The Washington herald., 1911-06-22
ROOT EXPECTS TO
LOSE AMENDMENT
Admits Senate Majority Is
Unfayorable.
RECIPROCITY BILL IS SAFE
New York Statesman says House Ac-
tion which His Rider Would Neg
ative Adds Another Separate and
Distinct Tariff Provision to the
BilI-AEainsf False Pretenses.

Senator Root. of New York. acknowl-
edged on the floor of the Senate yester-
day that his amendment to the reci-
procity bill relating to wood pulp and
print paper will be defeated This is
the amendment which President Taft has
regarded as a menace to the BILL be-
cause its acceptance would result in the
throwing of the reciprocity bill back into
the House OF Representatives for further
action
Senator Root while advocating his
amendment. answered the attacks that
have been made upon him recently by
declaring that he was sincere in his sup
port of reciprocity. and would not only
vote for the measure, but would refuse
to support any other amendment to It.
81 have become satisfied" said he,
that this amendment which bears my
name will not be adopted. For many
different reasons large majority OF the
am not going to discuss the question
whether the duty ought to be taken of
pulp and payer. II Is a modest 10 per
cent on making the paper, and l am
not going to discuss the question wheth-
er II should be taken off. 1t is going to
be. But do not want II done under cover
OF the reciprocity agreement, and am
satisfied to have proposed this amend
ment and to have had II discussed here
because II has taken of the cover that
was spread over it so largely by public
misapprehension. The amendment that
the House adopted for the taking Off of
this duty as a separate and independent
thing is going to pass, but it is not
going to pass under any false pretenses.
inadvertent or otherwise. Il Is going to
pass because this Congress means to
take that duty off, and not because it Is
any part of the reciprocity agreement
Amendment Means Never.
Questions by several Senators drew an
acknowledgment from Mr.. Root that
with the Root amendment adopted there
would be no possibility of the admission
of these products free until the Canadian
provinces had removed all restrictions,
which, in the opinion of several Senators,
seemed to mean never"
THE amendment of the bill in the
House which / wish to negative said
Mr.. Root, has added to the agreement
another separate and distinct tariff pro-
vision. / am against that for one rea-
son, because 1 believe that If you make
this reciprocity measure the vehicle for
all the tariff questions that
can be raised the bill will never pass.
was against the addition to the agree
ment of this separate pulp and paper
provision, and 1 shall be against the
addition to the agreement of any tariff
provision, and I. with very small num-
Der of Senators who will vote for this
will stand for consistency,
FOR we shall take the same view about
Ill the proposed changes of this reciproc-
ty agreement
Senator Root declared that he would
De against all amendments that might
be offered, because he regarded it as
MS duty, acting on the soundest public
policy and the broadest Judgment, to
pass the reciprocity agreement.
when we have done that" said he, |
'at convenient and proper time, IL, as
he result of passing that agreement, |
Justice and public good require that fur
her changes be made in our tariff law, |
ny friends upon both sides of the cham |
ser will find me trying to be reasonable |
Ind just in meeting their desires