The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-11-23
RECIPROCITY IS
VIRTUALLY FREE TRADE
And Republican Statesmen
Now Ask for Reciprocity
Legislation
washinpto1, D. c., Nov. 23.-Recl-

Washington, D. C., Nov. 2S.-Reci-
pretty seems TO be the war cry Of the fast
arriving senators and representatives, VINO
seoin TO be as much Interested In the Ques-
tion as are tn, army of delegates TO
The reciprocity convention which viii bee
gin its three dnys session today The
difference however between the statesmen
and the business men IS that the latter
all favor the policy OF reciprocity with
foreign nauons. while The congressman
arc radically divided on the subject
President Roosevelt is getting so much
advice on both sides that unless his mind
is pretty wen made up now, he VIII nave
a hard time shutting on tnr hoou on 49, J-s
gcstions that is pouring ia on MN IN tlluc
To get his message to the printer peloie
the day when it is TO go 70 consIeas,
Ostensibly the president ~
seeing visitors now, devotiug an nus time
70 arranging his message and attendlns
20 the necessary business that must te
done before congress meets, put ts
matter OF fact the White house Us tairly
overrlin with tho advance guard OF the
new congress, increased somewhat Dy tie
fact that a new administration has come
into power.
that Is daily poured into the presldcntlhl
ear. the statesmen all seem TO be IN 10
yor OF reciprocity as a general PROPOSE
Ron. Uht NntN are very OiNtn HiNAAfh NAA+A
II comes 20 discussing the practical SIDE
OF the question.
Thus Senator Aldrich. the chairman OF
the senate finance committee when ne
talked with the president recently, endors-
ed reciprocity in general way but CON
dcmncd the treaties pending in the sem
nte negotiated by the state department
through the special reciprocity commits
siOncr. John a. kassOn.
Mr. Aldrich IS especially opposed to the
Frenc htreaty,. which he DESERVED as
a jrg-handled affair, under the terms 0t
which France gets everything and the
Unlred States nothing, and says that II
there Is to be any reciprocity treaties
at q / they should b prepared on a plan
that would make them plainly advantas-
enus to this country.
Now comes Senator Cullom, who rs 20
be tire chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations, and while patting reci-
procity on the back takes pains 80 err
dotse with special emphasis the Frenchc
treaty, which he singles out among an
the others pending az the one which lie
thinks ought 20 be ratified.
Senator Lodge. who Will probably be
tbs most active member Of the committee.
Is In line with the president IN support
OF reciprocity as an abstract proposition.
but no has neevr thought the French
treatv as il stands d wise contract for
the United states to make, and OF all the
prominent senators, Mr. Culom IS about
the Cnly one who specifically endorses it.
tcnator Hale the chairman OF the COM
the senate steering committee. hits the
treaty question ~ Il stands today the
hardest hiow OF ali. and the Maine sena-
tor ~ one who fights well IN any cause
In which he Is interested.
tHe thinks that reciprocity as defined
BY the late James G, Blaine, Is a mighty
good thing, that Is. a reciprocity which
We can't manufacture ana that our pco-
win get into this country articles that
pie want ia return for those things
which other countries cannot manufacture
and they want. but reciprocity merely for
the sake OF attempting TO reach out for
Foreign markets and waiying the Ameri-
cnn nag and extending trade, he takes $50
stock in
Reciprocity that does not reciprocate
he Is strongly opposed 60 and Judging
from what he and Aldrich and the other
senate leaders say Il Is plain TO be seen
that the treaties already negotiated stand
a very poor chance Of being ratified, and
that there Is little likelihood OF the nego-
tiation OF any other