| Show CANNON ON TREATY mm FORMER SPEAKER VEHEMENT IN HIS opposition TO AGREEMENT WITH CANADA assails proposed reciprocity agreement as dangerous to american Tra inimical to best interests of our farmers washington former speaker cannon in the house of representatives on wednesday vigorously attacked attack ed canadian reciprocity aided by a large map of the united states and canada he the role of a sendol master to a crowded floor and ailed galleries I its his remarks followed close of representative godger mr cannon assailed the proposed agreement as dangerous to american trade inimical to the best interests of amerl american farmers and certain to in depreciation of american farm lands kinds not since the wai war with spain and all that followed it has there neen considered by the house of representatives so important a bill liidi as tho the one now pending he declared on the action of tho the house housa rests the well being and the prosperity of all the people of the united states Is it proper on slight consideration to vitalize into law an agreement that affects affect s the pros prosperity erity of every homo home in the land mr air cannon declared that the treaty had been made in secret the country the house and the senate had actually nothing to do with the preparation of the agreement with canada he said |
