Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-20
HEARS ENEMIES
OF RECIPROCITY
Senate Finance Committee Be
gins With Paper Maker
from Wisconsin.
ATTACKS THE NEWSPAPERS
Taft Gives Notice of Extra Session
Unless the Mccall Resolution
Passes.

GU Oh
the Mccall bill to carry out provisions
of the reciprocity agreement were be
gun today by the senate committee on
finance This morning the only wit
ness was John Strange, of Neenah.
Wis, a paper manufacturer, and for
mer lieutenant governor OF that
state. Strange opposed the bill in Wig
orous language. charging a false sen
timent in it's favor was manufactur-
ed by a league OF newspapers which
he believed to be in violation OF the
Sherman antitrust law.
HELD TO HIS SUBJECT.
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced in keeping Strange to his sub
ject and obtaining from him the rea-
sons why the agreement should not
be confirmed Several times Lodge
sharply demanded something other
than attacks upon the motives OF
newspapers in their demands for
cheaper paper.
WILL BE NO CHEAPER.
With these attacks eliminated
Strange's contentious were that this
country does not need Canadian pulp
wood and that wood from the south is
now being used in the manufacture of
paper He said the agreement would
not cheaper paper.
BAILEY WILL NOT FIGHT.
Washington, Feb. 90 - Senator
Bailey, who is opposed to Canadian
reciprocity, was a caller at the White
house today. Later he said he would
not oppose consideration OF the meas
ure, and that, If it were defeated, it
would be by republicans. Personal
ly, he said. he opposed the bill and
declared his intention to vote against
it.
MCALL GIVEN NOTICE.
Washington. Feb. 2O.-President Taft
yesterday authorized Representative
Mccall to state that he will call an
extra session of congress If the senate
fails to act on the Mccall bill, carry
ing into effect the Canadian reciprocity
agreement. This authoritative announce
meut came after an interview Mr.. Nc
Call had with the president in the
W hite house.
Mr. Mccall explained that interna-
tional obligations compel the presiden:
to call an extra session. if It be nee
essary, TO get action on the reciprocity
agreement. That session would be
called Immediately following the ad-
journment of congress at noon March
4, should the congress fail to act be
fore adjournment.
WOULD AVOID 1T.
While it is the evident purpose of
the president, in permitting the an
nouncement of Mr.. Mccall, to avoid an
extra session by inducing senators to
act upon the agreement, it is the opin-
ion OF many about the capitol that I'm
all probability the statement has como
too late.
Few senator's are sangIine enough 20 !
predict that action will be taken on
the agreement in the upper branch OF
congress al this session, while some /
insist that there will be vote
With appropriation bills in badly I
congested condition, with the Lorimer /
case pending, with the permanent tar .
iff board bill pressing for considera
tion, with the general service pensio.
bill being urged by many senators. ana .
with the resolution for the popular
election of senators coming up daily as
the unfinished business, it seems the
chances for action upon the Canadian
reciprocity agreement are slight.
BRYCE ~ ATTACHED.
London. Feb. 2O.-Again today in
commons the government was made
rarpet for q rnu1tfpIicFty ~ ,,,,o-
tions regarding the United States
Canada reciprocity agreement I'm mos:
cases the replies Of the ministers
were colorless rciteration OF known
facts. Unionists were especially ac-
tive in suggesting Ambassador Bryce
had failed in his duty Of watching
British interests. but Premier As
quith staunchly defended Bryce.