Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
PULP SECTION IN EFFECT
Rejection of Pact Has No Effect on
This Part of Law.
CREATES UNUSUAL CONDITION
Pulp and Paper Made from Unre-
stricted woods Must BE Al
mitted Free from All
Countries.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 22--John Norris,
chairman Of the committee on paper Of
the American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION, today issued statement show
ing that the defeat in Canada of the rec
lprocity agreement has expanded the free
zone for pulp and paper so as to include
all Of the favored nations. His statement
follows:
"Canada's rejection Of reciprocity raises
a question with respect TO the favored
nation treaties that is unique. Unlike
the item contained in section l of the
reciprocity bill. the paper and pulp
clause. which was section ?, abolished
the duty on Canadian pulps and paper,
subject only to a condition precedent,
pulps and paper must be made from un-
restricted woods.
Section / cannot go into effect until
Canada took reciprocal action, but sec
tion'2 became effective July Is. when the
president signed the reciprocity bill. Can
ada's vote of rejection will make section
/ ineffective. but It will not impair the
| pulp and paper section which cannot be
nullified except by repeating act of the
American congress and such repeal Is
highly improbable.
THE importers of pulps and paper
from Germany, Norway and sweden
claim that under the favored nation the
products OF these countries are entitled
to the treatment that Canada obtains
when the pulps and paper are made
/ from unrestricted woods, and that the
tariff On those articles is automatically
/ abolished under like conditions. Treasury
department officials say no similar case
has ever arisen in this country"
Act win Not he Repealed.
The opinion expressed at the State de-
partment was that no effort would be
made TO repeal the reciprocity act and
although the duties therein provided will
not become effective, the act itself will
be permitted to remain on the statute
books, constituting an ever-open door
TO Canada and constant reminder OF
the recognition by the United States Of
the merits of the principle of reciprocity
with it's northern neighbor.
1t was suggested today the only chance
for the continuance Of reciprocity as an
open issue might be found in an attempt
by Newfoundland to secure such
treaty of agreement with the United
States. 1t has been known that the
Newfoundlanders were only waiting the
disposition Of the pact between the
United States and Canada to open nego-
tiations with Washington for a reciproc-
ity arrangement on their own account
and State department officials said 1t
has been difficult to keep them from
pressing the matter while the Canadian
agreement was pending.
1t is just possible that the Newfound-
landers may see their opportunity IN the
present situation and decide to renew
overtures for an agreement on the lines
Of the Herbert treaty Of 1902. This
treaty was made the subject of an un-
favorable report by the senate committee
on foreign relations, but it was held that
it was not defeated on its merits, but
went down only because it was submitted
to the senate along with reciprocity
treaties with France, Argentina and
other countries negotiated by Special
Ambassador Kasson. which were re-
sarded as Objectionable by the high tariff
element of that day.
Those who kept In touch with the
course of Canadian reciprocity legisla-
ton in congress during the last two ses-
sions OF congress predict an effort at the
next session to accomplish through tariff
legislation what was intended to accom-
plish through the reciprocity agreement.
This agreement was supported by demo-
cratic congressman on the ground that
it provided lower tariff duties on arti-
Giles imported to this country from the
Dominion of Canada.