New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-09
PRESIDENT INSISTS
0NREC|pROC|TY VOTE
Makes No Threats, but Hints
at Extra Session OF
Congress.
PLAIN TALK TO SENATORS
Believes Agreement Can Be
Ratified at Present Session
Has No Patience with
Arguments for Delay.
PLAIN TALK TO SENATORS
fFrorn Tn. Tribune Bureau1


Washington, Feb. S-The President
sent for Senator's Carter and Crane to-
day and talked to them about mis- legis-
lative programme with an earnestness
which led them TO predict that IL both the
Canadian reciprocity resolution and the
Tariff Board bill are not passed at this
session. Congress will he called in special
session Immediately after March TO
deal with these subjects.
The President himself refrained from
making this threat. He does non believe
the time has come for making threats.
He is still confident that the Senate will
pass both measures. He did make IL
very clear. however. that he understood
the situation in the Senate perfectly.
that he was in no way misled by the re-
ports Senator'S have been making To him.
ard that he has no patience whatever
with the assertion that II is an impos-
sibility to pass both measures at this
session. He told them that he knew
majority OF the Senate favored the reci-
nrocity agreement He could reach no
ether conclusion except on the hypothesis
that Senators had deceived him. and. Of
course. he would believe nothing Of the
kind. He said he appreciated 10 the full
the tactics Of Senator Hale. who is hold
ing back the appropriation bills with the
nope of so crowding the closing hours OF
the session that il will be impossible TO
transact any other business
The Senators suggested that the Lori
mer case and the Borah constitutional
amendment were the chief obstacles TO
the rapid transaction of business. but the
President replied that under the rules
Of the Senate the appropriation bills had
the right OF way, and II they had been
reported these other matters would not
have prevented their consideration and
passage.
Senate Need Not Wait for House.
The President pointed out that when
the Senate was really anxious to pass
legislation II did not find II necessary 10
await action by the House before con-
sidering II, and that II Republican Sena-
tors we're "a anxious 10 pass the reci-
rrocity resolution as they said they were.
they could easily give to 1t all the COM
mittee consideration necessary before II
pa ssed the House. so that the committee
could report the resolution favorably to
the Senate the same day II passed the
House. or the next day at the latest.
Mr. Taft carefully refrained from max
ing any actual threat. but he spoke with
an earnestness and intensity which left
no doubt in the minds of his auditors
that he would call Congress In speclal
session IL 1t failed 10 vote on the reci-
nrocity agreement at this session. They
ORC nor certain whether he would do so
II the reciprocity agreement were passed
and the tariff board bill left without ac-
ton. but they returned 10 the Senate ana
urged their colleagues to help them to
secure action on both measures at this
session.
President Keeps Well Posted.
The President learned to-day OF the
n,rnose OF the Democratic Senators 10
hold a conference on the reciprocity
agreement on Friday morning. lie ex-
meets that they will line up solidiy, or
practically so, for It. lie is keeping re-
markably we'll posted on affairs In the
Senate. and was able 10 tell his callers
today that there was no foundation Tor
their assertion that Senator Bailey would
conduct a filibuster against the reciproc-
itv agreement-a statement fully CON-
Nrmed by the Texans own words as
given in this dispatch.
Mr.. Taft hopes and believes that the
speeches which he will deliver the last
Of this week, and those which are TO De
delivered by Secretary Knox Secretary
Wilson and possibly other members ot
tho Cabinet. will go far 10 disarm oppo-
s,,ion 70 the Canadian agreement, and
that the speech Of Secretary wilson VIII
act as an offset TO the activity OF the
Farmers National Grange. which op'
poses the agreement.
Information has already reached the
President 10 the effect that number OF
tho ipsurgent Senators who have been
,o,L,ng against the reciprocity agree
ment are waverng. They ADMIT that
,bev are "in an awful fix" but they are
absolutely afraid to talk openly against
3, and SOME OF them are losing the
courage with which they expected TO
vote against It.
Bailey for Reciprocity Agreement
Senator Bailey. Of Texas, said to-day:
"r nm, IN favor OF the Walker tariff bill
of 1876. which amounted 10 tarin for
revenue only. but believe IT would be
hotter TO accept partial revision at this
time than TO allow the Republicans IN
,he Senate TO block all legislation with
their small majority. In the event that
tho Republicans in the Senate VIII not
allow MS TO get a real tariff bill through.
,hon 7 believe II would be wise for us
20 redu the duties on as many OF the
necessities OF life as possible and allow
the opposition to bear the brunt OF any
n.eakness that might result from such
hill am In favor Of putting all the
rec.ssities of life which do not bring
into the Treasury in the form OF GUS
tors duties an appreciable amount OF
money on the free list"
As Chief Executive. the President is
convinced that IL is the solemn duty II
-, ,-ooorase IN apnrOVe the canad,aA