New-York tribune., 1867-08-23

who, by my uuinentlona neglect have been subjected
John Williams esq Secretary Of tie American Industrial League
A week having elapsed without receiving the COM
munication promised Immediately" by Mr. Stern
| ON the part of the Free Trade League, appointing
time and place of conference" Mr.Wilams, on Slst
of July, addressed letter to that gentleman, Of
which the subjOlned is copy
| TmE AMERICAN IsDUsrKrAL LEAGUE No 30 BsExS4Ssr-}
your letter the 23d inst had expected to have re-
ceycd communication from you, appointing confer
cuce between Committee OF your League and that or
the American Industrial League, on the s9nect Oh the
| Communication has come to hand.
being desirable that if the project ' carried d, into
qucstng early reply for tho government OF eur
'"' fam Sir your oSsdes s.:. :s;yaP. s.,,.,,,
Simon stern ESQ., American Fss Trade League, No so' Broadway
No reply was received to this communication, but
on the next day the following letter came to hand
from the American Free Trade League:
PKEE TRADE Rooxs BROADWAY. July 81
DT.R SIa! We have carefully considered the propo
ston made by the American Industrial League ana
ind IT, for several reasons, inadmissibie
TO the first four condItions-whch specify the ire
anency Of ISSUE the SIZE the circulation and the dnT
apadr With much labor and expense established me
Leatzfe successful basis and having, moreover, an
noigced lis probable change from monthly to weekly
ssne we cannot bind ourselves by any stpuatOns for
bidding It's enlargement or Improvement
The paper which The League is printed is OF the pest
quality procurable and cannot consent to lower our
standard Of excellence in that respect by agreeing to use
"Heirs paper not exceeding 40 pounds 70 the feam .
The fifth cOndtOnas 10 the mode OF conducting ILLS
utterly mpractcable. The devotion OF the entire con
tents Of periodical TO discussion OF one peec su1eG
four pages Of Affirmative and four OF negative w0uld
soon leave MS without readers The american fhee rec
Trade League desire only freedom in exchange, Duu
also In debate; and none Of It's members would DE Wng
to undertake compulsory fonr page IeluaUn anU 0a
maps be safely left 90 answer themselves While others
may be found uDanswerable. -,
IN view of these circumstances and assuming that the
American Industrial League, like the American fIee
Trade League aetuated Dy sGeie Gg' p of tbe
tariff question: leaving the result to the merits OF NC
and the intelligence OF the reader, we submit te
following proposition through which think, may be
attained the end sought by both parties; ,,..,,
League for the publication OF articles in favor Of Pro
teoton." space In our paper equal TO that occupied y
four pages quarto), retaining editorial supervision
such portions of the paper as may be devoted to gem
cra literature miscellaneous matter over the space
thus allotted TO it, the American Industrial League shall
exercise full CONTROL bearing the expense for paper
composition, &c, aud conducting the business as at
The only conditions for which We stpulato are that
the American Industrial shall furnish its articles TO
the printers proper time before the date xed ior eae
issue OF the paper and shall agree to purchase ana cl
cuac through It's own agencies at least 1900 copies OF
every humber at such reasonable price rs may DE agreed
Any notifications which you may suggest not incon-
slstcnt with the tenor Of the foregoing proposals VIII be
met by us In q liberal spirit
We are G StFsB B1FPi Faal if oSli oi E.s Committee
Simon stern. Secretary.
! To the foregoing communication the following
reply was forwarded to which no answer has been
received:
Azsuic,s IvprsrRiAL LEAGUE Nzv.YoaK. Aug. g. lsiT
siR Your letter OF the 3st ut addressed to Mr. Peter
Cooper duly received and no time has been lost IN
bringing IL 10 the consideration Of our Committee ,
| Your communication Informs MS siinmaHly that tnc
proposition made TO your body by the American INDUS
trial LcagI Is iuGdmissibe" and 20 terminates any
further negotiation for joint publication designed, as
g. had suggested. 90 present In candid ana Impartial
manncr 0tho attention OF tho American people inc true
We regret that yon have Thought prudent to prevent
To- this subject the discussion proposed Woald he
calculated 20 produce and although We may not ehac
be permitted that tho reasons you have gwen ioi
| that decision appear inadequate. ,..
| NOu r,fcr 10 monthly publication called Ihc LedJhe
20, which believe two or three numbers nave been
issued ~ being established on " a ucc.ssu nis anu
cite that fact a. reason why you cahhoi Dlhu
"by any stpuatlOns iofbddiug ITS enlargement OF IN
provemcu' aud you refer 10 the quaby OF le lp.r on
which that paper has bcth printer lot ,.e p' ~ oi ~,
ding that you cannot consent to lower your standard
To- these objections We have only 70 reply that We made
proposition suggestion whatever either as To Ihe
dcc wise 10 Issue We conceded 90 you and We re-
served 20 ourselsos, the T!ght 20 print or publish what
We simply suggested that Ia series of papeis, prepared
IN Kind spirit aud candid nmnncr We should jointly
prcut this issue to the people We thought that pnOli-
cation, thus prepared, and coming under he olh'ia shc
lion o the Wo bodies which represent both classes Of sen
timent In The country would bc emiucntly useful IN ad-
ing the people 10 arrive at correct CONCLUSIONS And so
fr nom supposing that such publication would become
ulutccsng aud as you apprvhcud, be without read
cis" We are constrained 10 believe that n view ot the
moIncnous national Interests involved, the Intelligent
citizens ~ the United States would set high value upon
tie opportunity thus afforded them Of op ning authcn-
| tic aud impartial Information.
We cannot think you serious I'm proposing that tho
American Industrial League should bind itself 10 pur-
chase Is copies OF publication over the editorial con
duct of which it has control and Om any supervision
which 10 expressly drhafrCd We 30 not care 10 emil
mcTatc the rcasOs-palpablc and manifold as they are
why 10 should be- 40 once ncXpclcnt and undignhe Tor
the American Industrial League t0 lend its sanction mus
large advertiser, 10 the esablis ishmeu or journal
! whose influence We believe 10 be pcinicOus.
But dcsrOus that, far you permit, our plan ot I'M
partial presentation OF this subject To the people may be
carried into effect, shall bo quite willing 10 assign 20
your body, n paper proposed to be published by the
American Industrial league such space may bc agree
able. upon the condition that an equal space Is appropr
atcd 10 rs IN your Ledgie."
We should much prefer the acceptance of our original
proposition for joint publication, but ne you decline
that we suggest the present method A. calculated 10 at
tain. IN degree AT least, the desired object.
We had expected, from the intimaton made 10 Us
through your Secretary, that Committee oi your Dody
would have met with FOR personal conference. ana We
regret that they did nd think t 10 do So And We think
II proper 10 add that the publication In the newspapers
Of dlsoincd portion OF incomplete correspondence,
certainly premature while II appeared ~ least 10 De
uncundid and uucOurteOus.
We ar, SiI, yOy obelent servants 80
PE4EH COOPER, Chnrnan.
JOiis WILLIAMS Secretary.
The rooms Of the Industrial League are now at No.
II Park-placc.
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