St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
WOOL GROWERS PLANT.
They Want Protection and Lots
of 1t Soon,

IAey WanC FrOteCCiOn anu LOCS
of 1t Soon.
ST. LOUIS. July 5.--The officers of the
Wool Growers National association are
closely watching the course of the
legislation at Washington, and yester-
day at Mount Vernon, O., the home of
the president, Hon. Columbus Delano,
they prepared all address to their con-
stitiients on the subject, which is fur
nished to the Associated Press by
George II. Wallace, secretary of the
National association and the recently
appointed consul-general to Melbourne.
1t is aSfOllOwS:
70 the wool growers of the United
States: Our duty requires us to advise
you of dangers to your industry that de-
mand attention.
First-Senator Hale's amendment to
the Mckinley bill, if adopted. will admit
wool Tree of duty, from all the nations of
the hemisphere. Mr.. Cleyeland's free
wool Recommendation was no worse.
South American woods would supplant
domestic woods and your industry would
perish. The Republican platform
would be violated. the principles of pro-
ectiontsurrendered and the production
of the wool necessary for clothing in
the United States would be transferred
to foreign nations.
SecOndly-Amendme threatened to
be proposed in the senate, when the bill
is on the passage; first, to strike Outthe
clause prohibiting sorting of woods,
thus permitting the clothing portion of
third class woods to be separated and
imported at third class duties.
Again-to strike out the words Tin
Guiding charges" thus raising the
dividing line, and permitting. under
the system of fraud now practiced. the
importation of all third class woods at
the lowest rate of duty. These amend
mentS were presented to the finance
committee in violation of the agree.
ment of the oath of April, when the
restrictive clauses, and the words sin
Guiding charges" were unanimously
assented to by manufacturers, in con-
sideration of our asserting to ad va
loren rates for third class wool. We
obtained notice that such amendments
would be offered on the day before the
bill was reported to the senate, and
fastened to demonstrate in writing.
The amendments were not made, but
the right was reserved, and number
of the committee informed us they
would be presented in the senate. We
have yielded all that can be safely
yielded IN justice to our indus
try to secure general protective
legislation. Any iof the amendments
referred to are dangerous. The Hale
amendment would work absolute ruin.
Its adoption violates the promise to
give wool adequate protection" and
discredits the faith and honor of the Re-
publican party. Either of the other
amendments will perpetrate fraudulent
practices in impOrtations of carpet
woods, whereby our producers of cloth
ing wool would have been robbed of
the protection which the law was sup
posed to afford. We have thus briefly
presented the difficulties and dangers
which threaten the most important in
dustry of the nation, and which must
be protected if our protective policy sur
wives. We call for your immediate &C
ton. AS individuals and associations,
give notice to those representing you in
the halls of legislation that you expect
the Republican party to redeem its
pledges and fulfill Its promises by
speedily passing the Mckinley bill.