January 23, Tux intelligence that the United States and Canadian Reciprocity Commissioners have arrived at an for a substantial redaction in the agreement and on a basis providing,
customs duties levied by both countries on natural and menufactured products has a significance that reaches beyond the immediate interests of the two countries concerned. It has to be borne in mind, however, that the negotiations now brought to a close in Washington represent only a preliminary stage in the ratification of a formal treaty. The recommendations of the Trade Conference, which met first in Ottawa early in November and then adjourned until the second week in January, have to be submitted to the respective Legislatures. In what. form they will be presented has not yet been announced, and opinion would seem to be divided regarding the merits of an international treaty or of a modification of existing fiscal arrangements on each side of the boundary. The negotiations were opened at the personal request of President Taft, and the United States Government has made no secret of its eagerness for a success-fol issue. Since the were inaugurated in Ottawa, the trend of public opinion in the United States in regard to tariff reform
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