The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-21

other friends Of the bill in the com.
mittee that it will be reported to the
Senate for action early this week
However, number of minor changes
in rates are said to be likely while
the Young bill is before the Finance
Committee and such a course will ne
cessitate some delay.
When debate upon the bill began
in the House the time was divided
to be equally controlled by Young,
North Dakota, for the Republican side
and Garner, of Texas, upon the other
side of the aisle. General debate
lasted thruout the day Thursday and
the bill passed the House late upon
Friday.
The Young bill was a, composite
measure, combing emergency tariff
legislation for agricultural products,
similar in most respects to the emer-
gency act of the last session, and an
anti-dumping act in the interests of
certain home manufactures.
In speaking upon the emergency
character of the duty placed by the
bill upon wheat Congressman Young
said:
"Our friends across the aisle have
never seemed to quite make up their
minds whether a tariff on wheat will
raise the price and make living dearer
or would have absolutely no effect at
all. In every debate we have ever
had upon this subject we have always
had representatives of both views up
on that side of the aisle. Those Of
us who come from the West would
rather be considered selfish than fool
ish. We entertain the view that a
tariff on wheat will be of distinct
value to the wheat raisers of the coun-
try. If we did not believe so, we
would not ask for this duty. It
ought not to be considered selfish,
however, to ask protective duties up
on farm products, when other indus
tries to which the farmers pay tri-
butte, are protected.
"The consideration of few out
standing facts in respect to wheat, it
seems to me, will completely dissipate
the idea that duty on that commod-
ity is of no value. Up to the time
that wheat was put on the free list
we seldom had term of United
States court in North Dakota when
there was not some one there charged
with smuggling wheat into the United
States. Men do not take the risk of
being arrested, tried and sent to pri-
son for nothing. That fact ought
to have some significance
"There are three great continental
railroads in Canada the Canadian
Pacific, the Grand Trunk and the
Canadian Northern. Naturally those
roads want to have the long hauls,
and naturally the Government of Can
ada and hte people Of that country
want to see the grain hauled on those
lines east and west, particularly now
since large portions Of those roads
are owned by the Government of Can
ada. In spite Of the fact that it
would be natural for them to stand
for long haul on the east and west
Canadian railroads, the wheat has
been coming straight south to the
railroads Of the United States, and
there has been a constant flood of
wheat importations. The great bulk
of the western wheat in Canada has
been coming south over their own
transportation lines. If that means
anything, it means that we have a
better market for wheat here than
Canada can find, either in Canada or
abroad, when shipped direct from that
country. From September /, 1920,
to December 81, 1920, 81, 800, 900 BUSH
els of wheat were shipped into the
United States for domestic consump-
ton. We notice at times flippant re-
marks in the newspapers about how
this wheat is simply going through
the country in bond for a foreign des-
tination. These figures were obtain
ed from the Secretary of Agriculture
and were prepared by the Bureau of
Markets and declared to be all for
consumption in the United States. In
January and February 100000 BUSH
els Of wheat came in making a total
importation up to the end Of Febru-
airy from September l, 1920, of over
100000 bushels of wheat. Quite
little has come in since. Still more
important is the fact that there are
over 20,0OO,O00 bushels of wheat at
Port Williams and at Port Arthur
awaiting shipment just as soon as
navigation opens, also 100000 BUSH
els in storage west of there in Canada.
Mr.. Wylie Nelson, of Valley City, |
North Dakota, has sent me large
number of newspaper clippings indi-
eating these market movements, and
prints in large letters at the end these
words, Rush relief before it is too
late.
"Mr. J. E. Davis, Of Goodrich, North
Dakota, wired me recently saying a
large convention at Devils Lake had
passed resolutions urging the passage
Of emergency tariff legislation with
all possible speed.
"A telegram has just been handed
me from H. N. Owens, editor. Of the
Farm, Stock and Home, Minneapolis.
Mr. Owen has made lifelong study
o marketing. He says:
Sin January Minneapolis millers
bought Canadian wheat for future de-
livery. They knew there was not
enough millable spring wheat here to !
supply needs to new crop. Forty
three million bushels Of Canadian
wheat has come in for United States
consumption on this crop year. More
than twice our present visable sup
NV. Unless Canadian wheat ia ON.