Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-21
TwENTY-FoUR SPEECHES MAD
Majority of Speakers Advocate De
feat of the Measure.
PRoUTY MAKES FIRST SPEECH
Des Moines Congressman Talks in Be-
half of Farmers.
DUTY ON MEATS SHOULD STAND
He says II is Time to Try Expert
ments on Somebody Else Be
sides the TiIIers of
the Soil.


WASHINGTON, April 2O-State and
party affiliations were broken repeatedly
in the house in the concluding hours Of
the fight on the Canadian reciprocity bill.
Democrats denounced their fellow demo-
Gratis for supporting a republican pro-
tective principle, and republicans hurled
criticism against their fellow republicans
for marching with the democrats toward
the free trade goal
During the seven hours Of debate twenty
four men spoke on the reciprocity meas
ure. Two thirds of them made pleas for
its defeat in speeches Of from one minute
to a half hour in length In this number
we're two democrats from North Carolina
and republicans from many of the north
ern states
Most of the criticisms of the bill were
from agricultural sections and based on
the belief that reciprocity with Canada
under the agreement would injure the
agricultural interests OF the United States.
Differences in the North Carolina delega-
ton, all democrats, We're vigorously aired
on the floor. Representative Webb said
that Claude Kitchin who opened the reci-
procity fight last Friday. had no right to
crticise him or other members of the
state delegation who proposed to vote
against the reciprocity treaty. Mr.. Kitchin
had accused him OF standing with the
republican standpat leaders but he said
he could with equal justice accuse Mr..
IIitchin OF having worked with these same
republican leaders In the past.
Temperate words from the presiding
officer Mr.. sherley OF Kentucky, brought
from MIR. Webb the statement that ho hi
no personal feeling against Mr.. Kitca.,.
but that four members of the state delcga .
ton proposed to vote against the agree
ment because they believed It was op-
posed to all democratic ideas
The Minnesota delegation also broke on
the rocks of reciprocity.
PrOuty Makes First speech.
offering an amendment to the Canadian
reciprocity bill, which provides for placing
on the free list manufactured articles to
,onpsnsate ths eagricultural interests n
the country! Representative Prouty of lowe
made his maiden speech in the house to-
day IN Opposition to the proposed agree
ment as submitted by the ways and means
committee.
This treaty" said Mr. Prouty. com
pels the farmer to sell his products in
competition with Canada, but compels him
20 buy in a protected market That is
unfair to the farmer. Representing as
do a farmer constituency 1 should rather
Ike to see It tried somebody else first.
Must all these experiments be tried on the
farmer2 I think It is time to try them on
somebody else.
Mr. Prouty said there were some things
IN the proposed farmer free list bill Of
fered by the democrats for which he could
vote. but there were some things in II
which he must oppose.
"This bIIl," he continued (which they
have designated as the farmers free list
bin,' puts on the free list beef. veal NUT
ton, lamp. pork and all kinds of meat.
This would throw the American farmer
into direct competition not merely with
Canada. but with Mexico, Argentina and
other countries south OF us. where every
one knows animals raised for less than
half OF the cost in the United States"
Mr. Pruutys amendment would include
flour, packing products and many other
manufactured articles