New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-26
From The Tribune Bureau a,
Washington. May -


Washington. May %
oppocrs RooT-After giving the
most patient and careful consloe'
the Root amendment 10 the Cahaui"" =.
rlocity agreement. the Presioen.
te,mined that IL is inimica' TO the us
mani, and he IS using every enort 10 pi
vent its adoption poll of inc
Committee shows that as the co"'''''N
,ou s,ords II Senator La Toilette aosen''
n,u,s.,t nd thus refrains from vouns. wv
,. ,,.,ll lack two votes OF adoFtio",
80 votes for the amendment II VIII
..,, =, Il, ora vote This situation Is hKeN
onv moment. however. and ior
! g. ,he President is bending every
. hold in line those who nave
uror,ised 70 oppose all amendments l"ei
;s No Disgusting the fact that the iete -
,ha reciprocity agreement Is exceeolnsN
.n.oor,ous Many "old guard" Senator'S
sL,ned IN every resource NJ parliamentai!
,,.ooadure are determined 20 destroy IT.
"a MANY Of the insurgents will siaoiy
h.,n then, while certain Of the Democrats
arr far from favorable to a proposl'o'
which they believe will 10 some e''e"' ~.
,bs President. and 70 a far greater extern
" IL
rb;s &c true because. If approved now
there would be ample time peio'e w
election TO prove that the asreenie'i' 49,,
not work the injury 20 the Farmers
MANY Of them have been lea 10 Uei0'e
whereas. II the agreement lie nov apProNeu'
tLev will retain their CONVICTION mat FresI-
dent Taft has urgently advocated meas
ure calculated TO work untold INJURY W
then, And as frankness seems just no"
=, be advisable il may es wen re ADMIT
ted that there are number Of old guard
Senators who would shed nc tears II fresl-
don't Taft were defeated in 1912 Those VINO
aro under no necessity Of seeking lmmsdl-
ate reelection. and others who believe
,tev cen promote their election by defeat
ing. the agreement are in this class, while
ttere are stin others who regard Mr.. Taft
as far too progressive 70 suit their IDEAS
an opinion in which they have been TO
considerable extent confirmed by the ap-
pointment 10 the Cabinet of Secretaries
Fisher and Stinlson. There are men in the
Senate and a few in the House who hate
anything which even suggests ex-President
Roosevelt. and the fact that man is
friend Of his. regardless Of how loyal such
a man may he 10 Mr. Taft. is all sufficient
70 inspire them with intense bitterness
SENATORS FEAR TRICK.-Thoss who
are Loyalty supporting the reciprocity
agreement are keeping constantly on the
alert continually fearful that by some
trick they may be outplayed in the game
OF subterranean politics. IN which certain
Senators are engaging This was shown
to-day, when Senator Borah, evidently by
agreement With Senator Hepburn, asked
that June y be set for tire vote on the
direct election 81 Senators amendment, ard
that by unanimous consent II remain the
unfinished business until that date. Ser
ators Stone and Penrose objected on the
ground tha. such consent would shut out
the reciprocity agreement. II Il were re-
ported 10 the Senate That IS Just what
rant 70 90" asserted the irate Senator
from Idaho: but later Senator Gallinser
declared that unanimous consent would be
given when n was desired 70 discuss reel
rroctv. ana Senator Hepburn reluctantly
aseented As has been said. II there is
any possibility % shutting out reciprocity
that will be done, but the friends 81 the
agreement believe the direct elections con-
sent will not achieve that end. The cp-
ponents Of reciprocity are now SAYING that
Congress will remain In continuous session
until next December before they will per
NIT reciprocity TO come to vote, UNLESS.
Of course. they are satisfied before that
that they have enough votes to defeat it.
either squarely or by amendment.
! CURTIS AND CREOSOTE.-James r.
/ Curtis. Assistant Secretary Of the Treas.
uray punctured to-day the undertaking
magazine story which charged that Score
/ tarv MacVeaeh had been admitting creo-
sote free Of duty in violation Of the tariff
/ law as favor 70 the railroads Mr.. Curtis
/ appeared before the committee which
/ undertook 70 investigate the charges made
/ in this story. and declared that half the
/ assertions in the magazine story we're
wholly false and the other half were de-
/ auctions from the frsf half He said thai
! he had wholly on his own motion, ruled
| that creosote oil which contained per cent
OF less Of chloride was NOT creosote, but
creosote Oil. and. therefore, should come
IN free Of duty. Creosote carries DUTY
Of % per cent Mr. Curtis gave his rea-