Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-22
Representative Mccall OF
Massachusetts and Chair
man Underwood Make
Closing Speeches For It.
EFFORT TO BE MADE
TO FORCE THE VOTE
Adjournment May Be De
layed in Order to Get the
Measure Through House;
Five Minute Rule Invoked

Five Minute Rule Invoked
!. Washington, D. c., April 21. = SIX
,..lys of debate on the Canadian reel
procity bill, came to an end in the
house OF representatives this afternoon
with she speeches OF three leaders IN
the fight Representatives Underwood
of Alabama, Mccall OF sachusetts,
and Dalzell Of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Taft wife of the president, oc.
cupied a seat ir the executive gallery.
The house now begins consideration
of the bill under the privileges OF
amendment and five-minute speeches.
Mccall Favors Bill.
Opening the last day of the Can
adian reciprocity debate in the house,
Representative Mccall of Massachu-
sets declared today that the farmers
OF the United States had been pushed
forward to hide the real Interests OPP
posed to the agreement. Mr.. McCalis
speech, fayoring reciprocity, was one
of the most important of the discus
sion. He had charge of the bill IN the
Y last congress.
Mr.. Mccall reviewed the "eulogies
upon the farmer" which he said had
characterized the majority OF
speeches against reciprocity. 81
che farmer Is not the sad-eyed
monstrosity that he has been painted
In this house, declared the speaker.
"The advantage to this reciprocity
agreement will be not that Of reducing
the price OF single bushel of wheat,
but when the time of our scarcity
comes, 1t will prevent the rise in price
by giving us free access to the Cana
dian supply"
& Underwood Closes Debate.
Representative Underwood of Ala
hama. chairman Of the ways and means
committee, closed the debate on the
Canadian reciprocity agreement in the
house today. J.,
The enactment Of the reciprocity bill
into law, he declared, would mark the
end OF the period Of exclusion" IN the
economic policy of the country IN so
far as customs laws affect the indus
trial conditions Of the nation.
"For fifty years." he said, "the re-
publican party has maintained the pol
icy Of excluding from the home market,
as far as it has been able to do so,
competitive products from other coun-
tries. In the beginning this policy was
inaugurated with the express declara-
tion that it was intended to develop
new industries until they were strong
enough to stand alone and face, in the
open the markets OF the world and the
rivalry Of our protective competitors.
but the greed for gain has driven the
advocates for this theory far beyond
the position they maintained at Its in
ception Today there is hardly a great
American industry that is not export
Ing its surplus products to the open
markets of the world and selling them
in free competition with the manufac-
lures and crops Of our foreign competi-
tors.
Eve would be unrivalled masters OF
production and industry in every land
where free competition can be OBJ
tanned, II we would but strike of the
shackles that bind us to the dead and
unnecessary economic system main
tanned by the republican party. that
creates false standards and wastefui
conditions at home.
Mr.. Underwood contended that the
nation should turn from these stand
ards. carefully adjusting the laws to
meet new conditions without serious
injury to capital or labor, in order to
reduce the cost OF living at home and
be prepared to dispose of surplus prod
ucss to insure stability Of prices and
employment to labor.
9TH democratic party" he contin-
fueu. sdoes not intend to abandon the
custom houses, but favors policy of
levying custom duties for revenue pur-
poses only at rates that will not des-
Y ~ fair and honest competition In the
.4ome market. say this bill marks an
EZRA in the economic life of the nation.
Why? Not. that the Immediate results
will be far-reaching, but because It
takes one step in the right direction;
step away from the exclusive protec-
tive policy, step toward an honest
competitive policy"
viii Try to Force Vote Today.
The house of representatives en-
tered today upon what the leaders
hone is the final stage OF consideration
of the Canadian reciprocity bill. Siren.
uous efforts are being made 10 force a
vote before adjournment tod ~. Chair
man Underwood of the comr littee on
WAYS and means, is exerting all possi-
BILE pressure to compel consideration.