The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-06
POLITICS AND
RECIPROCITY
How the Two Are Getting On
In Washington
ARINGSCL0SETHURSDAY
Agreement to Be Voted on as a Whole
and Without Observation-Disclosures
Assurances from San Fran
cisco.

Washington, Feb. 6-The Democrats
are getting ready to make profit out
Of the reciprocity situation, while the
Republicans are in serious danger Of
throwing away the golden opportunity
which the president has given them for
regafning popular favor At the sug-
gestion, it il said, Of Champ CLARK, con
ferences have been held Of Democratic
delegations from various states, and
have revealed strong support for the
agreement, Consequently the Demo
cratic caucus tonight, in which the agree
ment Is to be taken up 50 al to formal
ly define the party position on il, is
not unlikely To result In emphasizing
to the country that the Democrats, at
least in the House Of Representatives,
are nearly soiid in their support Of the
treaty. while the Republicans are se-
riously split upon It Thus does for
tune appear to be favoring the Demo-
Gratis In these days when new political
history is being made.
The recent division in Democratic
ranks over the creation Of tariff COM
mission will be completely oyershadowed
II the more serious split over reciprocity
endures within the Republican ranks,
In sense the question OF the creation
OF commission IL more or less academic
as related to tariff reform, but the is
sue which Is presented In the reciprocity
agreement Is one OF a reform that II
intensely real and practical VIII the
Republicans favor the shadow and re-
ject the substance3
The announcement that Secretary Of
State Knox will speak on CANADIAN re.
eiproclty ait big dinner to be held in
Chicago on the 18th has suggested the.
possibility that the president might send
his cabinet right and left through the
country to arouse enthusiasm for the
reciprocity agreement and 80 try to in
flnenee the Senate, But inquiry at the
White House Saturday brought the I'M
formation that for the present at least
no such campaign is contemplated, al
though the president himself may have
a word to say on reciprocity when he
speaks in Springfield, H., on the nth
at the celebration Of Lincoln's birth
day.
The ways and means committee 81
the House, which spent Saturday in 8
hearing devoted TO the Canadian reci-
procity agreement, at which the ques-
ton of barley was largely discussed, has
voted TO close all hearings THURSDAY
and to vote upon the agreement Friday.
Practical notice was served bv Chair
man Payne that the agreement must
be voted upon a. whole and not be
subject 10 amendment
The finance committee Of the Senate
held a postponed meeting Saturday
upon the tariff commission bill
which recently passed the House. An
amendment was adopted which was Of
fered by Senator Lodge and which win
require the confirmation hy the Senate
Of appointees to the commission NJ
final action was taken upon the bin as
a whole, a''a the committee will meet
again on Tuesday, but, az previously IN
dicated in these dispatches. il Is now
the expectation that the bill will soon
be reported favorahly TO the open Ser
ate, where the contest over Il will BE-
continued In the public gaze Strong
pressure has been brought to bear on
Senator Hale 20 permit such a report
and while the Democrats on the COM
mittee are solidly opposed, it il believed
that Senator Hale win sufficiently
yield.