Beef And Reciprocity

The recent worry an.3 fret over the beef Bitiimtion could have beea settled la flhe twinkliag of an eye if th,e )-eciprocity feature of the McKialey law ïad been incorporated in our present nondescript ta.riff act. It was the desig-n of the friends of reciprocity to apply this principie so ap to admit f ree, with. compensa ting benefits from ofher countries, sueh articles or tliings as wcre mot prodiiced toy ounselves in sufficient luantities for tlie domestic coaisumption. onder Mie McKinley reciprocity clause in the act oí 1890 the president could at any time remore the duty upoin any article, and at the sa.me time, by treaty, enlarge our rxpo.rta(tiom of such commodity as the country with whoon the reciprocal rela-tiom was establiaaied should want. In case of tlie possible iaability oí our oivn c.attle rateare to supply the domestic demaaid tlie exercise of such povers by the executive, did they ;xist, would be more effective. Supplies could le drawn from Argentina, Mexico, and Canada, and for tjie privileges extended to these coomtries, privileges would liave been obtained in return.