Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-24
Over Passage Of iheCana-
dian Reciprocity Bill.
Freely Admits Thai The Demo-
Gratis Did Il Tor Him.
Believes Success Of Workings
VIII Secure PeTmanency,
Thinks II VIII Make a Greater Unit.
ed States and Canada.

Beverly, Mass, July 23.-In the first
statement he has made since the pas
sage of the reciprocity bill by the Sen
ate. President Taft from the summer
White House tonight freely acknowi-
edged that his long, hard campaign in
behalf of that measure would have
proved unaVailing if the Democrats
had not helped him. Without such aid
the President declared. reciprocity
Woul6 have been impossible"
THE Democrats did not play poll
tics in the colloquial sense in which
these words are used" said the Presi-
dent but they followed the dictates
of higher policy
Fer Secretary Knox and his assist
ants in the state department who coll
Quoted the negotiations and framed the
pact the President had more than
word Of praise. These Republicans, he
said. who fought for reciprocity. and
some of those voters were necessary
tc the passage of the bill. may proper
l. enjoy mutual calculations on a work
we'll lone"
The President declared that the
agreement would mark an epoch in the
relations between the United States
and Canada and that. those who ep-
posed tire bill in Congress would find
their prophecies disproved and their
fears allaved by its actual operations.
It's passage by the Canadian Parlia-
ment, the last step before it becomes
bond between the two countries, he
hope dand believed. would be forth
coming. "The satisfaction that actual
experience in its working will give"
he said we confidently hope will Sc
cure its permanence. In a decade It's
benefits will contribute much To
greater United States and greater Can
ada
The President arrived at "Parramat-
ia the new Taft cottage, shortly att
er & o'clock this morning, motoring out
from Boston in just an hour. Mrs Iatt.
Miss Helen Taft and "Charlie. ms
youngest son. We're waiting and he had
breakfast with his family for the hrst
time since he left Reverlr for the West
on July 2.
on the way from Washington, the
President had time for a long talk
with Senator Penrose who led the
fight for reciprocity, Secretary of the
Treasury MacNeagh and Executive
Secretary Hilles. Mr. Penrose left
him at Philadelphia. Sec. Hilles at
Newark. n j.. and Mr.. MacNeagh de-
l.serted the party at Boston. The
President had been considering the
| ACCESSIBILITY of giving out statement
and. after sleeping over it, as he
put it today, decided that 1t should be
written and that credit should be given
| where credit was due. With Mrs. Taft
and children and Maj Butt, he motor
ed 10 miles to Lynn to hear the Rev.
| DIR. Robert Collier of New York preach
at the First Unitarian church Lunch
over. a stenagrapher was called in and
the statement dictated. the President
| resorting to the first person-unusual
in statements from the White House
that it might appear more truly his
| own.
The statement reads as follows:
THAT am very much pleased with
the passage of the Canadian reef
procity bill through both houses of
Congress goes without saying. be-
lieve and hope il will he followed by
similar action by the Dominion Parlia :
ment. II my judgment the going into
effect of the agreement will mark a
new epoch in the relations between
the United States and Canada and it
VIII tend to marked increase in the
| trade between the two countries which
will be in every way beneficial to both.
j hope the credit that belongs To
Secretary Knox and his reciprocity
assistants at the state department in
| the negotiations and framing of the
pact and their lucid Justification and
! defence of its terms will not be with
| held
In sense. the bill passed was a
non-parusan measure, though the Re
publiclns who voted for it, probably
did so on one economic theory and III,
h Democrats who voted for it, on an,
!, other. 1 should be wanting in {
, straightforward speaking, however. i
| did not freely acknowledge the cred
} 1t that belongs to the Democratic ma
iority in the House, and the Demo
3 consistent support of the measure. il
f an earnest and sincere desire to Sc
. cure its passage. Without this recip
rocity would have been Impossible. |
4 would not have been difficult for ther
I to fasten upon the bill amendment
e affecting the tariff generally in sue
a. way as 70 embarrass the exeeutiv
Ell and to make II doubtful whether n
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