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Show I REPUBLICANS ARE I A G A ! N :: T TREATY H WASHINGTON, AprlL 15. "After a 1 I thorough canvass of the Republican m membership of tbo house X can say H 'positively a substantial majrirlty of tho, M party will vote against the Canadian M reciprocity WU," paid Representative B j Dwlght tonight Tho bill is lo be put fl on itH passage this week. M This will fcot prevent its passage. M even though seven Democrats voto M against tho majority of tholr party. M When the rcc ferocity bill passed tlie H houfle in the lest session, a majority HI of tho Repnbllciaj voted against it, B but tho Deraocnrtic majority in favor H of It has greary increased In- tho new H i congress. M Five speakersMj?artlcipated inthe de-, bate today Representative Fordney, fl of Michigan, a Bepublirnn member of M 1 the ways and means committee, and Hj Kopresentative Lenroot, of Wisconsin, HI an insurgent Republican, spoko HI against tho blU Representative Har- H rlson, of Now York, -and Ropreconta- H tlve Peters;, of Massachusetts. Domo- Hj cratlc members of tho -ways and meano m committee, advocated its passagel H Mr. Lenroot gave an emphatic stato- B ment of Insurgent policies and vIowh. H Questioned from tie Domfcratlc side, H lie said he tTpposed the reciprocity be-. H cause it increased duties. He said if H the Dmocrats were sincere In their de- H sire to put more articles on tho free H list they would attach the free list lo Hi the roclDroelty 7)111. Ho accused them H of wanting the rres5dent to veto tlujlr HI free liEt bill when It finally passed so HI as to make political capital for them. M "The progressive Repnblicans have HI never been froo traders." said Mr. M Lenroot "1 clutllengo anyone tb point m ' to any speech made by a progressive Republican In congress or elsewhere advocating free trade. I stand for a protective tariff measuring duties by the dlfferenco in coat of production at homo and abroad " on |