The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
SCARCITY OF SHIPS
ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL DRAW
BACKS TO ADVANCEMENT OF
AMERICAN COMMERCE
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS TALK
1t Is Devoted to the Needs of
yartOus Countries for the BETTER
ment of Trade COnditions-DcIe-
gate From Madrid Tells What
Commerce Did for Spain After the
killing Effects of the War.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 3O.-The Inter-
national Commercial congress- which has
been in session here since Oct II, today
entered upon the final week of its work.
The congress will close on Wednesday.
Today's session was devoted, first. to
papers on European trade and, later in
the day. there was an informal discus
sion on the subject of trade marks.
Congressman Irving P. Wanger, OF
Pennsylvania, presided today.
Carlos Yeusen, delegate from BiIboa,
Spain. spoke of the famous iron ores
which come from the section of Spain
which he represents. He thought that if
the United States possessed greater ship
ping facilities her trade with Spain, and
especially with Bilboa, would be greatly
enlarged.
Pietro Tappari, Of Florence, Italy, in
discussing the question Of tariff, took the
ground that it has been proven by eX-
perience that prohibitive duties are some
times as injurious to the country which
imposes them to the country against
which they are imposed, and applied the
principle to the Dingley tariff as it af-
fects Italy and the United States.
j. C. Monaghan. United States consul
at ChemnitZ, defended the American
tariff laws. Mr.. Monaghan discussed the
various methods to be employed in
spreading trade. He paid tribute to the
industry energy and methods existing in
the German empire, and said the basis
of German success is her broad and
minute system Of technical and indus
trial education.
Edward Cuyas. delegate from Madrid,
gave a resume of the trade and COM
mercial situation in Spain, ard said that
the trade of the country was being le-
juvenated by reorganization Of its COM
n.erce and manufactures. In part he
said:
Almost Immediately after the recent
crisis in our national life, when the gov
eminent AMI people alike seemed d2zed.
and at loss. commerce came to the
rescue. At & congress of delegates from
all the chambers OF commerce in the
kingdom. held at Saragossa, the country 8
condition was thoroughly examined, and
a comprehensive plan for its imp ovr:nent
was formulated and recommended to the
government. So far as practicable that
plan has been, and Will be followed.
''Othar evidences of the same spirit are
the creation of a national beard Of ex-
port and trade. a reorganization Of cur
state department, reducing the scope OF
the political services, and increasing that
of commerce, ard the appointment of
commercial attaches at our various en-
bassies and legations
In conclusion he said Spain was very
anxious to increase it's commerce and
trade with the United States. In order
to do this, he said, it is indispensable
that a treaty of commerce be negotiated
without delay.
Harold Grebest, delegate from Gothen-
burg, Sweden, urged that the question OF
improving the merchant marine be given
immediate ana close attention by the peo-
pie of the United States. He gave Il
comprehensive statement Of the condition
of the industries of Sweden, show ng that
the iron and steel trade is Of great i'm
portance.
J. Nicholas, representing The Haytlan
government, and Prudencio del Murgen-
Go, consul general of Uruguay, read
papers on trade in those counfIi.s.
VALUE OF TRADE MARKS
Trade marks were discussed at the aft
erEoon session. Charles H. Deull. United
States bureau Of patents, presided and
made an address. In urging exporters to
adopt trade marks ne cautioned them not
to use their own name as a mark. because
he said that the right of man to use his
own name is common to all men, and,
therefore, if there are twenty men by the
name of John Adams, each one of the
twenty has as much right to use it as any
Of the others. He cautioned against the
adoption of a geographical term, de-
scrIptive word or name as word, eX-
pressing quality, grade Of particular eX-
celence. No trade mark of the terms
indicated. he declared. could be legally
upheld to give exclusive rights. 1t IS so
easy, he said, to select a device or symbol,
or to coin word, that there is no reason
why a manufacturer or merchant should
select as his mark anything which is not
lawful mark, which is in the border
line and will in all probability ultimately
land him In the courts.
Mr. F. Stewart, of New York, spoke on
some anomalies in the trade mark situa-
ton
In the absence of William c. Barker,
Of New York his paper on international
Patents and Trade Marks was read by