Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-24
TO URGE RECIPROCITY.
President Roosevelt Will Urge Con-
Dress to Take Action.

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president Roosevelt Will Urge Con-
eress to Take Action.
Washington. Sept. M.-President
Roosevelt realizes that his administra :
ton will meet with opposition in the
senate when the reciprocity treaties are
to be considered. Mckinley knew OF
this opposition in the senate, but he had
carefully mapped out his course, and ne
intended to make an earnest effort TO
bring the senate to terms His Buftaio
speech was an appeal to the people 10
arouse public interest in this question
before congress assembled.
Mckinley had secured the extension
| of all the reciprocity treaties negotiat-
ed under his administration, and, con-
trary to the belief of some senators,
those treaties are now all alive ana pc
| fore the senate for ratification Inc OPP
iponents of reciprocity hoped to defeat
the treaties by causing delay in the
senate until the time limit on them eN-
t.pired. Mckinley frustrated that plan
by securing an extension of all the trea-
tiles. so that they viii be alive and be-
fore the senate thru the next session OF
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| less sooner ratified or rejected.
President Roosevelt will take up the
work for his predecessor left it. He
| will press these treaties upon the sem
ate. No new treaties can be negotiated
until these are disposed of. There are
seven such treaties. They are with
France, Argentina. Nicaragua, republic
of San Domingo Ecuador. Denmark for
the island of st. Croix, and Great Bri-
tain for the British West indies. includ-
ling Barbados. British Guina, Turk S
and Caisa's Islands, Jamaica, Bermuda
and Trinidad.
Most of these treaties have been be-
fore the senate two years or more with
out action by that body. Mckinley, by
| extending the time for ratification,
served notice on the senate that the re-
procity treaties could not be killed by
neglect. They must be ratified or de-
| feated. President Roosevelt Will follow
| the plan of President Mckinley. He
will not withdraw these treaties, but
keep them before the senate until they
are disposed Of either by a favorable or
adverse vote. In doing this President
Roosevelt will only be doing his duty.
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the president, having performed his
part in these treaties he will Insist up
| on the senate assuming the responsible
lity for either ratifying or rejecting
Them.
Mckinley had carefully studied the
situation before he made his Bunalo
speech. He believed that the unparal-
leled prosperity OF the present time had
so stimulated manufacturers that there
would soon be overproduction unless
new markets were secured. He saw
signs of unrest because of the confession
by American manufacturers that they
were selling cheaper abroad than at
home, and he believed that unless the
republicans carried out their pledge for
reciprocity there would be demand for
tariff revision without reciprocal advan-
ltage.
Mckinley wished to keep the pledge
Of his party, and also take advantage OF
| the opportunity to cut some tariff sched-
Jules by reciprocity agreements with
other nations, whereby the United
States could secure lower tariff rates on
Tits exports. 1t will be argued by the
higher protectionists that President
Roosevelt is not a tariff expert. but Nc
IIxinley was regarded as tartn expert.
and these treaties were negotiated under
Ibis administration. President Roosevelt
lis carrying forward the work OF his
| predecessor.
There will be strong opposition In the
east to the French treaty and strong
opposition in the west to the Argentine
treaty. The eastern manufacturers OF
| knit goods and cheap jewelry claim they
have been sacrificed in the French
| treaty, and the wool growers of the west
lc!aim that they have been sacrificed III
the Argentine treaty. BY combining the
| two interests they can defeat both
ltreaties But the western people all
want the French treaty, and the eastern
people all want the Argentine treaty,
| The senators fom each section realize
| that they would have to explain their
votes against the treaty demanded by
their people. They have, therefore, fol-
lIowed the plan of hanging up all the
reciprocity treaties in the senate COM
nittee on foreign relations until the
time limit on them expires.
Mckinley having by agreement with
| the other interested powers extended the
time in which they may be ratified. and
President Roosevelt having taken up
| the work, it will be necessary for the
! senators to show their position on each
| treaty some time during the next ses-
sion of congress. The eastern senators
may oppose the French treaty. but the
western and southern senators cannot
do so without explaining to their con-
stituents. The western men may oppose
| the Argentine treaty because of the re-
| duction of the tariff on wool, but the
eastern senators will support that treaty
because the wooden manufacturers
desire the cheaper wool.