The Prescott daily news., 1911-04-06

Washington, April 5.-The followins is the message submitted by President Taft to congress assembled in special session at the capital
 To the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives:
 T transmitted to the Sixty-irst con. gress, on January 6, 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 oi Canada.
 This agreement was the consumma- tion of earnest efforts extending over period of nearly year, on the part of both governments to effect a trade arrangement which supplementing as 1t did the amicable settlement of vari. 'ous questions of diplomatic and poll, tical character that had been reached, would mutually promote, and would strengthen the friendly relations now existing.
 This agreement in it's intent and terms was purely economic and com mercal. While the general subject was under discussion by the commits sioners, 1 felt assured that the senti- ment of the people of the United States was such that they would wei come measure which would result in the increase of trade on both sides C the boundary line, which would open up reserve productive resources ol Canada to the great mass of our con sumers on advantageous conditions and at the same time, offer a broader outlet for the excess product of our farms and many of our industries. De tails regarding negotiations of this kind necessarily could not be made public while the conference was pend ing
 However, the full text of the agree ment with the accompanying cores pondence and data explaining both its purpose and it's scope became known to the people. Throughout the mes sage transmitted to congress, it was immediately apparent that the ripened fruit of the careful labors of the com missoners met with widespread ap- proval. This approval has been rengthened by further consideration of the terms of the agreement in all their particulars. The volume of sup port which has developed, shows that it's broadly national scope is appre. ,;o ic. n hn lar will
 ''The house of representatives of the SiXty-first congress, after the full text of the agreement with all details in re- gard to the different provisions, hal been placed before it, as they were be- fore the American people, passed bill confirming the agreements nego- tiated and transmitted to congress. This measure failed of action in the senate. In my tranmitted message of the 2Gth of January, fully set forth the character of the agreement and emphasized it's appropriateness and necessity as response to the mutual needs of the people of the two countries, as well as it's common ad- vantages. now lay that message and the reciprocal trade agreement, as integrally a part of the present message before the Slxty-second con gress. and again invite earnest atten- tion 10 the considerations therein ex- pre- ed.
 "I am constrained in deference of popular sentiment. and with realiz- ing sense of my duty to the great mass of our people whose welfare is involved, to urge upon your considera- tion early action on this agreement In concluding the negotiations, the repre- sentatives of the two countries bound themselves to,use their utmost efforts to bring about the tariff changes pro- yided for in the agreement by concur rent legislation at Washington and Ot- tawa. I have felt it my duty, there fore. not to acquiesce in relegation of action until the opening of the con- gress in December, but to use my con stitutional perogative and convoke the Sixty-second congress in extra session | in order that there shall be no break of continuity in considering and acting upon this most important subject. WILLIAM H. TAFT. The White House April 5, 1911.