The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-06-23
ASSERT II RECIPROCITY PASSES
THEY WILL JOIN DEMOCRATS
TO LOWER DUTIES.
G. O.P. SENATOR'S Angry
Dixon of Montana Is Leader Of Fight.
Root Amendment Is Again Laid
Aside Because of Absence
Of Author.

Washington, d. c. - Republican
opposition to the Canadian reciproc-
jty bill in the senate has reached the
stage of opel revolt Led by Senator
Dixon of Montana, who again failed
in his demand for an explanation or
speech in favor of the bill by Re-
publican leaders who champion the
measure, the Republican opponents
declared that if the bill passed many
Republicans would join the Democrats
in an attempt to lower the duties on
all manufactured products.
when the corner stone is pulled
out of the system Of protective tar
lf," said Senator Dixon, when the
farmers products are thrown into a
free market while his purchases con-
tinue to be protected, there are many
good protectionists in the Republican
ranks here who will vote to have the
duties pulled down on iron and steel,
chemicals, cotton and many things"
Other northwestern Republicans sig
nitied by their approval of the Mon.
!ana senator's words that the passage
Of the reciprocity bill, which, it is ad-
mitted, will have a majority of the
votes in the senate, will be attended
with a fight that threatens to throw
open the whole tariff subject.
Want "sinee Killing"
eve want to make one killing" de-
clared Senator Crawford of South Da-
kota. I'VE find the senators from
Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut,
Massachusetts and Maine, states that
have always reaped the greatest har-
vest Of protection, advocating this
measure that proposes to put on the
free list every single article raised in
the Northwest. l want to deal with
this matter in its entirety"
Senator Bailey declared there would
be no adjournment until the senate
has acted upon the free list bill and
wooden bill.
Reciprocity came before the senate
with the Root amendment affecting
the Importation of wool and wood
pulp in an amendment for immediate
consideration. This amendment was
again laid aside because of Senator
Roots absence.
Says Taft Is Not to Blame.
Senator Williams of Mississippi in
sisted that President Taft is not open
to criticism for his efforts to secure
the passage of the Canadian reciproc-
ity bill. In a direct attack upon the
Root amendment Senator Williams
contended that if it We're adopted no
Canadian paper or pulp VIC l.d come
into the United States free of duty
until all Canadian provinces had re-
moved their export restrictions, and
that the influence of the paper trust"
would result in preventing it's ever
coming in free.
Irregularities in Panama Bond Bids.
So many irregularities were found
in the bids for the new Panama bonds
that the average price for the bids
will be lower than was first estimated
and many bidders at first thought un-
successful will receive some Of the
new securities.
BY the time $49.94S, 800 of legitimate
bids had been tabulated the price of
the bonds had got down to 102.21. AT
this figure there were acceptable four
bids of $1,000,000 each which had hith-
erto been considered unsuccessful 1t
now appears that the National City
bank of New York will get probably
$2,000.0O0 or $3,OO0.00O. 1t bid for the
entire issue.
Treasury officials consider it safe to
announce that anyone who bid 102.-
2136 or higher Is sure to receive some
of the new securities.