Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-04-28
HOUSE PASSES
REC|PROC|TYAC7
PUTS THROUGH CANADIAN PACT
BY THE DECISIVE VOTE
OF 264 to 80.
10 DEMOCRATS, 70 REPUBLICANS OPPOSE
Bill Now Goes to the Senate Where
Efforts Are to be Made Through
Amendments and Otherwise
to Defeat II.

Washington, d. C.-Among scenes
of greatest enthusiasm in crowd
ed galleries and on the floor
the Canadian reciprocity tariff pact
passed the house by the decisive vote
of 264 to S9 Ten of the opposing
votes was cast by the Democrats and
the other rs by Republicans. Among
opponents of the bill were nearly all
the progressive Republicans of the
house. The bill now goes to the SEN
ate where strenuous efforts are to
be made through amendments and
otherwise to defeat it. Announce
ments that such was the plan of op-
posing senators were made during
the fight in the house. A poll of SEN
ators taken by the New York Amer
ican shows 1t will pass the senate
when 1t comes to vote. Mr.. Under
wood in his closing address said:
Opposition to this bill has been fos-
tered and cultivated by great interests
which dare not shsw their hands. The
farmers have been hr,Islsd by false facts
and nisstatemsnts. This 10 net all. II
has been esntsndsd that opposition came
from the aorlcuiturallste In tho northern
tected lumber interests played In creating
that opposition. have a letter sent cut
by the Lumber Msnufaeturers' assoeIa-
tlen Of which Edward Hines Of Chicago
is president. This 10 tho Hines Of recent
unsavory fame. Will not road II In full,
but he writes TO his friends calling atten-
tlon to their dangerous stress and urging
them to appeal to their Jebbers, retailers
and customers. 1.-THE American farmer"
he writes, "whs Wishes the value OF his
farm lands and products maintained
should interest themselves. The farmers
are active. Their protest did much to de-
feat reciprocity In the last session."
These same farmers are appealing to
the country for free lumber to build their
homes. Then Hines charges his friends
to appeal to their bankers. Why7 To
put pressure on the poor devils who have
loans In those banks. To put the screws
TO the farmers who have been forced to
borrow money to buy their farms, to pur-
chase their fertilizers, to move their crops.
These are the Interests working again st
reciprocity.
Let me give but another Illustration.
Some days ago a member In debate asked
me If did not know the steel trust was
In favor of this bill. ! told him did not
J was not In the confidence of the trust
] know now where the trust stands.
received later from my home a telegram
saying the steel trust had closed down
some Of Its works there and had laid of
5000 employees. And they gave as the
reason for throwing these constituents OF
mine out Of work the fact that was put
ting through tariff legislation to which
they were opposed. ! am In tho iron and
steel business, but my concern Is lnde-
pendent. We meet the steel trust In COM
petition. My people have not asked me to
vote against a fair reduction. do not
represent the protected interests In my
district. I represent the sreat masses who
want honest treatment and fair play. They
say this bill Is unfair because II brings
the American farmer In competition with
the Canadian farmer. Why should he be
not brought In eempetItlsn7 never
have been able to see why the manufac-
ture or the farmer should have his profits
protected by the government Why should
they fear cempetitlsnf Ny progressive
friends voted against the Payne law be-
cause they held the taxation too high
They faiter now when we would cut tina,
taxation down. We want rates and dutiel
that VIII re-sstabIlsh competition In ou'
home markets.