New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-21
WHAT is " HALMA"
THE TARIFF ON WOOL.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE BOSTON
CONFERENCE.
TO BE CONSIDERED AGAIN BY THE NATIoSAu
ASSOCIATION OF WOOL MANUFACTURERS
AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN NEW.
YORK ON OCTOBER ..


YORK ON OCTOBER ..
whereas II is tho sense Of the people that revsloa
Of the tariff IS necessary at the approachng session
of Congress; and whereas it is demonstrated by sr
years OF experience under the existing tariff that ths
prosperity and development OF the woolIen manu-.
factre Of tho United States require important mod.
locations in the wool and woollen schedules therefore,
/. Resolved, That the National Association OF Wool
Manufacturers, adherlng 10 the attitude It has con.
sistently held since its organization and having Ia
mind the proper protection OF the American wool.
growing Industry leaves wholly to the wisdom o.
Congress tho determination of the rates OF duty
which should be applied to the raw material WOOL.
for the purpose of enabling the American grower 70
continue to produce sufficient quantity Of such woods
as he can grow to advantage for the consumption OF
the American manltfac turcr We do not demand
lower rates of duty On our chief raw mctenal wool.
or other materials used in the fabrication Of goods.
upon the machinery employ.
>. Resolved, That the NLVIIth Congress, IN tha
tariff revision Of 1888, ignoring in many Instances, the
duties upon the manufactured product far beyond
the reduction in the duties wool as TO destroy ther
creasng mpOrtaons of certain classes of goods arc
flooding market which wise legislation would enable
ths capital and machinery employed In The woollen
manufacture OF the United states to occupy e1clu-
svelT
legislation which thus dscrlnnates aSalhs' mem As
wOOlen manufacturers of the United states demand OF
Congress revision Of the tariff in which there SHAH
in every instance be placed upon the manuiaeturd
product the full amount OF the specinc dUy necessary
TO compensate whatever rates OF duty pubic Pohcy
may require be imposed upon the raw material
4. Resolved, That apart from the specific duties
simply cOmpensatOTy-be LccesSitated by the duties
upon the material, the woollcn industry is entitled,
in addition thereto, to the highest degree Of pro-
lection. TO extent unknown in any other industry,
the wOollen manufacture includes an almost endless
variety and form of product, and employs everything
known In the arts, embracing besde5 all the o'her
fibrcs coal, electricity, dye stufs, chemical ana ons
I'm infinite variety. iron in all It's manufactured forms,
and tho most complex and expensive machinery; upon
all of which the highest rates of duty are pad by me
American wO0llen manufacturer. lie employs lhe
most shlful, the best educated and the most eX-
penslve labor ia America, and the amount Oh lao9r
value IN his produet Is larger man MA any s S aog ons
half and On tho continent of Europe one,thlr1 o.
wages he is entitled 5n e
That ne does not possess under existing laws.
s. Resolved, That while the duties on h Wool ss
tectlve to the grower, with fall In the price Of TIC
raw material the 6o pfots sGd ss aIss
tective value have rendered downward Wills
the re- be last Gl %enR ey hse oV
Increased in value about 90 per cent, so that tbs
existing duties afford nearly 20 per cent less pro
lection than was deemed necessary for the deyeopmeni
of the industry when the rates OF 1897 We're hXed
In view OF this fact the National Assoc atton de-
mands of Congress an Increase In the al Vaorem
s. Resolved, That the protection now accorded IS
Customs invoices the only effective remedy Which
is the adoption Of the single rate Of duty as applicable
amount OF the importatons OF goods rlghuuly en-
titled to entry at the lower rates OF duy Is 80 IN
considerable that the retention OF the system OF
mnimums is equally vaueess to the consumer as an
element in the cost of clothing and TO the Government
As a source Of revenue. On the other hand, as an
| incentive to frauds upon the Treasury ana as an
embarrassment 10 our manufacturers, the system OF
minimums Is an unmiXed evil the abolition Of which
will simplify and purify the collection Of the revenue,
and promote and stimulate the woollen manufacture.
| : Resolved That the wholesale Introduction INTO
! the United states Of foreign woods in the form OF
finished fabrics thereby displacing American wool
| which would otherwise be consumed IN American
mills Is due 10 the unjust and Illogical arrangements
of the tariff herein described, and is condition which
! this association predicted must l9lIow When tIo
existing schedule was adopted against its protest.
II demonstrates that rates OF duty upon wool arc
or can be protective of the American grower IN ne
! sense and to the end contemplated by our tarir
system which arr not accompanied by corresponding
fontnrcJ articles sufficient 10 enable the American
! manufacturer to hold the home market; WINE me
| jmnorts of clothing and cOmbing WOODS nave NOS
upateraIly increased and the American prGuctlOn III
materially decreasing Of late years, notw itnstadng
The randi growth in our population and the lncrcas-
;@ ,or caTa ronsUmpton Of wool by this increasing
5is countrv in the shape Of goods and yarn form
| has increased 10 the enormous total Of ll414,l44
pounds in 1888, e1uang a. per Gen U %ur The
wholesale market value Of our annual lmportauohs ~
MANUFACTURED wool exceeds 10y nearly 30 per cent my
value of our annual wool clip. This empha ti eV %
protect the wool-grOwer is due TO the failure W
rcspondagly protect the maaiac sbonn b,ehandry
% ma Pesolwed That this association strongly ap
nroves The administrative sections Of the senate Ian
! blI fhe most important features OF whEh Wero
originally proposed and formulated o ms oIus
|
! lions and fraud I'm impOrtations. -..., ,-,ndor,
o. Resolved, That the action OF secretary Mtne strd
IN coTrecting the erroneous classification OF Wosci
cloths was an act of justice long delaye1. REQUIRED
by an intelligent interpretaiiM OF nIo ~ rnss
ppomisinr branches OF our wOoen industry
10 Resolved That in asking adequate pro'eciioaa
Wool Manufacturers is not seeking 10 foster an arr
fetal Industry alien soil. climate or other natural
conditions On the contrary: II Is conceded By trfe
Traders and Proteciionists alike that gwen amount
| OF labor and machinery In The Woolen industry ~
| will \
those achieved In any other country II is as natural
for us to manufacture our own clothing as 10 grow onf
own food, and under weiLdeyisc oi laws we may 90
| IL Resolved. That the increase Of the duties upon
woods used exclusively i'm the manufacture Of carnei
amounting 10 80 per cent proposed IN the senate 6ll
cannot stimulate the American growth OF the coarse
low grade woods now cultivated only IN semi baIoar0.
countries. and commanding less prices man tle De,s
woods grown 10 better advantage by orr farmers am
at no additional cost everywhere IN the United stas
on the other hand. such duties must seriously crlppr
the one branch OF the wOOlen Manufacture which hss
been enabled fully 10 supply all the demands OF ts
homo market at greatly reduced prices 10 the co"
L. Resolved. That the National Association ot
Wool Manufacturers speaking for A great industry
which has suffered AS no other has from tho constant
agitation 81 the tariff duties affect NC H. Soenny .
empbatically protests against making tha' infuS'ry
! any LONGER tbe football OF politics. In session
OF Congress Tho tariff Of 1857 was impaired ms
tho woollon manufacturer been exempt from tho loss
! and DAMAGE engendered by attempted notifications
Of tho woollen tariff IN the interests Of ary.r
development Of the Industry Industrial prls' erly
! Is impossible under such conditions. and the w01unr,u
Industry more than any Other known = SnSeentiDis
to conditions so calculated TO destroy stability Wha
ever depression has marked the industry ~ me p'.
has been largely due 10 this cause: and 60 long as "
continues to exist similar depres'ions must conu""7
10. Resolved That the members Of the National As
soc alton hereby nle1co themselves 10 rNSlS any ~
Vision OF the tariff which falls 70 recognize me neS
and tho welfare ~ their industry rs herein set forh
H. Resolved That these resolutions ne Sn.,a,,,
| the annual meeting or me Nalohsst 81, ,a,,ber.
October next for the consideration OF It's mehpe'