New-York tribune., 1902-12-11
FAVOR RECIPROCITY.
DEL EG TES At DETROIT.
Governor Cummins, Of Iozoa, Das-
cusses the Tariff.

Detroit Dec 1a-"we are here for mutual profit,
to get thoroughly aroused over this question OF
reciprocity so that home and do some
effective work bring about the reciprocal reia-
tions that we want. said N c. Staver, as ne TOOK
charge of the National Reciprocity Convention IN
the Hotel Cadillac to-day after it had been called
to order. There were present nearly one nunareo
delegates from the northern tier of states ana sew
eral from Canada.
Mayor w. c. Maybury welcomed the delegates to
the city. He said in part:
There peculiar IropTety in II hsdbs bsrs the in 1885
that protest was raised against the abrogation Of
the then existing treaty 1I Is Wen
that this spot should witness the revival OF tne
spirit Of recproGa trade since a,se acr un
they to-day almost as one family
NJ c. staver of Chicago. chairman of the board
of directors of the National Reciprocity League
was made the presiding officer OF the different ses-
sions.
Judge Nathaniel French. of Davenport, iowa.
and Eugene Hay. of Minneapolis. spoke on reel
procity the latter urging free trade between the
United States and Canada
Chairman Staver appointed the following COM
nittee on resolutions: Judge Nathaniel French. OF
Davenport Iowa; E. N. Foss. of Boston; T. n.
Deere of Moline. ILL.,: Eugene Hay OF Ainneapolis'
and Maurice n. Price of Buffalo
At the afternoon session Governor A B. Cum-
minis of Iowa spoke on heclproci's anu '"0
Tariff" He said in part:
Reciprocity will never win its way until we snali
be willing to treat the tariff rationaly, l i ~ 70
hysterically the first step IN the process Is 70
be willing to make such changes as from tlne so 70
barmonV with the principle which indicates their
existence. L believe some changes are atioe
levied by any other country upon Tne FOR tight
unalterably opposed to read1nsent @ b tei made
unless it shall be clear that duties are 100 ngn or
too low Tariff rdmsde ns a Sccordng to the
public needs and are not to be warned on hay sy
the sacred vestments of the priests are not 10 De
or eny part OF any schedule. the whole tariff must
De tahe @ up e ' law substituted 1 deny the PROPOSE
ton 1t is the unworthy shelter OF two GIvsioHo 4 n
perpetiate De something which they. know would @ be De
condemned under impartiar IG 81 ber not vote at
all than vote right or wrong . 49,, zoo
trine of reciprocity upon the assumption that any
treaty bargain which carries @ 1t into e9e par
ties and that both will receive from 1t those pene
nTs s "f1eh or bargain will have the effect Of
admitting to the United States competltive cpn com
modities upon better terms than heretofore they
received: that is to-day. upon SUCH terms as VIII
enable the foreign prodgGeT 10 % At re IL is not
only probable but reasonably certain that any any
output Of the home producers in those things upon
which & our dqy Is or IN e ewes The time
has gone by when can satisfy ourselves or the
pTocity II it is intended to employ the doctrine
only tn those IN i wnEf hGa an Sde dream
and might we'll eliminate the WORD from our
platform and expunge it from the literature O.
political economy .,.
The purpose of any such treaty on our part would
be open up market or enlarge one, al
ready discovered for products. ana II those
who are charged with the responsibility OF making
ion that on the whole. the market thus opened up
enlarged to us will take more or our prorycts,
measured by the labor required to produce therl
then the competition admitted 10 our snoreS
Reciprocity between the United States and Canada
the keynote of the speeches tonight al the
dinner rendered the delegates the convention
by the Detroit Chamber or Commerce, ana the
member of the Canadian Parliament. and CanPPell
Shaw, of Buffalo enthusiastically received py
the three hundred guests who We're present
In addition the delegates 10 the congress tnerS
was present the dinner tonight nearly two nun
dred members of the Detroit Chamber OF Com
merce President C. F. Smith Of the Detroit Cham.
ber presided with John Charlton at his rlgnt ana
Senator J. McMullen at his left.
Eugene H Foss Of Boston. was TO have been one
Of the sneaker the dinner tonight, but IL was
desired owing to the length of the programme 10
postpone Mr.. Foss's address until the session To-
morrow morning.
John Charlton. NJ. F.. urged relations OF reel
procIty with Canada. saying:
There is beyond question crying necessity for
action in securing change of that trade poIlcy
lowed by the United States for the last thrty-hve
wears The policy beyond question, Is ABSURD;
detrimental the interests OF both countries. ana
calculated most efficiently to promote variance III
was Changed and something akin to the free trade
policy prevailing between all the states OF tne
American Union substituted for 1t. with the Ger
tainty that the blessings that have followed In the
case would follow IN the other.
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