Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-09
The National Reciprocity Meets
ing Arrangements Have
Nearly Been Completed
CHAIRMAN SANDERS TALKS
Says President Roosevelt is Powerless
to Avert the Threatened Commercial
War With Continental Europe I'm
less Senate Gives Him Proper Sup
pert.

Chicago, Aug. 9-Plans for the
convention of the national reciprocity
conference, which will be held in the
Illinois theater on Wednesday ana
Thursday of next week, have been
completed. Alvin HI. Sanders chairman
Of the arrangement committee, upon
his return to the city yesterday from
the east, declared that the meeting
would be great success and that 1T
would launch most important COM
mercial and political campaign. Chair
man Sanders, while in the east, visited
Oyster Bay and had an interview with
tons to come up before the confer
ence.
In discussing his visit and interview
Chairman Sanders said. II am not at
liberty to make public the special
phase OF the situation discussed with
the president. The American people
need no assurance from anyone as to
where President Roosevelt stands on
the subject At present we are prin
cipally concerned in the legislative
branch of our government.
sThe president is powerless to avert
the threatened commercial war with
continental Europe and new legislation
is necessary for congress While we
are not at all worried about the presl-
dents attitude, we would like to know
where the controlling powers of con-
gressional legislation stand.
Condition AL;n - R,,.e;a
II believe that the condition in con-
gress is somewhat akin to that exist
ing in Russia. The head may have good
intentions, but he gets much bad adj
vice from the senator's. Now, the far
mers of the west would like to know
where the controlling powers stand on
the matter of revising schedules SO as
to abate exactions Of monopolists and
at the same time safeguard and devel-s
OPP the foreign outlets for the surplus
of the farm and factory
Mr.. Sanders insists that neither the
committee on arrangements nor others
connected with the conference have
met with any rebuff from the admins
tration.
'"The fact is that not a single MEM
Der of the cabinet has been invited to
attend or to address the convention,"
Mr.. Sanders said. I'VE are not trying
to see how many men in public life
can be induced to participate. The
convention was called by the producing
interests Of the corn belt and adjacent
states and we expect that tie delega-
lions will be so large that the meet
ing place will be crowded. About so
per cent Of the delegates will be from
the agricultural states of the middle
west"
Senator Cullom has been asked to
address the convention and is expected
to do so on Wednesday afternoons
Colonel Frank Orrin Lowden has also
been invited to address the conference.
Chairman Sanders announced last
night that several governors of west
ern states are expected to be present
and address the convention.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota has
appointed a delegation and expects to
be here in person." Mr.. Sanders said.
Governor Hoch of Kansas, Governor
La Toilette Of Wisconsin and Governor
Cummins of Iowa have done likewise
and are expected to be present Gov
ernor Cummins will address the con-
ference on Thursday morning.
Governor Deneen is making UP his
list of appointees of the Illinois dele
cation of about twenty men today. He
has been invited to address the con-
vention at the opening Of the confer
ence, to follow Mayor DUNES address
of welcome.
"In fact, there is now an evident
tendency to get aboard the reciprocity
band wagon, and the reported rebuffs
from men in public life have not yet
materialized. We, expect that a pow
erful political force will come into be-
ing at this convention next week, a
force which will BE felt sooner or later
in every school district in the United
States. We are protectionists, but we
think it is time that few tariff hogs
get out of the trough and
give somebody else show.
It is to be expected that the great cor
porations now enjoying substantial
but not needed protection will endeav-
or to stifle the agitation in this mat
ter in every way