The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-06-29
CRISIS OF SESSION
COMES in SENATE
insurgents Join Democrats TO De-
mand Tariff Revision Along with
Reciprecity-W DOL TapiR
Rushed.

Washington, June 22-ReaIizine
they had lost control of the situa-
ton in the Senate, owing to a COM
bination of progressive Republicans
with the Democrats for the purpose
of freeing genuine tariff revision
the standpat Republicans in the
Senate surrendered last night. After
a hurried conference of Republican
members of the finance committee,
Senator penrose, chairman of the
committee, announced that tomor-
row he would report to the Senate
form the committee both the
Farmers Free List Bill and the bill
revising the wooden schedule of the
Payne Act with an adverse rec
ommendation.
The decision to do this followed
the adoption by the Senate of a
motion by Senator Gore of Okla
homa directing the finance commit
tee to report the Wool Bill by July
10. The roll call showed that the
progressive Republicans had COM
bined with the Democrats. Had the
motion been defeated the finance
committee would kill the free
list, the Wool Bill and every other
measure the House Democrats will
pass revising the tariff.
Thresh IL All Over.
In making the announcement that
the committee would take the &C
ton indicated, Chairman Penrose
said it would open the general
question of tariff revision. He COM
mented with considerable feeling
upon the. action of the progressive
Republicans in joining with the
Democrats, characterixing their
course as conspiracy to defeat
reciprocity"
It's a Standpat Surrender.
Washington. June Ex-senator
Bristow, as well as the other pro-
gressives, was much surprised when
told late tonight of the decision of
the finance committee to report the
free list and wool bills tomorrow.
1T shows that the standpat
crowd is panic stricken and doesn't
know just what to do" the Kansan
said. This action means a gen.
eral revision of the tariff. | do not
believe in the Reciprocity Bill. !
believe it is a bad thing for the
farmers of the country, but if it
results in a general revision of the
tariff it will not be without COM
pensations.
The revision of Schedule X alone,
the wooden schedule, is of more
importance to the country than the
entire reciprocity measure. The
regulars are going on the theory
that the progressives and the DEM
ocrats will not be able to agre on
a schedule on wool, sugar, steel,
cotton and other products. The
Democrats naturally will demand
lower rates than we will, but the |
progressives will favor radical re-
auctions whenever they can be
made without endangering the sue
cessful operation of any American
industry built up under the system
of protection"
New York, June 22.-Presldent
Taft is alarmed today over the new
danger confronting his favorlte
Canadian reciprocity agreement as
result of the coup Of the senate
Democrats, late yesterday in fore
ing a coalition with the i6 Republic
can insurgents to force the Under
wood wool bill, reducing tariffs IN
schedule X, before the senate. Inc
presidents attitude today showed
that he feared that an attempt
would be made to combine the Un-
derwood bill and the farmers free
list, both of which have passed the
house. into an amendment to the
Canadian reciprocity measure.
The president indicated that ne
believes the chances for reciprocity
will be hurt by such combination.
This action is said to be the out
come of those who suspect that the
president opposes the wool and Tree
list bill as they stand but, being |
pledged to reciprocity, would have
to sign that measure even II the
distasteful amendments on these
measures were tackled upon it.
1t is believed that the president
will make some reference to the
new reciprocity tangle in his adj
dress this evening before the State
Rankars' eonvention