The Washington times., 1911-05-19
ROOT AMENDMENT
WAS NOT INSPIRED
BY PRESIDENT TAFT
Executive Makes 1t Clear He
Wants No Changes In
Reciprocity.
SENATOR is ACTING
ON OWN INITIATIVE
Col. Hughes, of British Army, At
White House With Arbi-
tration Resolutions.

President Taft has let 1t be known
that he did not inspire the Root amend
ment to the Canadian reciprocity bill,
now before the Senate, and that he has
opposed and still opposes any amend
ments whatever to that treaty.
The fact that Senator Root was a
close friend and adviser of the Presl-
dent led to the report that the Presi-
dent had suggested that proposed
amendment. This is not true. The
Senator proposes this measure upon his
own initiative. So far as the White
House is concerned.
The amendment in question provides
that wood pulp and paper shall not
come into this country from any part OF
Canada until it is free from all the
Canadian provinces alike. The Senator
argued that this amendment, If adopted,
would not affect the trade treaty by
delaying its being put into effect.
AS far as the Administration is con-
cerned, no amendments whatever will
be welcomed. The President wants the
pact adopted Just as 1t was suomltteo
and without any alterations whatever.
He does not believe it can become
effective at once If II is modified even In
a minor way.
Arbitration Treaty.
Col Herbert Hughes of the British
army called at the White House this
morning and presented the President
with resolutions adopted by the Shelf
field, England. city council approY-
ing the general idea of arbitration as
advanced by the Executive in the ne
Rotfations now started. Colonel
Hughes said that his country seemed
strong for arbitration of all inter-
national differences, and that the
Sheffield council simply represented
q widespread sentiment in the British
Isles
Former Representative Lamar of
Florida called at the White House to-
day, and while there said that from
the present indications the South
the Presidency. He said the fact that
Wilson was a Southern man would
do quite as much to influence the
South for him as the record he has
made as Governor of New Jersey and
the progressive ideas he has stood
for.
William H Cooper came to the
White House this morning to complete
arrangements for the Presidents visit
at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation mass meeting to be held at
the Howard Theater Sunday afternoon
at $40 o'clock. Mr.. Cooper is the
secretary of the local Y. NJ. c. A. 1t
is now expected that at least 1000
~N-N PNOPAS "AAA S4'S
ing.
Paper Mans Attitude.
The President is in receipt of the fol-
lowing telegram from Frank W. Fletch-
er. a paper manufacturer of Alpena,
Mich:
81 stand with Governor Osborn in IA
vor of reciprocity. The paper makers
are getting the worst of it, and now Is
the time we should ask for access to
provincial lands in return for our mar
ket, but the issue is larger than the in
dividual, and | would not kill the bill
because I could not get all l wanted"
The President talked with his brother,
Charles ?. Taft, over the telephone this
afternoon This is something the Ex-
eCutive seldom does. c. P Taft, how
ever, is on his way to Europe to attend
the Coronation and the President made
an exception in his case, so far as tele-
phoning is concerned.
II was announced at the White House
today that President Taft would not
be able to go to Baltimore tomorrow to
attend the BOv Scout ceremonies Incl
dent to the erection of their new home.
at Mt. Washington. The President had
tentatively promised to make this trip,
but he now finds that executive business
will not allow him to get away. He hiss
sent his regrets to the Scouts.