Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-23
ANNEXATION PLAN
SECUTED BY TAFT.
CLARK FAVORS It
Minority Leaders Remarks
Taft Declares, Are Likely
to Prove vexng.

llat E-T- sentative ALaLp 1-0-s
saplld have injected into Iae r@c-Eroc-
~ discuss u lhe House .es,erdey
Try thorgh- abou tie annexation o.
Ca-a6a.
The White HOUSE Is said 70 regard
the remarks IF M. Clark a. U-dst IN
fortunate. ard Fhe p-@si6ent ms nads
i k-cYa -hat he Would l.ks . haNe
L understood throughout ths wor.S
that his administration Tad 10 noush
whatever u annexation when the reel
I yrocity agreement was arranged.
The president. i l. said. i hopeful
thu, tne people Of this coun--y Can
ada ann Great Britain VIII look upon
fhe speech q Mr.. Clark merely as the
expression q AT individual b II tns
sentiment. GOES not represent the 0e---
oc-atic party or any parry in inis
! rount-y-
TAFT Writes a Letter.
In reply To Representative Clark's
ter today 10 Representative Mccall OF
Massachusetts. whose name the reci-
procity bill bears. declaring that Can
zds is now and viii remain & politica.
Unit" The letter in full follows:
Il write 70 congratulate yon sin.
House Of the Mccall bin. enactins lnfc
legislation the reciprocity agreemen.
with Canada / sincerely hope ii viii
oass the Senate and become a part Of
Dur Statutes.
This agreement. ii il becomes a
law has 10 political significance Nc
though, Of future political annexation.
Or union was in the rnind Of the nego
fiators on either side. Canada is now
viii remain a political unit
i r very SIRE that II this agree.
nent becomes z law, it will inure &c
of both countries"
Ciark's Own Mere Co;n;on.
The annexation doctrine was
preached By Representative Clark
speaker-apparenI of the next House.
IN the course Of his speech in the
House yesterday in favor OF the agree
nenI. H said:
Il am for it because nope to see
The day when the American flag viii
float ~ every square foot Of tbs
B~ritish-North American possessions
clear to the north pole. They are peo-
PIE OF III blood. They speak our Ian
guage: their institutions are much like
ours: they ara trained in the difficult
art of self-gcvernrnent. Ny Judgment
IS that If the treaty Of 1854 had neve,
been a~brogated the chances OF a con
solidation OF these two countries would
nave been much greater than they are
now"
John Bull Might Consent.
Asked whether that would have a
tendency to preserve peace with Great
Britain. Mir. Clark said:
Why. certainly it will. 1 have nc
doubt whatever that the da.. is not
far distant when Great Britain will
ioyfully see all her North American
possessions become a part of this re-
public. Tina IS the way things are
tending now,
Reciprocity with Canada. which to.
day became the principal question be.
fore the Senate, is believed to depend
on whether the opposition will resort
20 filibuster 10 defeat it.
1t is the best Judgment of Senate
leaders that if the Mccall bill TO carry
out the provisions of the Canadian
agreement is permitted to reach a vote
at this session the Senate will pass il
by as decisive a vote as was recorded
Cor it in the House last night.
The Mccall bill was sent TO Senate
today and, after lying on the clerks
desk for q short time, was sem to the
finance committee. This gives to tha
committee control of the whole subject
There was no demonstration of any
character over the receipt of the bill o,
its reference to committee. It is be.
tieved to have been determined beyond
any doubt that the bill will not be hung
in the finance committee. Although q
majority OF h republican members, as
well az at least two OF the democratic
members. are known to be opposed t.
It, It is said the committee feels that
courtesy to the president demand.
that 1t be reported to the Senate.
It was said today that a specia-
meeting of the committee probably
would be called for Friday to consider
the agreement. BY reason of the
absence OF Senator Aldrich the session
will be presided owed by Senator Bur
rows. It is known. that the Michigan
member IL opposed to the agreemen,
and that he will be Joined by Senator.
u01o M0CNunhop md RQf1ov onA renh
ably by Senators Smoot, Flint AND
Simmons.
Adverse Report Possible.
II all indicated should vote in com
mittee against the Mccall bill It would
be reported to the Senate adversely
A report on the bill. however. il al
that would be needed to get It befor,
day was that the bill would be SEN
TO the Senate about the middle Of mex
week, and that It would make littl,
difference whether 1t was by favorable
or adverse report Of the committee.
FEELING that there are enough votes
In b Senate to pass the bill, by reaso
of the almost solid democratic suppor
that 10 certain TO be given It. the re.
publicanS who oppose the measure MAJ
decide that the objections are sufncenl
TO justify g dlibuster, even In the fac,
Of . probable extra session Of congress
II Q vote IL denied.
There ID much difference Of opinion
IN the Senate u to whether the pres.
ddent would call an extra sessiol
should the Senate fail to act on tn,
commetcfal a9reement. Many senator,
~ .aski1g Their colleagues whethe
President Tan has raid positivel.
whether he would call the Senate Il
fsoxtra session. Hut apparently there 4
no y Who feGls competent TO answe
the question.
,VI An extra sGision is regarded b.
seandpatters - thing e be avoide!