Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-21
PARTY YL|NESLOST IN
RECIPROCITY
DEBATE
DEMOCRATS DEN0UNCE
FELLOW DEMOCRATS
Republicans Criticize Their COL
leagues and State DeIega-
tionS Are Badly Split in Dis
cuSSion of Canadian Pact.
IBy Morning Journal speelai Leased Wire

| IBy Morning journal Special Leased WireI
Washington. April 2O.--State and
party affiliations we're broken repeat
edly in the house OF representatives in
| the concluding hours of the fight on
the Canadian reciprocity bill. Demo-
Gratis denounced their fellow demo-
Gratis for supporting a republican pro-
| tective principle; and republicans
| hurled criticism against their fellow
| republicans for marching with the
/ democrats toward the free trade goal
During the seven hours of debate
twenty-four men spoke on the reci-
procity measure. Two-thirds of them
| made pleas for its defeat, In speeches
length; and in this number were two
democrats from North Carolina and
republicans from many northern
states.
Most of the criticisms for the bill
were from agricultural sections and
| were based on the belief that reciproc-
ity with Canada under the agreement
would injure the agricultural inter.
ests of the United States.
Differences in the North Carolina
delegation, all democrats, were vigor-
ously aired on the floor. Representa-
tive Webb said that Claude Kitchin,
who opened the reciprocity fight last
Friday. had no right to criticize him,
or other members of the state dolega-
ton who proposed TO vote against the
reciprocity agreement. Mr.. Kitchin
1. - In, Of CT x.,ttt ~
republican standpat leaders, but he
said he could with equal justice ac-
cuse Mr.. Kitchin of having worked
with these same republican leaders In
the past.
Temperate worGs from the presiding
officer Mr. Sherley of Kentucky,
brought from Mr.. Webb the statement
that he had no personal feeling against
Mr.. Kitchin; but that four members
of the state delegation proposed to
vate against the agreement because
they believed 1t was opposed TO all
democratic ideas.
The Minnesota delegation broke on
the rocks of reciprocity. Mr.. Nye spoke
for the bill; and Messrs. Steenerson,
showed d like division, Mr.. Doremus
advocating the bill and j. M. C. Smith
opposed 1t. From Pennsylvania, Mes
srs. Bowman and Farr advocated its
passage; and Mr.. Focht denounced it.
From California, Mr.. Needham
spoke for the bill and Mr.. Kahn
against it. Representatives Hobson of
Alabama and Murray and Curley Of
Massachusetts advocated its passage,
and Representatives Goode and Prouty
of Iowa. Morgan of Oklahoma, Burke
of South Dakota, Helgeson OF North |
Dakota, French of Idaho. Young OF
Kansas and La Toilette OF Washing
ton spoke against 1t.
An attack on the farmers FREQ
list" bill, the next measure to be
taken up by the democrats, was made !
by Mr.. Goode of Iowa republican,
during the reciprocity debate.
Mr. Goode said the enactment of the
free list bill would throw the farm
ers and stock raisers of the west into
direct competition with the cheap cat
tie, cheap labor and cheap lands of
Mexico. He declared that the demo-
cratic measures keep up protection for
the southern farmer and reduce II for
the northerner.
Messrs. Needham of California and
Focht Of Pennsylvania favored ana
Messrs. Mondell Of Wyoming and
Prouty Of Iowa, all republicans, op-
posed the reciprocity agreement.