The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-23
Washington Opinion.

WASHINGTON Sept 22-"Liberals
defeated was the laconic report TO tho
state department from Consul General
Bradley at Montreal recording the off
cial demise OF the reciprocity movement.
NO further official declaration is expect
ed a. the department on the ground that
the canadian government naturally sup
poses thet this government is familiar
with the terms OF the agreement espe-
cia!ly the condition that the proposed new
and reduced duties shall not be effective
until after Canadian ratification.
The single exception was the wood pulp
and paper schedule, which by special pro-
vision went into operation Immediately
on The approval Of the act. and is now
beyond recall OF the law OF the land, un-
less congress should see III TO repeal the
entire reciprocity act
The opinion expressed at the state de-
partment was that no effort would be
made to repeal the reciprocity act and
although the duties therein provided will
not become effective. the act Itself will
be permitted 10 remain on the statute
books. constituting an ever open door TO
canada and n constant reminder of the
recognition by the United States OF the
merits of the principle OF reciprocity With
its near neiShbor
II was suggested today that the only
chance for The continuance OF reciprocity
as an open issue might be found In an
attempt by Newfoundland 10 secure such
treaty OF agreement with the United
states IL has been known that the New
'oundianders we're only waiting the dis
States and Canada, TO open negotiations
With Washington for n reciprocity ar
ranGement on their own account, and
state department officials said il has
oeen difficult to keep them from press
ing the matter While the Canadian agree
mcnt was pending.
1t is just possible that the Newround-
landers may see their opportunity in the
present situation and decide 10 make
ovcrtures for an agreement on the lines
OF the Hay-Hcrber, treaty of 1892
This treaty was made the subject OF an
unfavorable report BY the senate commit
tee on foreign relations but IL wag held
that II was not defeated on its merits
but went down only because 1t was sub
mitted TO the senate along with reci-
procity treaties with France. Argentina
and other countries negotiated by Spe-
clal Embasssdor Kssson. which were re-
sarded as objectionable by the high
tariff clement OF that day.
The Newfoundland treaty is still re-
garded by officials here as model in
strument, providing for the admission into
Newfoundland Of many American raw
materials and manufactured products
and the enjoyment OF free fishing and
bait bY Americans in return for "A free
ma rket for Newfoundland fish IN this
country. II by any chance the attempt
90 make II effective should succeed il
vas suggested IN administration circles
that Canada would thereby receive an OBJ
procity that nigh, have the effect of
changing the Canadian policy recorded
Yesterday
Those who have kept in touch with the
gress during the last two sessions Of
congress predict an effort Al the next ses-
sion 10 accomplish through tariff legis-
olished through reciprocity agreement.
This agreement was supported by Demo-
cratic consressmen. on the ground that
u provided lower tariff duties on arti-
cles imported 70 this country from the
dominion OF Canada.