The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-21
Congressman Helgesen Gets
His Baptism of Fire in the
Debate
PARTIES AND DELEGATIONS
DIVIDED ON THE MEASURE
Has Neither Political Brand Nor Par.
ty Name But Is q Mongrel Without
Pedigree or Blood-Vote Probably
Tonight in House.

Washington. April 21.-The six days
of debate on the Canadian reciprocity
bill came to an end in the house Of
representatives this afternoon with
speeches of the three leaders in the
fight, Representatives Underwood of
Alabama, Mccall of Massachusetts,
and Dalzell of Pennsylvania. Crowd
ed galleries heard the concluding
speeches.
The house begins the rapid fire con-
sideration of the bill under the priv
ilege of amendment and five minute
speeches. Representative Mccall de-
clared that the farmers of the United
States have been pushed forward to
hide the real interests opposed to the
agreement. He said that he spoke in
behalf of all Republicans who are in
favor of the measure. He ridiculed the
eulogies upon the farmer which he
said has characterized the majority.
1.-The advantage of this reciprocity
agreement will be not that of reduce.
ing the price of wheat but when the
time of scarcity comes it will prevent
the rise in price by giving us free
access to the Canadian supply"
Chairman Underwood said that the
supply and demand controlled the
price of wheat. Mr.. Helgeson of North
Dakota asked him how it was that
elevators on the boundary line towns
paid ten cents bushel more for
wheat on the American than on the
Canadian side. Mr.. Underwood said
he was not discussing local conditions.
1t was agreed at conference be-,
tween Chairman Underwood and Rep
resentatives Mccall of Massachusetts
and Dalzell OF Pennsylvania that the
general debate would close at 8
o'clock this afternoon and remarks
under the five minute rule will be in
order Today's debate included
speeches by Mr.. Mccall and Mr.. Dali
zell, the former in advocacy of the
measure and the latter against it.
3Ir. Underwood, as majority leader,
claimed the privilege of closing the
debate.
State and party Affiliations were
broken repeatedly late yesterday in
the concluding hours of the fight on
the bill. Democrats denounced their
fellow Democrats for supporting a
Republican protective principle and
Republicans hurled criticism against
their fellow Republicans for march
ing with the Democrats toward the
free trade goal.
During the seven hours Of debate
twenty-four men spoke on the reci-
procity measure. Two-thirds of them
made pleas for it's defeat, in speeches
of from one minute to a half hour in
length, and in this number were two
Democrats from North Carolina and
Republicans from many of the nor
thern states.
The freedom of the debate against
the bill brought forth from Mr.. Dali
zell of Pennsylvania, the leader of
the opposition. the acknowledgment
that Democratic Leader Underwood
had been Exceedingly fair and gen.
erous" to those opposed to the bill.
Most of the criticisms of the bill were
from agricultural sections, and based
on the belief that reciprocity with
Canada under the agreement, would
injure the agricultural interests of the
United States.
Differences in the North Carolina
delegation, all of whom are Democrats
were vigorously aired on the floor.
Representative Webb declared that
Claude Kitchin, who opened the reci-
procity fight last Friday, had no right
to criticise him or other members of
the state delegation who proposed to
vote against the reciprocity treaty. He
said that four members of the state
delegation proposed to vote against
the agreement because they believed
it was opposed to all Democratic
ideas.
The Minnesota delegation broke on
the rocks of reciprocity. Mr.. Nye of
Minneapolis spoke for the bill and
Messrs. Steenerson, Anderson, Davis
and Volstead opposed it. The Michi-
gan delegation showed like division.
Mr.. Doremus advocating the bill and
J. NJ. c. Smith opposing it. From
Pennsy ylvania. Messrs. Bowman and
Farr advocated it's passage and Mr..
Focht denounced it.
From California. Mr.. Needham
spoke for the bill and Mr.. Kahn
against it. Representatives Hobson
of Alabama, Murray of Massachusetts,
and Curley of Massachusetts advocat-
ed it's passage and Representatives
Good and Prouty of Iowa, Morgan of
Oklahoma, Burke of South Dakota,
Helgesen of North Dakota, French of
Idaho, Young of Kansas and LaFol-
lette of Washington spoke against 1t.
An attack on the farmers free list"
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