New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-17
II NUFACTURERS MEET.
President in address FaOorS Rec'
procity-4gainst Rate LdSes.

Atlanta May le.-Ehe tenth annual gatherlis OF
the National Association Of Manufacturers % 'iie
United States assembled in the Grand opera f1Ou0e
to-day. At least three hundred Of the three thou-
sand members Of the association were III "''e"N
ance. ,,,,,.
The first session called TO order by FreS'uell'
r. F. Maddox. OF the local Chamber OF Commerce
Welcoming addresses were made by governor
Temple Graves Editor of The Atlanta News. Inc
-eenorsa vas BIZ Vice President William McCar-
roll. % NewYork. a ,o
Following these complimentary addresses, the
,ee7,lar rrogra narne % the convention was NeNei'
IN The annual address OF President u N amy
og INDIANAPOLIS was first in order.
" T,orrv's address was taken up largely with
.be consideration OF the labor question: -nte'
state commerce legislation, reciprocity anu VIZ
he declared to be a strong tendency toward soci'i
ism. IN the first part Of his renarhs l.e - a1S
an anneal for the maintenance OF lnolVlduaI anu
r,ronerrv rights as laid down by the Consutuuo4
Of the country lie took the ground that tie IN
tfore OF the government should be hnl'eu s'i'0,,'
% certain specfc public ends, and that Wha' e'lIs
have 5ave1oned as result OF concentration OF
capitsl in Industrial enterprises should be cor
reo,cd through application OF the police power OF
The government and not by resort TO sociaiisuo
Innovations. Ia.
Taking up the labor situation, Mr.. Parry said;
With strikes less numerous the laws laws ,0 oSt5es
oysderabv checked the value Of this ASSOCIATION
activity on the b a6 Sv q 1eke0 by the associato
in demanding a full recognition from orgaInzeu
i leT % t me only poicy which viii bsh and
maintain ndusri3l PeaCe - a. make the rights OF
r1l6Zer and employee the subject OF dckering and
trials Of strength.
In discussing he pending interstate commerce
legislation AIr Parry said that the commission or
any olitfcal body that might be created would yield
u the most clamorous demand, and that as re-
suit the rates between different localities would De
more inequitabie than the rates now fixed by com
petition between these localities. He maintained
that competitive conditions still potent in regu-
latlng votes.
As To the tariff and reciprocity, Mr.. Parry said;
To nv mind there are some features in the present
tariff sus3n thai open 70 S 16T 0Res eiprocy
would he a wiser course than tariff revision. 90
not think the situation calls for radical treatment
looking more TO the opening up than 10 the 'oottIns
up OF our commerce.
The repor+ OF Francis II Stallman, Of New
York. the treasurer. showed the receipts since the
last annual report 10 March 81, 1896 10 have been
$50 l3S. with unexpected balance al that time
Of S7sT3 The report OF Secretary Marshall Cush-
ing Of New York reviewed at length the work OF
the association. Reference was made 10 the de-
Of bad legislation in Congress. particularly
Of the anti-ntunction and eight hour bills The
nourishing condition Of the association was COM
lnented upon showing increasing membership
among the responsible manufacturers Of the coun-
" Ludwig Nissen. Of New-York. addressed the as
ISOLATION Governmental Relation Public
Franchises" The address was largely devoted 10
a discussion Of the "un-Anericanism" of govern
usent ownership OF public utilities H3 said in
part:
The gross injustice Of the public service cor
porations IS unquestionably the cause for the now
general demand Of the unthinking public for g
system OF municipal or State ownership Of all Pub
lie utilities. This system. II long enough contin-
ued. must and will inevitably lead, first to nnuni-
cpaI, then TO State. and finally national owner
ship OF public utilities
he argued that the proper remedy for the con-
diuons described was more careful government
SUPERVISION OF the public service corporations