The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-23
Accept Report on Tariff and
 Reciprocity
S1,5OO,OOO EDUCATION FUND
Open Shop and Industrial Education Indorsed by Resolution Adopted By National Association of
 Manufacturers.

New York. May 22.-The National Asso- cation of Manufacturers of the United States went on record today as in favor of d revision of the tariff at the earliest opportunity and the negotiation of more reciprocal treaties.
 A lively debate preceded the vote, which was upon the acceptance of the report of the committee on tariff and reciprocity. The corNnittee based it's recommendations on a pce of the 3O00 members of the asso- citation. Of the total number replying 55 per cent declared for immediate revision. while 20 per cent expressed a 'hands-off' sentiment. Eight per cent believed that the time for revision had not arrived, and the other Y per cent expressed indlffer- enee or made non-committal answers
 An effort to table the report was de- feated and 1t was adopted as reported
 The mass of resolutions adopted by the association on this, the closing day of it's convention included indorsement of the open shop, industrial education, the ina- provement of the consular service, com mendation of the national river and har-
 bor congress- urging the President to withhold approval of the new German treaty until testimony can be obtained regarding the effects upon domestic labor and industry likely to follow the customs administrative changes and opposition to all illegal combinations. either of capital or labor. This last resolution was given added force by the conventions declared
 intention to raise $1,50O.00O to carry out a campaign of education concerning dic-
 tatorial combinations. Of this campaign of education, President Van CleaVe fol- lowing today's session, said:
 We shall endeavor to assist in educat- ing the public fin industrial righteousness. We shall be Just as ready to oppose un- lawful acts by combinations of capital as
 those of combinations of labor We be- lieve in industrial liberty and we arc opposed to all forms of individual oppros- i sion. Anll, if anybody undertakes iacacfl- pei any Q ntee submit to such oppression. we shall endeavor to assist the party so
 assailed.''
 l Charles A. Prouty. the member of the l interstate commerce commission, In q | speech before the association, advocated l direct central by the government over the capital accounts of the railroads. Tho association reelected James W. Van Cleave of St. Louis president, and F. II. Stilman of New York. treasurer The
 convention closed tonight with ban quet. n
 There were 400 members and guests
 present at the banquet at the Waldorf Astoria tonight.
 William Carroll of New York was toast
 master Toasts to President Roosevelt and the new elected president were drunk. President Van Cleave said he desired t1 contribute a slogan to Americans that l ''Amercanism must rule America"
 "fhis association he went on "has no l fights with labor unions except as Amer ican citizens should fight the sort Of | labor unionsm which tries to dictate as 1 in San Francisco It is proposed to fight no union, but to fight simply for the rights to manufacturers under conditions 1 of industrial peace.
 l "To work, and when. and how he pleases l Is the demand made on behalf of the | worker by employers
 1 Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee |. $.
 N, resopnded to the toast. "The Navy. | There were several other addresses.