The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-23
ASIA AS A RIVAL OF AMERICA.
JAPAN BOLD COMPETITION IN
SELLING COTTON FABRICS.

The Convention OF Manufacturers at
Chicago Calls ON Congress to In
vestigate the Menace TO American
Industries-A JudiciOus system OF
Subsidies RecOmme nded for the
Development OF Our Merchant Ma
rine.
Chicago, Jan. 22.-There was a largely
increased attendance at to-day's session
of the national convention OF American
manufacturers. The delegates to the con-
ference OF textile manufacturers attend
ed in a body.
When the convention had been called
to order a lengthy report on the competi-
tion Of oriental manufacturers with Amer
lean industries was presented by Charles
Heber Clark of Philadelphia. 1t set forth
that Japan was fast becoming bold and
large competition in the trade of the world
in cotton fabrics. Agencies for the pro-
duct of the Asiatics were rapidly being
established in this country rivaling and
crowding out American goods. The report
concluded with a resolution asking the
Senate of the United States TO appoint a
commission or to direct one of its own
committees to inquire concerning this al
legged invasion Of the home market and
the menace offered TO American manufae-
turers by the products OF cheap oriental
labor, to determine the cause of this
menace and what means should be adopt
ed to arrest the threatened injury to dem
ocratic producers. An amendment by
Hon. Warner Miller of New York, TO ar
dress the request TO the House of Rep
rosentatives was accepted and the report
adopted.
The committee on resolutions presented
a partial report recommending a judi
cious system of subsidies for the de-
velopment Of the American merchant
operation of the Nicaragua canal by the
federal government and the development
of interior ways; urging the enactment
of a national bankruptcy law for uni
form operation I'm all states. This portion
Of the report was adopted unanimously.
There was a spirited discussion on a
resolution reported without recommend
alton setting forth that inasmuch as many
of the states OF the union have passed
certain laws to the effect that all foreign
corporations shall file with the secretary
OF State certificate of incorporation and
pay into the treasury of said STATES GER
tain fees and imposing certain objection
able features, that therefore the exeeu-
tive committee be empowered to take
such action as in their Judgment might
seem wise to secure uniformity and re-
move the objectionable features.
warner Miller ODJecteu TO tne vague
ness Of the resolution. and urged that the
convention should be told clearly what
the Objectionable features were. lie con-
tended that wildcat concerns claiming TO
do on paper an immense business on char
ters from other states, and thereby seek
ing to evade tax, ought TO be brought un-
der the laws Of the states in which they
did business.
Charles Davis of Cincinnati, who intro
duced the resolution repudiated the sug-
gestlon that II was framed In the inter
est of wildcat concerns, and delegates
from corporations doing business In Ohio
Michigan and other states, told OF the
hardships that were involved in the speci-
fc compliance with the laws of those
states regarding foreign corporations.
Col. A. J.. COnger of Ohio also objected
to the resolution in the form presented.
At Col. Conger's instance the resolution
was sent back to the committee to be re-
modelled.
The convention then took up a lengthy
revision Of the constitution of the organ.
ization, submitted by Thomas McDougall
OF Cincinnati, which occupied the re-
mainder Of the morning session.
There was a long debate upon majority
and minority reports from the COMMITTEES
on revision of the constitution. The ma
jortty report presented by r. s. Fish OF
Indiana favored depriVing manufacturers
thus allowing only individual manufac.
turers, firms or corporations to have q
voice or vote in the organization. 1t was
contended by the majority of the commit
tee that its plan would make a greater
success of the organization, while a con-
tinuance Of the present method Of members
ship would make the organization simply
a "Howling society" The minority report
presented by Thomas McDougall of Gin
cinnait, favored a continuation of the
present system OF club and society repre-.
sentation, with few unimportant modi.
fications. The convention. however, agreed
with Mr.. Fish and the minority report
was not submitted to a vote.
This afternoon Prof. Waterhouse OF
Washington University, St. Louis, deliv.
cred an address upon the Nicaragua canal
This evening the delegates of the Manu-
facturers' Club Of Cincinnati gave a din
ner at the Auditorium to President Thorn
as Dolan, Hon. Warner Miller Peter Stu
debaker Of South Bend, Ind, and a few
other Of the leading spirits of the organi-
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