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Show NOUS TALKS FOB REGIPRDCITY SILL Declares Present Tariff Allows Paper Makers to Maintain High Prices. WASHINGTON. May 'J. John Norrls. representing the American Newspaper Publishers association, was again before the senate finance committee in advocacy of the Canadian reciprocity bill today. Mr. Norris declared that the Root amendment to the bill, providing that tho paper clause of the measure should not be in force until tho president proclaims that wood, wood pulp and paper are admitted ad-mitted from all parts of Canada free of duty, would postpone Indefinitely the date of application of the treaty. "That was what It was Intended to do." said Senator Stone. Mr Norrls claimed that the amendment was Inconsistent with the purposes of the agreement As a result of tho high prices charged by the International Paper company. Mr. Norrls said that the largest user of news print paper of this country would have to pay during the coming year $700,000 more for his papeivthan for several years past, and another publisher about $500,000 a year more. The present tariff, he declared, allowed the paper makers of the United States to maintain high prices and keep Canadian paper out. The fact that the United States lias been shipping more paper Into Canada than Is sent from thoro Into tho country Is proof, he. claimed, that It can be produced here at a lower llguro than in Canada. Alonso Alfrlch of Bcloit, Wis., a manufacturer manu-facturer of paper machines, spoko In opposition to the bill. Tho commltte then adjourned until tomorrow. |