The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-16
RECIPROCITY BILL WILL PASS
PRESIDENT HAS INFORMATION
TO THAT EFFECT,
And That the Root Amendment VIII
surely Isr Defeated \ Gair VIA Jority
~ Republican senators AMI Most
of the Democrats WIN vote for u.

~ Republican senators AMI Most
of the Democrats WIN vote for d.
| WAsuINGroN. June IS Information
that has come to Pr.sden, Taft con
c.rning the reciprocity situation in the
Senate il thar the hill will pass the Senate
NV "A comfortable margin and that the
Root amendment relating To wood pulp
and print paper will surely be defeated.
The Republican votes in the Senate
have been canvassed with great care.
and the results show. as viewed at the
White House. that fair majority will
favor the till and the Democratic sup
port is considered IA general The Presi-
dent il greatly encouraged by the re-
ports
President Taft has accepted in good
faith the statement OF Chairman Under
wood of tn. House WAYS and Means
COMMITTEES that the House will reject the
reciprocity hill IT the Roo, amendment
is added The President believes that
Representative Underwood knows whereof
IN. -r-aks and h- l. satisfied that the action
u 'h. HOUSE i final and that no more
| can b. expected from II
There was Il lively collouuial debate
| in the Senate this afternoon on III" Root
| amendment. senator Nelson was near
ing th,. clos,. of hi. long speech IN opposi-
tion to Canadian reciprocity. Senat or
Smi,h of Michigan asked Senator Nelson
II /. wer. not true thai senator Root :
amendment simply restored the till 10
IT. original form and that II would also
max. the bil conform to the one now
pending III the Canadian Parliament
senator Nelson replied that this wa
true Then senator Smith demanded
10 know when and where the substance
OF he Roo, amendment disappeared from
the Canadian reciprocity hill. turning
to Senator P.nro~.. chairman Of the 'oin-
nirtne on Finance. Mr. Smith said
Il now call on the chairman nf the
Finance Committee to explain when and
whore this necessary par Of III. original
agreement disappeared from The bill
Il am of The opinion thai u was struck
ON, hy the Ways and Means tommitte"
Of the Hous-." replied MIR P.nro-.
Senator Nelson suggested that the
Financ. Committee had not restored The
matter to n. bill
The committee i- leading the news
papers to think that they are TO have Il
glorious thing IN free wood pulp and
prin, paper. when in reality the news
papers hav. been handed a gold brick.
Then Senator Smith asked Sena'o
Nelson il the restrictions on paper did
not apply To other kinds of paper a.
well a. news print. Having been Informed
Ia tn. affirmative. Mr. Smith with great
emphasis declared ;ha, there was over
soo, 100 900 invested in the paper industry
in Michigan and thousands Of employees
and that h. would never consent to hnY.
them So ~outrageousiy' dlscrimlna'-d
against
The International Paper Company.
through Chester " Lyman, alter prom
ising the members Of the Finance Com
mittee to submit certain information
requested by the committee hes psr-mp-
torily daclined to do So. In u letter 10
Senator Panro~e MIR Lyman explains
that his company declines - give in
formation in regard TO the purchase
price Of tn. properties merged into TIA"
tnterna, ional Paper Company and Ger
tain detai in regard 10 the original and
present production
He contends that he Information might
be misunderstood without an elaborate
explanation and thai it is not conr renient
10 give that He says that his company
regards the Information called Tor a.
entirely imna'srial
There are business reasons entirely
aside from he purposes Of your lnvesti-
CATION which would make MS unwilling
20 publish broadcast some OF the facts
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