Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-20
OPPOSES
Amendment Of
I. CANAD|ANPA ACT

President Will Fight Sug-
gested Changes Favored
BY Root and Lodge; State
hood Vote Delayed.
Washington, D. c., May 19.-Presi
dent Taft Is opposed to amendments
to the reciprocity agreement no mat
ter who is their sponsor. 1t became
known today that the president looks
with disfavor on the proposed amend
ment of Senators Root and Lodge, two
of his personal friends and close ad
visers. Mr.. Taft believes the agree
ment should go through congress as II
was introduced. He will make his
fight along that linG no matter Wnat
republican leaders attempt to do.
Claiming that the essence of the
proposed commercial pact between
this country and Canada is reciprocity
Senator Root before the senate finance
committee suggested an amendment
which would prevent wood pulp paper
from coming into this country free un.
til 1t was free from all the provinces
of Canada. Senator Root argued that
such an amendment would not In
validate the agreement.
John Norris, of New York, repre-
senting the American Newspaper PUB
fishers association, declared that the
amendment would be fatal to the
agreement.
Senator Roots amendment was de-
signed to make pulp and paper free on
both sides at the same time, instead OF
allowing the importation at once OF
free pulp and paper from those prov
inces in Canada in which there are
no restrictions regarding the exporta-
ton Of these articles. The bill now,
he claims contains no provision for
the free admission of paper and wood
pulp into Canada.
Senator Lodge Of the committee nae
inserted into the proposed amendment
the following words after Canada'
s"and all its provinces
Senator Lodges Contention.
Senator Lodge 1conte1ded that as the
bill stands the action OF one province
in imposing restrictions would not pre-
vent all the rest OF Canada from ex-
porting to this country free paper and
wood pulp, but would not allow the
United States to export these articles
into any part of Canada. He said that
he could not deal with Canada by pro-
yinces any more than Canada could
deal with the states in this country.
Statehood Question Goes Over.
The desire Of SO many members to
speak on the joint statehood resolution
admitting Arizona and New Mexico,
caused democratic leaders to change
their plans for ending debate and rush
ing the bill to passage today, and dls-
cussion will continue next week.
The floor leaders of the majority han
hopes to pass the bill today before ad-
1ournment, but it was not deemed wise
to cut of debate so long as so many
members on each side had prepared
arguments which they wished to de-
liver. Accordingly an agreement was
obtained by Representative Flood TO
continue the debate until next Tues
day. when the joint resolution will be
called for passage.
There being nothing on the house
calendar for Saturday, adjournment
until next week, probably until tues
day, was the democrat program.
The house special committee to IN
yestigate the American Sugar Refining
company met this morning and was
called to order by it's chairman, Repre-
sentative Hardwick Of Georgia. The
committee organized and discussed
plans Of procedure Appointment OF
sub-committees to inquire into various
phases of the sugar industry, prices,
corporate organization control of prod
uct prosecutions and the like was
practically determined upon. The SEN
ate was not in session, but hearings pc
fore the senate finance committee on
reciprocity continued.
Discuss Council of National Defense.
The proposed council of national de-
fense. the establishment of which is
provided for in bill introduced by
Representative Hobson of Alabama,
was under discussion today before the
house committee on naval affairs. The
secretary of war, the secretary Of the
navy. Major Gen. Wood, chief of staff
of the army; Cen Witherspoon of the
war college, Admiral Rogers of the war
college Commander Frank K. Hill of
the navy. and others, were invited to
the hearing.
The object Of the council Of national
defense is regarded favorably by mill
tary leaders and officials. The council
will consist of the secretary Of war,
as president: the secretary of the navy
and chairmen of the senate and house
committees on appropriations, foreign.
military and naval affairs. the chief of
the general staff of the army, the aide
for operations OF the navy and the
of the war and navy col
ieges The chief function of the coun-
Gil will be to determine a general pol
icy of national defense and recon-
mend to the president for transmission
to congress measures relating thereto.
GOTHAM FINANCJER
COMMITS SUICIDE