The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-24
RECIPROCITY
 MADE POSSIBLE
 BY DEMOCRATS MT. Taft Acknowledges His Work Would Have
 Deen in Vain
SAYS DEMOCRATS DID
 NOT PLAY POLITICS
Followed Dictates of Higher Policy and Did Not Attempt to Embar- rass Chief Executive--Can-
 ada Will Adopt Bill

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 Beverly. Mass, July 23-In the hrst statement he has made, since the passage of the reciprocity bill by the Senate, President Taft at the summer White House tonight freely acknowledged that his long, hard campaign in behalf or that measure would have proved unavailing if the democrats had not helped him. Without such aid the President declared rec Iprocity would have been impossible The democrats did not play politics in the coloquial sense in which those words are used" said the President, but they followed the dictates of higher policy. I-ot Secretary Knox and his assistants in the state department who conducted the negotiations and framed the pact, the President said more than a word or lraise Those republicans he sa1ds ..who fought for reciprocity and some of whose votes were necessary to the pass age of the bill, may probably enjoy mu- tual felicitations on work well done
 Jn his own judgment the President de- clared the agreement would mark an CT och in the relations between the United States and Canada and those who opposed the hill in Congress would find their pro- phecies disproved and their fears allayed t,v it's actual operation. Its passage by the Canadian, parliament, the last step before it becomes a bond between the two Countries, he hopes and believes would be forthcoming. "The satisfaction that actual experience in it's working 1 Ne.ll give he said, I've confidently hope will secure its permanence. In decade it's benefits will contribute much to greater United States and greater Can | sia"
 The President arrived at Parramatta. the new Taft cottage, shortly after 8 clock this morning, motoring out from Boston in just an hour. Mrs. Taft, Miss i Helen Taft and Charlie were waiting ard he had breakfast with his family for lie first time since he left Beverly for the west July ?.
 Talk It Over
 On the way from Washington the Pres ident had time for a long chat with Senator Penrose, who led the fight for reciprocity. and with Secretary of the Treasury Macveagh and Secretary Hilles MT. Penrose left him at Philadelphia, Sec retary Hilles at Newark, N. J.. and MT. Macveagh deserted the party at Boston Tbe President had been thinking about a statement, however, and after sleeping over it,, as he put 1t today, decided that t should be written and that credit should Dc given where credit was due. With Hrs Taft, children and Major Butt he niotored 10 miles to Lynn to hear the Rev. Dr. Robert Collyer of New York y.reach at the First Unitarian church. Lunch over, a stenographer was called in and the statement dictated, the Presi- dert iesorting to the first person, un- usual in statements from the White House. that 1t might appear more truly his own
 The statement reads as follows
 That I am very much pleased with the passage of the Canadian reciprocity bill through both houses of Congress goes without saying. believe and hope it will be followed by similar action by the Dominion parliament. In my judg- ment the going into effect of the agree
 
 ations between the United States and Canada and 1t will tend to a marked increase in the trade between the two countries which will be in every way beneficial to both.
 q hope that the credit belonging to Secretary Knox and his. assistants at the state department in negotiating and framing of the pact, and their lucid explanation and defense of its terms will not be withheld.
 Non-Partisan Measure
 "1n sense the bill passed was non- partisan measure, though the republicans who voted for it probably did so on an economic theory. and the democrats who voted for 1t on another. should be wanting in straight-forward speaking, however, if I did not freely acknowledge the credit that belongs to the demo- cratic majority in the House and demo- cratic minority in, the Senate for their consistent support of the measure, in an earnest and sincere desire to secure its passage. Without this. reciprocity would have been impossible It would not have been difficult for them to fasten upon the bill amendments affecting the tariff generally in such a way as to embarras ss the executive and to make 1t doubtful whether he could sign the bill. and yet to claim popular approval for their sup
 
 words. the democrats did not play poli- ties in the colloquial sense in which these words are used. but they followed the dictates of higher policy.
 We republicans who have earnestly sought reciprocity and some of whose votes were necessary to the passage of the bill may properly enjoy mutual felici- tations on a work we'll done. To those who opposed the bill, on the ground that it will do harm to the farmers. we can only say that we who have supported the passage of the bill look forward to the test of actual operation of the reel procity measure to disprove their prophe- cies and allay their fears. The satis- faction which actual experience in its working will give, we confidently hope will secure its permanency. In decade its benefits will contribute much to . greater United States and . greater Cam ada" rfgss
 Ottawa. ont, July 2s.-rhe opinion ot the two Canadian parties on reciprocity win be expressed at party caucuses which have been called by the conseyva- tives and liberals for Tuesday. The new situation resulting from the pass age of the reciprocity agreement by the American Senate will be discusee1 and a line of action which each sida will pursue will be determined.
 It is generally agreed that the lib- erals will strongly advocate conttnuins reciprocity as tho only order of parlta- mentary businecs until the oppositio.l permits 1t to pass or until If ts demon- ,strated to the eegptsy aet t3e cen.