The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-24
PARTY DID NOT
PLAY POLITICS
President Taft Makes Statement
Bearing on Passage of Meas
ure, Declaring Agreement
Marks Epoch in Relations
Between United States
and Canada.

hard, long campaign in behalf of the
Canadian reciprocity bill would have
proved unavailable If the Democrats
had not helped him was the DECLARE
tion OF President Taft to-day, fol-
lowing his arrival here at the new
summer White House. "Parramatta." at
- o'clock this morning from Wash
lngton
Without the aid OF the Democrats
paid the President. In the first state.
ment he has made since the rcciproc
lty bin passed the Senate yesterday
reciprocity would have been impos-
sible.
The Democrats did not play poll
tics in the colloQuial sense in which
those words are used" said the Presi-
dent, but they followed the dictate Of
higher policy"
For Secretary of State Knox and
his assistants, who conducted the ne
Eotiations and framed the pact. the
President said more than a word of
praise Those Republicans, he said.
who fought for reciprocity, and some
Of whose votes were necessary to the
passage of the bill. may properly en-
10y mutual Fluctuations on the work
well done"
Epoch In Relations.
In his own Judgment, the President
declared. the agreement would mark
In epoch in the relations between the
United States and Canada, and those
who opposed the bill in Congress
would find their prophecies disproved
and their fears allayed by it's actual
operation. Its passage by the Cana
dian Parliament, the last step ho-
Tore 1t becomes bond between the
Two countries. he hoped and believed
would be Forthcoming.
The satisfaction that the actual
experience in its working will give"
he said. I'VE confidently hope will Sc
cure its pcrmanence. In a decade its
benefits will contribute much to
greater United States and a greater
On the way from Washington. the
President had time for long chat
with Senator Penrose who led the
hight for recipro getty. with Secretary
OF the Treasury MacVeagh and Score
tary Hilles. Mr.. Penrose left him at
philadelphia. Secretary Hilles at New
ark, N j.. and Mr.. MacVeagh deserted
the party at Boston. The President
had been thinking about statement.
however. and after sleeping over IT."
as he put 1t to-day, decided that 1t
should be written and that credit
should be given where credit was due
In his statGnent the President re-
unusual in statements from the White
House, in order that II might appear
more truly his own.
The statement follows:
Presidents Statement
That l am very much pleased with
the passage OF the Canadian reciproc-
lty bill through both houses of Cor
and hope il Will be followed by Ami-
lar 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 will
tend to marked increase in the
trade between the TWO countries. which
both.
81 hope the credit that Belongs 20
secretary Knox and his special assist
ants at the State Department in the
negotiating and framing of the pact.
and their lucid explanation and de-
neid.
In sense. the bill passed was /.
non partisan measure. though the re-
publicaEs who voted Tor it. probably
AID so on one economic theory, and the
democrats who voted for It on m
DINER ! should be wanting In straight
forward speaking however. IL did
not freely ACKNOWLEDGE the credit th.,t
belongs 10 the Democratic majority m
the House and the Democratic mi
nority in the Senate for their consist
ent support of the measure In an earn
est and sincere desire to secure rs
massage. Without this reciproci,v
would have been impossible It would
aot have been dif!4ult for them to
asten upon the bill amendments r.
setting the tariff generally In such 81
sTay as TO embarT IS the executive ma
20 make ii doubtful whether he could
sign the bin and yet TO claim poDllar
approval for their support 81 .eci-
procity in Is defeat. In other words.
The Democrats did not PLAY politics.
In the colloqu4l sense in which those
words are used but they followed the
dictates of higher policy
we Republicans vino hive earnest.
~ sought reciprocity a1d some %
whose votes were necessary to he
passage Of the bill. may properly en-
lcy mutual celebrations on q work wen
done. To those who opposed the bII
on the ground that VI win do harm,
70 the farmers. we can only say that
we who hive supported the passage
81 the bill look forward to the teyt
of the actual reciprocitv 70 dispro,. +,
heir prophecies. and 70 anav their
fears The satisfaction that actual
T. experience in its WORKINGS win give
ne confidently hope VIII secure tt-
ferman encn In 4 docaSa its banee. 8
wiil contribute much - grc,,ta,.
United "'r+~~ @~7 ~--r.a- ~qnnda d.
Government '. stronper
Ottawa, Ont. July 2Sr-The favor
able action by the United states SEN
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