The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-29

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most loyal constituency the party or
| ganization has ever had y
''No page in the political history car
equal this betrayal by the Republican
party of this great and loyal constit
uency,' he said.
Senator Borah said he sympathized
| with the press in its desire for relief
from the oppressive combination that
| is said to control the production OF
| print paper. He objected, however, to
the attempt TO "settle the trust ques.
tlon at the customs houses He de.
| clared that action against paper
trust, if it existed, should be by civil
and criminal procedure in the courts
Opened by Cummins.
The fight against Canadian reel.
proclty in the senate was opened for
mally today by Senator Cummins of
Iowa, who in presenting number of
amendments to the bill denounced it as
obviously unjust.
Senator Cummins amendments pro-
posed to admit free from Canada both
raw and manufactured agricultural
products, lneludlng fresh meats. canned
meats, barley, malt, -four, iron. steel.
woolen goods, cotton goods, silk and
leather goods These amendments an.
lRinye. Rly only on the American side of the
Senator Cummips said it was appa
rent Republicans and Democrats favor
ing the bill had determined to submit
to the repeated statement that the
president would accept no amendments
to the Canadian agreement
make no comment on this situa.
ton, sald he. 'Esave that il seems
to mo an abdication of the duties of
responsibilities. -
Attacks Combination:
Senator Cummins attacked the com
blnatlon of regular Republicans and
Democrats TO pass the reciprocity bill
1T seems TO be conceded" he said.
that minority of the Republican
senators, most of whom have advocated
higher and indefensible duties in the
tarlH law on manufactured products,
and majority of the Democrats who
have professed adherence TO The prip.
clple of tariff for revenue only. pur.
pose to pass this reciprocity bill with
out change -
The bill, he said, would accomplish
only two important things-admit free
- 'p tae dsilculJurdl pFOQUctS or
Canada and admit small quantity of
wood pulp and print paper.
After the passage of the bill through
this combination, Senator Cummins
said, the Democrats expected to make
a combination with Republicans who
favor tariff revision to pass other bills.
ut IS perfectly plain TO me,' he
added, 'that the Republicans whom I
have mentioned, would be valiant
enough in defense of the high duties for
the rich and powerful manufacturers. -
Refers to Colleague.
Senator Cummins said he would not
believe until roll call proved it that
the senate was to accept the ultima
tum that 1t could not change In any
way the agreement as submitted. He
referred to ''certain number of SEN
ators who seem TO sit in silent, if not
sulleu submission to higher power -
Canada has yielded all she cam
he said, without endangering her in
dustrlal prosperity. But it is incon-
ceivable that those who are willing to
subject the farmer to absolute free
trade in the things he produces should
shrink from a reduction of the duties on
the things he buys"
Senator Cummins said his amend
ments were not proposed for the pur-
pose of defeating TIE bill.
81 appeal to those on the other side
of the chamber who favor lower tariff
duties to help me with these amend
ments,'' he said FI have no hope
from my associates on this side Of the
chamber.
Warns the Democrats.
''I have no hope from my associates
on this side of the chamber. They will
help You Democrats to remove the du-
ties from the products of the farmers,
but they will not help you to lower by
farthing the duties on the great
manufactured products of the coun
try
The reciprocity bill was character.
lied by Senator Cummips as "obvi-
ously and evidently unjust" and if
his amendments were adopted, he said,
it's injustices, would be so. far corrected
that he would vote for it.
Senator Bacon asked Mr.. Cummins if
he thought legislation in the senate
ought to be Influenced by the threat Of
a veto from the president.
"ft is abhorrent to ME, - replied Mr.
Cummins, ''to hear the suggestion that
any senator will be influenced by the
probable action of the chief executive
on the contemplated legislation.
We have been assaulted here day
after day with the reiteration. appar-
entlv authoritative that if this bin is
amended IN any way, it will be vetoed
by the president
''It is the beginning of the end of
fhp dignity thp nower and fba roeno.t