Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1911 — Canada Reciprocal Pact Favored By Large Majority In House. [ARTICLE]

Canada Reciprocal Pact Favored By Large Majority In House.

The treaty with Canada which President Taft heartily favors has been passed by the house by a vote of 221 to 92. It will probably not be so largely supported in the senate. The treaty makes trade concessions to Canada that seem to he more generous than the conditions warrant and the reciprocal concessions this oountry secures are not sufficient to Justify the measure, we believe. Congressman Crumpacker and all the Indiana delegation voted in favor of the treaty but a majority of the republicans of the house voted against it. Fanners and stock raisers are largely affected by the proposed treaty and we believe that the American farmer should havo all that is coming to him in the way of protection for his products. We believe that the prosperity of the American farmer was augmented by the tariff on the products of the foreign farms and we believe in keeping the tariff if it will maintain his prosperity. If Canada wants free trade with America we would suggest that it make application for annexation. If the concessions made by Canada can be brought up equal to the concessions we give, then the treaty can be defended as a reciprocity measure but until then we believe that the interests of the American farm and the American factories should not be sacrificed. ■ ,