The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-14
RECIPROCITY ONLY
IN THE MESSAGE
President Taft Wants Quick Action
by Congress.
THE PEOPLE HAVE APPROVED
The Executive Believes the Public De-
sres to Open up Way for In
creased Trade Relations
With Canada.

Washington, April 5.-The message
of President Taft to the Senate and
House of Representatives follows
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives: 4.
| transmitted to the SiXty-first Con-
gress on January six last the text of
the reciprocity trade agreement which
had been negotiated under my direc-
ton by the secretary of state with the
representatives of the Dominion of
Canada. That agreement was the
consummation of earnest efforts eX-
tending over period of nearly a
year, on the part of both governments
to effect a trade arrangement which
supplementing as it did the amicable
settlement OF various questions of a
diplomatic and political character that
had been reached would mutually pro
mote commerce and would strengthen
the friendly relations now existing.
Purely Commercial.
The agreement in it's intent and
terms was purely economic and com
mercial While the general subject
was under discussion by the commits
sions | felt assured that the senti-
ment Of the people of the United
States was such that they would wei
come measure which would result
in the increase of trade on both sides
of the boundary line, which would
open up the reserve productive re-
sources of Canada to the great mass
of our own consumers on advantage
GUS conditions and at the same time
offer broader outlet for the excess
products of our farms and many of
negotiation of this kind necessarily
could not be made public while the
conferences were pending. However,
the full text of the agreement with the
accompanying correspondence and
data explaining both its purpose and
its scope became known to the people
Throughout the message transmittedto
Congress it was Immediately apparent
that the ripened fruits of the careful
labors Of the commissioners met with
widespread approval. This approval
has been strengthened by further con-
sideration of the terms of the agree
ment in all their particulars. The vol
ume Of support which has developed
shows that its broadly national scope
is appreciated and is responsive to the
popular will
Blocked in the Senate.
The House of Representative of
the SiXty-frst Congress after the full
text Of the agreement with all the
details in regard to the different pro-
visions had been before it, as they
were before the American people.
passed bill confirming the agree
ment as negotiated and as transmit
ted to Congress. This measure failed
of action in the senate. In my trans
mitted message of the 26th of Janu-
airy, | fully set forth the character
of the agreement and emphasized its
appropriateness and necessity as a
response to the mutual needs of the
people of the two countries, as well
as it's common advantages. | now
lay that message and the reciprocal
trade agreement, as integrally a part
of the present message, before the
Congress and again in
vite earnest attention to the consider
atoms therein EXPRESSED
Early Action Requested.
l am constrained in Difference of
popular sentiment and with a realiz-
ing sense of my duty to the great
masses of our people whose welfare
is involved, to urge upon your con-
early action on this agree
ment. In concluding the negotiations
the representatives of the two coun-
tries bound themselves to use their
utmost efforts to bring about the
tariff changes provided for in the
agreement by concurrent legislation
at Washington and Ottawa. have felt
1t my duty, therefore, not to acquiesce
in RELOCATION of action until the open
ing of the Congress in December, but
to use my constitutional prerogative
and convoke the SiXty-second Con-
gress in extra session in order that
there will be no break of continuity
in considering and acting upon this
most important subject.
WILLIAM H. TAFT.