Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-04-14
PRESIDENT URGES
RECIPROCITY BILL
to Congress Delivered
Wednesday Does Not Men
ton Legislation.

Washington, April G.-President Taft
today transmitted 20 congress his mes
sage urging early action on the reci-
procit- agreement with Canada. He
stated that he based this message in
Difference TO popular sentiment and
duty TO the great masses of the Alnerit
"an r@crl@. The :aSs@Gss follows
10 the Senate ana House of Repre-
s~entatiyes:
II transmitted TO the SiEty-frst con-
gress on January &c, last. the text of
the reciprocity trade agreement which
had been negotiated under my direction
by the secretary of state with the rep
resentatiyes of the Dominion of Can
ada.
This agreement was the consumma-
ton OF earnest efforts, extending YER a
period Of nearly q year, or the part OF
both governments to effect a trade ar
rangement which, supplementing as it
aid, the amicable settlement of various
questions OF q diplomatic and political
character that had been reached, would
mutually promote and would
strengthen the friendly relations Tow
existing.
People Behind It.
"TNe agreement in it's intent and in
the terms was purely economic and
commercial. While the general SUBJ
ject was under discussion by the COM
m~issiouers, l felt assured that the SEN
timent Of the people Of the United
States was such hat they would well
come a measure which would result in
the increase OF trade on both sides or
the boundary line, would open up the
reserve productive of canada
10 the great mass of u to
the great advantageous conditions, and
at the same time offer a broader outlet
for the excess product OF our farms and
many of Il industries.
"Details regarding n negotiation o.
his kind necessarily could not be made
public while the conferences were pend
ing. When, however, the full tex of
the agreement, accompanying cores
pondence and data explaining both it's
purpose and it's scope became known
to the people through the message
transmitted to congress, 1t was imme-
diately apparent that the ripened fruits
OF h careful labors of the commits
sioners met with widespread approval.
This approval has been strengthened
by further consideration of the terms
Of the agreement in all their particu-
lars. The volume of support which has
developed, shows that its broadly ma
tionai scope is fully appreciated and Is
responsive to the popular will.
History of the Pact.
"Tho House of Representatives of
the SiXty-first congress, after the full
text of the Arrangement with all the
details in regard to the different pro-
visions had been before it, as they were
before the American people, passed a
bill confirming the agreement as ne
gotiated and as transmitted to con-
gress.
This measure failed OF action IN the
Senate. In transmitting my message
of the Goth of January l fully set forth
the character of agreement and m
phasiZed its appropriateness and neces-
sity as a response to the mutual needs
of the people of the two countries as
we'll as it's common advantages.
Il now lay that message n the
reciprocity trade agreement as part OK
the present message before the Sixty
second congress-, and again invite earn
est attentions to the consideration
therein expressed.
Urges Early Action.
81 am constrained in Difference to
popular sentiment and with a realizing
of my duty to the great mass OF
our people whose welfare is involved.
to III on your consideration early
action on this agreement.
I'm concluding the negotiations the
representatives Of the two countries
bound themselves to use their utmost
efforts to bring about the tariff changes
provided for in the agreement by on
current legislation at Washington and
Ottawa.
Il have felt it my duty, therefore, not
to acquiesce in relegation of action n
I'll the opening of the congress in De-
cember, but to use my constitutional
p~rerogative n convoke the Sixty
second congress in extra session In
order that there shall be no break OF
continuity in considering and acting
upon this most important subject.
William II. Taft.
1.-THE White House. April, 1911"