Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-05
Millers Pass Resolutions De-
handing Adoption of Broad,
Comprehensive Policy
WILL REMOVE DISCRIMINATION
Reciprocity With Canada is Especially
Urged Because of Surplus of canad-
ian Grown Whsat Cast Upon British
Markets, Enabling Foreign Miller to
Undersell His American Competitor.

Detroit, Mich, June 5.-The Millers
vention here, adopted resolutions de-
manding the speedy adoption by the
national government of broad liber-
al and comprehensive policy of genuine
| reciprocity, especially with Canada. A
memorial was adopted on the subject
which will be forwarded to President
Roosevelt. Resolutions We're also adopt
| ed on the labor question recognizing
the right of all men to organize, but
| iZation to demand that individuals be
compelled to unite with it. or demand
| that only union men shall receive en-
ployment One Of the features of the
afternoon session was the bitter attack
made ON labor unions by S. r. Ballard
OF Louisville. KY. while the labor reso-
lutions were under consideration. Mr..
Ballard said in conclusions:
TT would be well to form an asso-
citation of employers in every town in
the country. We must do something
dren the principles Of freedom and in
dependence which our forefathers
handed down to us in their declara-
ton Of independence that every man
shall have the right to life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness
The resolutions on reciprocity urge
the fullest possible measure of reci
procity between the United States and
Canada" and urges each individual
member OF the federation, irrespective
of party utilization, to bring such con-
slant pressure to bear upon his local
congressional representative, the Uni
ted States senators from his state and
all future candidates for national office
as will commit them unequivocally to
the furtherance Of these measures by
voice and vote.
The resolutions declare that the fed
Grafton represents manufacturing in
dustry embracing upwards of 10000
separate establishments, having com
bined annual production of over $780,
100000. and involving a labor expendi-
ture OF over s20,000,000.
This industry, it is declared. is the
one conspicuous exception to the other
wise universal manufacturing prosper
ity.
Existing conditions are largely due
to the exclusion OF American flour from
many important foreign countries. This
exclusion results from discriminating
duties imposed by them in favor of
wheat and against flour. The govern
ment Of the United State can, by lib
eral and comprehensive policy of reci-
procity with these countries, secure the
removal of this discrimination. The
enormous and steadily increasing sur
plus of Canadian grown wheat thrown
upon the markets of the United King
dom depreciates prices abroad, enables
the foreign miller to undersell his AM
erican competitor, and lowers the sell
ing price of the entire wheat crop of
the United States.
THE grinding of this wheat in Amer
lean mills would place the regulation
Of prices in this country, thereby in
creasing the farm value OF wheat, Sc
curing the larger and more steady en-
ployment OF mill labor and a reason
ably profitable return to American flour
manufacturers"