Arizona republican., 1911-01-28
PRESIDENT
 CONFIDENT But Congress Is in State
 Of Turmoil THE CAUSE
Probability That Agreement Will Not Be Adopted Now, But Later Stand patters in the Way and Insurgents Divided.

Washington. Jan. 27.-Snags began to loom up in the pathway of Cana dian reciprocity again today before it
 had been in the hands of Congress twenty-four hours and confident pre-
 dietions of its failure is made by the
 pillars of the protective tariff faith. It was said that even should the
 ments (which republican high tariff advocates did not cOncede for a mo-
 menO it would not pass the senater
 These prophecies were carried to the
 White House today by members who
 visited the president. ostensibly on other business, but instead of creating
 a pessimistic feeling there, President
 Taft. it is said, received them with
 smiles. which indicated that one defeat
 will not turn him from his purpose.
 If his own party, before surrendering
 control of the house of presentatives,
 fails to take the opportunity of putting
 in force this reciprocity agreement, the
 president, it is believed, will not hesi- tate to give his program to the demo-
 crats, perhaps in an extra session of congress. One in conference with the
 president, who has been an administra- tion mouthpiece on more than one Oc- casion. came from the White HoJEe to- day with. the declaration that the pro- posed Canadian arrangement would not die an easy death while Taft is in the White House
 The president was never more in earnest in his life said he. He in tends to stay with it through this ses- sion and carry it to the next if nee essary. He will not hesitate tl call an extra session If he thinks such a course necessary"
 Mir Taft believes that the mutual concessions arranged by the United States and Canada, especially in a large number of articles of foodstuffs which would be put on the free list, propose a great humanitarian move ment that ultimately would mean a material reduction in the cost of living. He belives that if the promised reduc- tiOns are not apparent the very presence of this document in congress will prove a utltIIcHl dSdlllSN an duNdlltt III tIc price of food. It is well known that MT. Taft was disappointed that the tariff board had not completed it's in vestigation of schedule K-the wool tariff-so that he could recommend at the same time a reduction of the duties on clothing.
 He believes that this combination would have appealed so strongly to the | great army of wage workers that it would have had an overwhelming de- mand throughout the country for the | adoption of his program.
 The overturning of the present ma iority of the house and the great change | to be made in the complexion of the | senate after March is thought by | some to supply Mir Taft with more | than an even chance of success.
 When the message was read in the | house yesterday it was received with | exclamation by the democrats. Should | the resolution be brought out of the | committee within the next fortnight, | a vote could be had on i; in the pres ent session. However. il is likely that | a majority of the democratic members will vote for it. This would be accept | ed as committing the democratic house at the next session to it's passage. It | is in the senate that the barriers now look impregnable. A republican mem Der of the finance committee said to- day that not None of the majority of | that body favored tke proposed agree ment with Canada.
 After March 4 there will be several | It is not doubted that the filling of these vacancies when the sen ate organizes for the next session will increase the chances for favorable ac- ton.
 There was one amusing phase to the discussion of the proposed agreement | today. The stand pat republicans in 1 the house were laughing loudly among at the position in which ! they said the insurgents from the corn and wheat country must find them selves as a result of the proposition to place grains on the free list. They de- clared that the insurgents had made the welkin ring witt demands for a further revision of the tariff.
 The proposed agreement" said one ' of the old time house leaders. gives | the gentlemen from the Dakotas. Min nesota. Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas Il downward tariff revision with a venge- ance on the products of their own states. Now let's see what they are going to do about it."
 The insurgents discussed the matter among themselves. but so far as is known they came to no general under