The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09
TO SHOW BENEFITS
Of PAPER CLAUSE
Norris Will Plead for
This Part Of Agree
ment.
WAY TO SECURE
FREE WOOD PULP
In Nc Other Manner Can Great
Industry Be Protected From
Diversion to Canada-This
Congress Must Act or
Extra Session Is
Assured.

Washington. y. O.. February S.
John Norris, chairman OF Tie paper
committee Of the American newspaper
iublishers' Association viii appear to-
morrow before the Ways ara Means
Committee OF the House 81 itcprescn-
tativcs with facts aud figures in sup
port OF the enactment, Without the
chanBc OF Il syllable, Of the Wood pulp
ana paper provisions Of the Canadian
reciprocity agreement Mr.. Norris de-
clared tonight cmphatlcally t.lat there
was no truth IN the published stories
u the effect that these provisions id
United OF doubtful Interpretation as 10
their meaning. lie expressed t.,e opin-
ION. moreover. that the AGREEMENT YER
Daiim as II stands would be ratificd
by the House By a least II t0-o-thir.is
H ma Jority.
DIR. Norris said his statement to the
committee would show the reciprocal
Dement'S OF the paper clause, nnd in
sisted that he would .'confound the
paper makers who are trying 10 nullify
the treaty by amendments Ia the paper
clause" He would show, ne said, tina
that clause as expressed in the treaty
furnishes the only uethoJ ~ which
free pulp wood can be supplied TO
American paper mills AMI by which
the Industry can be protected from IL
version 10 Canada"
40 Room FOR Doubt. /!
The degree TO which the RGministrH-
ton Will use in behalf Of the enact
ment OF tile treaty tits utmni- efforts
70 bring about such changes By con-
current legislation ~ PROS SEQ in the
agreement MAS made plain to-day in
reports brought from the Whitc House
by Senators VINO. talked wttE tic i'rcSi I!
dent. These reports LETT lit,lc room
ior doubt ihui should Congress adjourn
without having ratified the agreement.
the President viii forthwiti convene
the new Congress In extraordinary
session 10 considcr the mater afresh |
The reciprocity matter has Moved in
TO the foremost place in trc egsla
tisc purview. and tho PresiaeEt shows
every disposition to keep 81 there II
he can II ls said upon excellent, au-
thuri,y that Mr., Taft behaves tile
present Congress will act favorably IN
both houses upon the agreement, and !
that there VIII be 10 ncc"ssit: FOR an |
cNtra session. Every indication now
forecasts lis adoption by II, House |
by an overwhelming majority. the only
doubt appears TO be whe-ac, those
Senators radically opposed 10 It's en-
tactics to prevent lis abortion by The
Senate. The President apparently en- |
1ertatns no such doubt
The speeches which Mr.. TAFT Will |
deliver on the brief Western trip upon |
which he enters to-morrcw nigh; Nil |
be devoted, II IS said, prectictlIy en-
1ircly 10 the advocacy OF the I ecipro-
city agreement. lie spent most of tho /
day at work ul,on their Preparation. /
If administration Senators, had any |
doubt about tho attitude ~ President |
Taft toward the Canadian reciprocity |
agreement IL was removed when Sen !
ators Crane and Carter returned to the |
Capitol to-day from conference with |
the President al the White House. Tie |
message which these Senators brought |
10 their colleagues was thar there must |
be a vote on the agreement at the
present session, or Congress will he |
called back in extra session almost
Immediately after adjournment on |
March 4.
Makes Belief Plain.
1t is said that the President made |
plain his belief that the country gen. |
orally favored the adoption Of recipro-
cal trade agreement with Canada; that
the Mccall bill to put the agreement,
into force would pass the House with Il /
large majority and that the Senate |
would enact the measure il given an |
opportunity TO vote upon j.
The rules of the senate. which per-
nit untrammeled discussion Of a meas
ure, ire the principal barriers TO a |
vote in that body. II is known that /
Senators Hepburn and Bailey arc BIT
terly opposed TO the agreement. and I
that the opposition extends also to
most of the Progressive Republicans
who represent agricultural States.
Some of these Senators have limited |
that their relations with the White |
House have not been sufficiently pleas
ant Of late to cause them TO exert |
themselves in support Of All admins
tration measure
Senator'S Crane and Carter entered
at once upon a campaign designed to
advance the Presidents program. Al
ready they have conferred with other
Senators who arc especially friendly |
TO the administration. and nave sought [
to enlist their services IN a movement |
to obviate the necessity Of an extra |
session.
Doubt that the Ottawa government
has the authority to bind the provinces
OF the Dominion to the terms of the
Canadian agreement submitted to Con-
gress by President Taft was expressed
by members OF the Committee on Ways |
and Means at the committee hearing
to- day
Those who appeared to give their
views on the agreement had to stand |
aside while the committee interchanged |
opinions as TO whether Or not the OF
tawan ministry had not gone beyond +
Its authority In negotiating the agree
,nent and whether 1t would be in po-
sition to enforce the provisions Of the |
agreement In event the United States
carried out its End of the bargain
Representative Humphrey OF Wash
ington, appeared in opposition to Tie |
agreement. TIe spoke for the fish and |
lumber interests or his state. The fish |
industry of Washington would be put
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