The Forrest City times., 1911-04-07
IAFTS MESSAGE
 TO NEW CONGRESS
OoCUMENT RELATES SOLELY TO THE CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
 AGREEMENT.
Earnest Consideration of It's Provis ions Is Requested by the Chief
 Executive.

Washington, D. C.-President Tai, transmitted to congress a message urp. lhs early action on the reciprocife agreement with Canada. He stated that he based his message upon de e:ence to popular sentiment and dnf4 p the great masses of the American people. The message follows
 Ie the Senate and House Of Repre-
 sentatiyes:
 transmitted to the Sixty-first con. gfess, on January 26 last, the text Cf the reciprocity trade agreement which mad been negotiated under my direc, ton by he secretary of state with the representatives of the Dominion of Canada. This agreement was the con. summation of earnest effort. extending over period Of nearly year on the part of both governments to effect | trade arrangement which, supplement- Ing, as it did. the amicable settlement O various question of diplomatic and political character that had been reached, would mutually promote com. merce and would strengthen the friendly relations now existing.
 The agreement, in it's intent and in It's terms, Was purely economic and purely commercial While the general subject was under discussion by the commissioners l felt assured that the sentiment of the people of the United States was such that they would vel come measure which would result in the increase Of trade on both sides y thcf boundary line would open up the reserve productive resources of Can ada to the great mass of our consura. CTS on advantageous conditions and at the same time effect a broader outlet for the excess products our our farms and many of our industries.
 Details regarding a neSbtiation Of this kind necessarily could not De made public while the conferences were pending. When, however, The full text of the agreement. accompany ing correspondence and data expla.a- ing both it's purpose and it's scope be came known to the people through the message transmitted to congress t was immediately apparent that tie ripened fruits of the careful labors af the commissioners met with wide spread approval This approval has been strengthened by further consid. eiation of the terms of the agreement in all their particulars The volume of support which has developed shows that its broadly national scope is fully appreciated and is responsive to tie popular will
 The house of representatives of the Sixty-first congress, after the full text of the agreement, with all the details in regard to the different provisions had been before it, as they were he fore the American people, passed a bill confirming the agreement as negc- tiated and as transmitted to congress. This measure failed of action ill the senate.
 In my transmitting message of the 26th of January l fully set forth the character of the agreement and em- phasized it's appropriateness and 1a- eessity as a response to the mutual needs of the people of the two coun- tries, as we'll as it's common advan- tages. l now lay that message and tAe reciprocity trade agreement as part of the present message before the Six ty-second congress and again invite earnest attention to the consideration therein expressed.
 I am constrained, in deference to popular sentiment, and with a real izing sense of my duty to the great mass of our people. whose welfare IS involved. to urge upon your considera- tion early action on this agreement In concluding the negotiations the reo- resentatives of the two countries bound themselves to use their utmost efforts to bring about the tariff changes provided for in the agreement by concurrent legislation at Washing ton and Ottawa. l have felt it my duty therefore, not to acquiesce in relegation of action until the opening of the congress in December. but to use my constitutional prerogative and convoke the SiXty-second congress ir extra session in order that there shall be no break of continuity in consid- ering and acting upon this most inl-