OCR Text |
Show Senator Burton of Ohio Says Farmers Will Be Benefited Washington, July 5 Senator Burton of Ohio, with a prefac'ory explanation explana-tion that he "was not assuming to defend de-fend the administration" because the administration deeded defense, made a notable speech In behalf of the Canadian Cana-dian reciprocity bill In the sonato today. to-day. He declared that reciprocity was the "ultimate destiny of Canada and the United States; that all natural conditions wero opposed to tho maintenance main-tenance of border warfare In commercial com-mercial matters and that the farmers of the United States would not suffer Injur from the enactment of the Canadian Can-adian agreement.'' Rnnnlnr nurfon wnc mnst AmnhnHn In his endorsement of tho agreement He declared, he came from a state widely Interested In agriculture and that the reciprocity agreement would not injure tho farmers' Interests there "In the early discussion there was an outcry In some quarters that tho adoption of the agreement would reduce re-duce tho profits obtained by tho farmers," farm-ers," Mr. Burton said. The Intention of this proposal for reciprocity Is not to reduce the price of articles sold by tho farmer. The sllghl loss of producqrs of particular articles and in specific localities Is over-balanced by the bcnofljs wh.ch will be conferred upon the wrhole people. peo-ple. "I enter my protest," 3ald Mr Burton, Bur-ton, "against any policy which looks to the maintenance of duties on the most essential foods the bread and meat of the pooplo when tho present supply shall prove Insufficient." Conference Held. Washington, July 5. At a conference confer-ence of senators, participated In by Messrs. Penrose and Smoot, Republicans, Republi-cans, and Martin and Stono, Democrats, Demo-crats, It was decided not to press dally for tho fixing of a date to vote on the reciprocity so long as there are senators sena-tors prepared to speak. It was determined, however, to on-doavor on-doavor to fix the hour of convening dally at 11 n. m. Instead of noon. nr |