The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-18
RECIPROCITY
IDEA IS
ON
Secretary Of the Home Market
Club Opposes Il In His
Annual Report.

Boston, Nov. ls.--The doctrine OF recip-
rocity was frowned upon in the report of
Colonel Albert Clarke. the secretary
at the annual meeting OF the Home Mar
ket club leading Republican protection
list organization here today. Another
feature OF the meeting was the non-ap-
pearance OF the name OF Eugene ~. Foss
or Boston In the list OF officers. His term
as director expired this year and he was
not reelected. Mr.. F'oss attained much
fame in the last congressional campaign.
by defeating Melvin c. Adams. as can
didate for congress In the eleventh dis
trict and running on a reciprocity plat
form Although the district has been gen
orally In the Republican column. Mr. Foss
was defeated at the polls by the Demo
cratic candidate.
At the meeting Maj. Charles A. Stott
Of Lowell. member OF the executive
President Charles III. Hutchins.
Secretary Clarke in his report said
II regret to have to report net loss
fiscal year. The number of members
Nov. was 1850. and sinse then there have
AT a recent meeting, leading free
trader OF Boston asserted that there is no
protection literature In the library OF
Harvard university. or In the Boston pub
lie library. which he claimed as evidence
that scholars reject IL. The same is not
true whatever the fact may have been
some years ago, but II IL were true, in
stead OF its being point OF scholarship
would be proof OF bisotry and Ignorance
and of a fear TO submit the invincible ar
gumentS Tor protection 10 the eNamina-
tion of impartial seekers after truth.
The contention that protection Is re-
sponslble for trusts. though previously
rejected by the we'll informed and un-
prejudiced has this year received a death
blow by the collapse OF many trusts and
the continuance OF the tariff to encourage
their independent domeatic competitors.
Protection is not responsible for the
labor difficulties and market speculations
which chiefly have brought a check to
the abounding prosperity of the last few
years. IL was the main cause of the
prosperity and OF the numerous advances
which were made in wages and to this
extent, II may have been responsible for
some OF the discomfort which arose when
labor thought II was not getting it's
share.
THE most increasing economic event
OF the year is the movement i'm Great
Britain under the lead OF Joseph Cham
berlain, late secretary for the colonies.
for a return To the protective policy and
for preferential tariffs within the en-
pire. 1t il worth something to have the
disasters Of the free trade policy recog-
| nized by the most intelligent men in that
country.
Whatever strength there was-and ]
think IL was but liule--to tho agitation
I'm this country for pciprocity with Can
ada, must be subdued by the unmista kable
preference of Canada for imperial feder-
alton"
Mr. Clark criticised the action OF the
Illinois Manufacturers association In in
dorsing project In favor of reciprocity
between the United States and Canada.
The secretary thought that reciprocity
would work 10 the disadvantage of farm
ers and fishermen and offer no benefit 10
manufacturers.
Among the officers chosen were Vice
presidents. the former presidents and
Stephen A. knight. Providence. r. L.:
William Grape, New Bedford John II.
Smith, Hillsborobridge, N H.: Lyman b.
Goff. Pawtucket II. ; William NJ. Wood,
Boston; Leontine Lincoln, Fall River: r.
A. Sayles, Saylesville: r. q. Morrison,
Tilton. ~. H; s. A. jerks. Pawtucket r..
/; William III. Bent Taunton; Charles A.
Stott, Lowell, and others. Directors,
term expiring in 1906. Webster Knight,
| Providence. r.. T.: William A. Russell,
Lawrence; w. ". Ames. North Easton; 10
| All vacancies, terms expiring in 1904, Ar
thur Wheelock, Uxbridge: Rufus A. Soule
New Bedford.
The secretary-treasurer Is chosen by
the directors