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Show PERPETUAL PEACE WILL FOLLOW PACT Senator Jones of Washington Washing-ton SpeaKs In Favor of Reciprocity. '' WASHINGTON. July 0 The only respect re-spect In which the Canadian reciprocity measure can be considered aa agreeing with Democratic beliefs, declared Senator Jonea of Washington, today In a speech In the senate. Is that It will benefit the country. "On that we can all unite." he aaid. "It It not in accordance with the Democratic doctrine of a tariff for revenue only. It la not obnoxious to the principle of protection pro-tection under which we have made auch wonderful progress." The senator eald he would vote for the bill because, although he thought It did not go far enough. It waa a step in the right direction. Injurs None, Stimulate AIL "It la a step," he said, "toward full and free Intercourse with the magnificent people on the north. It will Injure no Industry here, but will stimulate all. It will not decrease the price of wheet. but ehoild give us better and cheaper flour. "It should widen our market for manufactured manu-factured products, thereby giving more employment to labor and Increasing the domestic demand for farm products. It adds to the total of our Internal trade, 1 be trade and commerce of a territory as great aa our own. to be peopled aad developed de-veloped by men and-women -of the same race, character, needs, desires, hopes, ambitions and destiny aa our own and whoee trade la far more desirable than that of many times the aame number of people of any other race ee clime. "it Ineurea perpetual peace between the two peoples with the same coneclenttoua solicitude for the welfare of our people that animates any senator who opposes the measure. I shall vote for Ita paaaage." Progiaeslvas Not Always Progressiva. The session has demonstrated. Benetor Jones asserted, that "there Is more in the name 'progressive than there la In the action of 'progreealves.' " If the so called progressives and the so called atand patters are actuated by the same motive and the same patriotic pur-pose, pur-pose, he said, "they are both progressives and the one Is entitled to the respect end confidence of the people as much as the other. The desire to protect the welfare of the people Is the real basis of progression. On thle basis I venture the assertion that there Is no real difference among the members of thle body nor among the members of any party in this body." - |