The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
PLANS FOR RECIPROCITY
4 National Conference TO Be Held
in the Near Future.
Arrangements for the Meeting-The
Dnte and Place ia he Decided
Upon some Time Latcr-Mr. McKin-
Iey's Last Word to he the Text.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct 2-Prcpara-
tions for a national conference on reci-
procity. which IS to be held in the near
future under the auspices Of the National
Association of Manufactures. are pro-
crossing most satisfactorily. according TO
the reports of Theodore G. Search, presi-
dent Of that organization.
Requests have gone ont from the gen
eral Office Of the association 20 a number
of leading manufacturers Of the United
States, asking them to act on the com
mittee of arrangements, and up to the
present about thirty-five acceptanCes
have been received As a result a meet
ing has been called for October Is in this
city
The meeting will be held in the School
Of Industrial Art. Broad and Pine Streets,
when the date Of the conference viii be
determined upon. as well as the city
where it viii be held. The committee has
been selected from the membership Of
the National Association Of ManufaC-
turers. but the plan is 10 make the con-
ference general in nature. and nOn-mem-
bers who are connected with the manu-
facture of goods for export will be in
vited 70 participate. Several hundred Of
the larger manufacturing concerns in the
country have been sounded on the sub
jeCt. and the sentiment seems to be gen.
eraI that reciprocity would largely aid the
export trade Of America.
President Search expressed himself as
highly gratified with the prospects Of the
conference yesterday and was Of the Opin-
ion that it would be a representative as
semblage, and that all interests would be
ably protected In speaking on the sub
ject be said:
1t has been exceedingly gratifying TO
note the interest that has been manifest
ed by those who have been invited to
serve upon the committee on arrange
ments. In no instance has any man de-
clined to serve because Of any lack Of
interest or any difference Of opinion con-
corning the purposes of the conference.
Nearly every manufacturer who has &C
cepted an appointment upon this commit
tee has expressed his interest in most
emphatic terms and his willingness to do
all that shall be possible to make the con-
ference a success. This unanimous in
Jer=st and desir. to take an active part
in the movement is very significant Of the
very widespread desire amOns the manu-
facturers Of the United States for the ap-
plication Of the principles OF commercial
reciprocity in some eminentIy practical
form.
1t has been made clear to every mem
Der Of the committee, and we wish 10
make il equally clear to the public. that
this is 10 be strictly a reciprocity cOnven-
ton Its efforts Will be directed toward
the formulation Of practical plans for the
further application Of reciprocity, either
under existing laws or legislation yet to
be enacted
No consideration Will be given to any
suggestions looking TO general revision
of the present tariff law Of the United
States nor TO the abandonment OF mOdi-
ncatlOn of the essential principles en-
bodied in that law. The sole topic for
discussion Is 10 be commercial reciprocity,
pure and simple
The last public utteranCe of President
Mckinley, coming only tweuty-fOur hours
after the meeting at which our executive
committee decided 10 hold a rational con-
ference on reciprocity. gives as the true
text for our convention Our aim is 10
carry out what We know was the cherish
ed idea OF President Mckinley, namely.
the application OF the principles OF com
mercial reciprocity IN the extension Of our
export trade. without endangering IN any
way the success OF prosperity Of our In
dustries nor doing violence TO the ma
tionaI policy, which has given them life
and success.