Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
TAFT GOOD LOSER
Executive Says Business Will Con.
tinue at Same Old Stand.
RECIPROCITY DEFEAT SURPRISE
Nations C1icf Believes B-inEiag
AnneHutioa zE=ae late Discussion
was his Item In Defeating
the Pact.

KALAMAzOC. 1Ech Sept 1-Pres.-
oant Tan had tle returns rom the
Canadian elsction here last night whna
Attending q baneutt gwen htn by tae
cirizzzs OF this city.
I am greatly disapp olnted." he said Il
had hoped that II would be put through
70 prove the correctness Of my Judgment
that 10 would be a good thing for both
countries
1T takes two to make a bargain and
II Canada. declines we can still go on
doing business a. the cd stand
Further than this Ar. Tax declined TO
discuss the subject tonigA; Alter be has
nnalyzcd the complete returns he IN
doubtedly will issue a statement or incor-
pOrate his views in a speech.
There was much speculation here to-
night as to what effect the result Of the
election viii have UPON the presidents
reception in the ipsWsent and agrlcuI-
tural states which he win soon visit. and
where he has been opposed because of
his advocacy Of the reciprocity pact. The
president unquestionably was taken com
pIstsly by surprise and this made his dis
appointment all the more bitter.
Receives Election Returns.
IN, indicating that the conservatives had
made decided gains. Mr.. Taft remained
hopeful that the results in the western
provinces would materially change the
situation. As the conservative victory
continued to grow, however. he gave up
all hope. Few OF the banqueters present
knew that the president was receiving the
returns from across the border, and they
did not appreciate what the play Of his
countenance meant as the little white
slips Of paper containing Associated Press
bulletins were passed to him across the
speakers table.
Mr.. Taft proved a good loser however,
for when he rose to speak, his character
istic smile had not deserted him and he
spoke In . happy vein for a few minutes
preceding his moro serious discussion of
the arbitration treaties.
The president had confidently predicted
to his friends, as late az today. that reel
procity would win In Canada He had re
Trained from discussing the issue in any
of his public uttorances while the cleo
tons were pending in Canada, despite
the pressure that had been brought to
bear upon him since tho beginning OF HE
present tour Today at Battle Creek
however, with the assurance that what
ever lac might say could not De miscon-
strued, inasmuch as the Dominion polls
were about to close, Mr.. Taft launched
into reciprocity speech. He spoke with
the confidence OF one who believed vic
tory to be in sight
Annexation Talk bad.
President Taft was deeply chagrined
when the annexation bugaboo was
brought into the discussion of reciprocity
and believes it had much TO do with de-
Gliding the issue In Canada, the OPP
position leaders having used 1t In every
possible way. The president in his speech
at Battle Creek today took occasion again
to dispel this bugaboo. as he has at fire.
quent times in the past.
There was no one associated with the
president willing tonight 70 discuss the
probable effect OF the Canadian election
iIron fha nolitica of this country