New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-15
PRESS RECIPROCITY BILL
Even Senator McCumber ADMITS
Defect of Opposition.
DEBATE MAY BE CURTAILED
Agreement Now Has Right OF
Way-Senate to Meet
at Noon.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, June l4-Frank anfh'H'I ]"
that the fight against Canadian reciprooitS
is lost was made on the floor OF the sen
ate to-day by Senator McCumber, enc Vi
the bitterest opponents OF the measure -,
the first OF the many addresses tHat VIZ
oe delivered on the subject.
This measure will pass the Senate ny -
vote Of nearly two 10 one" he prehicVe'
1T will be supported by the Democrats 90
a party measure, expected by them u "V
stroy the Republican policy OF pfote'''"'
and will be reluctantly supported ny NUM-
Der Of Republican Senators. whose reaso"7
presume, will be given in the couIse %
this debate. | do not expect that my DIS
cussion will change single vote IN 'h''
body"
Despite this acknowledgment OF deiea'
the foes of reciprocity are prepared Hoio
the less 70 turn their batteries OF oratol'
on Il. Senator'S McCum0er and Cui'''
spoke against the bill to-day. Sena''i
Nelson gave notice that he would SPEAK To-
morrow at the close of Senator Pomerenc
remarks on his resolution advocating inc
criminal prosecution Of the directors u
the Standard oil Company
Senator Bristow submitted nm amend
ment. which he will offer to the reciproc-
ity bill, abolishing the Dutch standard
and proposing a reduction of duty on
sugar.
The obvious lack Of interest in the dis
cussion Of the reciprocity agreement TO-
day gave rise to the hope that the speech
making would he somewhat curtailed. the
beginning Of Senator McCumber's speech
was the signal for a general exodus from
! the chamber Not more than score OF
| Republicans and half dozen Democrats
remained Later this number dwindled TO
nine Republicans and three Democrats
most Of whom were reading or engaged
| in conversation, and few of whom looked
lanqUidly at map Of the Canadian IRON
tier hanging at the rear Of the chamber
when their attention was directed TO IL.
More Time for Speechmaking.
No objection was made to Senator Pen
roses motion TO take up consideration OF
tho bill. which automatically will become
tho unfinished business. Apparently It
is the purpose of the Senate 20 dispose OF
the measure without any further fight for
delay. In order to give a little more time
! cdCn daN Tor SpeetuindklHZ. 'Ntitdipi : va
! ose also introduced resolution hXlne
the regular hour of convcning at j.
! O'clock instead Of .. This was adopted
without protest. Henceforth consldera-
tion Of the measure will he pressed un-
| remittinely.
As an anti-climax to Senator McCum-
| ber's long speech against the agreement
az result of which he predicted disaster
! 70 tho farmers of the United States, Sen
! ator Gore presented a speech by }. a sex
! smith, a member OF the Canadian Parha-
ment, also farmer, predicting that same
| dire catastrophe to Canadian farmers II
/ the agreement were adopted.
! IF the agricultural land in the tnited
| States and Canada Is to he iald waste ana
! become a wilderness" said Senator Gore
| II hone that under some cornerstone the
! generations of the future will be able 10
/ find these prophetic speeches side by side
showing what caused it, For this reason
| | ask that the speech Of the canadian
member he printed AS companion piece
| To the speech of the Senator from North
| Dakota