The Washington herald., 1911-06-20

"iIh OSildtOI JOinl OHdIp WIZ
Jams, of Mississippi (Democrat)
defending the Republican admins
tration from an inferred attack by
members on the opposite side of the
chamber, and Senator Bailey ad-
dressing himself to his Democratic
colleagues, of whom he would be
the leader, and receiving most of his
support from the standpat Republi-
cans, yesterdays debate on the re-
ciprocity bill strikingly illustrated
the diversified political alignment
over the measure in the Senate.
WILLIAMS DEFENDS TAFT.
Attempts at bargaining between the
enemies of the measure on both sides
OF the Chamber met with united opposi-
ton from its friends Of different political
allegiance.
The President has been criticised"
said Mr.. Williams, because he made a
public speech in Chicago and did not
send the substance of 1t to Congress as
message. The President is accused Of
seeking to bring pressure to bear upon
the Senate by creating public sentiment"
Mr.. Williams declared that the President
had done no more than other Presidents
had done. and 1t was entirely proper
Turning to the Republican Senators, he
said:
when a Republican President has
a lucid interval 1 believe In going to
his relief. When he has a lucid in
terval you appear to think that the
thing to do is to hit him with a club"
Senator Williams declared that II
Canadian reciprocity encountered no
more serious obstacle than that sug-
gested earlier in the debate-namely.
a protest from other nations that II
violated the favored nation cluase in
amounting to a concession-then II
had smooth sailing.
1T amounts to this" said Mr.. Will
liams. III you adopt the Root amend
ment you postpone perpetually. proba-
bly, and indefinitely, certainly the free
admission OF wood pulp and paper.
You strengthen the grip OF the Inter-
national Paper Trust"
Opponents Hold Back.
The oponents of Canadian reciprocity
again showed reluctance to begin the
assault upon tbs pact, and after an
agreement was reached for consideration
of the Root amendment to go over until
Wednesday, when Senator Root will
speak in its advocacy, the Senate in
dulged in a field day, marked by brisk
clashes on a diversity Of subjects.
Impossible proposals Of support for
Canadian reciprocity In exchange for
support Of various other tariff revision
measures and Of amendments to be added
to the Canadian pact, were made and
met with counter propositions, and there
was no meeting of the various minds.
Finally Senaor Bailey, OF Texas, pre-
himself into the breach in oppo-
sition to the measure, and attempted the
somewhat difficult task Of criticising reel
procity and the Republican position on
the tariff, and yet defending Democratic
tariff views, despite unanimous support
of the Canadian agreement on that side
of the chamber. He held the floor for
the remainder of the day. Warm ap-
proval and encouragement was given to
the texas Senator by the Republican
Senators from the Western States.
The argument Of the Senator Is almost
unanswerable," said Senator Dixon, OF
Montana, and IL the Democratic side
will support in good faith a free list bill,
more comprehensive than that passed by
the House. as an amendment to this reel
procity agreement. 1t will receive num-
Der OF votes on this side.''
Continuing, he said that the fre list bill
as reported was just as Objectionable to
the principle OF a protective tariff as to
that of a revenue tariff 'T am q pro-
he declared, "and have never
had any aology to make because of it,
to my conscience or my constituency"
Reed Wants Pledge.
Senator Reed, OF Mississippi, took up
the challenge, and asked II enough votes
to pass reciprocity, IL SO amended. would
be guaranteed by the Senator from Mon
tana. If so, he said. he would agree to
vote for the amendment.
You ropose to place your conscience
in the keeping of this sid of the cham
ber7" asked Senator Dixon.
- do not propose to Join band of as
sassins who will kill this bill by amend
ment," declared Senator Reed, with con-
siderable vigor.
Senator Crawford, of South Dakota,
suggested that IL the Senator from Mis-
souri, would prepare an amendment re-
ducing the duties on manufactured arti-
cles or on those used largely by the peo-
pie in the country. including agricultural
and thus comupensate them
for what they were asked to give up, he
would take delight in going on record
then and there in favor Of It.