Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-09
CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE BILL
Men Friendly to Administration Will
Unite in Work.
MEASURE FIRST IN TAFT's EYES
Will Not Insist on the Permanent
Tariff Board.
COUNTRY IS READY FOR IT
Executive sends for Senators Crane
and Carter and Explains the sit
aation TO Theua st Much
LanRth.

WAsH1NGTON, Feb. s.--If administration
senators had any doubt about the attitude
of President Taft toward the Canadian
reciprocity agreement II was removed when
Senators Crane and Carter returned to the
capitoi today from a conference with the
president At the White House The mes
sags which these senators brought TO their
colleagues was that there must be a vote
on the agreement at the present session OF
congress or congress will be called back in
extra session almost Immediately after ad-
journment on March T.
Although Messrs. Crane and Carter de-
cined TO discuss their mission to the White
House the report soon LEAKED out that the
president ;-as insistent on a vote. IL is
said he made plain his belief that the
country generally favored the adoption Of
a reciprocal trade agreement with Canada;
that the bill to put the agreement into force
will pass the nouse with a large majority
and that the senate would enact the meas
ure ~ given an opportunity TO vote on It.
The rules OF the senate. which permit un
trammeled discussion OF measure are the
principal barriers TO vote in that body,
MEny Senators Are Opposed.
II is known that Senators Hepburn and
Bailey are bitterly opposed to the agree
20 most Of the progressive republicans
Some OF these senators have limited that
their relations with the White House have
not been sufficiently pleasant OF late to
cause them to exert themselves in support
OF an administration measure.
Senators Crane and Carter entered at once
on a campaign designed to advance the
presidents program. Already they have
..,ItH uyl,r
pecially friendly 10 the administration and
have sought to enlist their services in a
movement TO obviate the necessity of an
extra session.
The impression has prevailed at the capl-
tol that President Taft would insist on
votes on both the Canadian agreement and
the bill to create permanent tariff board,
but this partially was removed today.
According TO the general report at the
capitol the president placed the Canadian
agreement above the tariff board measure
and would be satisfied II the former were
enacted at this session, In the event the
permanent tariff board measures fail. It is
believed that an appropriation would be
voted in the closing days of the session
TO continue the existing board Tor another
year.
II an extra session should be called by
reason OF the failure Of the senate tC
grant a vote ON the Canadian agreement
It Is understood that the president then
would demand the creation OF perma-
ment tariff board and might so far
as to promise data on the wool and wooler
schedule OF the tariff act, II the demo.
cratic house resred 1t.
Norris Before Committee.
John Norris, chairman Of the papei
committee Of the American Newspaper
Publishers association, will appear to
morrow before the ways and means com
mite OF the house OF representatives with
facts and figures in support OF the enact
ment, without the change of a syllable
of the wood pulp and paper provisions o
the Canadian reciprocity agreement.
Mr.. Norris said emphatically there wa
no truth In the published stories that thes
provisions admitted OF doubtful interpreta
tion. He expressed the opinion that tn
agreement verbatim as It stands, would b
ratified by the house by at least two
thirds majority.
Mr. Norris said his statement to tn
committee would show the reciprocal bens
fits OF the paper clause, and insisted h
would "confound the paper makers. VIII
are trying to nulify the treaty by amend
ments to the paper clause"
The speeches which Mr., Taft will dc
liver on the brief western trip upon whic
he enters tomorrow night will be devote,
Il is said, practically entirely to IN
advocacy OF the reciprocity agreement. II
spent most OF the day at work upon the
preparation.
lie was to have spoken tonight at N
dinner OF the League Of Republican stat
clubs. but withdrew his acceptance an
he cancelled today all Of his wsshinEto
engagements for tomorrow In order
devote himself entirely TO the preparatio
OF his western speeches.
TREATY DISCUSSED IN LONDO