New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
AGREEMENT REACHED
ON RECIPROCITY
canadian and United States
commissioners Close Negotia-
tions in Washington.
slTIsFACTION EXPRESSED
,..ols Not To Be Made Public
psfore Thursday-President
Taft Started the
Movement.

washington. Jan. 'L-With the an
..r,eut that an understanding had
So cached and that certain formalitics
y,.h,. would be completed by Thursday,
commissioners representing the United
- .,d Canada in the negotiation Of
-ec3rro,a. 'rao'
tsv -.,..- 49,. ,
.'..,~,~s issued a joint statement. Fur
..sr this they positively refused TO
..-rr,rc ou-. g was said. q promise
:, ,r the meeting room that the short
.....r,srt would nc all n be made public
.,,, Hre The official statement Is as
t'ovs:
...a,,v which when certain formalities
". .oorlctcG will be made public at
...,,i,rtor and Ottawa. II IS thought this
r,sr 10 done next THURSDAY.
.,,,sd u the statement that certain for
-.,,.;ss" would be completed probably by
,,y, thursday meant that Secretary Knox
- ,ss other American commissioners
"a "a 70 Ottawa. the commissioners
.,,-srv replied that 20 answer that ques-
49,. - any other would be a violation Of
'..sso,ce contained in the understanding
-. conference which terminated so sue
..,,,rrv to-day was preceded by several
..,s, attempts which came TO naught. the
ga. bsing about ten years ago. when Sir
.,.p.-s Tallrier. the Canadian Premier
...d.d a delegation o, prominent Canadians
80, c,r,e 70 Washington in the Mckinley
,,,,o-ocltv arrangement on very limited
,..ls Failure attended this movement.
,.s,c,,sUv because the reciprocity idea
bonslessly involved with other impor-
.s,, subjects, such as the regulation Of the
,cs, fisheries and the delimitation Of the
,,.t.p BOUNDARY which aroused the ma
,,oral spi-it on both sides Of the line 70 a
boir. which caused an abrupt close of the
rsgo,ia,iors
Reached in Short Time.
he present movement differed from
r,sers IN the absence Of long drawn out
negotiations. for the important agreement
announced to-day vas reached in a re-
rsrkably short time, considering the I'm
2or,ance ot the subject. In fact, these
-.,iprocity negotiations really occupied
much less than a year, even allowing for
offended preliminary soundings and ex-
s,sngss before the point OF actual negotia-
ran was reached
They may he said 10 have grown out OF
re conferences between the United States
ii Canada incident TO the allowance TO
csnada Of the minimum tariff rates under
ne PayreAldrich act of 1902. Canada was
ore o. the last important countries or de-
y'ndsncies 70 take advantage OF that sec
ION o. the tariff act Preferential treaties
he Dominion had made with France and
c,her European countries appeared at one
tine 10 give rise TO insUrmountable obstacles
20 The angement OF an understanding
With the United States. and the negotiators
trsv perilously near the time limit fixed
The act before they really reached an
agreement. The exchanges had the effect
{" directing public attention TO what was
'sgsrded as the unsatisfactory relations be-
.Tssn the two countries so far as customs
tcles were concerned and there was gen
81 expression Of desire on both sides
'.' changes that would enlarge the amount
q business and stimulate industries by
-ahng the channels OF communication
ard exchange freer. President Taft
N9nded the first official note Of the
Vsh ot tho United states 10 meet
rsse desires in his notable speech at AL
'rr last spring, when. In the presence OF
'arl Grey. tho Governor General Of
.aasda. he expressed the general desire in
rs country FOR a reciprocity treaty with
'afada. SO well vas this suggestion re-
"A
month felt justified in proposing 20
I'ada that commissioners should be ap-
'l'ed 10 see what could be done toward
'sning reciprocity agreement. His pro-
N'si vas cordially received on the Cana
oah side, bur the illness OF Sir Wffrid
.siTisr and European Journey by W $.
'eolng Minister Of Finance OF the Do
.'nIon caused the postponement OF ac-
wa Ontl last fall, and II vas late in Sep
snoeF before the Canadian Premier an
I.hced formal acceptance Of the pro-
ySal and named Ottawa as the place for
meeting Of the commissioners.
'te commissioners met in the Canadian
'N'a on November and worked Ave
Ihey accomplished a good deal BY
Uocess of elimination, and cleared the
.''lo Tor further action. so that when
I again assembled in Washington two
:" ago they we're fully prepared 10 re-
-, me negotiations and bring them 10
h5p!y conclusion announced to-day.
All Information Refused.
y ne statement issued from the depart
,'H' clearly indicates. no information Will
s"en a. 20 the schedules affected be-
80 next Thyrsdav, II then. Strenuous ef-
nave been made by Senators and
,TsSehiatIves and other prominent men
re some inkling OF the action taken
saro 70 products in which they or
A." constituents are directly interested
Uey have ell met with failure. the
'Ssloners declaring that any state
vi mat subject will 30 absolutely
b. purely speculative. II Is not even
~.-D "hat form the announced agree
-, VIII tax whether II will be pre-
- IN 2 treaty or az a simple join
-''on 10 De laid before Congress and
.anaaian Parliament. OF course, IL
'sl9n is iu favor Of a treaty. the
,'sa'oners and the state Department
b.. - bound 70 refrain from giving any
,'''h as % Is details. and especially
g., ne schedules affected, until the Sen
-aa acted on the convention and re-
''e seal Of secrecy from it
ue Proceedings I'm Washington the
-. states has been represented by
..l0'y Knox. Chandler Anderson. coun-
~ ue State Department; Charles
IT,, 'l'ef u the Bureau Of Trade Rela.
E, sho Ar. Montgomery, chief Of tho
So, oi Customs. The Canadian repre-
r,.'s are y. S. Fielding, Minister OF
Crr,. William Patterson, Minister OF
y, ,,''ms; James A. Russell. tariff expert
ne Finance Department and John Nc
deputy Minister Of Customs.
NAIN FOR ST InHN,S FISHERIES