Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-02
Standpat Republicans Plan 10
Put Democratic Senators In
Hole and President Taft Is
SoreIy Distressed,
DAILY CONFERENCES
HELD AT WHITE HOUSE
Executive Seeks Way to Save
His Friends of Minority Party
From Being Placed In False
Light Before People.
lBy Morning journal Special Leased wireI

tBy Morning Journal Special Leased wireI
Washington. June Tho crisis In
the senate fight on Canadian reciproc-
ity Is expected to be reached when the
democratic farmers free list bill IL Of
fered as an amendment to the bill
carrying the agreement into effect.
That such an amendment will be Of
feged for the purpose of embarrassing
the democratic supporters OF reci-
procity seems certain. 1t is toward
this critical contingency that Presi.
dent Tart Just now Is dcvoting his at
tentlon lie Is holding daily confer
enees at the White House In an effort
to keep republican and democratic
senator's alike in line for the pact.
President TAFT is certain that tho
reciprocity bll will pass the senate
by comfortable majority, IL II can
be brought 70 final vote without
amendment. He feels that the test
for the true friends of reciprocity win
come IN dealing with the proposed
amendments TO be offered from the
floor. Mr.. Taft recently has had as
| suranccs that the bill will be report
ed out of the finance committee
without amendment and without rec
emmendatlon This is what he desires.
| The president feels that any amend
| ment i'm the senate will defeat thr bin
and he believes that to be the pur-
| pose Of some senators who have pro-
posed amendments The proposed
| Root. Lodge and Nelson amendments
have brought the president into sharp
conflict with these senator's, but he
has not hesltated to express his views
regarding them.
Cognlzant of the fact that he must
depend upon the almost solid vote of
the democrats In the senate to carry
the reciprocity bill through President
Taft has been endeavoring TO devise
a means TO help them out of the
dilemma that will be presented when
they are asked to vote for or against
the free list amendment If they could
be assured that the stand pat repub-
licans would not stifle In committee
the free list bill, as II came from the
Hbhot tilih hlluH utpilNt NHt fhuhUttu
democratic senators of the opportun-
ity In open senate properly 10 record
their votes on the measure.
President Taft appreciates the posi-
tion in which the senate democrats
find themselves, but he thinks he has
found a solution OF the problem. He
has suggested that a motion by the
democrats to discharge the finance
committee from consideration of thu
free list bin and 10 put 1t upon its
passage. would serve the purpose OF
the democrats In making their atti-
tude clear one and he has further
expressed confidence in the fairness
of the American people TO recognize
the purpose of those who would at
tempt the free list method OF defeat
Ing reciprocity.
The plan as outlined. has been dis.
cussod by the democratic senators and
1t is said that they believe with oth-
er friends of reciprocity that It is an
acceptable solution Of the difficulty.
In an his talks with senators during
the last few days President Taft has
endcnvored to impress the fact that
In negotiating the pact with Canada.
the United states offered 10 put
meats, flour. agricultural implements
and shoes ON the free list. Canada
would not make like concessions. The
agreement Is specific on certain points
and cannot be varied. The rates on
flour. meats and shoes could be re-
duced without violating the pact, IL Is
n Il. a., "a
problem OF the most favored nation"
clause in treaties with other coun'
tries And, while the United states
would get no concession from Canada
by reducing the rates, the application
of those rates to other countries. ths
president holds might lot in Argen-
tine meat ana Australian muttons,
which he believes would be real In
Jury TO the farmer.