The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
PROMISE TO PASS
RECIPROCITY BILL
House Democrats Will Stand by
Pact II Extra Session Is
Called by Taft.
THIS MAY PERSUADE SENATE
Admiral schIey Regrets That Fall on
Ice interrupts His Boxing Bouts
Many Government officials
Good Excuse for Its
SloWness.
Bv GEORGE CLINTON.

Washington. - Definite word has
come from the house leaders OF the
Democracy that If the reciprocity bill
fails Of passage in the senate at the
present session. and President Taft
calls congress together again in
March. the Democratic majority in the
representative chamber will stand by
its present position and will vote the
Canadian agreement into effect.
There a.o many Republicans and
some few Democrats In Washington
who have held that If an extra ses,
sion were called the present house
minority, soon to be the house ma
tority. would ignore the presidents re-
ciprocity recommendations and would
start at one to revise the tariff. very
likely TO put the provisions OF reciproc-
ity into their customs measure, de-
pending upon Canada in return to make
the concessions which already through
make In treaty form.
News that the Democrats OF the
house intend to stand by reciprocity II
the president calls congress together
in extraordinary session, may posi-
bly, have some effect on the present
senate and induce it to allow the Cana
dian agreement to come to a vote at
the present session. Opinion is about
equally divided at present as TO wheth-
er or not the senators will consent to
q roll ho cnhinnY Of no
ton or rejection of the presidents pet
measure.
Admiral SchIey as a Boxer.
Admiral Schley, who has been in the
United States navy for fiftv-four years
counting his retired service, recently
fell on the icy sidewalk in front OF
his Washington residence and frac.
tured rib. The admiral expects no
serious consequences from his injury
and he has told his friends that the
thing that worries him most is the
fact that he cannot keep up his daily
boxing bouts.
Admiral Schley once had a bout not
with gloves, however, with Admiral
Sampson. as everybody will remem-
Der, over the matter of the naval fight
near Santiago. 1t was a drawn bat
tie, but 1t was warm while it lasted
Washington people who have seen AID
miral Schley boxing almost daily with
men who know how to use their fists
say that despite his seventy-one years
the old sailor makes it hard for the
liveliest youngstey to get the better
Of him.
There are several government Off
cials OF rank in Washington who box
for exercise, and some of them are
extraordinarily clever at the pastme
Postmaster General Frank A. Hitch.
cock is a boxer and he looks it. When
he was In college he was a constant
,requenter Of the gymnasium where,
ike Theodore Roosevelt. who also
was boxer, he met not only fellow
students in the college ring, but any
amateur from the outside who cared
20 face him.
Brigadier General Clarence r. Ed
wards, chief OF the bureau of insular
affairs. also is boxer. Edwards box
ing ability stood him in good stead at
West Point when he was a cadet, for
On one or two occasions he was call
ed upon to show his ability In an in
terchanging line" in which bullets
were not the medium of exchange
Boxing now is taught at the military
academy and all cadets are proficient
in the sport
Tariff Figures Hard to Collect.
II President Taft should call con.
Tess together in extra session. it
said to be his intention to
give to the Democratic ways and
means committee such information as
he tariff board experts have succeed
I'd in gathering. He will do this, how
ever, only provided the Democracy
shows 1t is bent on putting a tariff
bill through the house and is not
simply willing to sanction the Cana
1ian reciprocity measure which, If It
ails In the senate at the present SEES
sion. will form the chief reason for
calling congress together once more.
1t Is known in Washington that the
tariff board members have not yet
succeeded in getting all the informa.
ion that they wish on the protected
industries concerning which they have
made inquiry with view to finding
out whether the protection which cover
them Is too high" or too low"
The investigation has been directed
largely to the paper and pulp, the cot.
ton. wool and wooden industries, 1t is