The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-13
THE CANADIAN
/. RECIPROCITY
BILL To PASS
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE OF REPRE-
sENTATIvEs, TRUE TO THEIR
PROMISE, WILL PUT THE MEAS
: uRE THROUGH THAT BRANCH.
BY Clyde n. Tavsnnsr.

BY Clyde n. Tavennsr.
= washington, April 12.-True to prom
Use, the Democratic house of represen-
tatives will pass the Canadian reci-
procity bill.
But we don't like the particular
brand OF reciprocity advocated by Mr..
TAFT" a few Of the farmers are still
saying. 1.-The measure in question re-
duces the tariff on raw products, with
out a corresponding downward re-
vision on manufactured articles"
The comparative few who take this
view, however, overlook one very i'm
portant fact The Democratic house
viii not pass the reciprocity bill as
being in itself a fulhllment of pre- cleo
ton promises to revise the tariff down
ward, but merely as step in that IL
rection. Other objects Of reciprocity
are the promoting of closer friendship
with Canada and the keeping Of faith
with President Taft, who was assured
that IL he called an extra session the
Democratic house would pass the reci-
procity bill.
: Those who opposed the passage OF a
reciprocity bill by a Republican ad-
rnfnistration on the ground that manu-
featured articles were not treated the
same as raw products, are obviously
not justified in opposing the passage of
the measure by the Democrats.
With the Republicans reciprocity
was to have been the end of tariff re-
form. With the Democrats it is but
a beginning.
Mark this further difference:
Reciprocity under Republican
house meant the Mccall bill with the
195 per cent Payne-Aldrich duty on
wooden blankets, the 116 per cent
Payne Aldrich tax on wooden under
wear and many other similar outrages,
remaining In effect.
Reciprocity under a Democratic
house will mean the Mccall bill with
only its good features remaining effec-
tive, and with its most Objectionable
features made null and void by the
passage Of separate bills reducing the
tax on the free list. These separate
bills refer not only to imports from
Canada, but to importations from all
nations Of the earth
White House to Wall Street.
Charles d. Norton is closing up his
business as secretary to President TAFT
preparatory to becoming one of the
presidents of Morgan's First Ma
tional Bank Of New York. As in the
case of Leslie NJ. Shaw. Frank A. Van
derlip, George B. Cortelyou, the late
Paul Morton and Comptrollers Eckels.
Dawes and Ridgely, Mr.. Norton's spe-
eial fitness for high finance was not
discovered until he took a government
position.
What Is there about service with the
government which so peculiarly fits n
man for Wall street? Do Morgan and
Rockefeller give out these high sala-
ried positions to government employees
for services rendered by them while
they are in the government service, or
is it because OF a realization that men
like a secretary to the president are
likely to have valuable secrets which
may be useful for speculative pur-
poses?
Going or coming, the path between
Wall street and President Taft's i'm
mediate circle is short and much-trav-
eled. Attorney General Wickersham, It
will be recalled, was formerly a sugar
trust attorney; the presidents brother,
Henry P. Taft, is on record as a sugar
trust attorney; ex-Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger was formerly adviser
for interests having designs upon Alas
ka coal lands; Secretary of Commerce
and Labor Nagel was formerly attor-
ney for the Waters-Pierce (Standard)
Oil Company, and Secretary of War
Dickinson was personal attorney for
the late Hartman and general counsel
for the Illinois Central railroad.
Big Lame Ducks.
That President Taft should create
soft berths on the national monetary
commission for Senators Aldrich, Haze,
Burrows, Money, Flint and Taliaferro,
when the members of the finance COM
mittee could perform the work for
nothing, is not nearly so serious as to
have them remain about the senate.
Consciously or unconsciously they are
bound to lobby for the viewpoints from
which they look at things-viewpoint
which the people voted down last No
vember. It. was the voters Intention
to return these men to private life, not
award them a private graft.
A Change Suggested.
The Democrats may decide to add a
clause to the reciprocity agreement
authorizing the president, by executive
act, to Reduce the tariff duties OF this
country, on any item, whether included
in the Canadian agreement or not,
whenever Canada is willing to put
them on her free list. This would not
interfere with the pending pact, but Il
would be an invitation on the part of
our government to Canada to unite
with us in ultimate free trade. There
is a growing conviction that there is
no more reason for a tariff wall be-
tween the United States and Canada
than there would be for one between
Indiana and Illinois. or any other two
OF our states.
President In No Hurry.
President Taft doesn't want the Dem
ocratic house to do anything in extra
session but pass the reciprocity bill.
Schedule tx" he feels, should remain
as II IS until revision can be based on
the results OF an investigation by men
appointed by himself. The president
has apparently forgotten that the peo-
pie have said they want the tariff re-
vised this time from the Democratic,
not the Republican. viewpoint.
Schedule AK HAS Got To Go.
Chairmdan Underwood, Of the new
ways and means committee, upon hear
ing that the wooden interests are pre-
pairing to march upon Washington in
bet xuhf1a Fh1u would