New-York tribune., 1874-07-04
1HE RECIPROCITY 1REArY OPPOSED.

| THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF wooLEN MANUPAC
| TURERs DENoUNCE THE PROPOSED TREATY
| THE PROSPERITY OF THE WOOL GROWERS AM
| MANUFACTURERS DECLARED To BIZ ENDANGERED
| ANNEXATION SUGGESTED.
/ The Government of the National Association
OF Wool Manufacturers. body representing the enti
woolen industry Of the United States, passed unani
mousy the following resolutions ut meeting held OF
| the 25th ult.. in this city,
1. Resolved That che Government OF the National
Association OF Wool Manufacturers feel themselves
called upon to express their views Of the
with the Dominion OF Canada 20 the manufacturing and
Industrial interests OF the United states -.
HssOt1ed, Ihat We are warned Dy the examplts
which history furnishes OF advantages which Great
Britain has invariably secured by her favOrt6 mothOd
treaty with that surrenderng commercial privi
leRes.
g. Resolpea That the promise Of reciprocal ADVANTAGES
from free exchange or certain manufactures Is
delusion. suce the cteunstau OF the Dominion ana
OF the United States different shat prodnrt1o
Of Internal taxation in the UnIttd states required oy our
more complicated organlzauon and the higher
duties demanded by the penses OF the General 1ON
ernment aud the debts OF the war make the COST m .,
production the United states 30 much greater than N
canada, win low taxes ana DUTIES anu eneapno1s %
LABOR atested by constant emigration 10 TINS country
mat the free exchange OF manufacturer prOuuc
enl III tue suppression OF our own DrOuucton LIE,
believe would be specifically true or three artces
enumerated. which within the special cognzdnee
tne Association, VIZ weeds oI ~Ooi s3eiS 3 ia
OF wool and cotton" and felt covering Tor D0herr@
ReSOtUed That tine 8pprenendeu cJnseuueuors VI 'O
proposed Treaty, serious as tney are 10 Oessolses
rectly as manufacturers are not less so 70 1uV -
tura interests with wuicn We are so c0sely aeu, an
upon whose prosperity our own lnuleeuy lyJnces af a
tnat IN Illustration OF the ruuous Consequences VI
treaty winch admits all the products OF the uelu @
forest free OF duty and praccy excludes the farmers
OF the Unef ites. with barely one OF Two exec
from all direct advantage irOm protective tarlHi W.
refer to the bearing the Treaty on the raw material Vi
our m8nuiHcture-wOOl -,
Resolgsd That, for reasons above enumerated tne
American firmcr cannot compete with the CahauIan m
tue production OF chat kInd OF wool which forms lhe
Speciality Oi Canada; the admission OF Cdha a NOois
free Of duty would arrest the rapidly increasing
development Of tDr promising branch OF AMERICAN
sheep uusDandry that producing at the same time ~ ~
ton and cOmDng wOrsted wool that this Dranch VI
sheep husDandy whien had hardly an existence heIe
az the time VI the repeal Of the former reclprocy
received Implse from the protective duJles Oh he
tariff Of 1867 gives promise OF an abundant
Tic production; tnaG IL Is IN haonai po.nS p'trra T II
or most important branches OF asrcul' ure u
De pursued aGytntageOusly IN me ouess t sette
ment ft dImnlshes the OF autmal food enrlches
Sronc m ,rSib tr 10 room for the creates: develop
meut. and which has enriched England; therefore,,
G. ReSOiUed That tLe offered bOOn OF Tree Cthauan M
wOos would De dearly gained at Jhe certain cost O %
loss Of production of cOmhDg w0os, ahd me
danger of revision or tariff Satisfactory " 0oIn
branches OF tne wooden industry. s an,
T. heSOtrod, That, disclaimlng any authority Aor Ol
Iinst the encrncnnep npon our civil rights involved
assumption OF the proposed treaty, VIZ IhaS
questions aiectug the may be decided D. the
treaty-naking power without consultation with the
House representatives,, whose determination sueh
Questions o. committed by the Constitution. - 49,.
D. ReSoiped That we Will WELCOME the Canadians 70
free partIcp paUOn the advantages OF our arkeI''
when ney are prepared pdrtkers OF our burdens
anu defenders or a cummon nationality. as thereby we
may exCcnd ue protective deenses ana close
the pUstern tdrOugh wncn Brush goods now suifep1i
tiOusiy enter our terrtOry. .,
ResOiUsd That nose who true free trade with
Canada, such as enjOyed by ne different States OF
common country, VIII uud their hopes frustrated Dy
treaty snail permit tine Canadians 10 sel theAr
natural prUducfs dearest market ia the "OIlu'
while bnTg lnpir CHIEF manufactures cheapest
TO- Voted That copies OF the resolutions. slgneu
by the President secretary relating as tnry 40 10
question OF great public interest," the kindred
LOus, Ok tie leading newspapers III TIC
country witn A request Tor C.elr puOlicatlOn.
tSlSneG) j. WILEY EDAAkDs, fIesiueht,
JOHN l.. HAYES, SECRETARY.