The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-17
THE TRADE PACT
STRONGLY URGED
The President and Champ Clark
Make Speeches
4 PLEA FOR ALL NATIONS
Clark's Message Warmly Received
Opening Session OF Pan.American
Congress Marked by Stirring ,Ad.
dresses, Which Disclose a Strong
Bond Between Taft and Clark.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Reciprocity
America and reciprocity in fact, with
all nations was advocated by both
President Taft and Speaker-to-be
Champ Clark in stirring addresses
with all countries OF North and South
at the opening sessions OF the Pam
American Commercial conference
here Monday.
Speeches fayoring closer COM
mercial union OF North and South
America with frequent reference TO
the future influences OF the Panama
canal, were made by Secretary OF
State Knox: James A. Farrell. presi-
dent OF the United States Steel cor
poration: Senior calvo, the Costa
Rican minister 10 the United States;
Senior Calderon. the Bolivian minis
Ter 10 the United states. and Senior
casasus, formerly the Mexican am
bassador 20 this country. Nearly 600
delegates were present.
Champ Clark. who had just left
the house OF representatives. an
nounced In his address amid loud ap.
plause that the test vote for the Inn
mediate consideration OF the Cana
dian reciprocity bill had been won BY
the administration. Turning to Pres
ident Taft .she said. laughingly:
That's document which the
president and myself own In partner.
ship. But speaking for myself, not
for President Taft, or any one else
am for reciprocity. not only with
Canada. but with all Southern and
Central American republics. In fact
I'm in favor OF reciprocity with al
nations OF the earth My principle II
that honest trade never hurt any ma
ton yet"
Mr.. clark's concluding statement
that the Pan-American union and
The Hague tribunal were two infiu
enccs which would finally put an ene
10 war among. civilized nations wa
enthusiastically received
The last speaker and the mex
speaker and |" said President TAFT
who followed Mr. Clark. have got
ten together on one plank OF tn
platform: we're both rather heay.
men and hope It'll support Us. ~
q great pleasure 20 be with him II
the promotion OF trade In one part o
the world Canada. He's in faso
Of reciprocity In all parts OF IN
world and 80 am I. but that docsn'
help much toward a definite agree
mont. Well all vote for wise meas
ures. but when ., comes to deter
mine what measures are wise, there
a difference. In anticipation OF hI
coming 90 be- head Of the great popu
lar branch OF the legislature We hay
already gotten together on the mos
important matter and hope We ca
carry Il through"
The president declared that IN
promotion OF commercial relation
necessarily bring about closs
political and social relationship b
tween nations and makes lcss likel
the hostility and hard feelings thu
are likely 70 lead 70 var"
Il have no doubt" added n
president. that rs commercial rel
lions become wider and The Hagt
tribunals purpose in preventing VI
become better understood. the unto
OF all those countries In this worl
can be done by an internationl
union for the purpose Of maintsinir
peace"
Secretary Knox emphasized a
part that American capital shoul
play In developing the resources I
Pan-America.
Let me candidly confess"
said. that IN the past we have bes
too ignorant Of our southern neigl
bors, their vast undeyclUped 2
sources and the measures they ha'
been taking 20 open themselves
the world The trade currents 10
between the United States and !
Latin-American nelghbors should
north and south. We have rcaeh'
the stage In our national dcvelo
mcnt where our capital. never tir
oroua when the opportunities .
commensurate with It's effort. look
the south"
Secretary Knox declared that q
United States believed IN bett
steamship communication. railroi
construction. the development Of q
treasures OF the Andes. and IN an
ternstionn bank which will Ike
the commercial currents flowing
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