The Washington times., 1911-04-29
More Than Score of Insur-
gent Republicans Will
Also Vote for 1t.
ANNEXATION VOTE
is AGAIN SOUNDED
Representative Prince Says His
tory of Nation Shows This Is
Inevitable Result.

with a vote in prospect early next
week, the House resumed debate today
on the farmers free list bill. Accord
ing to members of the House who have.
canvassed the situation, practically ev-
cry Democrat will support the bill, and
more than a score of insurgent Repub
lican votes will also be cast in its favor.
The insurgent Republicans will vote
for the measure on the theory that 1t is
a step toward tariff revision. The in
surgents also believe that the free list
ing of more than one hundred articles
and agricultural implements used by the
farmer will recompense him for any
losses he may sustain under the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement, which, 1t is
claimed, puts American farm products
in competition with Canadian products.
"For Home Consumption"
Debate dragged along wearily today.
The academic discussion of the bill has
continued for almost week, and pres
ent indica tions are that a vote will not
lie had until the middle of next week.
Representative Crumpacker. in a
lengthy speech against the bill this af-
Iernoon seemed to size up the situa-
lion, when he declared that many MEM
bers are speaking only for the sake OF
He accused the Democrats of attempt
ing to bait the farmer with the free list
bill, and campaign speeches. Demo
Gratis, in turn, have accused the Repub-
licans of speaking for home consump-
ton" and the war of words proceeds
merrily.
Before the debate is ended, per-
haps, one-fourth of the entire MEM
bership of the House will have been
heard for or against the bill, and the
Congressional Record will be loaded
with campaign material.
Representative Prince of Illinois has
again injected the issue of Canadian
annexation into the joint issue of reel
Jrocity and the free list bill. Repre-
sentative Princes annexation talk Is
plainly embarrassing to those who are
advocating Canadian reciprocity, just
as were the resolutions introduced by
Representative Bennett of New York,
who. just before he left Congress, pro-
posed to annex" Canada. The anti
reciprocity press of Canada has made
the most of both of the Bennett resolu-
tions and now of Mr.. Princes threat.
In referring to the possibility of Cana
dian annexation, Representative Prince
said:
History of American People.
THE President in a recent speech
and l am most kindly disposed toward
proposition-states that in the other
countries they are talking about an
nexation.
What is the history of the American
people? We might as well be franc
about it. Americans went into Texas,
Americanized it, and it was annexed as
a part of this great union. Americans
went into Hawaii Americanized it and
annexed it. And If these bright, clever.
NJ
whom the President speaks. go up into
the northland what do you think will be
the result of it? Have / not right to
say that it is the first step toward an
neXation? Have they not right TO
believe it?
The present Speaker of this House
in the last session of Congress said that
he was in favor of taking Canada in as
a part of the United States, and that
reciprocity was the first step toward an
nexation. He is a plain, blunt, honest
man. whom 1 admire for his. frankness.
He has never denied that statement.
The Peoples Reciprocity.
'I say to my neighbors of the North.
be not deceived. When we go into a
country and get control Of it, we take
It. 1t is our history and it is right that
we should take 1t if we want it. and
YOU may as we'll understand this. The
Speaker of the House has so said. The
party that is back of him has SO SAID.
You Democrats are in control here. You
have never denied this statement on
the floor of the House and you cannot
deny il.
=" keep off the annexation wolves,
say the Canadians.
II want to say to you, my country
men, that, in my judgment, the reci-
procitv bill is the worst that was ever
presented to this House, next to this
fake free list bill which we are now
considering You now have worse one
II you pass this bill, as pass II you
will, the people will discriminate in
November of next year. They will read
the ticket from top to bottom and say:
This is reciprocity: this is our ratl-
f1cation Of your views"