The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-08
DEMOCRATS
WILL ASSIST
TRADE PACT
CAUCUS PLEDGE TO AID
RECIPROCITY WITH
ANADA
tBy AssocIatod r.esal

Washington, Feb Favorable ac.
tlon OF The house ON the Canadian re
ciprOcity agreement was assured
Monday night when the caucus Of
Democratic representatives formally
pledged the party vote for the agree
ment The resolution indorsng the
Canadian agreement was carried 909
to 22 On motion OF Mr. Clark Of
Missouri the action of the caucus
Aas made unanimous.
The anti.reciprocity Democrats
were given free rein at the caucus
Most Of those opposed to the Cana
dian agreement submitted by Presi-
dent Taft expressed their views and
several dwelt upon the fact that the
bin Incorporating the agreement
should not pass without amendment
amendments, Of course, would inyal
idate the entire agreement,
COnspicuously hung in the lobby
back Of the house was a placard bear
ing quotation from a speech by Mi
rority Leader Clark on June 7 last
having been placed there by a Re
publican to call attention to Mr.
Clarks opposition to any amendment
Of the reciprocity bill
Clark's Anomalous Declaration
The placard read:
Il do not know how long we shall
be here. but as long as | am here
intend to fight for the right to amend
every section OF every great bill
which comes into this house, and
do not care straw whether the
Democrats control the house or the
Republicans
More than 100 attended the caucus
Champ Clark Iof Missouri, the minor
| ity leader and Mr.. Underwood of Ala
hama, who will be chairman of the
ways and means committee. led thu
movement to Endorse the reciprocit,
agreement, both of them declarinl
for it unequvocally.
Messrs Hammond OF Minnesota
Branuey, OF Georgia, webb, of Nortl
Carolina, Legare, South Carolina
iGnd others, spoke in opposition. Mr.
Brantley urged postponing all legis
lation until the next congress rathe
than put on the statute books a meas
ure that will be used by the Repub
hcans as campaign material. MI
Brantley also objected on the broa,
ground of the disadvantage such lee
islatlon would impose upon the ray
materials OF the producer and eS
pressed the belief there is no occasion
to rush through such plans, becaus
Of the painstakng work that 500
will be undertaken by the tariff MAX
ing body of Democratic congress.
lie suggested that reciprocity woul
let American automobiles into Car
ada cheaper, but dasadvantageousl
on the American farmer Mr.. Web
talked similarly as to raw materials
Mr.. Hammond pointed out that whea
today is selling at Minneapolis at
price Il and cents higher than a
Winnipeg, and that nearly everythin
produced in his district was injur
cusly affected by the provisions OF tn
agreement.
Mr.. Webb in an analytical speec
announced he could not vote for
blow at raw materials
These Democrats invoked the cat
Gus rules which exempts man fror
the binding effects OF caucus actio
when he has made a pledge to tn
contrary TO his constituents; Web
Of North Carolina; Puio and Broul
sard OF Louisiana and Hammond {
Minnesota. All had made PLEDGES
their constituents TO vote for raw m,
terials as against the manufactures.
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