Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-13
RECIPROCITY ONLY
IN THE MESSAGE
President Taft Wants Quick Action
by Congress.
THE PEOPLE HAVE APPROVED
The Executive Believes the Public Do.
sires to Open up a Way for In
creased Trade Relations
With Canada.

Washington, April Que message
of President Taft to the Senate and
House of Representatives follows:
To the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives:
| transmitted to the Sixty-first Con.
gress on January six last the text OF
the reciprocity trade agreement which
had been negotiated under my direc.
ton by the secretary of state with the
representatives of the Dominion OF
Canada. That agreement was the
consummation of earnest efforts ex-
tending over a period of nearly a
year, on the part of both governments
to effect a trade arrangement which
supplementing as it did the amicable
settlement OF various questions of a
diplomatic and political character that
had been reached would mutually pro-
mote and would strengthen
the friendly relations now existing.
Purely Commercial.
The agreement in its intent and
terms was purely economic and ON
mercial. While the general subject
was under discussion by the commits.
sions | felt assured that the senti-
ment of the people of the United
States was such that they would well
come a measure which would result
in the increase of trade on both sides
Of the boundary line, which would
open up the reserve productive re-
sources Of Canada to the great mass
of our own consumers on advantage
Gus conditions and at the same time
products of Jul farms and many of
our industries. Details regarding a
negotiation of this kind necessarily
could not be made public while the
conferences were pending. However,
the full text Of the agreement with the
accompanying correspondence and
data explaining both it's purpose and
its scope became known to the people.
Throughout the message transmittedto
Congress it was Immediately apparent
that the ripened fruits of the careful
labors Of the commissioners met with
widespread approval. This approval
has been strengthened by further con.
VI thO G lllo vi lhe dSltc'
ment in all their particulars. The vol.
ume of support which has developed
shows that its broadly national scope
is appreciated and is responsive to the
popular will.
Blocked in the Senate.
The House Of Representatives OF
the Sixty.first Congress after the full
text of the agreement with all the
details in regard to the different pro
visions had been before it, as they
were before the American people,
passed a bill confirming the agree
ment as negotiated and as transmit
ted to Congress. This measure failed
of action in the senate. In my trans
mitted message of the 26th of Janu
airy, | fully set forth the character
of the agreement and emphasized its
appropriateness and necessity as q
response to the mutual needs of the
people of the two countries, as vel
as it's common advantages. | now
lay that message and the reciprocal
trade agreement, as integrally a par,
of the present message, before tn,
Sixty-second Congress and again in
vite earnest attention to the consider
atoms therein expressed.
Early Action Requested.
am constrained in Difference O
popular sentiment and with a realiz
ing sense of my duty to the grea
masses of our people whose welfar,
is involved, to urge upon your con
sideration early action on this agree
ment. In concluding the negotiation,
the representatives OF the two coun
tries bound themselves to use thei
utmost efforts to bring about tn,
tariff changes provided for in thu
agreement by concurrent Legislation
at Washington and Ottawa. have fel
it my duty, therefore. not to acquiesc'
in RELOCATION Of action until the open
ing of the Congress in December, bu
to use my constitutional prerogativ'
and convoke the Sixty-second Con
gress in extra session in order tina
there will be no break of continuit
in considering and acting upon thi
most important subject.
XnvTVVI T. MANN