of this size. There are duties on certain staples, in regard to which Reciprocity might furnish relief to a large class of consumers; but the full discussion of some of these points was necessarily omitted. It may be possible in the future to devote a second volume to the questions centering about such commodities as lumber, wool, coal and similar products. February, 1903. CONTENTS North American Commercial Union. Place of reciprocity in a scheme of tariffs. Effects of the Treaty on trade with the United States. Americans dissatisfied with the Treaty. Causes of the abrogation of the agreement. Republican policy in favor of reciprocity. Bearing of the McKinley Act on sugar. Reciprocity urged by Mr. Blaine.. |