Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-05
Message of the President
Is Read in Congress at
koon Today.
ASKS FOR SPEEDY ACTION
Called Extra Session in Re-
sponss to Popular Ssnti-
ment of Country.
Special By United Prees Wire.

Canadian reciprocity agreement in
the House this afternoon. COM
paratively brief document was read
by the clerk and received the close
attention of all members, but there
was no demonstration or indication
of sentiment on either side Of the
House. In the Senate the reading
was ordered Immediately after the
message was received and all the
senators listened attentively.
After a session of half an hour
the Senate adjourned until noon to-
morrow. The House, however,
plunged into a rules fight After a
long and spirited debate, and over
the objection of the Republicans, a
gag" resolution offered by Henry,
Democrat, of Texas, was adopted. 1t
provided for Immediate considera-
ton of the rules presented yester-
day; for four hours general debate,
then for one vote on substitute to
be offered by the Republicans, and
then final vote on the adoption of
the rules. The resolution absolute
ly cuts off opportunities for amend
ment to the rules except in a gen
eral substitute.
The Presidents message is as fol-
lows:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives:
1 transmitted to the Sixty-first con
gress on Jan. 26 last the text of the
reciprocal trade agreement which has
been negotiated under my direction by
the secretary of state with the repre-
tot Of nF 10
This agreement was the consumma-
ton of earnest efforts extending over
period of nearly year on the part
of both governments TO effect a trade
arrangement which, supplementing as #
did the amicable settlement of various
questions of a diplomatic and political
character that had been reached,
would mutually promote commerce and
would strengthen the friendly relations
now existing
asreenaenr m irs lt-sras siiE :"
It's terms was purely eGen9-at q
commercial. While the general subject
was under consideration by the com
missioners | felt assured that the sen
timent of the people of the United
come a measure which would result In
the increase Of trade on both sides of
the boundary line, would open up the
reserve productive resources of Can
ada to the great mass of our consum
ers on advantageous conditions and
at the same time offer a broader out
let for the excess product of our farms
and many Of our industries.
Details regarding a negotiation of
this kind necessarily could not be
made public while the conferences were
pending. When, however the full text
of the agreement with the accompany
ing correspondence and data explain
ing both its purpose and its scope be-
came known to the people through the
message transmitted to congress 1t
was Immediately apparent that the
ripened fruits of the careful labors of
the commissioners met with widespread
approval. This approval has been
strengthened by further consideration
Of the terms Of the agreement in all
their particulars The volume of sup
port which has developed shows that
its broadly national scope is fully ap-
preciated and is responsive to the pop
ular will.
The house of representatives of the
SiIty-frst congress, after the full text
of the arrangement with all the details
In regard to the different provisions
had been before it, as they were before
the American people, passed bill con-
frming the agreement as negotiated
and as transmitted TO congress. The
measure failed of action in the senate
In my transmitting message of the
26th Of January l fully set forth the
character of the agreement and EN-
phasized its appropriateness and ne
cessity as a response to the mutual
needs of the people of two countries
as well as its common advantages I
now lay that message and the recipro-
cal trade agreement as integrany part
of the present message before the Six
ty-second congress and again invite
earnest attention to the considerations
therein expressed.
am constrained in Difference to pop
ular sentiment and with realizing
sense of my duty to the great masses
Of our people, whose welfare is In
volved, to urge upon your considera-
ton early action on this agreement
In concluding the negotiations the rep
resentatives of the two countries
bound themselves to use their utmost
efforts TO bring about the tariff
changes provided for In the agreement
by concurrent legislation at Washing
ton and Ottawa.
l have felt it my duty therefore not
to acquiesce in relegation of action
until the opening of the congress In
December, but to use my constitu-
tionsl prerogative and convoke the
Sixty-seeond congress In extra session
In order that there shall be no break
in continuity In considering and act
ing upon this important subject
WILLIAM Fl. TAFT.
The White House, April 4, 1911.
AlAIhI is the time to plant seed