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WA As9INGTON; d; q. June q. Re;
publican opposition 10 the Canadian
Efeciprocitysbillsi III the Senate reached
the stage Of open: revolt vest sterdly;
Led by Senator Dixon pt Montana
WHO again failed inshls demand Tor an
explanatlonyor a speech In favor tlie
lbill from some of the Republican an lead.
|.ers who champion the measure, the
Republican opponents dec that u
the bill passed many Repub blicans
would join the Democrats n an, at-
tempt tolower the duties on allnIanu:
I1actured products. Y
When the cofner. stone Is pulletlt
outao thelsystem Of protect tariff, I,
said Senator Dixon when the farm.
ers products are thrown into d free
market while his purchase continue
to be protected, here All many good
proteetionists In the faepubli blican ranks
here who will vote TO have the duties
pulled down on iron and steel, 3cferlli- q
Gals, cotton and many other things.
Other Northwestern ,Reppbl
signitied by their approval OF the Mon
tana Senator's words that the passage
Of the reciprocity bill; which II is ads
mitted will have a majority OF the
votes in the Senate, will be attended
with a fight that threatens to throw
open the whole tariff subject.
Make One Killing.
1--WE want to make one killing, de.
claretl Senator Crawford, of South Da-
kota @We find the Senators from
Pennsylvania, New York. Come ticut,
Massachusetts and Maine, staes that
have always reaped the greatest hars
vest OF protection; adyoca ating this
measure that proposes to put on the
free list every single article raised in
the Northwest. want to- deal with
this matter in its entirety II Penn
sylyania, Mississippi and Massaehu-
sets have Joined hands ina ne n poss
|litical propaganda, It is u me for the
rest Of the country 10 strike out on a q
new tack 7 8. TX .SIl Y
YOU can set enough SotleleI els :
on that side with 20 et1rnea3 sefias
tor Bailey, Of TeSas Eve Will ia lse one
of these bills now coming over tfpm g
the House and ma alses q whole new
taffifl u sht u * IS ss,sS3 I. sIt
Must ACT on Free Llst. I
Senator Bailey declared there would
be no adjournment until the Senate
has acted upon the free list bill and
the woolen bill. ...t, .ss
Reciprocity came before the Senate
Yesterday with the Root amendment,
affecting the Importation Of pulp wood
and paper from Canada, as the matter
for immediate consideration. THIS
amendment was again laid aside be,
cause Of Senator Roots absence.
Later he came into the chamber, but
said he would not be ready to discuss
the amendment until Wednesday.
Opponents OF the bill then demand
Ell an explanation or speech from some
one in favor Of the measure: Senator
.Cummins, Senator Dixon, Senator
Bailey, senator Smith, Of Michigan,
and othess declared they would make
no speeches against the bill until they
had heard some word in its support.
senator Root made a brief explana-
tion Of the reason for offering his
amendment which requires Canadian
provinces to remove expert restric,
lions before pulp wood and paper are
admitted free.
senator Williams, Of Mississippi, in
sisted that President Taft is not open
10 criticism for his efforts to secure
the massage Of the Canadian recipro-
clty bill. lie made bitter attack
upon the Root amendment