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Show BOOST FOR RECIPROCITY. President Taft and Champ Clark Stand Together on Samt Plank In Speeches at Conferrnce. Washington, Feb. 13. Reciprocity with Canada, with all countries of North and South Amorlca, and In fact with all nations, was advocated by both President Taft and Speaker-to-be Champ Clark In addresses at the opening session of tho pan-American commercial conference. Speeches favoring n closer commercial commer-cial union of North and South America, Am-erica, with frequent roferonco to tho future Influence o'f tho Panama canal, wero made by tho secretary of state, Mr. Knox( James A. Farrell, president of tho United States Steel corporation; corpora-tion; Senor Calvo, tho Costn HIcan minister to tho United States; Sonor Calderon, the Bolivian minister to tho United States, and Senor Casus, formerly for-merly Mexican ambassador to this country. Nearly 600 delegates and almost al-most the entire diplomatic corps wore present. Claims Partnership. Champ Clark announced In his address, ad-dress, amid loud applause, thut the test vote tor Immediate consideration of the Canadian reciprocity bill had been won by tho administration. Turning Turn-ing to resident Taft, he said laughingly, laugh-ingly, , t "That's a document which tho President Pres-ident nnd myself own In partnership. Hut, spenklng for myself not tor President Taft or anyone else I am for reciprocity, not only with Canada, but with nil South and Central American Am-erican republics. "In fact, 1 nm in favor of reciprocity reciproc-ity with all nations of the earth. My principle is that honest trndo nover hurt any nation yet." "The Inst speaker and tho noxt speaker and I," said President Taft. who followed Mr. Clark, "havo gotten together on one plank of a platform; wo aro both rather heavy men and I hope It will support us. It's a gieat pleasure to be with him In tho promotion promo-tion of trado in ono part of tho world (Canada). Ho Is in favor ot reciprocity reciproc-ity In all parts of tho worjd, and so am 1. Welcomes Clark's Support. "But that does not help much to wnrd a definite ugrocment. General principles nro easy to state. Wo will all vote for wlso measures, but when It comes to determining whnt measures meas-ures aro wlso, thoro's n dlfforonco. In anticipation of his coming to bo head of tho great popular branch of tho legislature, wo havo already gotten together to-gether on tho most Important matter, and we hope to carry It through." "I havo no doubt," added tho President, Presi-dent, "that us commercial relations become widor and Tho Hague tribunal's tribun-al's purpose In preventing war becomes be-comes better undoi stood, tho union of nil countries In this hemisphere will bo.nn example to tho rest of tho world of whnt can be done by nil International Interna-tional purposo of maintaining pence" Secretary Knox Mild thu United States believed In better steamship communication, railroad construction, tho development of the trenBures of tho Andes nnd In an International bani, "which will keep tho commercial commer-cial currents flowing In their proper dliectlon." |