The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-06
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RECIPROCITY
Chairman Underwood Says Tariff
Bill Will Be introduced Before
Trade Agreement With Canada Is
Considered by His Committee,
President Taft Says in Special Mes
sage That Welfare of U. S. De
mands Reciprocity.

WASHINGTON, April 5.--Silence
greeted the presidents msssase rec
ommeLding the enactment Oh the "a
madam reciprocity agreement IN the
house this afternoon. II was read by
the clerk. on motion OF Mccall, (Repn,
Mass.), author of the reciprocity DILL
which he re-introduced yesterday
The comparatively brief document re-
ceiyed the close attention OF all men-
bers but there was no demonsuatloa
or indication OF sentiment on eithes
side OF the house.
La the senate the reading was or
dered Immediately after the message
was received and all the senators lis
tened attentively. After a session OF
half an hour, the senate adjourned un-
iii noon tomorrow. The house, how
ever. was plunged into a rules fight
with the formerly all-powerful Re-
publicans in protesting minority
No members of the Democratic
WAYS and means committee this al
ternoon would predict anything with
regard to action to be taken on Ca
madam reciprocity.
Chairman Underwood said that II
was his guess that some sort OF
tariff bill would be introduced In the
house before the reciprocity Dill was
< considered by his committee.
II IA understood that II will be, at
least. ten days before any sort OF a
tariff revision bill will be reported.
4 Wool will probably be the first SEIZED
ule to be tackled. ...
Reciprocity, II Is believed is side
tracked for the present at least.
President Taft's message says:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiyes:
'T transmitted to the Sixty-first
congress, on January 26 last, the text
OF the reciprocal trade agreement
which had been negotiated under my
direction by the secretary or state
with the representative OF the DO,
minion Of Canada. This agreement
was the contamination Of earnest Ell
forts, extending over a period OF near
& ~ a year, on the part Of both govern
ments to effect trade arrangement
which, experimenting as 1t did the
amicable settlement Of various ques
lions of a diplomatic and political
character that had been reached.
would mutually promote commerce
and strengthen the friendly relations
now existing
"The agreement In Its intent and
In its terms was purely economic
and commercial While the general
subject was under discussion by the
commissioners, felt assured that
( the sentiment of the people OF the
United States was such that they
MO Iraln m
would result in the increase OF trade
on beth sides of the boundary line,
would open up the reserve produc-
tive resources OF Canada to the great
mass Of our own consumers on advan-
tageous conditions. and at the same
time offer broader outlet for the ex-
cess products 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 agree
mept with the accompanying cores
pondence and data, explaining both
its purpose and its scope became
known to the people through the mes
sage transmitted TO congress-, II was
Immediately apparent that the ripen-
ed 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 up.
preciated and is responsive TO the
popular will.
"The house OF representatives OF
the sixty-frst congress after the full
text OF the arrangement with all the
details In regard to the different pro-
visions had been before II, as they
were before the American people,
passed a bill confirming the agree
ment as negotiated and as transmit
ted to congress This measure failed
OF action In the senate.
In my transmitting message OF the
26th Of January ! fully set forth the
character OF the agreement, and en-
phasized its appropriateness and
necessity as response TO the mutual
needs of the people Of the two coun.
tries, as we'll as It's common advan-
tnges. / now lay that message and
the reciprocal trade agreement, as in
tegrally part OF the present message,
before the sixty-second congress, and
again invite earnest attention o the
considerations therein expressed
am constrained, in Difference to
the popular sentiment and with a real.
izing sense of my duty to the great
masses OF our Leople whose welfare
Is involved, to urge upon your con
sideration early action on this agree
ment In concluding the negotiations
the representatives OF the two coun
tries bound themselves TO use Their
utmost efforts to bring about the tariI
changes provided for In the agreement
by concurrent legislation at Wash
iDgton and Ottawa. have felt II my
duty, therefore, not to acquiesce In
RELOCATION OF action until the opening
OF the congress In December. but to
use my constitutional prerogatlve and
conyokeJ the sixty-second congress In