The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-10
RECIPROCITY
FOES SPRING
ANOTHER.
La FOleii0's Report Of Favored
Nation Clause Alarms
President

Washington, u 9, July TO- Pres
ldeut Taft and other frlends of the
reciprocity agreement with Canada
have been made somewhat anxious
hy the claim positively pnt forth by
Senator l.aFollette in his minority re-
port on The bill that II II is passed AL
countries haying treaties Wltb tac
llhited States containing ihe most
favored nation" clause WIN have The
sna,e sights aecurtN9 to canada ~
the reciprocity pact Mr. Laf0llette
asserted THAT our ports VIII have tD
be opened 0 the products Of such
nations on precisely che same terms
as are granted 70 the products Of the
dominion.
President Taft does not believe
that Mr. LaFullette' selaim Is well
grounded. of conrse, bur the German
papers have already taken up the
question and are asserting that Sem
otor I-alrollette'g contention is very
sound and are urging the German
government to initiate diplomatic
steps aiming fo secure for German
produces the same rates Of duty At
our custom houses that are granted
tAoge of Canada under the reciporc
iry agreement in order 10 prevent
tBis German agitation from getting
such headway thai serious diplomat.
& entanglements might arise With
Germany after the passage OF the
reciprocity bill ghe president Is anx
i0ns tipat BlE taFcllbtte's claim may
be effectively disposed OF before the
debate Oh tho pacs closes in the sen.
ate llc has therefore requested
friends 81 the pact in the senate to
make a stidy Of the precedeuts with.
reaafd to reoiprocity treaties, with
d view To disproyns Nh l4aFoIleles
contention
Denies EaFoliettels Report
Senator Rayn0r % Nafyiand has
maile such 4 stHdy aud "a expected
be VIII reply 10 tin ciaim pat forth
in the LaFoilctte rapGrt The MARY
land senator said he Thought he
Woud ne abe to sh3W eoncluslyely
chat there was no necessary relation
between the most favored nation
clauses Of onf treaties and recipinc
tY arrangHlgnis lns cad 81 n being
tho traditional policy . tais govern
ment t9 accord TO countries win
which We have treaties containing
tile most favored natlon clause
rglH# accorded ta amy mHiicn under
= foeipr0rity agreement as claimed
by Senator lalf0iictfe, the tradition
q policy 0l taaa government Sen
atnr RaNnAf finds has been imst t3it
other way iha senator wiil show
from ma unhrokcn line Of precdenfs
discovered 10 the archives 81 ths
7faie dcpartment ihai be mos faY
erred nali0u clauses 0f nnr treaties
DO moi come into play Ill all In con
ncction with the Cahadian recipf0c.
iiy agreement This Is trar because
Hhe Canadian agreement III based an
mutual concessions between this
country aud the dominion and there
fore no ether country can take ad
vantage "a Il
Root suetaius Rayeor
Senator Root Of New York who
liko senator Raynpr ranks as one
90 the great lawyers uf the senate
and who has a special knowledge Of
9nr diplomatic history and usageS
.ods the same view of this matter
as the Maryland senator II was ex-
aettcd that senator Roof would also !
AXE np this question raised ny Sen
ltor l.aIOlictte and show where the !
after was wrong BHt Senator Root
seems to have lost interest n the |
-eciprocity bin with the ovelWhelnl, !
ug defeat 0f his amendment 10 ID |
aud has been absent from bis seal 1
nosf Of the time since So Sen
itor RaTpor has bad TO undertake |
e task 81 clearing up this import
ant point with regard 20 the effect |
u ihe reciprocity pac Senator Ken I
'on of Iowa has come out definitely I
gainst the rccinrocity easuce. he 1
S now in Iowa and he has given
'ni an Interview these in which he
avs he expects 60 vote against the
in
Insurgents Opposing Pact
Bui while voting against reclproc-
81 Senator Kenyon declares presi (
ana fatt viii he rcnQmiuNed. and
, h's Judgment re.eiee ed next wear
enator kenyon has sent letters of
iQairy 10 thousands al Iowa farm
= and is convinced tQey are against
ccpwCity He says he does act
elitve personally that reciprocity
Ul iniure the agricultural Industry
30 n view of jbe senuWeui 0f the
iva furIilecs Dee aeens it his 8aty 90
ssuive the doubt u their favor
The annonnccmeui thai hc viii
olc against reciprocity has come as
lmewhat OF surprise. because of
IS relations with the administration. 2
has been expected h,as most oL
, iHsHrEen1s woHid ultimately voF
lr the reciprocity agrcemcnt In
idinc The two Iowa scaasrFS S-Ium-
lns and KENYON ihe KENYON lar
rficw makes 30 practically certain
.st thc recinociy agreement willi- :
. iassea almost wholly h5 Demo
af'c and regular RouuhHcGn votes 4
----------