The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-28
President Declares of Reel
procity With Canada
U. 5. HAS ALL CAN ATTEND
And Annexation Talk is "Bosh" He De-
Reciprocity Must Stand
or Fall by It's Own
Terms.

New York, April o. Reciprocity
with Canada must DE adopted now or
never, and must stand or fall by its
own terms. So declared President Taft
in his address at the Waldorf Astoria
last night at the fourth annual joint
banquet of the Associate Press and the
American Newspaper Publishers asso-
citation
His address was the first of series
in which he plans TO evoke public SEN
timent in support OF his policies and
he appealed to the company of editors
and newspaper owners, gathered from
the length and breadth Of the land to
impress in the public mind that reci-
procity should stand alone and ought
not to be affected in any regard by
other amendments to the tariff law"
His recommendations were warmly
cheered
All talk OF annexation he character
lied as "bosh,' and said the United
States has all it can attend to with
the territory it is now governing He
praised the House of Representatives
for its passage of the reciprocity agree
ment; declared that it would not in
jure the farmer, nor any special class,
touched briefly on the matter of a gen.
eral arbitration treaty with Great
Britain, which he said was progress
ing; answered in detail the objections
that have been raised to reciprocity
and begged for at least "a kind of test
to dispel the ghosts, exhibited to
brighten the agricultural classes"
Il have said that this was critical
time in the solution of the question OF
reciprocity" concluded the president
at is critical because unless it is now
decided favorably to reciprocity, it is
exceedingly probable that no such OPP
portunity will ever again come to the
United States The forces which are
at work in England and in Canada will
derive an impetus from the rejection of
this treaty, and if we would have
reciprocity with all the advantages that
/ have described and that | earnestly
and sincerely believe will follow its
adoption, we must take it now or give
it up forever"
Other speakers of the evening were
Manuel De Zamacona, Mexican ambassa-
dor to the United States, who urged
intelligent and deliberate consideration
OF the forces tht have shaped the pres
emit Instruction; the Hon William
Barton Northrop, Kings counsel and a
member OF the Dominion Parliament
who paid tribute to the power of the
press, and analysed Canadian senti-
ment with reference to reciprocity;
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia university and j + McFay,
president of the Canadian Press, lin
tied
Mr. Northrop explained that il the
pending treaty should fail OF ratifica-
ton in the Canadian Parliament, such
step would not necessarily mean
defeat or even popular disapproval of
reciprocity as a principle, but only that
the opposition had compelled an appeal
to the people, and until the people
have spoken" he concluded, (which they
can only do at the polls, no one can
say what the voice Of the people OF
Canada in this matter really is"
Oswald Garrison Willard, proprietor
of those who differed with him, and
postmaster praised Mr. Taft for his
abstenton from the Shorter and uglier
word" in his characterizations Of
those who differed with him, and he
lauded him for his charity of judy
ment and his advocacy of international
peace.
"Yours is the privilege" he informed
the president, "of telling us to our
faces, Just what YOU think is wrong
with us, or of saying what You can in
our behalf to larger public, which
sometimes has its doubts about us and
our methods" The president smiled
broadly at Mr. Wizards invitation to
criticise the press but he did not
choose TO take advantage Of it
"There has been some suggestion in
the toastmaster's remarks that perhaps
/ would seize this occasion to make
things little even, but | have no
grievance said Mr. Taft. This is
the only world we have, and this is
the only press we have; and | am not
disposed to think that anything / could
say would change it | am in posi-
ton where whatever ! do or whatever
/ say is the fair subject of comment.
criticism, approval or condemnation;
and whether that be fair and impartial.
or unjust and somewhat preiudced, it is
the price Of serving the public, and
you golfers will understand me when
/ say that it is to be treated as a
rub on the green