Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-20
RAPS CHURCH UNITY NEW SENATE SPLIT
Regulars Divided on Canadian
Reciprocity Bill.
DEMOCRATS ALSO DISAGREE
Some Of Measures Warmest Sup
porters Are to Be Found in
Ranks of Minority.

| How party lines In the Senate are to be
| disrcgarded In action upon the Canadian
| reciprocity bill was indicated yesterday
| afternoon. when there was a field day OF
discussion Of the measure in the upper
house of Congress.
| 4 democrat, John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi. warmly defended the republi-
can President for his urging OF the reci-
| procity pact: and another democrat, Sena-
tor Bailey of Texas, received his chief
support in attacking the bill from repub-
lican senator's
Senator Williams remarked, In a speech
in opposition to the Root amendment,
that the President had been criticised for
his speech in Chicago urging the ratifica-
ton Of the agreement with Canada.
Pressure on Senate.
It has been charged, he said. that the
President is seeking to bring pressure
upon the Senate by creating public senti-
ment. Mr.. Taft has done no more than
other Presidents have done. he said. no
more than Senators who discuss public
questions in public actresses outside the
Senate chamber have done and are doing.
Senator Williams joined with the Presi-
dent in his opposition to the Root amend
ment.
1t amounts to this" Mr. Williams said.
If YOU adopt the Root amendment you
postpone ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in
denitely-certainly free admission of
wood pulp and print paper. and you
strengthen the grip of the International
Paper trust
There was much lively discussion
started when Senator Penrose commented
on the fact that no senators were ready
to speak on the measure.
Font of oratory Dry.
1T is most remarkable situation" he
remarked. that the Senate, which in my
fifteen years of experience here. has never
run out of a flow Of oratory. now seems
to face a dearth of that commodity.
Senator Dixon, who is opposed to the
agreement, came back at the chairman
OF the finance committee by demanding
when to know the friends of the pact
would present the reasons for its enact
ment.
rs there not here some friend of this
bill who will explain its provisions from
his point of view and enlighten the
to be passed." Mr.. Dixon asked.
Senator Bailey, who had been on his
feet, remarked that he was about to
ask the same question. He suggested
was because no republican senator real
ly favored the bill.
Senators from northwestern states
voiced their opposition to the bill,
among them being Senators Dixon Of
Montana, Crawford of South Dakota
and Smith of Michigan.
Senator Dixon declared that il the reci-
procity measure was PASSED some or the
republicans who were opposed to 1t would
join the democrats to get lower duties on
manufactured products.
when the corner stone Is pulled out of
the system of protective tariff, he added.
when the farmers products are thrown
into a free market. while his purchases
continue to be protected, there are many
good protectionsts in the republican
ranks here who will vote to have the
duties pulled down iron and steel.
chemicals, cotton and many other things"
Wants to Make Killing.
Senator Crawford took up the same re-
frain
I'VE want to make one killing" he said
I'VE find the senators from Pennsylvania
New York. Connecticut Massa chusetts
and Maine, states that have always
reaped the greatest harvest OF protection
adyoca ting this measure that proposes to
put on the free list every single article
raised in the northwest. | want to deal
with this matter in Its entirety. If Penn
sylvania, Mississippi and Massachusetts
have Joined hands in new political prop
uganda, il is time for the rest of the
country to strike out on a new tack
There were many interesting colloauys
during the afternoon. When Senator
Brown of Nebraska had declared in favor
of free wood pulp, Senator Bailey PRESSED
him to say if he We're also In favor OF
free wool and wooden goods. Mr.. Brown
replied he was in favor Of a substantial
reduction in the duties on wool and
wooden goods.
IF l can get few other senator's on
that side to answer in the same way"
Mr.. Bailey commented. I'VE will pass
the wool bill before August"
Senator Root announced a speech in
favor of his amendment Wednesday