The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-10
DEM0CRATSFOR
!. REcIP PRQg|TY
WITH M l%YPA
Declare in Caucus It Is AloA< :
the Lines of Party Tariff
Policy
ACTION ASSURE ENDORSEMENT
OF AGREEMENT N The HOUSE
Hammond Of Minnesota Pointed Out
the Difference in Wheat Prices at
Minneapolis and Winnipeg Without
Avail-Would Hurt Farmer.

- . . . . . . .
V Winnipeg, Feb. 10.-The Sas- =
katchewan Grain Growers as =
sociation, representing $4,000
farmers, at the convention in Re- =
gina last night passed a unani- =
nous resolution endorsing the =
: reciprocity agreement as prepared +"
at Washington.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Favorable
action Of the house on the Canadian
reciprocity agreement was assured
last night, when a caucus of Demo-
cratic representatives at the capitol
formally pledged the party to vote
Tor the agreement. The resolution
hdorsing the Canadian agreement
was carried 80 to %. On motion of
Mr.. Clark Of Missouri, the action of
the caucus was made unanimous.
The twenty-five who voted against
the resolution, it was explained later,
were those who had voted for free
lumber, &C., and their action In eau
Gus was to make their position con-
sistent. It was stated that they
would vote with the party.
The resolution, as adopted by the
caucus, follows:
Declaration of Democrats.
Whereas the Canadian reciprocity
agreement negotiated by the reci-
procity commission Of the Dominion
of Canada and the president of the
vHyh1 la =
n accordance with Democratic plat
'orm demands, is a reduction Of some
of the prohibitive schedules in the
Payne tariff law. will tend to expand
The trade Of the United States with
The Dominion Of Canada, and is, in
part, a recognition of the principles
The Democratic party has contended
!or In the congress and in its plat
forms; therefore
BE is resolved, That this caucus
ndorse the Canadian reciprocity
Agreement and bind themselves to
vote for bill carrying It into ef-
:ect."
The caucus unanimously adopted a
resolution by Mr.. Cantrill of Ken
lucky, declaring that the caucus be-
lieves that every American farmer
should have at his disposal "the in
formation of the production and
stocks on hand Of agricultural pro-
iucts and pledge themselves to at
Tempt to bring about that end by
legislation"
Placard Quotes Mr.. Clark.
The antireciprocity Democrats were
given free rein at the caucus. Most
of those opposed to the Canadian
agreement submitted by President
Taft expressed their views, and a
number dwelt on the fact that the
bill Incorporating the agreement
should not pass without amendment.
Amendment, of course, would invali-
date the entire agreement.
Conspjcuously hung in the lobby
back of the house was a placard bear
Ing the quotation from a speech by
Minority Leader Champ Clark on
June z last, the placard having been
placed there by Republican to di-
rect attention to Mr.. Clark's opposi-
tion to any amendment Of the reci-
procity bill. The placard read:
Il do not know how long we shall
be here, but as long as I am here I
Intend to fight for the right to amend
every section Of every great bill
which comes into this house, and I
do not care straw whether the
Democrats control the house or the
Republicans"
Leaders Favor Agreement.
More than 100 attended the caucus,
Champ Clark Of Missouri and Mr..
Underwood Of Alabama, who will be
chairman Of the ways and means
committee of the next congress, and
who will begin work on schedule by
schedule revision Of the tariff as soon
ms this congress adjourns, led the
movement to indorse the reciprocity
agreement, both Of them declaring
Tor it unequivocally.
Messrs. Hammond of Minnesota,
Brantley Of Georgia, Webb Of North
Carolina. Legare Of South Caroline,
and others spoke in opposition. Mr..
Brantley urged postponing all such
LEGISLATION until the next congress.
rather than put on the statute books
measure that would be used by the
Republicans as campaign material.
Mr.. Brantley objected also on the
broad ground Of the disadvantage
that such legislation would impose
upon the raw materials Of the pro-
ducer. and he expressed the belief
that there is no occasion to rush
through any such plans, because of
the patnstaking work that soon will
be undertaken by a tariff-making
BODY Of a Democratic congress.