The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
ET-wELL-ENOUGH- POLICY
TO BE FOLLOWED THIS
WINTER
LUMBER INTERESTS ACTIVE
First Days Session of Reciprocity
Convention Develops Fact That
No One Wants a
Change.
CANADA TO BE KEPT CUT
GLOBE WASHINGTON BUREAU,
Post building, Room 45.

tOSt khOOtA HOs
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. 19.-The
first days session of the reciprocity con-
vention develops the fact that there
is a conspicuous absence of unanimity
in favor of reciprocity. The delegates
may be divided into three groups-advo-
Gates of reciprocity, free traders and ul-
-protectionists. 1t was decided by the
protection interests. after mature delib-
Grafton, not to follow the example
of the steel trust, but to go in and fight
for the tariff. Consequently of the ESQ
delegates about 80 are openly or secretly
campaigning for '1et we'll enough alone"
policy.
Lumber interests represented by such
men as Tom Shevlin are particularly ac-
tive. They are talking against any rec
iprocity arrangements with Canada, and
just now are quite confident there is lit
tie danger of any treaty of any kind.
John w. Foster and Senator Fairbanks,
who arrived today, both members of the
joint high commission, are found to be
skeptical of another renewal of negotia-
tions.
According to present information, Can
ada is still quite far from being ready
to open up to our manufactures, and un-
til it does it's lumber will have to be
kept out. The Boston Home Market club
and the New England Protective Tariff
league are represented in this alleged
reciprocity convention, and their work
may be anticipated in recommendations
which will not seriously favor reciprocity
in any very pronounced form.
All Sections Represented.
The convention is representative of all
sections, and its object is to give ex-
preston to the views of manufacturers
generally on the subject of reciprocity.
I. A. Tompkins, Of Charlotte, N. c.,
was chosen temporary chairman, and
Theodore C. Search. of Philadelphia,
then was made permanent chairman.
The organization was then completed by
electing the following officers: Vice
chairman, w. f. Darper, Massachusetts;
r. l.. Hickman, Georgia; Charles II.
Harling, Pennsylvania; James Deering,
Illinois; Titus Sheard, New York city,
and Robert J. Morgan, Ohio; secretaries,
Edward H. Sanborn, Pennsylvania. and
E. p. Wilson, Cincinnati. The conven-
ton adopted resolutions of greeting to
President Roosevelt pledging it's support
and expressing its confidence in his ad-
ninistration.
The following representative committee
will call on President Roosevelt at noon
tomorrow:
Thedore C.search, Philadelphia Charles
a: schiernen, New York; p P: Wilson,
delphia; stephen A. Knight, Providence:
William B. Rice, Boston; Henry Fair
banks, st. Johnsbury, Vt: Richard
19nng, aeahf New York; John Pitcairn Phlla ia
G. H. Barbour, Detroit, Mich; George NJ.
Sargent, Chicago; e. A Smythe. Pelzer,
s; G.; e. A, Carlisle South Bend, Ind;
Titus Sheard, New York.
The following were named as the COM
m1ttee on resolutions: d. A. Tomkins,
Charlotte, n. c.: Gen. w. F. Draper.
president Home Market club Boston;
Hon. Titus Sheard, Little Falls, N. Y;
W. K. Farrand. Detroit, Mich; P. w.
Gates, Chicago: Charles. A. Scherwin,
New York; S. T. Mcknight. Minnesota:
F. E. Huffman, st. Louis; Murray Ship
ley, Cincinnati Ohio; j. Gordon Gray,
Philadelphia.
Charles II. Clark, of Philadelphia.
made a strong plea to the convention
for protection He took position against
any modification of the tariff. He con-
tended that past experience showed that
a reciprocity treaty was not beneficial to
the country that under the Dingley bill
the balance of trade had swung around
in favor of this country, while the bal
ance was against us under the Wilson
BILL
Frank Leake, representing the Manu-
facturers' Club of Philadelphia, favor
ed the erection of a department of COM
merce and manufacture to avoid extern
sive fluctuations in business conditions
brought about by ill-advised agitation
George j. Seabury, of New York, adj
vocated the upbuilding of strong mer-
chant marine and construction of an
isthmian canal as paramount in impor-
tance to reciprocity treaties. He advocat-
ed reduction in the war revenue tariff,
but not in the Dingley tariff.
George A. Loughlin, of Wheeling. W.
Va, interested in the manufacture Of
steel billets, arraigned the United States
Steel corporation. He said that before
it's organization his company had been
able to buy it's materials at a figure that
enabled 1t to sell to all the markets of
the world, but trade had been seriously
interfered with. Others who made ad-
dresses were: a. B. Farquhar York.
Pa; George H. Barbour, Detroit; Will
liam L. Bass, Brooklyn; Henry Daley,
New York, and S. o. Bigney, Attleboro.