Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-07
PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS.
Says Country Is Strongly Desirous Of
Reciprocity.

Says Country Is Strongly DESTROYS OF
Reciprocity.
President Taft on Wednesday trans
mitted to congress a message urging
early action on the reciprocity agree
ment The message is as follows:
Il transmitted to the sixty-firs con-
gress on January 26 last the text OF
the reciprocity trade agreement which
had been negotiated under my direc-
ton by the secretary Of state with the
representatives of the Dominion OF
Canada.
This agreement was the consum-
nation of earnest efforts extending
over a period of nearly a year on the
part of both the governments to effect
a trade agreement which, supplement-
ing as it did the amicable settlement
of various questions of a diplomatic
and political character that had been
reached, would mutually promote COM
merce and would strengthen the
friendly relations now existing.
1.-The agreement in its entirety and
it's terms was purely economic and
purely commercial. While the general
subject was under discussion by the
commissioners I felt assured that the
sentiment of the people Of the United
States was such that they would well
come a measure which would result In
the increase of trade on both sides of
the boundary line, would open up the
reserve productive resources of Can
ada to the great mass of our consum-
ers on advantageous conditions and at
the same time offer a broader outlet
for the excess products of our farms
and many of our industries.
"Details regarding q negotiation OF
this kind necessarily could not be
made public while the conference was
pending. When, however, the full text
Of the agreement, accompanying cor
respondence and data, explaining both
it's purpose and its scope, became
known to the people through the mes
sage transmitted to congress, it was
Immediately apparent that the ripened
fruits of the careful labors of the COM
missioners met with widespread ap-
proval. This approval has been
strengthened by further consideration
of the terms of the agreement in all
their particulars. The volume of sup
port which has developed shows that
it's broad scope is fully appreciated
and is responsive to the popular will.
The house of representatives of
the sixty-first congress, after the full
text Of the arrangements with all the
details in regard to the different pro-
visions had been before 1t, as they
were before the American people, pass
ed a bill confirming the agreement as
negotiated and as transmitted to con-
gress. This measure failed of action
i'm the senate.
I'm my transmitted message Of the
26th of January l fully set forth the
character Of the agreement and en-
phasiZed it's appropriateness and nee
essty as a response to the multitudes
of the people Of the two countries as
we'll as it's commercial advantages. ]
now lay that message and the recip-
rocity trade agreement as a part OF
the accompanying message before the
sixty second congress and again in
vite earnest attention to the consider
ations therein expressed.
Il am constrained in Difference to
the popular sentiment with the real
izing sense of my duties to the great
mass of our people whose welfare Is
involved, to urge upon your consid-
Grafton early action on this agreement.
In concluding the negotiations the rep
resentatives Of the two countries bound
themselves to use their utmost efforts
to bring the tariff changes provided
for in the agreement by concurrent
legislation at Washington and Ottawa
| have felt it my duty, therefore, not
to acquiesce in relegation Of action
until the opening of congress in De-
cember, but to use my constitutional
prerogatives and convoke the sixty
second congress in extra session in
order that there shall be no break of
continuity in considering and acting
upon this most important subject"