The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-02
Republicans to Offer Farm
ers' Free List Bill as
Amendment to Canadi-
an Reciprocity.
SUCH ACTION MAY
DEFEAT MEASURE
President. Holds Daily Con
ferences at White House
in Effort to Keep Sup
porters in Line.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The crisis in
the senate in the fight on Canadian reci-
proclty is expected to be reached when
the Democratic farmers free list bill is
offered as an amendment TO the bill car
rying the agreement into effect. That
such amendment will be offered for the
purpose Of embarrassing the Democratic
supporters OF reciprocity seems certain.
1t is toward this critical contingency
that President Taft just now Is devotins
his attention. He is holding daily con-
ferences at the White house in an effort
TO keep Republican and Democratic SEN
ators alike in line for the pact
President Taft is certain that the reel
procity bill Will pass the senate by a
comfortable majority. II it can be brought
to final vote without amendment, He
feels that the test for the true friends
OF reciprocity VIII come in dealing with
the proposed amendments TO be offered
from the floor.
Mr Taft recently has had assurances
finance committee without amendment
and without recommendation. This Is
what he desires.
The president feels that any amend
and he believes that to be the purpose
of some senators who have proposed
amendments. The proposed Root. Lodge
and Nelson amendments have brought
the president into sharp conflict with
these senators, but he has not hesitated
10 express his views regarding them
Taft Suggests Plan.
Cognizant Of the fact that he must
depend upon the almost solid vote of the
Democrats IN the senate TO carry the
reciprocity hill through. President Taft
has been endeaVoring 10 devise means
to help them out OF the dilemma that
Will be presented when they are asked to
vote for or against the free-list bill as
a rider to the reciprocity measure. Some
Democratic senators have told the presi-
dent frankly that they would vote against
assured that the standpat Republi-
cans would not stife in the committee
the free-list bin as il came from the
house and thus deprive the southern
in open senate properly to record their
votes on the measure
President TAFT appreciates the position
In which the senate Democrats find
themselves. but ne thinks he has found
solution Of the problem. He has sug-
gested that motion by the Democrats
10 discharge the finance compitte from
consideration of the free list bill and to
put IL upon its passage would serve the
purpose OF the Democrats in making
their attitude a clear one and he has fur
tner expressed confidence In the fair
ness OF the American people 10 recognize
The purpose OF those who would attempt
the free list method OF defeating reel
procity
The plan as outlined has been dis
cussed by Democratic sena tors, and 1t is
said they believe with other friends OF
reciprocity that IL is an acceptable solu-
tion OF The difficulty.
Agreement Cannot Be Varied.
In all OF his talks with senators during
The last few days, President Taft has
endeavored 10 impress the fact that in
negotiating the pact With Canada, the
United States offered to put meats
flour, agricultural implements and shoes
on the free list. Canada would not
make like concessions. The agreement
,s specific on certain points and cannot
be varied, The ties on -four meats and
shoes could be reduced without violating
the pact, Il is said but TO do so would
open up the problem OF the most fav-
ored nation" clause In treaties with other
countries. And. while the United States
would get no concession from Canada
oy reducing the rates. the application OF
these rates TO other countries, the presi-
dent holds. might let in Argentine meat
and Australian muttons. which he be
lieves would be a real Injury TO the
farmer
The only condition in the agreement
that was not absolutely dealt with Is
print paper. The provinces Of Ontario
Continued on Pare Seven