The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-23
PARTY REVOLT ON
RECIPROCITY BILL
Montana Senator Declares Many Re-
publicans Will Join Democrats in
Attempt to Lower Tariff.

Washington, ID. c., June 20-Repub.
lican opposition to the Canadian reci-
procity bill reached the state of open
revolt Monday. Led by Senator Dixon
of Montana, who, again failing in his
demand for explanation or speech in
favor of the bill from some of the re-
publican leaders who championed the
measure, declared that if the bill pass
ed many republicans would join the
democrats in an attempt to lower the
duty on all manufactured articles.
when the corner stone is pulled
out of the system of protective tariff, .
said Senator Dixon, when the farm
ers' products are thrown into a free
market, while his purchases continue
to be protected, there are many good
protectionists in the republican ranks
here who will vote to have the duties
pulled down on iron, steel, chemicals,
cotton and many other things"
Other western senators signified
their approval of the Montana sena-
tors words, that the passage of the
reciprocity bill which is admitted will
have a majority of votes in the SEN
ate, will be attended with fight which
threatens to reopen the whole tariff
subject.
eve want to make one killing" said
Senator Crawford of South Dakota.
1--WE find that the senators from
Pennsylvania, New York, Connec,ic
Massachusetts and Maine, states that
have always reached the greatest har-
vest of protection, advocating meas
ures that propose to put on the free
| list every single article raised in the
northwest. l want to deal with this
matter in its entirety. If Pennsyl-
vania. Mississippi and Massachusetts
have joined hands in new political
propaganda it IS time for the rest of
the country to strike out on a new
tack
'1f you can get enough senators on
that side with you" said Senator Bailey
of Texas, we will take one of the bills
now in the house and make whole
new tariff law out of it."
Senator Bailey declared that there
would be no adjournment until the
senate had acted upon the free list
hill ond tba vvoolap hiII
Reciprocity came before the senate
today with the Root amendment
affecting the importation of wood pulp
and paper from Canada and the mat
ter was taken up. The amendment
was again laid aside because of Sena-
tor Roots absence. Later he came
into the chamber but said he would
not be ready to discuss the amend
ment until Wednesday. Opponents of
the bin then demanded an explanation
or speech from some one in favor Of
the measure. Mr.. Cummins said he
wanted to speak against the Root
amendment but would not do so when
the amendment wasn't officially before
the senate and had not been explained.
Mr. Dixon, Senator Bailey, Senator
Smith of Michigan and others declared
they would make no speeches against
the bill until they had heard some one
on its support Senator Root made a
brief explanation of the reason for
offering this amendment
Supported by Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, he contended that without
his amendment, the reciprocity bill,
as soon as signed by the president
would admit paper and wood pulp free
from Canada, even though the Cana
dian parliament does not act on the
agreement.