The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-20
TO GET MORE TRADE
RECIPROCITY CONVENTION BEGINS
ITS WORK.
TARIFF MUST BE REMODELED.
SUBJECT MUST BE HANDLED GIN
GERLY, HOWEVER.

Two Hundred Delegates Meet in Re-
Chairman Search Sets Forth the
Purposes of the COnventiOn-Many
"Infant' Industries No Longer
Need ProtectiOn-HOme Market
Cannot Absorb Entire Output and
New Outlets Must BE Found.
Washington, Nov. 19.-Many of the
manufacturing industries of the United
States are represented at the national
reciprocity convention which began its
sessions here to-day. There were 200
delegates present in response to a call
issued by the National Association of
Manufacturers at meeting in Detroit
last June. The convention is repre-
sentative of all sections, and it's object
is to give expression to the views of
manufacturers generally on the subject
of reciprocity.
d. A. Tomkins of Charlotte, N. c.,
was chosen temporary chairman, and
Theodore C. Search of Philadelphia
was then made permanent chairman.
The organization was completed by
election of the following:
Vice chairman, Gen. w. F. Draper
of Massachusetts; T. L. Hickman of
Georgia; Charles H. Harding of Penn
sylvania; James Deering of Illinois;
Titus Sheard of New York, and Rob-
ert ]. Morgan of Ohio; secretaries, E.
H. Sanborn of Pennsylvania and f. P.
Wilson of Cincinnati.
The convention adopted resolutions
of greeting to President Roosevelt.
pledging its support and expressing
confidence in his administration.
Mr.. Search in taking the chair out
lined the work before the convention.
He said in part:
To ForestaII Agitation.
'Our aim has been to forestall tariff
agitation, not to encourage 1t. 1t is
the duty of this convention to harmon
ize as far as possible the widely diff
fering opinions represented in this
body and to reduce to clear and force
full expression such principles as we
hold in common. We are here to har-
monize our views, not to emphasize our
differences.
"This is no time or place for senti-
ment. for theories or for statements
facts. I take it we are all agreed as tf
certain general propositions as these.
THAT some of the duties embraced
in our present tariff are no longer
needful for the existence of the indus
tries for whose protection they are i'm
posed.
THAT many of our industries have
reached a stage in their development
where the home market alone cannot
absorb their entire product and conse-
uuently new outlets are necessary for
their continuous operation and the
steady employment of their operatives
THAT the establishment of more cor
dial commercial relations with other
nations by means of an exchange OF
tariff concessions would enlarge the
foreign outlets of those industries foI
which increased export trade is neces-
sary.
THAT If such applications of the
principles of commercial reciprocity
could be made without injury to any
of our industries the consequent ex-
pansion of our foreign trade would be
beneficial to all our commercial and in
dustrial interests"
Committee announcements and the
reading of papers occupied the after
noon session. Ellison A Smyth OF
Pelzer, S. c., was named as member
Of a committee to call or the Presi-
dent, and d. A. Tompkins of Charlotte
N. c., was made member of the Com.
mittee on Resolutions.
All Favor High Tariff.
The night session. devoted to tn:
subject of reciprocity with the Span
ish-American countries, developed the
fact that the delegates were having &
difficult time in avoiding makine
straight-out high tariff speeches, while
striving to confine themselves to the
discussion of reciprocal relations. On,
| speaker said he had heard nothing bu
| high tariff speeches all day and tha
were the delegates not so earnestly
| trying to attain the ends mapped out
one might believe that he were attend
| ing a political meeting at the high
| of an important campaign.