Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-23
FROM OUR VIEWPOINT.

/ " 0Sitiii6to sept. %-.~=JOln NQFGkSs
chairman of the committee on paper
of the American Newspaper Publishers
Association, today issued statement
| showing that the defeat in Canada III
the reciprocity agreement has expand.
ed the free scope for pulp and PAPER
SO as to include all Of the favored ma.
tons. His statement follows:
"Canada's rejection Of reciprocity
raises question with respect to the
favored nation treaties that is unidua.
Unlike the items contained in Section
l of the reciprocity bin, the paper and
pulp clause, which was Section -
abolished the duty on Canadian pulpo
and paper subject only to a condition
precedent that the pulps and paper
must be made from unrestricted woods.
Section / could not go into effect
until Canada took reciprocity action.
but Section . became effective July e.
when the President signed the reef
proeity bill. Canada's vote OF fejec-
ton will make Section l ineffectiye.
but it will not impair the pulp and pa
per section, which cannot be nulli34d
except by a repeating act of the Amer
lean Congress and such repeal is high.
~ improbable.
THE importers of pulps and paper
from Germany. Norway and Swedish
Claim that under the favored nation
ttreaty the products of these countries
are entitled to the treatment that Cam
| ada obtains when the pulps and paper
| are rnaae from unrestricted woods ana
that the tariff on these articles Ii att
/ tomatieally abolished under like con-
dltions. Treasury department ofiiciu1s
say no similar case has ever arisen
in this country"
Liberals defeated" was the laconic
report to the state department .fresn
Consul General Bradley at Moi,tr6ki.
| recording the official demise of the rec
| iprocity movement. No further official
| declaration is expected at the depart
ment on the ground that the Canadian
| government naturally supposes that
this government is familiar with tn
terms of the agreement. especially tie
condition that the proposed new and
reduced duties shall not be effective
until after Canadian ratification. The
single exception was the wood pulp
and paper schedule, which by special
provision, went into operation imrfle-
diately.
1t was sugge sted today that the ptl-
ly chance for the continuance OF recip-
rocity as an open issue might be
found In an attempt by Newfoundland
TO secure such treaty OF agreement
with the United States. 1t has been
known that the Newfoundlanders
were only awaiting the disposition OF
the pact between the United states
/ = ~. y - tons x1ytk
We shington for a reciprocity arrange
n1ent on their own account.
Those who kept In touch with the
course of Canadian reciprocity legiS-
lation in Congress- during the past two
sessions OF Congress predict an effort
at the next session to accomplish
through tariff legislation what was in-
tended to be accomplished through the
reciprocity agreement. This agreement
was supported by Democratic con-
gressmen on the ground taht It pro.
vided lower tariff duties on articles
imported to this country from the
Dominion of Canada. Hence so far -
the Democrats are concerned, prac-
tically the same ends may be accom-
nlished by tariff bills which would
provide for lower duties on Canadian
llnportations. or for the free importa-
ton of many articles coming from that
country.
Such bill necessarily would originate
in the House OF Representatives and
would be framed by the committee on
ways and means. None OF the members
of that committee Is in Washington. but
1t is believed the Democratic majority
will give attention to this subject when
It takes up the work Of tariff revists0
at the beginning of the next session.
The chief obstacle is the favored ma
ton clause OF the commercial treaties
with other countries. but as this treaty
provision never has been allowed mafn.
rally to influence legislation affecting
contiguous countries. It Is claimed tnnt
1t will not prove serious objection 70
lower duties on Canadian articles. While
1t Is not believed here that Canadian res
iprocity as such will eyentuate for many
years. it is true that the law enacted ~
Congress to carry into effect the reciproc-
. lty compact is still on the statute bookh
1t win remain ineffective unless thefo
should be revival of sentiment In cpn-
ada in favor of the agreement In View
of the fact that there Is just coming iAeo
power In that country q new admia3ss4~
ton elected upon this issue. 1t is conolA.
cred improbable that the initiative Wi11
/ be taken in that country. ut least TT q
long time. with such an adninittrntton
in control across the border. II u aruut0
here that 1t would be futile for the Uuit6o
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