Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-07
DEMOCRAT PARTY TO MAKE TRY
AT RECIPROCITY UNDER
NEW PLAN.
PRESIDENT TO GRANT FAvoRs
WITH coNGREss' APPROVAL
Former Policy Of Forcing Trade Agree.
ments or Be Punished Abandonsd-
President Wilson Undecided az to
Whistler Tariff Will Be Considered as
One Bill or Schedule BY Schedule.

Washington, April THE sixty
third congress, the first In many years
with the followers of Thomas Jefferson
in the majority. began business at noon.
AS Speaker Clark dropped his gavel
Majority Leader Underwood dropped
and thereby officially started busi-
ness that promises to keep congress AZ
work thru the Washington dog days
and we'll into August.
While the legislators were finding
their ne wseats a procession of women
suffragists representing every congress
sional district in the United States. in
vaded the capitol and presented petit
tions demanding constitutional
amendment for equal suffrage.
The house of representatives OF the
sixty third congress this afternoon re-
elected Speak Clark. He received 271
votes; James r. Mann. Of Illinois. re-
publican, received iii votes. and ";c:c-
Murdoch, Of Kansas, progressive. re-
ceived IS votes. Four progressive re-
publicans voted for Representative
Cooper Of Wisconsin. Mr.. Cooper
voted for Nelson, of Minnesota.
Washington, April 7.-Attempt to
widen the foreign market for American
goods and to encourage reciprocity
treaties is embodied in the new tariff
bill introduced today, in clause en-
towering the president to grant favors
to any nation that gives mutual con-
cessions to the United States. The
reciprocity clause, takes the place OF
the penalty clause OF the present tariff
law. The clause designed to open
wider the market for American exports
thruout the world is as follows:
THAT for the purpose Of readjust-
ing the present duties on imports into
the United States and at the same
time to encourage the export trade OF
this country the president OF the
United States is empowered to negoti-
ate treaty agreements with foreign ma
tions wherein mutual connections are
made looking toward freer trade rela-
tions or further reciprocal expansions
Of trade and commerce"
Approval BY Congress.
Such reciprocity agreements under
the new law would have to be ap-
proved by congress before becoming
effective.
In a statement accompanying the
bill Chairman Underwood declared
that under the Payne law the United
States had attempted to 80 expand
our commerce by force.
1--WE went to the nations Of the world
with a demand that they stand and
deliver or we would punish them," he
said. "Many years ago this system
Of expanding trade and commerce was
abandoned by the enlightened nations.
The only true course that can be pur-
sued to expand our foreign trade along
rational lines is thru mutual conces-
sions that may prove beneficial to both
Of the contracting parties free from
coercion"
American Shipping Encouraged.
Another concession that would be
made in the new bill is designed to en-
courage American shipping. A conces-
sion of per cent would be made in all
tariff rates on goods brought to this
country in Americana built ships,
owned wholly by American citizens.
Restrictions on Philippine imports
practically are removed by the new bill
and important changes in the method
Of enforcing customs laws are pro-
vided, following out the recommends
tions made after recent Investigations
of the customs service.
Wilson "On the Fence"
President Wilson said today he was
! e. 70 Not I,aV 6, ia
If should be revised schedule by
schedule or in single bill. Senators
Simmons. Shively Hughes. James.
Stone Williams and Gore, democratic
members of the senate finance COM
mttee, argued unanimously with the
president for schedule by schedule
revision, but at it's conclusion the pres
ldent said he would still further con-
slider the matter.
The president had fairly made up his
mind that the single bill was most ef-
fective and believed such a measure
he did not think any senators voting
against the bill would venture to hear
the burden of responsibility Of defeat
ing the party program. 1t was sug-
gested that the Louisiana senators
would oppose the bill but the presi-
dent. it was said, took account of that
loss and figured the bill would have
enough votes to pass.
Inclined to Single Bill.
The senators believed that while the
president was still open to conviction
he was inclined to the single tariff bill
The question will be decided as far
as the presidents wishes are concerned
before the democratic caucus meets
tomorrow.
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer,
chairman of the caucus. sought the
presidents opinion as to whether the
cauc6s should be open.
1T have always been In favor Of the
open caucus" said the president.