The sun., 1901-11-21
RECIPROCITY CONVENTION.
TITUS SHEARD or NEW YORK
OPPOSES FRENCH TREATY.
Said Reciprocity Never Had Benef'ted
the Country and lie Did Not Think
IL Ever WOuld-W. &. Barker Advo-
Gates Ratincatlon - Kasson Treaties.

Gates UatincaVOn ~ Nassoh hre"'e'
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2o.-At the morning
session Of the reciprocity convention
the topic for discussion was Commercial
Reciprocity "a Applicable to Our Relations
With European Countries" j. F. Taylor
/ of Cincinnati read a paper and was followed
by Titus Sheard OF Little Falls, N. Y. who
read an article by f. j. Gibson. the WASH
ineton correspondent Of the Philadelphi
Press. which is to appear In the December
number OF the Forum magazine. Mr.
| Gbson's article is directed toward recon-
| cling the diverging views regarding reci-
! procity for the purpose OF securing salts
| factory definition Of the term. The writer
| held that the late President Mckinley
| favored reciprocity only so far as IL af-
| fected articles which the United States
was compelled to import and whose free
| entry did not affect American labor ad-
/ versely The trouble over the kasson
| treaties began when he went further than
this and Undertook TO reduce duties on
articles which competed with similar arti-
cles Of American manufacture in our mar
kets. The trouble would continue. he
said, as long as this attempt was continued
Mr.. Sheard commented on the paper
as he proceeded. He pointed out that
where the French treaty reduced the
duty on jewelry by 10 per cent, IL reduced
the duty on knit goods by 20 per cent.
! and he pointed out that this treaty pro-
| posed TO reduce the duty on knit goods
| from to \ per cent. less than fixed by
! the Wilson bill. whose effects on the In
, dustries OF the United states was acknowl-
edged had been so disast rous: Applause.
| Mr. Sheard spoke n good word for the glove
| industry, and said that whatever conces-
| made Franco wOlllN nave
| TO he made 30 Germany also under pam
| of retaliation. Reduction on the wool
! tarin as contemplated In the Argentine
I treaty would necessltate, he declared
n similar reduction in the tarih on manli-
! factured woollen goods. The home market
| consumed % per cent. OF the products
| of American industries. and he Thought
| legislation should be directed toward the
| 81 per cent market than toward the per
! cent market
| In concluding Mr. Sheard declared that
reciprocity never had benefited the country.
| and he did not think il ever would benefit
it. He was iberaliy !app!auded'
| issue with Mr.. Clark, who spoke Yesterday.
| and advocated the ratification Of the kasson
| treaties. He said that a safety valve Tor
! the overheated public must be provided
! or there would be an explosion MIR. Barker
was very emphatic in lis defence Of those
who had advocated reciprocity and who had
negotiated the treaties. and said that Mr..
| Kasson had forgotten more about recl-
! procity than any member OF the convention
ever knew
James Decring Of Chicago. representing
! tho manufacturers of agricultural impe-
| ments defended the action of these he rep
resented in urging the ratification of TIE
reciprocity treaties by which Their interests
will be advanced. MIR DceriLg referred
TO the import industries which might he
! helped 10 their feet and spread their young
wings and fy AZ messengers oi trade 10
other countries. The necessity Of rec
| iprocity. he thought, was amply demon
| strated when Russia killed trade in ma
chinery amounting To s6.o00,0oo a year be-
| cause the United States would not admit
! S2J0,OO Of her sugar.
Richard r Young of New York said
that the question of reciprocity was too
great q matter Ia consider the feelings
! OF any one line Of interests. He said the
/ convention should be actuated hv
broader spirit. Mr.. Young said that our
/ present policy would shut the doors OF
/ foreign countries against W. by leeisla-
! tion He made strong plea for rcd-
TN, convention reached business basis
! this afternoon and adopted two resolutions
! expressing the sense Of the convention.
! The first was passed with but two dissent :
/ ing votes, while the second was adopted
unanimously. They are as follows
| Whsr.ds The growth Of manufactures
| In the United States, rcpre-"it'd M values
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! - bU.WO. .Oyu. 1850. s. ipo "OlVd, 1890 te."'.-
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/ Wh.r,as. Ih.s@ fgures exhibit az the same
I time. 90 splendid result Tor me past iu;
dustrial policies oi ouf Tower iinell. "lp
. O. q growing need for ~" d"N'l'pn"' "l
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! ~ maintain poli'i,s pud"r wh.,h -uch -pl~i-
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! k"ts for tho Increased and it cfrasins manu-
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