The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-05
.ANT|-TAFT men
FIGHT PACT TO
hit PRESIDENT
The Opposition Comes From
All Factions of the Re-
publican Party
lOnG ORATOR|CAL CAMPAIGN
AHEAD IN UNITED STATES SENATE

Six Weeks of Talk ON the Agreement
IL the Minimum and II May Go on
For Six or Eight Weeks-Much
Homo Consumption.
(Judson G. welliver in Philadelphia
Times.)
Washington, June 6.-If reciprocity
10 defeated in the senate It will owe
It's defeat largely to the belief that
In this way lies he best chance to
prevent. the renomination Of Presi-
dent Taft
Present indications point strongly to
its defeat.
To administer direct rebuke to
the president and then appeal to the
country is the course which many
senate leaders are seriously consid-
erine.
They are not all Of any one fac
ton, either.
Democrats in general want Taft re-
nominated, because they feel confident
that they can defeat him. Republi-
cans, orthodox and heterodox alike,
are wondering II there is chance to
break the rule Of q century and q
quarter that president can renom-
mate himself when he chooses. There
has been no exception to the rule.
Report Is that eight Democrats are
now about determined to vote against
reciprocity. II this is accurate reci-
procity is defeated.
Taking both parties there are prob
ably not half score Of men in the
entire senate who sincerely want to
see reciprocity win. Most Of the
Democrats and some Of the Republic
cans will vote for 1t, but in private
conversations they agree among them
selves that they don't like It.
And In the long run the senate isn't
much given to doing the things It
doesn't like to do. .5ss
To defeat reciprocity will uecessi-
tate. on behalf Of those Republicans
who vote against It., more complete
and detailed explanations to consti-
tuents. Wherefore the senate is bon
Ing up In preparation for regular
oratorical tourney.
Nelson Working Hard
Not less than thirty Republican SEN
ators are loading for great speeches
In opposition to the presidents meas
ure. Senator Nelson, Of Minnesota. is
a good illustration. He is going to
take special committee to study
Alaska this summer or autumn-pro-
vided first he sees the finish of the
reciprocity discussion.
Nothing on earth will get him
away from Washington till he has un-
loaded the big speech he is preparing
and given his vote against the pact.
It is expected that he will have two
or three days talk to unload, for he
is working night and day on the ef-
fort, collating statistics, studying in
dustrial conditions, putting the agree
ment itself under the microscope.
What Nelson does will be of piece
with the performances Of many 9TH
ers. Senator Cummins is at work on
o speech that will require days for
delivery.
Clapp. La Toilette. Bristow and
others are similarly preparing them
selves. 40 are many Of the regulars.
Six Weeks Of Talk
Six weeks Of talk Is the minimum
estimate: 1t may 60 to eight or ten
weeks. Almost all the Republicans
are going to make speeches for home
consumption. There will be some
specially bitter attacks on the presi-
dent. He will be charged with per-
verting the maximum and minimum
provision Of the tariff act Of 1909,
when he issued the proclamation Civ
ing Canada the benefit Of the min
imum duties.
Under careful analysis It will be
shown that in fact Canada's preferen-
: ttal treatment Of British goods made
It utterly impossible to give Canada
the minimum rates. The president
faced the necessity Of either imposing
the maximum rates or else abrogat-
ing the law. He chose the latter
course.
People who will protest that he has
violated the law will admit that the
end perhaps justified the means. What
they object to is the subsequent pro-
ceedings.
The closest kind Of calculation was
necessary to figure q way to save Can
ada from the maximum rates.
Commissioner Pepper was sent to
Canada to confer with the Canadian
government first, in the effort to avoid
this, which nobody wanted to precipi-
tate. The discussions led 4round to Q
revival Of the ancient reciprocity dis
cussions. and. in the end, Canada not
only got the minimum rates, but dick
cred herself into the best side Of q
reciprocity agreement that will be at
tackled as utterly jug-handled and un-
fair.
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