The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-08
ANOTHER RECIPROCITY CAUCUS
DEMOCRATS 1O NEET AND PASS
IRON TUE TAFT Plan.
The Meeting Gated for Fr!da, Morning
Expectation That the Canadian
Measure WIN Bc ApprO,cd-The
Fight Goes ON In House Committee.

ExpcctatIon That the Canadian
Measure WIN Bc Approved
Fight Goes On In House Committee.
WAsHiNGTox. Feb Z The Democrats
of the Senate have taken a cue from their
brethren in the House and will caucus on
Friday morning on Canadian reciprocity
and the bill for the creation Of permanent
tariff board The call for the caucus,
which was circulated by Senator Stone OF
Missouri says that other subjects will
also be considered The Democrats OF
the Senate. with four or five exceptions.
are very much in favor of caucus action
for the ratification of the reciprocity
agreement
Senator Bailey of Texas will oppose
reciprocity because of his opposition to
the doctrine of free raw materials. He
will be supported by Senator Smith of
I Maryland and Senator Simmons of North
Carolina who are a. much opposed now
10 free lumber as they were when they
championed a revenue dut; on lumber
in the consideration Of the Payne Aldrich
bill by III" Senate The two Louisiana
Senators, who believe in the principle of
protection to "A degree, may also oppose
favorable consideration on the agree
ment. Otherwi tn. Democrats of the
senate are ready to stand " tn the Demo-
Gratis of the House in making support of
the reciprocity hill party matter
IN" possibility Of n special session Of
congress i also to figure in the deibera-
tlon- OF the Democrats al the Friday
caucus. some OF IN" members Of the
( minority think that Il would be good party
policy tor the Democrats on the Finance
and Foreign Relations committees to
/ vot" against reporting tn. agreement
! to tho Scnal" they profess to believe
that If acton on the treaty can be pre-
vented at this session of Congress Mr.
/ Taft viii be obliged to cal special session
/ OF TIA" new Congress. Other Democrats
hav" suggested the possibility of de
ieating Appropriation bills to bring about
"A special session, but such "A programme is
not considered seriously 10y Democratic
leaders
I II H. believed generally that the cucus
viii declar" against the Adminis' rat ion
bill Tor the creation OF a permanent tariff
board The only Democrats said to be
IN favor OF this measure are Senators New
lands Of evada and Owen of Oklahoma
This trade agreement seems to he
satisfactory To The men who want free
print paper. and therefore we are against
II This sentiment Expressed by a repre-
4 sentative of the paper makers before the
Ways and Means Commi,teee a. its hear
ing to-day on the Canadian reciprocity
bil, appeared TO voice the sentiment of
/ the paper makers
! iney went further than that however
and through \. : Hall. a Boston lawyer
who rapres"nts the holders of paper
company stock. declared that the Cana
dianS have driven the shrawdar bargain
and have outwittad the Yankee in his own
dickerng on the paper and wood pulp
/ schedule
Mr.. Hall contended that under the
/ language of the bill as IL is now drawn
the moment the act went into effect
Canadian print paper could come into the
United States free of duty from all sec
tions of Canada without reciprocal 8d-
vantages 10 the American paper manu-
facturer. That is TO say, the American
manufacturer can only draw free pulp
wood from private lands and cannot send
manufactured paper into Canada free of
duty Al all until the crown lands restric-
tions on expectation Of wood and wood
pulp are removed.
/ IL developed at this point IN the hearing
| that there was an admitted ambiguity
or contradiction in the text Of the Mccall
bill "a drawn and that one of the American
negotiators OF the agreement had written
TO Mr.. Mccall requesting that the Offend
ing section of the bill be stricken out
This brought Mr.. fordney 10 the front
with the suggestion that the chairman
I of the committee had held that the bill
could not be amended Mr. Mccall sug-
gested thai the chairman meant that the
hill could not ho amended so as 10 alter
in any particular the spirit of the agree
! men;. but that Of course the bill. If in
correctly worded, could be changed 80
as TO MAKE the act conform 10 the intent
, Of the agreement Mr. Mccall furt her "a id
that the chairman had received letter
from Secretary Knox stating that there
was no agreement between the negotia-
tors covering wood and wood pulp from
crown lands
Mr.. Hall suggested amendments in
the language Of the bill which. If adopted,
would prevent the admission of print
paper free of duty until all paper. pulp
and wood from all parts of canada are
admitted into this country FREQ uf duty
and free of provincial rest riction.
II WAS brought out in the hearing that
the private lands of Canada, from which
wood and wood pulp can be drawn under
the present agreement. are but one
/ fiftieth to one-hundredth of the crown
lands producing wood for pulp making
| The clash of contending interests for
and against the reciprocity agreement
was further shown to-day when the rep
rcsentatives of the agricultural implement
makers appeared in advocacy of the
agreement 4 wider field for their wares
in Canada Is offered in the reduction of
the Canadian tariff upon oil kinds of
farm supplies and instruments of tillage.
F. W Mccullough of Chicago who
said he represented the National lmple-
mant and Vehicle Association. submitted
a brief in favor Of the bill
He said the association comprises the
manufacturers and wholesalers large
and small of agricultural implements
and vehicles, that the capital invested