New-York tribune., 1886-01-28
AGAINST NATURALIZATION.
TO AID THE SENATE INVESTIGATION.
FAvORING THE RE-ENACTMENT OF THE MolEli
LAw-FNORMITY OF THE OFFENCES.

FAvORING THE RR-ENACTMENT OF THE MolElA
LAw-FYORMITY OF THE OFFENCES.
The investigation of undervaluatIOns i'll the port
of New-York promised next week by SuO-coil-
mittee of the United states Senate committee Oh
FINANCE has excl ed good deal of interest among
the importers and merchants here. preliminary
injecting of those interested in preventing frauds on
fhe customs revenue was held on Saturday even
inc at the Netropohtan Hotel. call was issued
then for q meeting yesterday AFTERNOON at 'Ho
Manhattan Hotel, at which an organization was 10 W
be effected and steps were to be taken " h
evidence for the use of the Senate committee. me
call mentioned Wednesday evening as the r. tIlhc
of meeting and not more than twelve or HIleeh
men came together yesterday at 8 H. hcoIi 5
ard was chosen chairman and Hans Loesnor acteq
as secretary. Among those present were OeheraI -.
Il. OBerne, S. u. Phelps, OF me Gien |OEc 91aao
Manufacturing Company, j. Coolidge, OF Coolldg'
&, Msrcus of Boston, D. :. Geer, H. NJ. Morris,
Roberts Cushman 81 Co., and MlnthOrn, lompkins
and so dld James Talcott of No, los Franklln-st.
Letters were read from T.. {. Bumiord, secretary
of the Boston Anti differentiation League, ana
from G.. n. Bliss General o OBcirne had hoped tina;
there would be a larger number present, but sald
the printer had made an unfortunate blunder lie
added:
The ultimate success OF antiundervauation league
in New-YOrk unquestionabe. The honest merchants
OF this city are to-day assailcd by combination OF
thieves managed with so much skill and assisted by so
millions OF dollars are being their profits
every year. Thieves said to take counsel on!y OF
chants of New-York frghten these robbers by com
bined and vigorous action some years ago the Boson
stats of things They acted boldly. determnedy. IN
concert and soon broke up uhqstSaunooD; & VI oro a
frustrated by official laxty cunning fraud honest
importers have but to look out for themselves
There are remedies for undervauatl1n Whlch VIC may
propose. The ones which the Iarlh commission Ui
are sasfactory WHAT we need do is to pat all
tue evidence can get before the committee anu "u
them in bringing these outrageous abuses to liSht'
Mr. Phelps thought that the Investigation would
wi Dublic could
preclate in showing up the fraudulent system OF In
voices and valuations here. He sad
Secretary Mannings last report is probably the best
and most elaborate made by the Treasury Depart
ment on the subject OF differentiation. But whatever
the tariff law mag be- it is enforced. large por-
stnrchhas an Sd vaoTem duty of 20 per cent by
merely fnangns M m R nnr m OF free And to alter
the words great prophet Of the punderng gentry
wish we cond 90 back to the Moiety Act The Govern
ment collects to-day but onetcnh or what II dlu DeIo
that repealed To re-enact the Moety law Woul9
nut a premium honesty-nOt fraud. Applause j
thirty per of the invoices last year were pro ora
count. There penalty for alsying It, and in most
the importer gets out OF 10 per cent duty were
good dishonest importer should to good dishonest
appraiser and here; want these goods put III
higher class" and if any objection were made the case
wond 20 over TO the United States Circuit Court where
there are 1923 hanging and where the thieves
too on the other side might reasonably be expected
be at least the Onehundredth part as Industrious IA I'M
porters and co.. sgnees They ought always to
certify the wholesale price abroad, and when reap
praisement is made here 1t ought TO be punished so
that Jones would not be selling at two prices what
Smith selling for one There Is no consistency IN thc
valuations different cities New-Iork rates are
only those Of the other places yet potato starch
comes into Francisco and Boston free as slfted
farlna, while two cents pound duty Tor IT. AT
This port of the importers here engaged Ia under
yauton not American citizens ana never expect 10
become naturalized aud great many OF them sit on
appraisemens. fixing them as they please While they
have goods of the same sort on the way here
The chairman then made short speech advOcat-
ing the abolition of ad vaOrem and adoption OF
specific duties. He SAID that the Naval, Star Route
and land grab frauds were insignificant compared
with those on the customs revenue. Yet public
attention had hardly been Tuflled by them. lie
favored the re-enactment of the Molety law. II.
Nj Morris, representing several of The largest
tobacco firms in the city, then moved that the
meeting organize into an antl-und rvalnatlon
league elect officers, select permanent place of
meeting and appoint committees to furnish evidence
to the Senate committee The motion was carried,
and the officers and committees will be chosen next
Monday evening