Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-27
Senate, By Overwhelming Vote,
Turns Down Proposition
Which Taft Declared Would
Be Fatal If Adopted,
LAF0LLETTE ATTACKS
NEWSPAPERS BITTERLY
Wisconsin Progressive Declares
Anti-ReCiprocity News Was
Suppressed While Favorable
Argument Was Played Up By
Press, s.s.
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Washington, June 2e.-The Cana
dian reciprocity bin emerged from its
first ordeal In thc senate tonight un-
scathed. The Root amendment, pro-
posing q modification of the wood
pulp and paper section of the agree
nen., was defeated after seven hours
Of debate by an overwhelming vote.
1.c friends OF the amendment were
So satisfied OF Its defeat. that roll
call was not demanded.
This leaves the reciprocity measure
open to the general fight that Is TO
follow f,s amendment Of important
provisions of the Payne tariff law
Senator La Toilette announced that
he would give the senate chance 10
Iass on general tariff amendments
ior free paper free lumber and lum-
her products. and for reductions III
other schedules. Senator Clapp also
announced his intention of offering a
cree paper amendment later and
other senators gave evidence OF their
purpose to force consideration of
tariff revision on the widest plane.
Attack on the Root amendment was
interspersed with attack on the whole
reciprocity measure In the debate
which resulted in the defeat of Sem
ator Roots proposal to change the
house bin by requiring that all Cana
dian provinces should remove their
export restrictions on pulp wood and
its products before the reciprocal fea-
lures Of the wood pulp and print pa
per sections of the agreement went
into effect
Il am opposed to this so-called rec
ipropcity legislation as II whole be-
cause | believe 1t is wrong, harmful
and unjustifiable." said Senator La
Toilette. 1T 1t must pass, | want to
see it made as nearly perfect as pos
sble. | shall vote against the Root
amendment because | believe II viii
defeat the very purpose of the wood
pulp and print paper paragraph OF the
agreement
Senator La Toilette declared there
was no justification for any duty Oh
print paper. He analyzed the figures
of the tariff board to show that the
best mills In the United States actual
~ produce paper cheaper than the
best mills in Canada. To continue
nigh tariff on paper. he said, was to
put premium on ''inefficiency and
sloth," and to make the protective
tariff "deaden all constructive fore
es, for the development of efficient
management
lie criticised the newspapers for
haVing urged the reciprocity measure
us means of getting relief from the
oppressive charges of the print paper
manufacturers He said they had
joined with the packers, the rail-
roads, the flour millers," and others
VINO would secure advantages through
the passage of the reciprocity bill.
lie declared that in the testimony
taken by the finance committee II
would be shown that the newspapers
had suppressed the news of the reel
procity proceedings; but on this
POINT senator Stone, who also Is
member of the finance committee,
said the Wisconsin senator was mis-
taken.
That is the blackest page in the
newspaper history of the United
states, said Senator La Toilette. I
regret that fact must become part of
inc history of this legislation. but II Is
stubborn fact. There is no one who
followed the hearings before the fin
ahoe committee but knows that those
Who favored the Canadian reciprocity
agreement We're given great space;
put Whep the agricultural interests
eame before the committee the news
nieu but meager space in the great
newspapers of the country.
! want to interrupt the senator"
stid Senator Stone, mot to defend the
newspapers. but because | think his
statement is not quite justified by the
'acls' II was charged that the AS |
sooiated Press, for example had Civ
vh great space to the pro-reeiprocity
"'Vrature and to the pro-reciprocity
contentious which the newspapers had
sreouily accepted and widely exploit
ed.
Ihese facts as developed show, as
understand them. that far more
space was given the anti-reciprocity
o'suinents by the Associated Press
."u oy the newspapers of the coun-
ny ,han was given by either the one
:" 'ne other in favor of reciprocity"
senator La Toilette expressed the
o''e' That other members of the fin
anee committee would side with him
IN the controversy.
senator clapp OF Minnesota oppos-
" the reciprocity bill as "deccp-
MI dclusion and snare, and said
wy Root amendment would but make