The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-09
THREATENS
EXTRA SESSION
President Demands Action on
Reciprocity
HE ISSUES ULTIMATUM
If 1t Fail, Congress Will Be at Once
Reassembled Soon After March 4.
He Believes the Country Fa-
vors Agreement.
HE ISSUES ULTIMATUM

Washington, Feb. Off administra-
ton senators had any doubt about the
attitude OF President Taft toward the
Canadian reciprocity agreement, thai
doubt has been removed.
When Senators Crane and Carter re-
turned to the capital yesterday IRON
conference with the president at the
White House they brought to their col
leagues message that there must De
d vote on the agreement at this session
or Congress will be called back IN extra
session almost Immediately after al
iournment on March 4.
Although Messrs, Crane and Carter
declined to discuss their mission to the
White House, the report soon leaked
out that the president was insistent
upon a vote.
IL is said he made plain his belief
that the country generally favored the
adoption of reciprocal trade agreement
with Canada, that the Mccall bill 70
put the agreement into force will pass
the House with a large majority and
that the Senate would enact the meas
ure if given an opportunity to vote upon
it.
The rules Of the Senate, which per
init untrammeled discussion of meas
ure. will be the principal barriers to
a vote in that body. 1t is known that
Senators Hepburn and Bailey are bitter
" opposed to the agreement and that
the opposition extends also to most OF
the progressive Republicans who repre-
sent agricultural states Some OF these
senators have limited that their relations
with the White House have not been
sufficiently pleasant of late to cause
them to exert themselves in support of
an administration measure.
Senators Crane and Carter entered at
once upon a campaign designed to adj
vance the presidents programme. Al
ready, they have conferred with other
senators who are especially friendly to
the administration and have sought to
enlist their services in a movement TO
obviate the necessity Of an extra ses-
sion. The impression has prevailed at
the capitol that President Taft would
insist upon votes on both the Canadian
measure and the bill to create perma-
nent tariff board, but this partially was
removed Yesterday. According to the
general report at the capitol, the presi-
dent placed the Canadian agreement
above the tariff board measure and he
would be satisfied if the former were
enacted at this session. In the event
the permanent tariff board should fail,
it is believed that an appropriation will
be voted in the closing days of the
session to continue the existing board
for another year.
If an extra session should be called
by reason Of the failure of the Senate
to grant vote on the Canadian agree
ment, it is understood that the presi-
dent then would demand the creation
of permanent tariff board and might
90 so far as to promise data on the
wool and wooden schedule Of the tariff
act ii the Democratic House desires It
John Norris, representative of the As
ISOLATION of American Newspaper Pub.
fishers, informed the ways and means
committee of the House yesterday that
he would present a statement to-day
showing that the paper and pulp clause
OF the Canadian agreement should be
Immediately ratified without change OF
language
Mr.. Norris stated that mistaken i'm
pressions existed as to the effect Of thi'
feature of the agreement; and that h
would have a complete summary OF Can
adian restrictive laws and other facts
bearing upon the situation to present
to the committee.
Lack of assurance Of permanence il
any action Canada might take to put
into effect on the reciprocity agree
ment was charged in a symposium o
views of individual members of the com
mittee yesterday. 1t was hearing
mostly in name only, for those present
other than the members, We're two rep
resentatives of paper interests and tn
newspaper correspondents.
Representative Humphrey of Wash
ington claimed the agreement imposes
disadvantage on the fishing, lumber an
other interests of his state. He SAT-