Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

II. l.. Ardrcy, Implement Age. Phil
adclpha. Pa.
Il. +. Brown. Assistant Traffic Man
agcr American Cereal Co.. Cedar Rap.
ids. Iowa. and Akron. Ohio.
Arthur +. Evans. swift 4 Co.. chi.
cago, III.
stated In concise language by Mr.. Geo.
Harrison Barbour. who said It was for
the purpose of forming II foundation Of
government for the organization. and
who was followed by Mr.. .Arbucklc OF
New York. the famous coffee magilatc
who made highly interesting speech
Oh the subject of reciprocity generally
In the afternoon session i. Il. Thur
ber. president of the United States EN.
port Association. also spoke on
tts'tainingly on the subject. Mr.. Thur.
bcr's speech was an exhaustive anuly.
sis of the theory ana science of com.
mercial reciprocity and was listened
to with wrapt attention by his dlstin.
SUlSutu iuuIeIlcc.
Mr.. Frank y. Pavcy, whose address
was also most Interesting and instruc-
tive Others who addressed the con.
\cn,ion We're Mcssrs. Arbucklc of St.
Louis. Prof. MaXey. Dr. Clark Gapcn.
Mr.. Kirk. Mr.. Mathcr of Chicago. Col.
French ana the president of the league,
Gov. Stanley Of Kansas.
The most important business of the
convention was the organization Of the
league, the following being the plat.
form and constitution rs adopted unan.
imOusly:
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, The wealth of the world IL
measured by the worlds production.
ana whereas reciprocal trade relations
are the great incentive To production.
rendering possible the exchange Of tho
surplus products of the different ma
lions of the world, and whereas the
enormous resources of the United
States In fields, forests. mines. fac.
tories, coupled with skill of it's labor,
brains and push of it's business men,
have resulted In producing certain
commodities In excess of the demand
for home consumption: therefore be ii
Resolved, That in order To give con-
tinuous ana rcmunclTtiyc employment
TO our labor and capital we must Sc-
cure markets for our increasing sur
plus products among the fifteen nun.
lred millions of people who constitute
the population of the world: and that
such markets can best be opened and
kept open through liberal, reciprocal
trade agreements, which to bc fair and
lasting, must involve mutual tarlft con.
ccSslons, each party giving rs well rs
taking.
Resolved further, That the doctrine
that there should be no "mOdincatlou
of the tariff which Involves any injury
10 any home industry" and which per.
mlts each industry TO be sole judge Of
whether such notifications will cause
Injury, prevents all reform in existing
trade laws, however beneficial 10 the
people generally such reform would
he, and subOrdnates the interests Of
The many to that of the few. in place
oi which We propose broad liberal.
commercial regulations, beneficial to
the people of the whole country.
Resolved, That the reciprocity trca-
Ties Negotiated by cX-Minlstcr KaSson
lilidrr III" direction ana with the np-
proval of President Mckinley should
he promptly ratified as beneficial 10 the
interests of the people of this country.
ana tlat further treaties along the
same general lines should be negotiated
with other nations.
Resolved further, That no matter
what may be done with reciprocity
treaties with other countries, Il liberal
treaty should be promptly negotiated
with cuba, which is virtually a ward
Of the United States, the present dll.
ties on cuban products being unjuStly
much higher than the average duties
on the products of other countries.
Resolved finally, That the interests
of an active minority should not pre-
vail over those of a passive majority,
ana that In making tariffs ana reclpro.
cal trade agreements with other na.
tlons, the interests of American indus