The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-22


Wedemeyer. Mich; Willis, o.; Woods,
Ia. and Young, Kas. Total 7s.
Democrats: Bathrick. o.: Claypool,
o.; Doughton. N. c.; Fowler, ILL.,;
Gudger, N. c.; Hammond, Mimi;
Pujo. La; Rucker Col; Webb, N. c.;
and Whitacre, o. Total 10.
The attempt to- amend the agreement
began with the final reading of the
bill at 3 o'clock. The threats of Re-
publicans opposed to the measure to
make the Democrats vote against
amendments for free meat, free lum-
Der and free agricultural machinery
were carried out, butt their party
leaders declared that g amendment
would defeat the whole de agree
ment, they cheerfully Ad these
amendments down. W.
d. The efforts to provide she adj
mission of these important q oducts
were met with the assertion e. t the
Democrats would lay the new q rm-
err free lisobill" before the hoA ext
week and that an opportunity g Id
then be given to vote for free W 7,
machinery, lumber and score. Of
other things. This defense was met
by Republican standpatters with the
charge that the Democrats knew the
free list bill could not pass the SEN
ate nor secure the presidents appro-
val.
Attempts to put fresh and canned
meats on the free list section of the
reciprocity bill were made by Rep
resentatives Martin of Suth Dakota,
Foster Of Vermont, Lenroot of Wis
onnoin NnNH3c ~ NJoh~oClyo
Resentative Lenroot finally proposed
the whole Democratic free list bill as
an amendment and although Repre-
sentative Sherley Of Kentucky, who
was presiding, ruled that it was in
order, the Democrats stoically voted
against it.
The section of the bill relating to
free admission of pulp and paper,
provoked the sharpest discussion,
drawing from Representative Mann Of
Illinois, the Republican leader, the
statement that 1t was exactly the
terms agreed upon by the two coun-
tries.
Former Speaker Cannon bitterly at
tackled this section Of the bill.
Let's bring Canada down here and
surrender the halls of congress to
them" exclaimed Mr.. Cannon.
Representative Longworth of Ohio
pointed out that any such amendment
would violate the relations between
the United States and all other coun-
tries, as it would give Canadian goods
q special preference in the American
market - .s..-..g~.. !. :. ,,. {.
II challenge the statement that we
are going to pass the free list bill
later on with the expectation that it
will not become a law" said Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood in reply to-
statements from Republican opponents
of the reciprocity bill. .'The free list
will become law or the Republican
Senate that kills it or the Republican
president that vetoes 1t never will be
heard from again."
Underwood's Defense
"Heralding the era Of honest COM
petition" Representative Underwood
Of Alabama, chairman Of the ways
and means committee closed the de-
bate on the reciprocity agreement in
the house yesterday.
The enactment of the reciprocity
bill into law, he said, would mark
the end Of the period Of exclusion"
in the economic policy Of the country
in 30 far as customs laws affect the
Industrial conditions Of the nation.
"For fifty years." he said. 'the Re-
publican party has maintained the
policy of excluding from the home
market, as far as 1t has been able to
do so. competitive products from 9th
er countries. In the beginning Of
this policy was inaugurated. with the
express declaration that it was in
tended to develop new industries un-
til they were strong enough to stand
alone and face, in the open, the mar
kets of the world and the rivalry Of
our protective competitors, but the
greed for gain has driven the advo-
Gates Of this theory far beyond the
position they maintained at it's incep-
ton. Today there is hardly a great
American industry that is not ex-
porting it's surplus products to the
open markets Of the world and SELL
ing them in free competition with the
manufactures and crops Of our for
eign competitors.
I'VE would be unrivalled masters Of
production and industry in every
land where free competition. can be
obtained, II we would but strike OF
the shackles that bind us to the dead
and unnecessary economic system
maintained by the Republican party,
that creates false standards and
wasteful conditions at home.."
Mr.. Underwood contended that the
nation should turn from those STAN
dards carefully adjusting the laws to
meet new conditions without serious
injury to capital or labor, in order to
reduce the cost Of living at home and
be prepared to dispose of surplus
products to insure stability Of prices
and employment TO labor.
The Democratic party, he contin-
ued, docs not intend to abandon the
custom houses, but favors policy of
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