New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-02-11
DELEGATION is DIVIDED,

the members al the bnlll> lIlta NFl'
cation IN tGp House are all Sh0
! to pieces ~ the Canadian rcct
prIclty matter. Thrcf IF thcm
Representatives Eroussard. IuJt
and Estoplua arr altogether out
SIDE the Democratic communion
and an opp Sod t" the position
taken by the party Only one
member Of the Il legation IS in ac
cord with the party leaders The
oma is i Garland Duprc At llsi
nighr s caucuS he voted to max
support of the reciprocity trra y
"A matter OF Democratic lath AMI
discipline. Representative Rans=
deH Watkins and WlrkIlItc voted
against making support OF the
treaty a test Of Democratic Ica
ty. They were outvptcd but when
the test comes they will vote ior
the bill that makes possible the
ratifica ION Of the treaty.
Representatives BrouSsard aud
PuJo made speeches III the caucus
last night deserving II themselVe
and Gen. EStopinaI tha right 10
vote against the Mccall bill be
cause in their speeches TO their
constituents and IN tn If platforms
they took ground IN opposition to
the reciprocity treaty III that they
declared for the existing duty on
lumber 'Ien. Estopiual could not
b. present at tde cnucus. Repre-
sentative Brvussard, speaking iot
Gen Es opinal, said that he had
taken n position that made it I'M
possible for hm to support the
treaty present ii to the Senate by
President Taft, the ratification II
which cannot bo made without the
assent Of the House.
Mr., Pujo opposed Tie wisdom
and policy Of the Democratic par.
ty. by caucus resolution, lndorSln9
the commercial treaty rccrn ~ n
gotiated between the United States
and Canada. He contcnded that
it was against all the plecedens
and traditions Of the Democratic
party to favor free trade III raw
materials and protection ior man
ufaci articles. The treaty
was objected to because If placed
agricultula al products on the free
list vet maintained a duty on man
ufaciured goods. The duty on
lumber was entirely removed.
Free wood pulp and print paper,
he contended, would not result, rs
under the terms OF the treaty they
could only come in free it restilc-
tions as to their expectation from
Canada were removed by the prov
Inces.
Mr.. Pujo invoked the rule pro-
vidng that caucus action would
have no binding force on mem
Der if he had made pledges to his
constituents prior to his election
in conflict with the action OF the
caucus, stating that he had advo-
Gated a duty on lumber, sugar and
rice, and on other agricultural
products and raw material upon
which revenue would be pro
duced: that he had been elected
to carry those views INTO effect
and that he could not be bound by
contrary caucus action. The eau
Gus agreed that Mr.. Pujo came
within the rule and that he would
not be bound by its action
Mr.. Pujo will speak against the
treaty when it is in the House
for consideration.
In explanation of his position
Mr.. Broussard said: Upon tht
introduction of Mr.. Clark $ rcso-
luton in last night s caucus,
took the position that we were
having hearings on the Canadiat
reciprocity bin before the ways
and Means Committee, OF which
am still member, and that we hae
not proceeded sufficiently far lnte
the hearing for me to determine
definitely whether the RECIPROCITY
bill introduced by Mr.. Mccall t'
carry out the agreement enteree
into between the United State
and Canada fell within the pur
view of the instructions gwen t
me by the people of my district a
the time of my last election.
81 stated that it appeared t.
me. since all farm products wer,
being put on the free list. and th'
duty on manufactured articles wa
either retained or simply reduced
that the proposition contemplated
committing the party to the doc
IFItle III lTtt raw iiaA'' 'h' " -
trine peculiar to New Englant
and inimical to the interest OF al
agricultural State, such as Is Lon
islana.
"Mr. Clark having stated on tn
/ floor of the House that he wlshe,
the principle Of the reciprocit,
proposition, as applied III tn
pending agreement. had been ear
Tried out by the President TO IN
clude Mexico, South and Cenira
America and the islands, an'
standing by that position IN tn
caucus, it was evident that HI
purpose of committing the part,
to Canadian reciprocity was on
io commit the party to the doe
itrine of free raw material.
Il stated. further. that if as
certained. after a more carsfu
study of the bill and the agree
ment. that such was the purpos
then that position was counter {
the instructions ! had receives
from my constituents when | wa