The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-27
5ERES!s <: !:;!! SSH. | ID THE SUPPORT
 0F M'CAlL BILL Fearing Extra Session ln- dustries Rush to Aid
 of Reciprocity MAY CHANGE CHAOS TO DEFINITE ACTION Country-Wide Campaign Is on and the Senate Will Be Urged to
 Prevent Tariff Changes
 By Democrats
BY wArrERsoN sTnALEy

BY WATTERsON STEALEE washington, February g6.-tSpecial.)- Parsdoxical as it may seem the great protected industries of the country have come to the support of the Canadian reci- procity bill and are urging its passage through the Senate. In this course they are not actuated In behalf of the public through the belief that the Canadian agreement will result in benefit to the consumer Fearful of an extra session which will result in tariff revision more or less general, including the wool. cot ton, steel and wood schedules, they have aligned themselves with the supporters of the Canadian agreement accepting 1t, as it were the lesser of two evils to them selves and the one less calculated to de- prive them of the enormous profits gained through the existing tariff schedules. This fact which may have far-reach- ing effect on the condition of legislation choas with which the last week of the Congress commences, is generally under stood here tonight among members of the Senate and was the sole topic of discus sion in congressional circles.
 President Responsible The sudden shift of the interests which formed the backbone of the opposition to the Mccall bill to the support of that
 measure is caused by the determination
 of the President to call an extra session unless Canadian reciprocity is voted upon. The influence of this quarter can hardly De overestimated, as it is generally rec ognized that they practically wrote the schedules of the Dingley and Payne tariff bils and were able to put them through Congress, controlling a majority of the votes of the House and Senate for the hard and fast programme. The declara- tion is therefore made tonight that the prospects for the passage of the Mccall bill have become more favorable owing to this accession of strength, and that hope Of avoiding an extra session of Congress has not been abandoned
 The campaign against an extra session and in favor of the Mccall bill will be predicated upcn business disturbance A countrywide campaign is on and the Senats will be bonlbarded with teegrams from every business center in the United States demanding that the Mccall b.h be passed and the business world be saved from disturbance growing into saHic,
 Iii tl.is way several senators of the stand-pas class who's nanes nave heeh used in connection with the present f1ii- buster may decide to content themselves with voting against the bill and make no effort to prevent vote being reached The fnsurgent republican senators are con- ing in for more criticism than any other of the several republican factions. Cum nins, LaFolette and other senators of that illz have in and out of season de- nourced the rates of the Payne bill, and yet when chance presents itself to vote for measure reducing some of these rates in the interest of the consumer they form the bulk of the opposition. They de- clase that they are not trying to force an extra session of Congress to revise the tariff, and yet they decline to accept the Mccall bill
 Insurgents Criticised Insurgent republican stock has gone down considerably in public estimation in the last two weeks. The old line re- publicans are gloating over the hypocrisy manifested by the insurgents, and it looks as II they had good ground to do so. The President was confidently counting upon the insurgents to help him with the bill and as usual he is left without support He had every reason to expect their aid :, everything in their speeches indicated that II would be forthcoming. In fact, 1t looks as If the insurgents are sacrificing all | principle for no other purpose than to embarrass the President. whom thev say is already down and out
 II canadian reciprocity fails, the in errgents will have to stand the blame. as the situation now exists in the Senate. Meanwnile the democrats of the House gre looking forward to the extra session which a republican President proposes calling because his own party is incom- potent to legislate. In all quarters the ut most confidence is expressed that the House will make good and put up to the Senate a progra mme which if the latter declines to accept will be indorsed by the voters next year and lead to the election of democratic President and Senate 10 assist the democratic House.
 Bartholdt on Prohibition Defending his stand against statewide prohibition in Missouri at the recent cleo tion, Representative Bartholdt surprised the members of the Missouri society to- night, who had invited him to be their guest and to speak on Great Things for Missouri Most of those present were \. women.
 He explained that business had prevent cd his preparing a speech, and suggested that the audience select one for him. Mr Bartholdt said:
 Since no suggestion is offered, I will tci you ol the great battle Waged in Mis- souri last fall. Now this is not to be a political speech, nor religious one I want to tell you about the fight for state wide, prohibition. Missouri has upon It's statute books law which provides for county option This was satisfactory to the majority of the people, but some one started an agitation for more stringent law. -' v .'As you all know, thousands of persons depend wholly upon the great brewing in dustries of the larger cities for their ex- 1stence and they would be thrown out of work, to say nothing of the millions of money invested which would be lost if such law were passed l fought against it. and Missouri enjoys that freedom guaranteed by the constitution I MT. Bartholdt spoke at some length on the various phases of the fight against the proposed amendment to the state con stituton, and was enthusiastic in his de- nunciation of the movement to force pro- hibition on the people.
 Ransdell Is Enthusiastic Representative Ransdel of Louisiana, ' member of the rivers and harbors com mittee of the House, and president of the National Rivers and Harbors congress, is enthusiastic over the passage of the river and harbor appropriation bill. In speaking of the merits of the bill, Nr. Ransdell said:
 The passage of the bill now in the