The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-31
TAPPARI TALKS OF
TARIFF QUESTION
Last Week of the International
Commercial Congress.
OUR SHIPPING FACILITIES
Delegate from Italy Said That if They
Were Greater it Would Cause an
Increase of Trade With
Spain-Wagner Presided

Philadelphia, October 30-The Interna-
tional Commercial Congress which has been
in session here since October Il today en-
tered upon the final week of its work. The
congress will close on Wednesday. Con-
gresham Irving p. Wagner, of Pennsyl-
vania presided. Carlos Yensen, delegate
from Bilboa. 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.
Pietero Tappari, of Florence, Italy, in
discussing the question of tariff, took the
ground that it has been proven by exprei-
ence:that prohibitive duties are sometimes
as injurious to the country which imposes
them as to the country against which they
are imposed, and applied the proposition to
the Dingley tariff as it affects Italy.
]. C. Monaghan, United States consul at
Chemnftz, defended the American tariff
laws.
Antonio Cuyayas, delegate from Madrid
gave a resume of the conditions of trade
and commerce in Spain and said in effect
that the country was being rejuvenated by
reorganization of it's commerce and manu-
features. He said in part:
Almost Immediately after the recent
crisis in our national life, when the govern
ment and people alike seemed dazed ana at
a loss, commerce came to the rescue. AL
congress of dlegates from all the chambers
of commerce in the Kingdom neld at
Saragoosa, the country's condition was
thoroughly examined and a comprehensive
plan for its improvement was formulated
and recommended to the government. SO
far as practicable that plan has been and
will be followed.
"Other evidences of the same spirit are
the creation of a national board of export
and trade, complete reorganization OF our
state department, reducing the scope of the
political service and increasing that OF
commerce.; with the appointment of COM
,mercial attaches at our various embassies
and Legations"
In conclusion, me declared that Spain IS
very anxious to increase its commercial
trade with the United States. In order to
do This, he said, 1t is indispensable that
treaty of commerce be negotiated without
delay.
Harold Grebst, delegate from Gothenburg,
Sweden, urged that the question Oh fui-
proving 1.-THE merchant marine be given I'M
mediate and close attention 10y the people
OF the United States. d
jill. Nicholas, representing THE Hayden
government and Prudencio de MurSuondo,
consul general of Uruguay, read papers on
trade on those countries.
Commercial trademarks were discussed
at the afternoon session. Charles II. Buell.,
United States commissioner of patents,
p1 esided and delivered an address. In ID
visng exporters to adopt trademarks, he
cautioned them not Ito use their own name
as a mark, because, ne said, the right of a
man ito use nis own name is common 70
all men, and therefore if there are twenty
men by THE name of John Adams each one
OF the twenty has as good a right as any
OF the others. He further cautioned against
the adoption off a geographical term, de-
scrptive word or name, as word express
ing quality or grade of peculiar excellence.
olared, could be legally upheld to give ex-
elusive rights.
1t is SO easy, me said to select a device
Or symbol or ito coin a word that there is
no reason why a manufacturer merchant
should select as his mark anything which
Us not a lawful mark which Is not In
the border line and Will in all probability
ultimately land him in the courts.
f. e. Stewart, of New York, spoke on
some anomalies in the Trademark system.
in the absence of William c. Barker, of
New York, his paper ON international
Patents and rade-Marks'' was read by
Franods Forbes.