The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
WILD OPPOSITION
 ID RECIPROCITY
Threatens to Throw Open
 Whole Tariff Subject
OPEN REVOLT BEGINS
Republican Opponents of Bill Demand Speeches From the Republican Friends of BilI-The Root
 Amendment Is Ep

Washington, June 19-Republcan op- position to the Canadian reciprocity bill in the Senate reached the stage of open revolt today. Led by Senator Dixon of Montana who again failed in his demand fer ars explanation of speech in favor of the bill from some of the republican leaders who champion the measure, the republicans would join the democrats in an attempt to lower the duties on all manufactured products.
 When the cornerstone Is pulled out of the system of protective tariff,' said Sen ator Dixon, when the farmers products are thrown into free market while his purchases continue to be protected, there are many good protectionists in the re- publican ranks here who will vote to have the duties pulled down on iron and steel. chemicals, cotton and many other things"
 This fight threatens to throw open the whole tariff subject.
 we want to make one killing" de- clared. Senator Crawford of South Dako- ta. We find the senators from Penn sylvana, New York, Connecticut, Massa- chusetts and Maine states that have always reaped the greatest harvest of protection, advocating this measure that purposes to put on the free list every sin gle article raised In the northwest. I want to deal with this matter In it's en- tirety. If Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Massachusetts have joined hands In a new political propaganda, it is time for the rest of the country to strike out on a new tack
 'If you can get enough senators on that side with you. returned Senator Bailey of Texas, i've will take one of these bills now coming over from the House and make whole new tariff law out of it''
 Senator Bailey declared there would be no adjournment until the Senate has act ed upon the free list bill and the woolen bill
 Rercprocity came before the Senate to- day with the Root amendment as the matter for immediate consideration. This amendment was again laid aside because of Senator Roots absence. Later he came into the chamber, but said he would not be ready to discuss the amendment until Wednesday.
 Opponents of the bill then demanded an explanation of a speech from some one in favor of the measure.
 Mr. Cummings said he wanted to speak against the Root amendment, but would not do so when that amendment was not officially before the Senate and had not been explained. Senator Dixon, Senator Bailey, Senator Smith of Michigan and others declared they would make no speeches against the bill until they had heard some word In its support
 Root Made Brief Explanation
 Senator Root made brief explan- alton of the reason for offering his amendment which requires Canadian provinces to remove export restrictions mitted free He said this was the basis of the original agreement between the two countries but that the provision had been, dropped out in the House.
 Supported by Senator Lodge of Mas sachusetts he contended that without this amendment the reciprocity bill would admit paper and pulp wood free from Canada even though the Can adian parliament does not act on the reciprocity agreement. Senator Lodge said that such law would immediately constitute a special privilege to Can ada and would involve the United States in controversy with Germany, France and other countries entitled to most favored nation" treatment.
 Referring to President Taft's speeches in favor of reciprocity, his criticisms of the Root amendment were met by Senator Root with the state- ,nent that he would not discuss news paper quotations of the President. Sem
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