New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-10
from Tho Tribune Bureau
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WASHINGTON, February 2
SENATORS AND RECIFROClTN.--A
large majority of Republican Senator'S be-
lieve there will be no action on the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement nor on the tarif
board bin at this session of Congress
Neither do the great majority Of the Re
publican Senators believe there will be any
special session Asked n they believe
President Taft IS "blufflng.' they reply
that he has not threatened them with a
special session II they do not vote on the
reciprocity agreement. and they do not be-
lievc he will Some Of them Intimate that
they believe Mr.. Norton. secretary to the
President Is attempting to carry on press
campaign OF a far more sensational char
acter than is warranted 10y the Presidents
own attitude. Those who take this ground
say unkind things about the Secretary TO
the President, and mako cutting references
tc n somewhat famous "insurgent letter "
Some Senators, perhaps more than two. but
II so they are hard to find, say there IS
bare possibility. with considerable en-
phasis on the bare that a vote on the
agreement may be reached at this session.
4 few more express the hope that vote
| viii be reached. The majority say IL Is
utterly Impossible" and whatever they
may feel, their words and tone indicate
that they are decidedly pleased so 10 be-
lieve. The few genuine supporters whom
the President has FOR this policy among
Republican Senators think there Is a pos
sibility that after the House has acted on
the agreement the sentiment In the upper
house may change But no one OF them is
Will ryel ~ ant
Of predicting that IL will The President,
as has been told in these dispatches, is not
making threats. He is reluctant TO WELD
the big stick. despite the fact that he does
not hesitate TO show his extreme i'm
patience with the way the members Of his
party are conducting themselves. He be-
lieves, Of course, that the, speeches he is
going 70 make and those OF the members
Of his Cabinet win so mould public opinion
as practically 20 compel action by the Sen
, ate. Perhaps he is right. And then again,
nothing other than the big stick will pene-
/ trate TO the inner consciousness OF some
/ Senators
! THE AGRICULTURAL END.-The re.
/ ply OF the Secretary of Agriculture TO the
/ legislative committee OF the National
Grange is expected by the administration
20 have a farreaching effect with the farm
ers. Secretary Wilson does not believe the
farmers have anything to fear from the
reciprocity agreement He points out that
it will increase the demand for their corn,
which cannot be produced in Canada, and
he remarks that our farmers will profit
from the increased production OF by-prod-
ucts used for feeding purposes If much
Canadian grain is nailled in the United
States, He does not believe the price of
wheat will be much affected, because that
is fixed by the law OF supply and demand
in the markets Of the world. In other
words, the price OF wheat is fixed by the
Liverpool market. Incidentally, Mr.. Wilson
gives a sly dig at the farmers who re-
manned away from the polls last November.
He remarks that the residents OF the towns
obviously demanded lower prices for food
products as shown by their votes, and
adds. The farmer either sympathzed
with the town dweller or he stayed at home
and husked corn" Perhaps the wise old
secretary had in mind the farmers Of New
York state, some OF whom are loudly pro
testing against the reciprocity agreement
row, but who STAYED away from the polls
70 the number OF nearly 175,on0 last NO.
vcmber. Il was remarked az the White
House to-day that the National Grange
had taken no action with regard 70 N
Canadian reciprocity agreement and that
Only tho officers OF local oranges were re-
spor sible for all the opposition which has
been attributed TO the National Grange
MAGAZINE POSTAGE. - The Senate
Committee on Postofflces and Post Roads
reported the postofhce appropriation bill
fsvorably to-day, with practically all the
communications Of the Postmaster Cen
ersl embodied therein. The rate of postage
on periodicals is fixed ct one cent pound
for the first 1000 pounds Of each issue. On