FARMERS AND RECIPROCITY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 11 May 1911, Page 5

FARMERS AND RECIPROCITY.

* ■ MR, TAFT AND A DEPUTATION. By Telegraph—Press Association-OoDyritiu. Washington, May !)• President Tnft, addressing an organisation of American farmers, bluntly declared that ho was sorry to hear the farmers intended to desert the Republican Party if reciprocity' with . Canada was effected. The fear of such desertion did not affect his conviction regarding the wisdom of the proposed legislation. If experience showed that the farmers, suffered under the Agreement, Congress would be certain to repeal it. He believed that under reciprocity the United States would scud more agricultural products to Canada than she would receive. HOW NEW ZEALAND IS AFFECTED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, May 10. In view of the many disconcerting statements that have been . cabled out regarding the reciprocity proposals between Canada and the United States, a "Herald" representative waited, upon Mr. W. A. Beddce, the Canadian Trade Commissioner, to-day, and invited him to make a statement on the subject "I am not at liberty," said Mr. Beddoe, in replying to a question, "to discuss the merits ov demerits ol the Bills as it may alTsct Canadian interests, but I may, with propriety, indicate what effect its hay, straw, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, passage may have on New Zealand trade. Livo animals, cattle, horses, sheep, lambs, etc., poultry (dead or alive), wheat rye, oats, barley, buck wheat, dried peas, and beans, edible corn, sweet corn, hay, straw, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, dried fruits, and dairy products (such as butler, cheese, fresh milk, and cream), eggs in tho shell, honey, and seeds (not including flower seeds), which rould heretofore enter Canada from New Zealand subject to various grades of Customs dufv will in the event of the Reciprocity Bill becoming law enter Canada from New Zealand free of duty, and meat will enter under a reduced duty.

"I have just enumerated a few articles in which New Zealand may he interested, but tliß above does not exhaust the free list. I cannot understand how Ihelnide agreement involves disloyalty to ' the Motherland. Canada hns trade treaties with France, Gmnanv. Japan. Holland. Belgium, niiri even New Zealand, and neither country has annexed the other, yet I have lived many years in Canada, nud havs never yet heard a disloyal sentiment expressed. Neither have I heard a'suggestion of .annexation,"