The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-17

CHICAGO COUNCIL
TO URGE NEW LAW
Resolutions Presented Involve
Change in Federal System
Of Imports.
Governor Cummins of Iowa Is the
Principal Speaker at Con-
ference.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Declaration Of
political war on the standpatters in
congress and turnout the country was
demanded by Governor A. B. Cummins
of Iowa today in the reciprocity con-
vention. The comment was made that
In Governor Cummins, the conference
had found it's leader.
Chicago, Aug. 17.-A dual tariff law
providing q maximum and minimum
schedule, modelled after the tariff Of
France, will in all likelihood be the
plan determined upon by the delegates
to the national reciprocity conference
now meeting in the Illinois theater.
RESOLUTIONS. favoring maximum and
minimum tariff were presented to the
assemblage to be acted on later.
These resolutions advocate form Of
reel procity. which will give low tar
itf to nations favoring United States
commercially, and high tariff to those
countries which discriminate in their
tariffs against this country.
When the chairman called for the
report OF the committee on resolutions,
Chairman E. N. Foss read the follow.
ing
The national reciprocity convention,
representing more than zoo aqricultur.
al, commercial and industrial associa-
tions of the United States, by dele
gates assembled at Chicago, Aug. 16
and II, 1905, hereby makes the follow
ing declaration of principles:
Whereas, The agricultural, manufac-
turing and other industries of this
country, have expanded to such an ex-
tent that they can no longer depend
on the home market for the consump-
ton of their entire product; and
Whereas, The export trade has 8 be-
come a. vital support to many of our
Industries; and s.-e1 80,
Whereas, The present commercial at.
titude of the United States, largely
owing to our failure to carry into eff
feet the reciprocal trade provisions of
section 4 of the Dingley law, is antag-
onlzlng foreign nations, whose good
will we desire and on whom we have
hitherto depended as purchasers OF
our surplus products; therefore,,
The Dual-Tariff Plan.
Be It Resolved, first, That this con.
protection as the established policy Of
our country, advocates reciprocal con
cesslons by means Of a dual or maxi
mum and minimum tariff as the most
iieving the The strained Situation o. will I'll
which we are now confronted.
Second-That the question of tn.
schedules and items to be considered
in such reciprocal concessions prefer
ably be suggested by a permanent tar
if commission, to be, created by con
gress and appointed by the president
which shall consist Of economic, indus
trial and commercial experts.
Third-That it is the sense of thi
convention that our present tariff af
fords abundant opportunity for suc]
concessions without injury to industry
trade, or the wages Of labor.
Fourth--That we urge action on con
gross at the earliest time possible.
We recommend that permanent OF
ganization be formed under the styl
of the American Reciprocal Tari1
league, and that committee Of fiftee
be appointed by, the chair to have full
power to organize and further prose
cute the work for which the conven
ton has assembled. Said committe
shall have power to increase it's mem
bership and to fill vacancies wher
necessary.
Packard Is Chairman.
S. B. Packard of Iowa is the perma
nent chairman Of the conference. I
addressing the delegates, on taking tn
chair, he took up the reciprocity ide
as follows:
The farmers of this country have n
sympathy for the tariff war as the NEAR
of forcing concessions in foreign market
Heretofore when tariff laws have bee
made, the harvester trust, the steel trus
the white lead trust, the linseed oil trus
the tobacco trust, the cotton goods, tt
wooden goods and carpet manufacture
have all been alert enough to send the
) Hobbies to Washington to assist in I'll
: writing Of the schedules that intere
them most.
: The farmer, unorganized, has not bee
represented, so now, when he finds tt
: outlet for his surplus: in danger, he d.
: mands that some Of these high margin
put into the Dingley schedules for tradin
purposes be used for the purpose il
tended. He is not going to tolerate IL
| suggestion Of any more tariff war tina
we have already had. This business
heroism in sacrificing ones wife's rels
: tons does not please him highly when /
considers himself the relation.
$ How to Move Congress.
. But how to prevail upon congress
y act is a different problem. A senate S,
2 cure in it's tenure for six years at tin
= feels able to weather every storm of pull
0 lie opinion. AS constituted today, tt
United States senate will make it impo
e sible for any treaty to be passed by II
0 necessary two-thrds majority.
}, It seems expedient, then, that congre
q pass new tariff law providing for max
e mum and minimum rates which may
s used by the president In extending o.
q markets abroad. We can set about s
n Letting house of Representatives tn
8 will pass such a law, and we will -ha,
: at least the advantage in the senate of
e possible majority instead of an impossih
: two thirds.
0 In the days of President Harrison rec
: procity was possible by treaty, but O
b trusts had not then become so numero
/ oraso pow erful. II our president tod;
d had the power, under a maximum al
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