The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-09
RECIPROCITY.
The Committee on Permanent Organ.
izatiOn Makes Its RepOrt-Res-
OlutiOns Adopted.
A Free Interchange of Products Ad.
vOcated and Transportation
Facilities Improved.

ST. PAUL, June 6.-Delegates to the
international reciprocity convention we're
called to order by Temporary Chairman
Eustes at 1920 o'clock. Hon. Joseph
Martin, a former member of the Canad-
ian parliament, was called to the plat
form and introduced to the convention.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported James Fisher, NJ. 2, p, of
Winnipeg, chairman; 2. ii. Kelly, st.
Paul, vice chairman; ID. Il. Maginnis,
Grand Forks, secretary, and j. ii. Beck,
ST. Paul, S. A. Thompson, Duluth, and
G. n. Bell, Winnipeg, associate secretar-
les.
Fisher thanked the convention for the
honor, but made no extended remarks.
Secretary Maginnis read letters of regret
from Gov Russell of Massachusetts,
Hon. Wilfred Sourier, Canadian liberal
leader; Hon. Thos. W. Greenway, pre-
mier of Manitoba, and Capt. Alex. Nc
Dougal, inventor of the Whaleback YES
sels +. V. smalley, chairman Of the
committee Oh resolutions, read the re-
port of that committee. The resolutions
cover only the subjects of reciprocity,
deep waterways and transportation.
Hon. Joseph Martin then spoke for some
time in favor of the movement and was
followed by Hon. VIM. Springer Of Hi
nois, chairman Of the ways and means
committee of the national house of rep
resentatives. who expressed himself in
favor of reciprocity with all states on
the continent
When the meeting was again called to
order at 3 p. m. President j. j. Hill of
the Great Northern was Immediately in
troduced and made speech strongly in
favor of free commercial commodities
and transportation facilities for both
sides of the boundary line. DR.. Orton.
a former member of the Canadian par
lament }. A. lIayne Of Minneapolis and
Mr.. Hall of Brandon, Manitoba, spoke
on "platfOrm," and $. \. Thompson of
Duluth spoke III length Oh Deep Wa
ter-Ways 10 the Sea- on which subject
h is one Of the best posted men in the
country. Ills speech Was listened to
with close attention. and after Il brief
discussion platform w,,s ts!uauy and
unanimously adopted,
The following are '!lr I..ui.'l,u4
adopted by tie reciproclt.. g.u,'al,Cn:
| Resolved, That in the opinion Of this
convention the policy uuaIiuuusiy ap.
proved by the first international rect
| prOCity convention at Grand Forks. and
row rc.ailirmed, OF removing the iar,lf
restrictions upon our International trade
So far as can be done consistently with
duo regard to revenue requirements and
other interests of the two natione. may
| be most advantageously carried into ef-
feet by d treaty providing for the free in
tcrchange of those classes of products,
both natural and industrial. Of each one
that are most generally in demand or
| usually find the readiest sale in the mar
kets of the other. Such a policy in the
circumstances of the United States and
Canada is capable of being applied to
many classes of industrial products as
well as to natural products generally. 1t
would result in giving to Canada mar.
ket, now denied it, for much Of its pro-
! duce, with a compensating advantage to
the United States and that without af-
fecting a large part of their respective
customs revenues.
| Resolved, That the cheapest possible
transportation is matter Of prime i'm,
portance to the interests of the whole
northwest as well as America
and that We favor tie improvement of
existing waterways and the construc-
ton of additional channels of communi-
cation between the great lakes and the
ocean Of sufficient capacity to allow the
passage of ocean vessels, and which
should be free Of all tolls.