The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
RECIPROCITY MESSAGE
President Urges Congress TO Take
Early Action.

Washington, April 6.-President
Taft yesterday transmitted TO Con.
gress message urging early action
on the reciprocity agreement with
Canada. He stated that he based this
message upon Difference to popular
sentiment and duty to the great mass
es OF the American people. The
message follows:
To the Senate and House OF Represen
tatives;
transmitted to the Sixty-frst Con.
gress, on January 26 last the text Of
the reciprocity trade agreement
which had been negotiated under my
! direction by the Secretary of State
with the representatives Of the Do
minion OF Canada. This agreement
was the contamination OF earnest eff.
forts, extending over a period Of
nearly year, on the part OF both
governments to effect trade ar.
rangement which, supplementing as il
did the amicable settlement of vari-
Gus questions OF a diplomatic and po-
litical character that had been reach.
ed, would mutually promote com.
merce and would strengthen the
friendly relations now existing.
The agreement in its intent and in
&c aIu 10
commercial. While the general sub
ject was under discussion by the com
missioners | felt assured that the SEN
timent of the people of the United
States was such that they would well
come measure which would result
in the increase Of trade on both sides
| of the boundary line; would open up
the reserve productive resources OF
| Canada to the great mass Of our own
consumers on advantageous condit-
ions, and at the same time offer a
broader outlet for the excess products
of our farms and many of our indus
tries. Details regarding a negotia-
ton of this kind necessarily could not
be made public while the conferences
were pending. When, however, the
full text of the agreement, ac-
companying correspondence and data
explaining both its purpose and its
scope became known to the people
through the message transmitted to
Congress, it was Immediately appar-
ent that the ripened fruits of the
careful labors of the commissioners
met with widespread approval. This
approval has been strengthened by
further consideration of the terms OF
the agreement in all their particulars.
The volume of support which has de-
veloped shows that its broadly ma
tional scope is fully appreciated and
is responsive to the popular will
The House Of Representatives of
the Sixty-frst Congress after the full
text of the arrangement with all the
details in regard to the different pro-
visions had been before it, as they
were before the American people,
passed a bill confirming the agree
ment negotiated and as transmitted
TO Congress. This measure failed
of action in the Senate.
In my transmitting message of the
/ Oetb NJ Ionuarv f,lI,y cat forth 4ha
character of the agreement, and en-
phasized its appropriateness and
necessity as response to the mutual
needs of the people of the two coun-
tries, as well as its common advan-
| tages. now lay that message, and
the reciprocal trade agreement. as
part of the present message, before
the Sixty-second Congress. and again
invite earnest attention 20 The con
siderations therein expressed.
! am constrained in Difference Ia
popular sentiment and with a realiz
ing sense of my duty to the great
masses of our people whose welfare
is involved, 10 urge upon your consid
Grafton early action on this agree
ment. In concluding the negotiation:
the representatives of the two coun
tries bound themselves to use theil
utmost efforts to bring about the tar
if changes provided for in the agree
ment by concurrent Legislation a
Washington and Ottawa, l have fel
it my duty, therefore, not to acquiesc,
in relegation of action until the open
ing of the Congress in December, Blu
to use my constitutional prerogativ'
and convoke the Sixty-second Con
gress in extra session, in order tina
there shall be no break of continuit.
in considering and acting upon thi
most important subject
William H. Taft,