The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-17
DUAL TARIFF LEAGUE
RECIPROCITY. CONGRESS CHANGES
 ITS NAME.
Speakers Declare That Reciprocity Has Outlived Its Usefulness and Max imum and Minimum Tariff
 Will Be Their Slogan.

Chicago. Aug. 16.-"Dual Tariff" in all probability is the war cry that will ring through the United States Tor some years to come instead of the fa- miliar call for reciprocity.
 The new slogan means the passage of a maximum and minimum" tarih law permitting the establishment of recip- rocal trade relations with friendly for eign countries by vote of Congress. Al win H. Sanders, chairman of the Execu tive Committee of the National Reci- procity Conference which opened Its two days session at the Illinois Thea tre this morning. Is credited with orig mating the war cry. MT. Sanders preached his suggestion to few friends after the word reciprocity had received some rough handling between the hours of the convention and it met approval of the delegates It is considered now probable that the reel procity conference will close It's ses- sions by resolving itself into the Dual Tariff League" and organizing to have permanent form for the purpose of educating legislators and voters in the principles of the high and low sys- tenn duties
 'I condemn the word reciprocity, said L. E. Lincoln of the Buffalo Live Stock Association, who addressed the conference today. Tn the minds of many voters" reciprocity means noth- ing else than free trade and free trade is not the object for which this conference Is called"
 This statement elicited round of hearty applause which broke forth anew when James F. Parker, chairman of the New York Produce Exchange delegation, made a similar declaration. MT, Lincoln suggested as a title for the organization about to be formed The High and Low Tariff League" He be- lieYed an organization with branches in every State could effectively accom- plsh its purpose Both Lincoln and Parker asserted that Reciprocity" had outlived its usefulness and must go.
 Six hundred delegates from all parts of the country were assembled to dis cuss reciprocal trade relations With other countries. amendment of the Dingley tariff law. alterations of the interstate commerce laws and kindred matters when the conference opened.
 The West sent a large delegation, the great stock raising and farming indus tries of the West being especially well represented. Manufacturers from the sented at the conference. A notable feature of the conference was the num- ber of foreign consuls resident in Chi cago representing nearly every coun- try in the world
 The conference was called to order | by A. D. Sanders of Chicago Mir Sanders nominated for temporary chair
 man John F.. Wilder President of the | Illinois Manufacturers Association The
 nomination was unanimously accepted | William R. Corwtn of New York was chosen secretary pro tempore of the i convention and Mir Frederick Laribee of Iowa assistant secretary pro tenn | pore. After Governor Dineen of Illi- ] nois had welcomed the convention. the l gathering appointed the following com
 mittee on credentials: l. T. Pryor, | Texas; N. H. Gentry. Mssouri B. Roth
 well, Massachusetts; Charles N. Jessup,
 New York, and Dewitt Smith. Illinois Sensation Was Sprung.
 l Considerable excitement was caused | before the proceedings started by the distribution of pamphlet signed by | Albert Clarke, Secretary of the Home Market Club, of Boston. assailing the | reciprocity movement and backing up the attack with an alleged letter from John NJ. Carson, Chief of the Bureau of l Manufactures in the Department of | Commerce and Labor. The Carson let
 ter was dated July 22 and declared: 1 The Department has no information l regarding the adoption by the princi- pal nations of Continental Europe of
 high tariff rates."