record
three times in public speeches as in
dorsing the Canadian 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 benefit from
its provisions. The fact remains. how
ever, that the farmers of the country
are not generally aware that Mr..
Roosevelt so thoroughly approved of
Canadian reciprocity when 1t was II
live issue. Canadian reciprocity was
voted for by Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike when 1t 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. or course President Taft
and Mr.. Roosevelt are both now COM
mitted to the tariff commission plan Of
revising the tariff. and Mr.. Roosevelt
has given President Taft credit for ad-
vocating this commission plan from the
beginning"
"uphoId the Hands of Taft"
Mr.. Roosevelt's Endorsements of Ca
madam reciprocity were as follows:
In speech at Grand Rapids, Michs
Feb. II, 1911. he said:
Here. friends in Michigan, right on
the northern frontier, have the pecul-
far right to say word of congratula-
tion to you and to all of us upon the
likelihood that we shall soon have
closer reciprocal tariff and trade rela-
tions with the great nation to the
north Of us. [Applause.l And l feel
so pleased primarily because l wish to
see the two peoples, the Canadian and
the American peoples. drawn together
by the closest ties on footing of com
plete equality of interest and mutual
respect. IApplause.l l feel that 1t
should be one Of the cardinal policies
of this republic to establish the very
closest relations of good will and
friendship with the Dominion of Can
ada" [Applause.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:
81 want to say how glad 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
tihcation of the Panama canal.
And In addition to what has beer
said about reciprocity with Canada
would like to make this point: II
should always be a cardinal point in
our foreign policy to establish the clos
est and most friendly relations of equa
respect and advantage with our great
neighbor on the north. And ] hail the
reciprocity arrangement because it rep
resents an effort to bring about clos
er, more intimate, more friendly
relationship Of mutual advantage or
equal terms between Canada and the
United States"
Gives President Credit.
At Sioux City. Ia, on Sept. 8. 1910
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
81 was particularly pleased with
what the president (Taft said in hi
letter on the subject of the tariff com
mission. A number of senator's an(
congressman have for some years ad
vocated this as the proper method o
dealing with the tariff. and | am glaC
that the country now seems awakened
TO the idea that tariff commission of
fers the only solution of the problem
which Is both rational and insures tn,
absence OF jobbery. The presiden
Taft from the beginning advocated
this commission.
''There is another feature of the tar
iff law, and it points our course In III
right direction, the maximum and min
imum provision, and here again ! wisl
to point out that the value of the pro
vision has depended largely upon tn
excellent work done by the admins
tration in the negotiations with tn
Dominion of Canada. which were tn
most difficult of all. and yet In III
eyes the most important because ! es
TEEN it Of vital consequence that W
should always be on relations OF tn
highest friendship and good will wit
our great and growing nelghbor In tn
north"
; At Sioux Falls. S. D.. on the sam
day Mr. Roosevelt said:
81 think that the present tarii
payne lawl Is better than tle las
Dingley lawl and considerably bette
than the one before the last (McKlnle
: lawl. but 1t has certainly failed to Civ
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