Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-16
URGE RECIPROCAL TREATIES
National Board Of Trade Delegates Ask
Trade Agreements with All Nations.
APPROVE CUBAN AND OTHER PROTOCOLS
Call on Congress- TO Act Mt once
in Securing Concessions from
France, Germany, Canada
and other Countries.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The third an
nual convention OF the National, Board of
Trade came to an end today.
The question OF reciprocity was probably
the most important topic introduced today.
1t was brought to thu attention Of the con
%vention by the report OF the committee
through Nathan G. French OF the Illinois
Manufacturers association.
Supports Reciprocity Trenty
The report was as follows:
Whereas, The necessity for the estab-
lshment Of better trade relations with other
nations, through such adjustments and
concessions as may be deemed mutually
advantageous and now generally recos-
nized; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the National Board of
Trade urges legislation on the present ma
uonal congress regarding reciprocal trade
relations along the lines laid down by the
late President Mckinley I'm his last address
at Buffalo and by President Roosevelt N
his recent message to congress-, including
the ratification OF the treaty with France
and the other treaties negotiated under
the administration of President Mckinley
now pending in the senate, and further
urges the negotiation of treaties on the
same lines with Germany and other coun-
tries.
Whereas, There has been submitted to
this country by the representatives of
cuba a treaty of reciprocity with the
United states providing for the admission
into Cuba OF the products OF the Unitea
states Win TeQQCllOls OF ~, ~ W dlh "
per cent from their present tariff and for
the admission of the products of Cuba into
the United States at a reduction OF 70 per
Whereas, BY the Platt amendment we
recognized that we are under obligations
TO make a treaty such as Is now presented
vantage OF the country at large as well as
to Cuba; therefore be It
Resolved, That the National Board OF
Trade respectfully. urges the immediate
ratification of this treaty with Cuba by the
senate OF the United States.
procity with, New Foundland would be OF
large benefit to the busines interests OF
the country ooIin5 as 4ns a whole tho be N BOARD of
Trade respectfully urges that the said
treaty be ratified by the senate OF the
Whereas, Man for man, the Canadian
people are the best foreign customers that
the United states possesses, ana
tons can be established between those two
countries. there is danger that the market
we now possess in the Dominion will be
seriously curtaiied, to the loss of all classes
of American producers, therefore be II
Resolved, hat the National Board OF
and the congress of the United States and
the American members of the Anglo,Amer-
lean joint high commission to do all mat
lies In their respective powers to secure a
trade treaty between the two countries
upon the broad, basis Of reciprocal conces-
sfons.
Resolved, That as a step in this direc-
ton the National Board Of Trade favors
the measure now before the. United states
senate authorizing the president to remove
the duties upon Canadian coal in return
for similar action by the Dominion Of can
ada with regard to coal from the United
States. NATHAN FRENCH,
Acting Chairman.
ISRAEL p. RUMSEY.
g. WATSON FRENCH.
JAMES W.. SALE.
A minority report was submitted. signed
by John Hopwell, Henry w. Peabody and
J.. T. McHugh, which read:
We concur In the foregoing except the
closing lines. Of the first resolution.
The majority report was unanimously