New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-21
from Tho Tribune Bureau


washington. June ~.
| SUPPORT RECIPROClTY.-The strong
est tributes paid TO Canadian reciprocity
since q was reported TO the Senate are
those bv Senator Root and Senator Lodge.
Senator Root speaking yesterday in sup
I port of his amendment. declared that Whiie
| be believed II would he better measure
| If that amendment were adopted he should
support II whether his amendment failed or
not. and that the agreement contained such
measure Of reciprocity and was certain 10
be of such benefit 10 the country as a
whole that he believed II should he sup
ported regardless Of any inequality there
might remain IN the paper schedule. SEN
ator Root advocated the Root amendment
to-day. expressing the fear that II il were
not adopted the agreement would lead 10
urgent demands from other nations iof
like concessions under the most favored
nation clauses Of treaties in force, but he
said in conclusion that ne would support
the agreement whether amended or not.
and declared & to he a meritorious meas
sure well worthy Of the support of all Re
puhlcans. either I'm its original form as
negotiated by the administration or In its
present form as amended by the House.
None Of the advocates of the Root amend
ment has the slightest idea that II VIII ne
adopted In fact. Il IL declared that no
amendment Of any sort will ne adopted
and that. as has been predicted by The
Tribune all along IL WIFI command the
support Of almost two-thirds OF the Senate
when il is placed on passage. There is
possibility that the Root amendment VIII
he disposed Of tomorrow. Much VIII de-
pend on senator Cumm!ns. who has given
notice that ne wishes 70 speak before the
Root amendemnt is voted on. Mr.. 'um-
Minis purposes to offer number OF amend
ments putting additional commodities on
the free list He sought to-day 10 induce
Mir. Lodge TO admit that the status oil
other commodities added 10 the free hSl
Would be the same as wood pulp and paper
II the Root amendment were not adopted
This Mr.. Lodge declined 10 admit, pointing
out that a material difference existed Ne
cause the bin pending in the Canadian far-
lament completes the reciprocity III Ihese
two materials. Senator'S are now hopelui
Of q fairly early vote on reciprocity. IL
has been practically agreed among lhe
friends of the measure that they VIII not
debate II at length. They have the Notes
10 pass IL, ana they see no good reason IoI
,rolonrinc the debate. They will leave that
IN the opponents OF the bill. merely urging
continually that the opponents either talk
or vote.
INs1-RGENTs AND TARIFF-some OF
the insurgents are seeking 10 secure lhe
massage OF d new tariff law by means OF
amendments 10 the Payne law. Such
course is regarded as thoroughly imprac-
ticable by those familiar with tariff leelsia-
ton. and Il is declared that If The effo'l
should be made seriously Congress VIII re-
main in continuous session until March D.
1912 and then will not have achieved lts
uurpose Senator Norris Brown IS the chic
advocate Of such tariff legislation. and II
is understood he Will introduce several
hills seeking 10 amend the existing tariff
law. Ii is doubtful however. If he can
find sufficient assistance in the Senate to
carry out his scheme Senator La Toilette
will urge the adoption OF certain DIS
amending the Payne law. and possibly
Senator Cummins will do the same but all
who have had much experience with tarif
legislation realize that il the subject Is
once opened on this plan II viii be prac-
iicaliy impossible 70 end IL. The general
opiuion seems 10 be that the Democrats
viii not he party 10 the scheme In
operation, Nj Brown would. for instance
take the Farmers Free List bill as basis
for his proposed free list schedule. and
would seek TO amend II by striking out
| items on which he believes the duty should
! be retained and adding others from which
| he believes il should be removed. He
would also take the wool bin. passed by
the House to-day. as the basis for ii gen
eral amending Of the wool schedule, AMI
50 on.
BURTON BILL PASSED Tho Senate
passed to-day the Burton bill. extending
for two wears the Limitation now imposed
on the amount Of water which may he
! taken from the Niagara River on tho
American side. and on the amount OF power
developed from this river which may be
I imported from Canada. Ii is the conten-
ton of tho supporters Of this bill that 20
permit the withdrawal Of as much water
as is permitted by the treaty with Great
! Britain would seriously injure the scenic
( beauty Of the falls and that tho extension
/ accomplished by this measure will enable
| the administration. through negotiations
with Canada. 10 reach a mutually saisfac-
| tory agreement on an amount somewhere
between the extreme limit Of tho treaty
/ and the narrower limit Of the bill The
American civic Federation which warmly
/ advocates this bill has sent out an appeal