Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-12
FARGO COLLEGE
WINS DEB ATE
FROM STATE u"
Victor In Both Matches of
Dual Contest Held Mon
day Night

Fargo College won over h Uni
varsity Of North Dakota in the dual
decisions in both the contest at the
university and the one at Fargo. The
W events were held on the same
question, that of. free trade with
Canada, and at the same hour.
A three to two decision was given
to Miss Barbara Schmitt and Miss
Mabel Holmberg in upholding the
negative : Of the question against
Samuel Aandahl d -Jalmar Mus at
the IT,. A unanimous decision was
given Fargo College vcr McIAain
johnson n Gustof Lindell, who up
held the negative for the varsity ut
Fargo.
y Debate Here.
Mr. Aandahl, in opening the debate
at the university for h affirmative,
stated that the implied tariff barrier
Is any tax or duty so high as TO re-
strict h natural flow of trade be-
tween the countries. He gave a brief
history Of the question n named the
arguments Of the affirmative as: The
policy of maintaining tariff barriers 10
wrong; free trade would be aA-
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would be advantageous to the United
States.
The high tariff policy is wrong, Mr..
Aandahl said, because it prevents ex-
change Of products raised in the
United States and needed in Canada
and vice versa, because it drives trade
across the seas, and because of the
close geographical proximity OF the
two countries. Free trade is advan-
tageous to Canada because it would
permit the entrance of needed equip
ment into Canada for the Canadian
farmers, and would stop protiteering
on the part of the manufacturers Of
that country.
Miss Schmitt, speaking for the
negative, interpreted the question to
cons.-ue that all tariff should be
abolished between Canada and the
United States. She stated as the basis
of the negatives contention that free
trade would be economically dis
astrous and politically unwise.
Canada in general is not in favor Of
the free trade policy, though the
farmers of the country may be, Miss
Schmitt argued. The manufacturers
there would be injured by abolish
ment of tariff. she said, and, further,
the United States farmer would re-
ceive injury through such legislation.
The land in the wheat growing prov
fnces of our neighbor to the north has
a possible production Of five billion
bushels of wheat per year, which. if
allowed to come into the United States
would materially cheaper the price
of the United States grown wheat.
totalling about n billion bushels per
year.
The industries Of Canada are in
their NANCY. she went on, and cannot
compete successfully with those OF the
United States as they would be forced
to do under free trade.
Nuns Speaks.
Mr.. Mus. appearing second for the
university, maintained that abolish
ment of high tariff would be beneficial
to the United States, for: There is a
stagnation of trade in the United
States today, and a taking away of
tariff barriers between this country
and Canada would better the present
trade condition. exchange of food
stuns n other necessities would be
facilitated; Canada. in order to COM
bat the tariff is giving preferential tax
TO other countries; because of the
tariff only an eleven per cent increase
has been noted in trade between the
two countries in a stated time COM
pared to a 400 per cent increase be-
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minion.
Taking away of the tariff would not
be detrimental to Canadian trade any
more than United States trade, he
said. since the per capita trade of
Canada is three times that of the
United States. The social connections
etween the two countries should
serve to do away with the present
policy. Mr. MUS said in closing.
Miss Holmbergs the Vast speaker for
The negative, s2id that free trade
could not exist because tariff should
remain on wheat coming from Canada
and on manufactured goods going to
Canada Both of these tariffs are
needed for protection, the former for
the United States farmer, the latter
Tor the Canadian manufacturer.
Free trade is politically unwise, she
continued, for: It would bring the
Omitted States ultimately into world
free trade since the use of special ar
rangement in the case of Switzerland
led to the giving of special concessions
to France and left the United States
open to demand for special favors
from the other countries; 1t is obvious
that special arrangement is not want
I'd on the part Of the United States:
r adjustment Of tariff would hurt both
countries since the tax policies of both
countKies would be nulifed.
RebOttal speeches were given by all
-four debaters.
President Thomas F. Kane, of the
university, presided. Judges were:
Judge c. W. Buttz, Of Devils Lake;
Attorney Theodore Kaldor, Of Hills
bofo, Professor A.. H. Larson, of
Crookston; Principal c. H. Geise, of
Crookston. and Rev. L. b. Robertson
Of Grand Forks.
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