New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-24
PRESIDENT CONVINCED
RECIPROCITY WILL PASS
c,,,te Situation and Adverse
Predictions Not Worrying
Him Greatly.
cprAKS IN PROVIDENCE
,.,.cts Enough Votes from Both
SPEAKS IN PROVIDENCE
,vnscts Enough Votes from Both
parties to Insure Success
Sees Fall Rivers Great
Cotton Mills.

,-,se-ce. r l.. June 2S.--Two or the
.snine cities on Narragansett Bay
''~ ,.,s,ted by President Taft to-day
,,,veower brought him first TO Fall
- es one Of the closing features OF
.;,y,s cotton industry centennial,
,o,ar the Yacht steamed over TO
.,sance where the President spoke
canadian reciprocity at the Conserva-
ave club dinner
-. President is not worrying par
,-.,or,v about affairs in Washington,
4, srite of predictions TO the con-
&c still convinced that the reci-
s.,+v bin viii pass with a good ma
brity ID.
,.,s friends as 70 what Mr.. Taft would
;, . congress insisted on passing the
-,ers, free List hill and the wool bill
=. has asserted many times that re-
=, ~ the tariff should be based on
.r,iec data obtained by the Tariff
90 That data will not be available
?, necanober. and the Presidents atti-
-. has not changed. He is stiH op-
500 N what he believes is "unsciennnc
mr:r tinkering
=. prazida7t's reception AT the din
i, Providence was unusually en-
.,,ssstic The diners stood and cheereo
s., Cor half A minute or more when ne
- Introduced by the clubs president
.l. e. Both Parties.
NV mind is full Of reciprocity NJ
-. s.i1 1T seems possible 10 me- u
..o..l for reciprocity To both parties
...s s5ers and tariff -for-revenue men
,r. r,pst recognize that the time for the
r.,,sse wall has gone. and the time Is
.,,s vren an industry must ask Tor
.,,rs rrotection than il absolutely needs.
There is nothing in the agreement
,st any protected American industry
,a4a fear I believe that the country
generally is IN favor Of the Canadian
acrsement
81 believe that there are enough DEM
oo-sts in favor Of this step in the rlgnI
si,sot,on and enough Republicans VINO
norsvs that the protective tariff 70 be
-,.i,-sined must be dealt with moder-
.,s,v ~ insure that the policy Will carry.
helisve that a year after the agreement
,s aaoptsd not a voice will he raised 70
have il changed.
Southern New England smiled at the
President. while many tnousahu iii'''
hands in Fall River cheered
Welcomed in Fall River.
:. was nnid-afternoon when the Pres
,as,t came ashore from the Mayfower
Governor Foss Of Massachusetts was at
he wharf to greet him. Attorney Cen
s-sl Wickersham and Senators w Muir
~ Crane. Of Massachusetts, Frank =.
Prardegee. of Connecticut. and Henry
Limit Of Rhode Island. accompa-
ned him on the trip from New York.
4 long motor trip through the city
took him past nearly all Of the l'4 cot
ton mills in Fall River and through
streets lined with people. one-third Of
whom We're French-Canadians. This
gave him an opportunity in brief ad-
dress IN South Park To advocate reel
procitv and To acknowledge the sympa-
uy for the movement shown by Govern
OF Foss. The speech beneath the trees
in South Park was brief. and two hours
after he had landed Mr.. Taft was again
on the Mayfower. steaming down Mount
Hope Bay. The sun was setting when
the Mayfower dropped anchor OFF Squan-
tum and the President went on shore
again tnls time 70 he welcomed by Gov
ernor Pothier Of Rhode Island.
The Mayfower steamed up Narragan-
ser Bay leisurely. leaving. Sea Gate last
night. and the President had plenty Of
opportunity u discuss the situation In
the Senate and political affairs with Mr..
Wickersham and the New England sen
ators
The President sailed for New York on
me Mayf0Wer from Providence at 1870
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