The Detroit times., 1910-09-15
PRESIDENT WANTS
RECIPROCITY WITH
DOMINION
Executive Succeeds In Getting Am
bassador Bryce To Waive British
Formalities In Matter and Expects
Negotiations To Start Soon.
Agitation In Maine Said To Have In.
duenced Move for Better Trade
Relations With Canada.

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 15.-PreSi.
dent Taft. by obtaining the consent
of James Bryce. the British ainDassa'
DOR to the waving Oh negotiations
through the British embassy. has
opened the way for immediate deal
ings between the United States ANA
Canada In regard TO reciprocity. This
Will allow the authorities at Washing.
ton 10 deal directly with the Cana
dian officials. The permission OF the
British authorities was readily given.
Actual negotiations for the treaty
will be begun soon after the president
returns to Washington. about tho mid
die OF October. Mr.. Taft Is hopeful OF
having the movement well under way
before congress reconvenes In Deem
Der.
This governments representatives
In the negotiations have not been Sc
lected, but whoever they may be the
president himself can be counteG
upon to take an active part In the
proceedings, for he believes that the
negotiations OF trade impelline
treaty between the United States and
Canada Is one of the most important
tasks confronting his administration.
II was largely through Mr.. Tafts
personal efforts that the negotiations
for a commercial treaty with Canada
under the maximum and minimum
clause of the Payne Aldrich tariff law
were carried to successful conclu'
sion and II was learned today that the
subject OF reciprocity treaty was al
SO discussed at the conference held
between Mr.. Taft and Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, the Canadian premier, In Al
bany last spring.
While the Canadian officials are In
favor OF a reciprocity treaty with this
country. there is strong opposition In
many parts OF that country. Recently
the manufacturing interests In Can.
ada have started q campaign against
the proposed trade agreement. At
the same time Sir Wilfrid Laurier and
other high officials have been deliver
Ing speeches In an effort to educate
the people to the reciprocity idea.
Want implement Revision.
The general impression among
United States officials Is that the
treaty negotiations Will be long drawn
out. Nobody Is optimistic enough 20
expect that any results at conferences
will be laid before congress in the
coming short session. President Taft
Is hopeful that an opening wedge for
general reciprocity between the two
countries may be driven by an agree
ment at first on agricultural pro-
ducts.
While President Taft sees no rea.
son at present why reciprocity
treaty with Canada might not become
the law CT the land by The ratihca-
ton OF tie senate alone. 1t 10 likely
that the agreement will be submitted
to the house as well 80 as TO avoid
any unnecessary opposition. II has
been contended by some members Of
the house that q reciprocity treaty
with Canada would have to he sub
mitted to that body as revenue
measure, but President Taft does not
agree with this view.
The definite information that ne
gotiauons will begin with Canada the
latter part Of this month Ia likely TO
have a favorable effect politically In
the New England states that are still
to hold their elections and In sew
eral OF the states along the northern
border OF the country.
The question of Q favorable trade
agreement with Canada figured con-
siderably In the Maine election and
is factor to be reckoned with in
Massachusetts and In other New Eng
land states. Eugene Foss, who was
elected to congress from the four
teenth Massachusetts, district at
special election last spring, made Can
adam reciprocity one Of his issues. He
is being talked OF now as a candidate
for governor on the Democratic ticket
In this state and probably would push
the reciprocity issue still further to
the front IL nominated.