Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-13
URGES RECIPROCITY
PRESIDENT TAFT ANXIOUS Fop
RATIFICATION OF AGREE.
MENT WITH CANADA.
In Special Message to Congress tn,
Chief Executive Makes Plea for
Speedy Settlement of Question
of Great Interest to
Americans.

washington. 80 lfeSlutnt Tart on
Wednesday transmitted to Congress =
a message urging early action on the
reciprocity agreement with Canada
He stated that he based this message
in Difference TO popular sentiment and
duty to the great masses of the Amer.
lean people.
The message follows:
"To the Senate and House OF Rep.
resentalives-I transmitted To che Six.
sy-frst congress on January 26 last
the text OF the reciprocity trade
agreement which had been negotiated
under my direction by the secretary
OF state with the representatives OF
the Dominion OF Canada.
This agreement was the cOnsum.
nation OF earnest effort, extending
over period OF nearly year. on the
part OF both governments to effect a
trade arrangement which. supplement.
ing. as it did. the amiable settlement
OF various questions OF a diplomatic
and political character that had been
reached. would mutually promote CON.
merce and would strengthen he
! friendly relations now existing.
! The agreement in It's intent and in
the terms was purely economic and
commercial. While the general sub.
ject was under discussion by the CON.
missioners | felt assured that the sen.
timent OF the people of the United
States was such thai they would vel.
come measure which would result
in the increase OF trade ON both sides
OF the boundary line. would open up
the reserve productive resources OF
Canada TO the great mass OF our own
consumers on advantageous cond
lions. and at the same time offer
broader cutie; for the excess products
OF our farms and many OF our indus
tries.
Details regarding q negotiation OF
this kind necessarily could not be
made public while the conferences
were pending. when. however the
full text OF the agreement. accompany.
ing correspondence and data explain.
ing both its purpose and It's scope
became known To the people through
the message transmitted TO congress
II was Immediately apparent that the
ripencd fruits OF the careful labors u
4. spread approval This approval has
p been strengthened by further consid
Grafton OF the terms OF the agreement
In all their particulars. The volume
OF support which has DEVELOPED shows
] that its broad national scope Is fully
). appreciated ana IS rcsponsi'-a 70 the
a popular will.
2 THE house OF Representatives Of
the S!xty.frst congress. after the full
, text OF the arrangements with all the
&, details I'm regard 10 the different pro
visions had been before IL. as they
- were before the American people
passed bill confirming the agree
ment as negotiated and as transmit
ted TO congress.
y This measure failed OF action IN
Z the senate. In my transmitting mes
h sage OF the goth OF January | fully
II set forth the character OF agreement
. and emphasized its aDpropriatencss
and necessity OF response 10 the mu
> tual needs OF the people OF the tive
u countries as we'll as its common nd
70 vantagcs. | now lay that message and
F. the reciprocity trade agreement a
n part OF the present message before
C. the Siyty-second congress and agar
d. invite earnest attention 10 the consid
tIutlBih lUflflH fAUltrrf|i
Il am constrained in Difference 4
IL, popular sentiment and with rcall7
!, ing sense OF my duty to tho grca
mass OF our people. whose welfare =
J." involved. TO urge on your considcra
IN ton early action on this agreement
te I'm concluding the negotiations III
s- representatives Of the two couniric
C. bound themselves to use their utmos
L. efforts 10 bring about the taH'
~ changes provided for I'm the agreemon
"a by concurrent legislation nj Washnl
ton and Ottawa.
81 have felt II nv duty therefore
). not 70 acpulesce I'm relcgatlon OF ~
ton until the opening Of the congres
III I'm December. but TO use my constit'
or tional prerogative and convoke m
no Slxty-second congress In extra seesio
OF in order that there shall be no brea
&c OF continuity I'm considering and nc
he ing upon this most importani subiec
20 (Signedl civilian IT. TAFT.
"The White House. April 3. 1911