The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1912-03-14
TEDDY ON RECIPROCITY.
Supported President In His Fight for
the Pact With Canada.


In signed editorial published in the
Outlook of the 28th of January, 1911,
page LAG, Roosevelt said:
"There are, of course, many sides to
the wise tariff legislation, which need
not here be discussed. Perhaps it is
not out of place, however, to mention
that our tariff policy with Canada can
we'll afford to stand by itself. not only
because of our relationship with the
great Dominion to the north of us, but
because of the substantial identity of
conditions on each side of the line
dividing us, so that as regards Canada
l should be glad to see the most COM
plete measure of reciprocity to which
Canada will consent"
The Outlook of February 25, 1911,
says editorially, page 372: Canadian
reciprocity was commended last week
in notable speeches both from President
Taft and ex-President Roosevelt. The
House of Representatives passed the
reciprocity bills few days later" In
fact Roosevelt made two speeches the
week before this editorial paragraph
was written, in both of which he dealt
with reciprocity, one at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, and the other before the Re-
publican Club of New York at the Wal
dorf Hotel.
The New York Times and Tribune of
February IL, 1911, report the speech
made at Grand Rapids, Michigan, Feb
ruary 11th, in which the following ex-
tract is taken: II feel that we are to
be congratulated as nation upon the
likelihood of obtaining closer recipro-
city of tariff and trade relations with
Canada. Among all the powers of the
earth there is none which we should de-
sire to be upon more intimate footing
of equal rights, to which we should be
more closely bound in relations of
mutual helpfulness, esteem and good
will than in the case Of our great
neighbor to the north, whose prosperity
and growth should be matter of pride
to all who dwell upon the American
continent. l welcome the proposed
reciprocity treaty as marking a signal
advance in bringing about the closest
and most friendly relations between
the two Countries
The New York Times, February 18th,
reported the speech of February 18th
at the Hotel Waldorf, New York, Re-
publican Club 25th annual dinner in
memory of Abraham Li.iepln, from
which the following extract is quoted:
81 want to say how glad am to hear
of the way in which the club, the men,
bers of the club here tonight responded
to the two appeals made to them to
uphold the hands of President Taft,
(Terrific Applause) both in his effort
to secure reciprocity with Canada and
in his effort to secure the fortifcation
of Panama Canal. (Applause) And
IN addition to what has been said about
reciprocity with Canada, would like
to make this point: it should always be
a cardinal point in our foreign policy
to establish the closest and most friendly
relations of equal respect and advant-
age with our great neighbor on the
north. (Applause) And l hail the
reciprocity arrangement because it
represents an effort to bring about a
closer, more intimate, more friendly
relationship of mutual advantage on
equal terms between Canada and the
United States. (Applause.)
The New York Tribune reported the
same speech by Roosevelt on the same
date, from which the following added
quotation is taken: II am in favor of
the plan of Canadian reciprocity as
urged by President Taft"