New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
FROM The Tribune Bureau
yyashtnetop. February q.

CANADIAN EECIPROCITY.-Cana
! recinrocitv N large measure gave place 10
other subjects in Washington to-day EVeh
, tne sessions Of the Finance Committee set
/ for .o.a,v tpore abandoned to permit Seha-
tore to ,t,end the session Of the Senate, NJ
! u-bI.b Mr. IorImer made his last appear
I ,or tho retont,on of his seat In the upper
! bouse The morning session Of the Finance
! Connmi,t.e was abandoned to permit mem
| bers N ettend the meeting OF the Commit
! tee on Foreign Relations. 50 far as can
he ascertained. there Is no material change
! in the situation Of the reciprocity agree
| mont There was 2 report to-day that
/ Senator C7,rnn1ins was seeking to organize
/ q determined dlibuster but this could not
/ be verified The Senstor from Iowa docs
| purpose TO introduce a number OF amend
ments reducing the duties on manufactured
goods. tut he will not admit TINT he VIII
do more than propose them and permit
! them 70 he voted down. The friends OF the
/ agreement ~ the Senate are indisposed To
attempt to force a vote on the resolution
! by n continuous session, and they admit
/ that without such an attempt rev op-
! ponent can force q special session OF Con-
gress On the other hand. they nave not
! given I'D hope tha. when the opponents OF
! the measure actually realize that nothine
/ will dissuade The President IRON Gazing
I Congress in special session IL the Senate
/ fails 70 vote on the agreement. they VIII
J grudusiIy Yield and permit the Mccall
resolution tc come to a vote. 1t Is ex-
! tremely difficult to determine how much OF
! the opposition 10 the agreement Is for
political effect only and how much Is
genuine. The determination OF the Demo-
! Gratis not 10 filbuster, thus placing all re-
| sponsibility for a special session ON the
/ Republican Senators, appears 10 have had
I . salutary effect with some Senators.
! There is intense reluctance on the part OF
/ the Senators OF both parties to remain In
/ Washington for an extra session, and the
/ pressure, based on purely personal grounds,
on those disposed to filibuster will un.
doubtedly grow stronger every day.
Z THE LORIMER CAsE.-In speech
which was intensely dramatic, which es'
capped bsthos at times by the narrowest
margin. but which always escaped II, and
| was therefore extremely pathetic, Senator
| Loriner defended his title to a seat in the
Senate and his good name to-day, and un-
ouestionably made It harder for some OF
his colleagues to vote against him. AT the
close Of Mr.. Lorimer's speech this even
! ing Senator Beveridge gave notice that ne
would reply tomorrow. This is unfortu-
nate for the opponents of Mr.. Lorimer. The
Senator from Indiana cannot escape cre-
eting something Of an anti-climaX, and be-
cause Of his personal unpcpulsrity his
speech is certain TO prove an Influence In
favor OF the Senator from Illinois. Senator
Root will also speak tomorrow, and there
Is no fear that he will weaken the case
against the Senator from Illinois, VINO
failed utterly to meet the legal arguments
which have been advanced against the
validity OF his election. With speeches from
Messrs. Root and Beveridge, and probably
from Mr.. Bailey and others, tomorrow
! session is likely 20 bs devoted almost en-
tirely to the Lorimer case, although Sena-
! TOR Lodge hopes TO secure an executive ses-
! sion late in the day at which 20 ratify the
Japanese treaty.
Mr.. KNOX'S TRIUMPH.-The unan-
nous vote Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations for the Japanese treaty and the
apparent absence Of all opposition on the
floor OF the Senate, save that OF Senator
Hale. constitutes remarkable triumph for
the diplomacy OF the Secretary OF state.
who has not only succeeded In negotiating
treaty which Senators can approve. but
has also dlsarmed the opposition OF Sens-
tors WHO greeted the first announcement
of his purpose 10 eliminate from the pro-
posed convention the stipulation regarding
the immigration of japanese labor with
considerable hostility. OF course, the dipio-
matte notes which Mr.. Knox had taken the
/
far TO disarm that opposition. and his as
sent to resolution OF ratification which
will make perfectly clear the attitude oI this
government on the subject Of immigration
completed the work, but only those who
had an opportunity OF observing the men,
tai attitude Of Senators toward the propo-
sition when 1t was first broached can real
ize the triumph which Mr.. Knox has
achieved. Moreover, this triumph VIII
doubtless point the way TO others. BY con-
sultng members Of the Committee on For
eign Relations in advance, taking them into
mis- confidence, etc. the Secretary won thls
victory much as Mr. Root, when Secretary
Of State. won so many OF his triunphs,
and that II 4. method which yields hand
some returns has been sbundantly demon
strated.
DEFECTIVE ARMOR.-The Navy Dc.
partment is disposed TO Believe that Rep.
resentarve Rainey, OF Illinois. either has
been deceived regarding the Importance OF
certain atldaVts alleging fraud in the
making of arror for the navy. which ne
introduced in the debate on the naval Dill,
or else that his course was actuated SOLE
ly by q desire 10 create political caoltal.
They point 70 the fact that these afhdavits
are old, one being dated last April. near.
" year ago, and that the other referred
10 frauds alleged 20 have been perpetratcd
in December. 1903 The ordnance otHcers
found certain defective plates, etc. some
month. ago, and rejected them and while
this is not an unusual discovery-athough
IL is unusual for them 10 get by the In
sn.ctors-there were certain circumstances
,rbich gave the appearance Of preneditated
fraud. and the Bethlehem Company as
missed certain of its subordinate oihclais
as a result All government departments
wsre closed to-day. SO that oncers could
MT get at the records, but as nearly as
,nav recollect that was last summer arter
,bs date OF the Rainey af1davits or
course. the Rainey charges win be looked
,n,o hut Il will he with the expectation
tbat they are old matters which some ume
go received the proper attention from the
ordnance onicers.
e1.ssIA AND THE JEWS.-By the APP
nointment Of a subcommittee 10 present
the question 10 the State Department the