Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-15 | Page 6 | Senator Hits Trade Treaty

SENATOR HITS TRADE TREATY CHEYENNE Wyo UP Senator Wi-Senator Senator Robert D. D Carey added his voice hero here Thursday to tho swelling protests protests protests pro pro- tests of the west against a reciprocal cal treaty between the United States and C Canada nada which stockmen fear will bring a slash In the tariff on on livestock The veteran Republican leader operator of one of ot Wyoming's best best- known ranching properties In a statement said he felt there is no question that there will vill be a matena material material mate mate- na rial reduction in the tariff on live cattle caUle from Canada Into this coun coun- try Quotes Bennett Senator Carey estimated that at least head of cattle have been imported to this country from Canada this year He quoted Prime Minister Bennett as having said that conclusion of a treaty agreement with America would mean the annual annual an an- nual sale in the United States Statu of ot 30 to 50 million dollars worth of Canadian Cana Cana- di dian n cattle The present prices of ot cattle In Canada are so much lower than Inthe in inthe inthe the United States that cattle feeders feeders feeders feed feed- ers from the orn c-orn corn belt have been purchasing in Canada and shipping cattle to their feed lots said Mid the senators senator's statement Naturally a a reduction n In the tariff will mean a material increase In imports of both feeder and beef bee cattle Problem of ot Mexico Further under the favored na na nation nation nation na- na tion clause which is incorporated Inmost in inmost inmost most treaties Mexico will insist upon the same reductions in tariff to apply to Mexican c cattle which will mean thousands of cattle will wUl come into this country from Mex Mex- ico WASHINGTON Nov 14 H UP RI Senator Joseph C. C Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming Democrat said today he was confident the Canadian reciprocal trade agreement when promulgated will be found to contain specific limitation of livestock importation The importation of ot cattle to compete compete com com- pete with the domestic industry must be restricted said ney The time has not come for tor letting down the bar The senator added that whether this restriction is brought about by tariff or by importation quotas is immaterial