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Show FARMERS MAKE" STRONG PROTEST National Grauge up in .Arms Against Canadian Reciprocity Recipro-city Agreement ! ur Washington, Feb. 21 FntVitem reg-Istcied reg-Istcied pretests against the Canadian reciprocity agreement In the hearing todny before the somite committee on flnnnco. T. l Lnllan, master of tho Ohio State grange, declared tho only protection left to tho farmer Ih that on wool, and "It won't be tong before that Is removed," he added. Senators Smoot nnd McCumber assorted as-sorted that It had gone already- "Under this agreement," Bald Senator Sena-tor McCumber, "you can drlvo live sheep acioss tho border from Canada,1 shear them In tills country, sell the wool nnd drive tho sheep back again." Former Governor N. J. Ilacheliler of Now Hampshire, master of tho Nil-tlonnl Nil-tlonnl grnnge, nindo the opeulngnurgu-ment opeulngnurgu-ment nnd announced that It, Uiq .com-mltteo .com-mltteo lind the tlmo to hear them he would be followed by masters of granges of the states of Indlnhni Delaware, Dela-ware, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, West Virginia Now Hampshire, Coniiectlqutijutid Massachusetts, as well uk representatives represen-tatives In the various states of dairy, horticultural and other associations, Including directors of state experimental experi-mental stations, Senators Put Questions, i, Tho witnesses i evolved vnluubUt assistance as-sistance from Senators llnkv McGinn-' bor and Smoot, who evidenced sympathy sym-pathy with thqlr nttacliB on tho agreement agree-ment and aided them with (iiestlons. Senator Stone took the Tend In cross , examination, and as n result silhio In-1 trestlng colloquies were hoard. I In the opening statement Mr, Hnch-elder Hnch-elder asserted that bIx million fanners wore united in opposition to tho ngi cement, ce-ment, nnd ho snld ho voiced lYiolr'nro-tests lYiolr'nro-tests against freo trodo in rarmriro-1 luctH while jirotection was continued, on manufactured articles which j, ihe farmers are compelled to bty. Mli j He declared Canada was tho, only, country which tho fnrmers had to fenr, and that freo trade with' that I country mennt that tho farmers would derive no Tiencfil whntcver froiii tho tariff law. Ho'llenled thnt ch6'itp food would result from tho consummation of nn agreement. ,., , According to Mr. Haeheldeiv Canada Cana-da has cheaper land, lower taxeH, virgin vir-gin soil which does not need fen till.-Ing, till.-Ing, and cheaper labor than can bo found In tho United StatoB. 'lie'siild V'hent nlread had been forceil' down li or 7 cents a bushel on the ln-ospect of freo trndo with Cnnnda. Senator McCumlior Interjected that In tho northwestern markets tho decline had been at least 12 cents. i-"If i-"If this is an honest bill, let it In-cludo In-cludo free trndo with Great llrllaln, ' suld Mr. Hucholder. HesiiggeBteii'thnt tho only fair way for freo trade'-'to bo established wbuld be to let tho'Htars and stripes float over Canada. , |