The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-11

ust Is and IL. Although this movement
was organized principally by live stock
breeding interests, the immediate CO.
opera ton of many important commercial
The following names were signed to the
call:
National Live Stock association.
American Stock Growers association.
The Corn Belt Meat Producers asso-
citation.
National Live Stock Exchange.
American Short Horn Breeders as
ISOLATION.
The Cattle Raisers' Association of
Texas.
American Aberdeen Angus Breeders
association.
American Galloway Breeders associa-
ton.
American Hereford Breeders associa-
ton.
Nillers' National Federation.
Board of Trade of the City of Chi
cago.
Chicago Commercial association.
Illinois Manufacturers association.
National Association of Agricultural
Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers
Among the numerous organizations
which have adopted resolutions favor
ing reciprocity and taking action to CO.
operate in the conference are the Cham
Der of Commerce of the state of New
York, the Merchants Association of
New York, and the Produce Exchange
of New York. These organizations are
representative in the higher degree of
the most important business and manu-
featuring interests of the metropolis, as
well as a large part of the Eastern
states. They will be represented at
Chicago by strong committees author
lied to voice the sentiment of their
constituents in favor of reciprocity.
The sentiment of the Merchants As
ISOLATION of New York was declared by
the following preambles and resolutions
recently adopted unanimously by its
board of directors:
'Whereas, The principal nations of
continental Europe, following the ex-
ample of the United States, have adopt
ed, or are about to adopt, high tariff
rates of duty on many products of the
soil and of manufacture, the imposition
of which on the products of the United
States can not fail to most injuriously
affect the welfare of the varied interests
of this country, and,
Whereas, These European countries
have also adopted or have in contempla-
ton system of preferential tariff rates
of duty to be accorded to those nations
that are willing to offer similar recipro-
cal reductions in their rates of duty
which would enable countries so favor
ed to underbid our products in Euro
pean markets; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Merchants AS
ISOLATION of New York heartily favors
the conclusion of reciprocal treaties of
commerce between the United States
and these European countries by which
an enlarged trade and extended markets
for our products may be secured; and
be it further
Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed by the president, which
committee shall urge upon the govern
ment of the United States, and upon the
congress of the United States, the i'm
portance of the adoption of such reel
procity treaties, and shall place itself
in communication with all commercial
and agricultural associations or bodies
throughout the United States for the
purpose of soliciting their cooperation
in securing the conclusion and ratifica-
ton of such commercial treaties of reel
procity."
In accordance with the resolutions
cited, the Merchants Association OF
New York appointed a reciprocity
treaty committee, instructed to carry on
an active campaign of education
throughout the United States with a
view to influencing the action of the
United States senate, house of represen-
tatives, and the administration at the
forthcoming session of congress, in ia
vor of reciprocity treaties.
This committee has prepared an ad-
dress, which has been very widely dis
tributed throughout the United States