Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-27
TAFT IN ENEMY'S COUNTRY
President Enters Home State of La
Toilette at Green Bay.
TALKS IN MILWAUKEE, AT NIGHT
During the Day President Makes Ad'
dresses at Appleton, Fond Du
Lac, Oshkosh and Several
other Points.

GREEN BAY, Wis, oct. 26.-on this
his forty-second day out OF Washington,
President Taft IN fact entered "the
enemys country'-Wisconsln the home
of Senator La Toilette, wlfo Is to be his
opponent for the republican presidential
nomination in 1912
The president left St. Paul last night at
$50 o'clock and arrived here early this
morning. Ills principal stops on the way
to Milwaukee included in addition to
Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh and Fond
Du Lac.
OSHKOSH, Wis, oct. Ex-Governor Nc
Govern OF Wisconsin introduced the presi-
dent when he spoke in tho opera house
here this afternoon.
The president spoke on the tariff
vetoes. Mr.. Taft's reception on the
streets as he was taken for an automo-
bile ride was at times demonstrative. At
one point In the ride the president passed
beneath a banner which read:
I'VE are standpatters. Count on us in
1912"
1t was said that some insurgents" tore
the banner down last night. but It was
promptly swung to the breeze early
today.
Defends PhPer Schedulcs
APPLETON. Wis, oct. 2G-Presldent
Taft today answered 10 an Appleton audi
ence questions submitted to him by the
Commercial club of this city asking why
hc did not look better after the paper
industry" in framing the Canadian reci-
proclty bill recently defeated by Canada
Appleton is a center OF the paper in
dustry. Mr.. Taft defended the wood pulp
and print paper clause OF the Canadian
treaty. The president said:
Some gentlemen wrote mo before /
came here and asked me TO answer some
questions as 70 my course with reference
to the Canadian reciprocity agreement
! bill.
81 am asked why did not look better
after the paper industry. / thought /
had. My Investigations through the ex-
perts OF the State department and my
communications had with the members
OF the tariff board before / closed that
contract satisfied me that the difference
between the cost OF production here and
/ that In Canada was represented by the
difference In the cost OF raw material.
I'VE were anxious TO save the resources
of this country and II we could have COM
pleted free trade between the two coun-
tries we felt that in that way the in
dustries in both countries would be on
the same level and we should have access
to the resources in raw material in Can
ada, which would enable us to fight out
| tho battel on a common level.
1T is said that there Is a provision in
the Law by which We allow their paper TO
come in free here. That Is true, to this
extent; that paper that Is made out of
wood that is grown on land on which
there are no prohibitive restrictions may
come in free. but as It happens that on
all the land particularly available and
within reasonable limits for transporta-
ton there are prohlbitory restrictions,
very little paper comes in free. Almost
all OF It comes in and pays the highest
duty. That provision has been IN force
since July 22 and yet paper has gone up
instead OF down
| II submit that the operation Of that
does not seem TO indicate disaster to the
Industry. The fact Is that was put in
for the purpose OF tempting Canada 70
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