Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
| Taft Disturbed Over Words
of Clark During
Debate.
MAKESHiSVIEW KNOWN
House, Through Vote of DEM
ocratS, Passes Reciprocity
Resolution.

Washington, Feb. 15.-President Taft
today TO some Of his callers expressed
sstonishment that Representative Clark
should have injected into the discus
sion in the house yesterday any
thought about annexation Of Canada
The White house is said TO regard
Clarks remarks as most unfortunate
and the president has made it known
he would like to have II understood
throughout the world his administra-
tion had no thought whatever of annex
alton when the reciprocity agreement
was arranged.
MERELY AS INDIVIDUAL.
The president, 1t is said, is hopeful
the people of this country, Canada and
Great Britain will look upon Clark's
speech merely as an expression of an
individual and not that of any party in
this country.
TALKED OF IN CANADA.
Toronto, Ont, Feb. l5.-Champ
Clark's remarks in the house last
night caused much comment here to-
day. The prospects of annexation to
the United States IS the last thing
any Canadian wants, and the con-
gressman's declaration as TO the ul-
innate effect of reciprocity is rank
ling in the hearts of the liberals who
have heretofore been strong support
ers of reciprocity. Government sup
porters say Clark's speech has given
the opponents of reciprocity their
only effective weapon.
- -;NoT-ESCoURAGED ny ENGLAND.
London, Feb. 15.-The American
Canadian reciprocity agreement came
to the fore in the commons again to-
day. The government was questioned
regarding the statement attributed to
Henri Bourassa, nationalist leader in
the Legislature of Quebec, TO the effect
the home government had encouraged
Canada TO conclude the reciprocity
trade understanding with the United
States
Premier Asquith replied: 1.-The state
ment is entirely without foundation in
fact" The premier also denied Am
bassador Bryce had been engaged act
lively IN helping bring about an agree
ment"
CANNON TARDY IN VOTING.
Washington, Feb. 15.-Speaker Can
non at the assembling of the house to-
day said he had discovered his vote
was not recorded on the reciprocity
bill yesterday. ''If the speaker had
been asked If he had voted against
the bill he would unhesitatingiy have
answered yes, said Cannon.
Il heard you vote against it," said
Mann OF Illinois.
The speakers name was thereupon
recorded with those who voted against
the measure, making the total 80.
By BIG MAJORITY.
Washington, Feb. 15-By a vote
of 221 TO 90 the house last night
passed the Mccall Canadian reciproc-
ity bill without the dotting of an 'I'' /
or the crossing of a IT. II has run
exactly the course President Taft
said 1t would in the lower branch of
congress and now goes to the more
doubtful senate. The democrats fur
nished most OF the votes for the ma
jority and saved the day.
majority OF the republicans pres
ent voted against the measure, the /
division being as ayes and 81 noes. /
The democratic vote was 143 ayes and .
only noes.
A majority Of the republican ;nsur-
gents present voted for the bill.
The Illinois delegation lined up on .
the question as follows:
HOW ILLINOIS MEN VOTED.
For reciprocity-Republi
tell, Foss. Graff. Mckinley. Mckinney,
Madden, Mann. Wilson, odenberg,.
Democrats - McDermott. Gallagher,
Rainey, Graham. Foster.
Against reciprocity - Republicans
Cannon Chapman. Lowden, LundIn-
Fuller. Moxley. Prince. Snapp. Ster-
ling, Thistlewood Absent-Sabath.
There was grand field day of ora
tory-hot party and factional talk
In the house preceding the roll call.
Some Of the old standpat crowd
heard the kneil OF the republican
policy OF protection being sounded
and metaphorically wept. Others saw
the dawn OF an era OF sane. business
like. scientific dealing with the tar
III question.
CLARK AND TAFT TARGETS.
Halt-jokingly and half-seriousIy,
with the object OF keeping partisan
ship from dying out entirely. Champ
Clark was pilloried for becoming the
political bedfellow OF a republican
president and the occasion was not
without criticism OF the president.
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