New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-20
ROOT AGAINST DELAY
Will Vote for Reciprocity, Even
if His Amendment Fails.
DISCUSSION IN SENATE
Northwestern Republicans Attack
Canadian Agreement-TalK
of Tariff Combination.
rrrom The Tribune Bureau

of Tariff Combination.
rFrorn The Tribune Bureau
Washington. June 1a.-Discursive oep"'e
osrtakirr largely OF the nature OF eo"'"
,ar,r discussion and ending with suS
GAINED address nv Senator Bailey, Haihe"
the tedious rrogress on reciprocity III ~"
Senate to-day. 1t began when the "oo'
amendment. reported by the Committee WI
Finance. came up for consideration :"
,hc co,Ioouv that followed both senator
Poo, and Senator Lodge expressed tne"-
solves as being strongly of the oplHio"
that ~ the bill were passed without tne
Root amendment the paper ana Wooo pup
.eo,ion wouId constitute a gratutous con-
cess,on to Canada. and that the same rate
could he demanded by other countries un
6er the favored nation clause. TO tillS
oninion Senator Williams took exception
saving that the bills before the CANADIAN
rsrI,ament and the Senate could ne ac-
c.pted only in their totally, in which hght
.hev could he considered only as behs
framed on the basis OF mutual considerd-
,,on The subject will receive further at
sen,ion on Wednesday, when Senator ROOF
vii address the Senate OF his amendment
..It is not my purpose to delay the pas
ssre OF the bill" said Senator Root to-day
s~ybether or not the so-called Root amend
,rent is adopted | shall vote for the Dill
because think 1t has value 10 the whole
country sufficient 10 counterbalance any
jniustIce or omission in the reciprocal
quality with regard TO paper. | shali vote
for Il because there IL very suoslaiud4
measure Of reciprocity in the bill
Ia ri deXplOpc0
.chanCe Of views between the Democrats and
csytain opponents Of the bill on the Repub-
lean side. looking to a combination with
view 10 making further tariff reductions
An the interest of the farmer when the
reciprocity agreement is adopted.
Senators Dixon, Nelson and Crawford
took the attitude that. as reciprocity woulo
be disastrous TO the farming states OF the
Middle West. further tariff reductions
should be undertaken TO make the manu-
featuring states of the East share IN the
sacrifice. To this end they taunted the
Democrats with refusing TO add the Farih-
ers' Free List TO the reciprocity bill to over
come this alleged inequality, and the Demo-
Gratis tainted them with refusing 10 sup
port them in their proposed tariff reduc-
lions Senator Bailey, in referring 10 the
state Of mind of the disaffected Republicans
afterward said "Our only hope is to get
EN- mad and keep em mad"
Senator Roots Explanation.
Senator Root made brief explanation OF
the reason for offering his amendment
which requires Canadian provinces to re-
move export restrictions before pulp wood
and paper are admitted free. He said TINS
was the basis OF the original agreement be-
tween the two countries, but that the pro-
vision had been dropped out in the House.
Senator Lodge said such law would con-
stitute a special privilege to Canada. and
would involve the United States in contro-
versy with Germany, France and other
countries entitled to most favored nation
treatment.
Reference TO President Taft's speeches
in favor OF reciprocity and his criticism of
the Root amendment were met by Senator
Root with the statement that he would not
discuss newspaper quotations of the Presi-
dent Senator Bailey declared he proposed
10 discuss them; that if the President
could criticise legislation and attempt 10
influence the Senate in open speeches the
Senate should feel free 10 discuss and criii-
else the President
Senator Williams insisted that President
Taft is not open to criticism for his efforts
TO obtain the passage Of the reciprocity BILL
no blame is TO be put on the President
because he thinks certain legislation Will
be for the public welfare" he said, and
tries to bring about its passage in Con-
Eress."
In an attack on the Root amendment
Senator Williams contended that if it were
adopted no Canadian paper or pulp would
come into the United States free of duty
until all Canadian provinces had removed
their export restrictions, and that the in
Huence of the paper trust" would result
in preventing its ever coming in free.
You can take your choice" he said;
''you can vote for the amendment and in
definitely postpone the removal of Canadian
restrictions, or you can vote against it and
insure certain advantages. Those who
would continue the present grip of the
International Paper Company will vote for
the amendment" he said, with much in
tensjty. while those who wish to remove
that strangling hold will vote against it,"