Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-19
MAY Be BOOMERANG
Possible Effect of Protective
Tariff Leagues Activity.
FIGHTING RECIPROCITY BILL
Dackfre on Republicans in Favor Of
the Measure.
APPEAL TO MANUFACTURERS
Wilbur r. Wakeman, Secretary, Bit
tsrly Attacks President, and Re-
pudiates Him as 1919 Choice.
FIGHTING RECIPROCITY BILL
APPEAL TO MANUFACTURERS

The last stand Of the standpatters
Against the Canadian reciprocity bill il
Being made by the American Protec-
Ave Tariff League, which IL undertak-
Ing to dictate the policy Of the repub-
lfcan party. and in so doing to put the
San Of outlawry upon reciprocity. The
american Protective Tariff League,
with headquarters in New York city.
Is supported in large part by manufac-
turers of the country who have been
the benenciaries OF the high tariff.
!. The league. through Wilbur F. Wake
man, it's secretary. has started a back
FIRE on republicans of the House who
ere supposed to be warming to the
cause of reciprocity advanced by Presi-
dent Taft. Mr.. Wakeman has tele-
grsphed to manufacturers and high
protectionists In various parts of the
country, urging them to bring pressure
to bear on republican representatives
in Congress TO vote against reciprocity.
The republicans whom Mr.. Wakeman
recommends to discipline by their high
,protectionist constituents are Fuller and
Mckinney of Illinois, Crumpacker OF In
diana, Hubbard of Iowa, Murdoch OF
kansas, Powers Of Kentucky, Loud Of
Danforth and Vreeland of New York.
Crago, Matthews and Porter Of Pennsyl-
vania and Austin of Tennessee.
Would Repudiate Reciprocity.
The purpose Of this propaganda is to
rally, If possible, a majority Of the re-
-publicans Of the House against reciproc-
sity, SO that the democrats may have
.alI the credit of passing the bill and that
the attenuated claim may be made that
reciprocity is a democratic measure and
mot republican doctrine
Somewhat with the logic or the Ostrich,
which secretes itself by burying its nose
, IN the sand, this plan Overlooks the con-
slderation that President Taft, the tituiar
mead OF the republican party, with the
= backing OF his cabinet and administra-
tion, has recommended the reciprocity bill
as being. as good republican aoctrine as
reciprocity was when recommended by
Mckinley and Blaine.
However, that Is small matter to the
standpAtters. They are exerting their
utmost today in arguments and pleadings
to WIN away such number OF repupli-
cans from support of the Canadian Dill
as may be necessary to give even the
barest majority within the minority
against the bill.
As the lineup stands today the vote of
the republican factions In the House
promises to be close. The standpatters
claim slight majority OF republicans IN
opposition 10 the bill. Other information
uiscredits this claim and puts the major
number OF republicans in favor Oh the
bill.
Mr. Wakeman gave out an interview
yesterday in New York bitterly attack
lnR President Taft as a traitor to the
cause o. nigh protection and repudiating
him for President In 1872. suggesting Vice
president Sherman as the candidate of
the nigh protectionists.
Backfre May React.
The activity of the American Protective
Tariff League had the effect today of
arouslng the friends of reciprocity to re-
.newsd activity, and it was thought by
some republicans that Mr.. wakemans
backhre may react upon the StandpatterS
and SO. idily some wavering republicans In
support of reciprocity.
Tney based their opinion upon the fact
that the American Protective Tariff
League is SO Well known to be speaking
I'm behalf of the manufacturing interests
and i'm special pleading taat republicans
may shy at aiiI<lfng themselves to be
6l1ed with the league as against the gen
esal pubic demand tor this BILL
Mr.. Wilbur's Telegram.
Many republicans think that they cam
not afford to be Identified with this organi-
sation In it's fight against the President
-aAd the widespread support OF the Cana
dian reciprocity bill. They called atten-
Uon to the wording CT MIR. Wakemans
ee0egram to manufacturers and others,
which was as follows:
~f''Will you and your connections kindly
+Wjre the following congressman at WASH
tngton, quick. urging them to vote against
Canadian reciprocity agreement" Then
follows the list or representatives printed
above The message was approved, &C.
c0rding to Mr.. WakSman, by the ex-
ecutiye committee OF tire league at q
meeting held last Monday.