The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Coming from the mouth OF a member
/ Of President RooseveIts official family.
the statement made by Secretary straus,
| Of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. at yesterday mornings meeting Of
the national convention Of cotton manu-
facturers, held at the New Willard
recommending reciprocity and a revised
tariff, took most members by surprise, as
ihey thought they recognized in the
statement President Roosevelts attitude
with regard TO tariff legislation.
! Postmaster General Meyer also made an
address. which was fun Of deep interest
to members Of the association
Mr.. Meyer stated It 20 be his intention
TO recommend legislation by the next
| Congress for the establishment Of a postal
savings bank. The speaker also declared
/ his intention to work diligently for the
elimination of rcd tape" and for bring
| ing the department under his charge up
to date and placing it on a modern bust
ness basis
Letter from Mr.. Bryce.
Another interesting feature was a let
ter from the Hon. James Bryce. the Brit
/ ish Ambassador. addressed TO 8lr. Ma
cara. chairman Of the committee. in
which the Ambassador expresses his re-
! gret at not being able 10 be present at
! the convention.
The letter was read at lunch, and is as
follows.
Iuteryals y H Oct. 8. 1885,
/ Dear MIR NacsIa- ] have 20 ask you. chairman
q the committee Of the International Federation Of
Master Cotton Spiunars and 4Ianuis urers Assocs-
tfous TO express to tie delegates TO the Atlanta
convention my sest regret that the absence Of the
/ embassy from Washington has prevented me from
extending t1 them the hospitality 0f the embassy.
The international importance Of the federation.
ana the fact that the center % its organization is
situated IN Manchester Enzisnd. gives II A claim
I D tie representatives, ri n sCIccgn. King Ed
ward who has person. n mcre tran one occasion
given expression to his interest 10 the objects Of tie
federation.
/ wish that I could have had the pleasure Of al
dressing the delegates myself but as il IS. z. st
/ ask you. NIr MacaIa. tG wish them on ny behalf
pleasant journey and every success on their interest
! ins and important mission.
! I have instructed his majesty's consuls IN the
cities O.; your journey TO place themselves IN con-
munscztiou with you On your arrival and 70 extend
10 the delegates every assistance on their part. 1
am, dear Nr. NIAGARA. yours. very t-riy.
JAMES BRYCE
Paper on Abuses.
a paper read by the secretary OF the
association was on "The use and abuse
Of warp step motions and other auto
matte appliances on power looms" The
author Of the paper. Louis Simpson, Of
VaHeyfeld. P. O.. Canada. was not pres
ent. In the discussion following. George
OTIS Draper. Of Hopedale. Mass. and
Fred B. Macy. Of New Bedford, Mass.
participated
Another discourse read was that on
The evolution OF the lug strap" w
Irving BUllard. Of Daniels0n. Conn, be
ing the author.
With the approval Of the board OF gov
ernment Of the associations. the follow
/ ing candidates We're admitted TO active
membership:
Barlow. by James r. NIacCou; Robert William BOYS
newmarket. y H.. by Henry D. Martin, James
E Cobun. Manchester. y Fl. 10y Edward W
Thomas Arthur o. Dawson Montreal r O.. Can
ada, by Charles T. Plunkett, james Dolphin. Mon
trgaI Canada. by ". T. Whitehead. Alfred J..
Ferguson. New York City. By Charles r. Piu1kttt;
William A Fuller. Clinton. Mass. by Henry D.
Martin; Walter J. Holden, Lowell. Mass by
Henry D. Martin; Charles II. Howard New YORK
City. by Charles T, Pluuke.t. Horace A. Keith
Br0CEtou. Mass. hy John =. Holt Arthur kgf-
fer president. Austrian Cotton Spinnsrs Ass5cia-
tcu, Vienna, Austria, by William ID. HET-slrut.
Camille Lion, R0U5n, France. ty William ID Har-s-
horne, Joseph T. Miller. Philadelphia, ps d.
Robert Beatty. Theodore +. Miller PHILADELPHIA
Pa. By Robert Beatty. Hugh KalkiusCn Nacslstcr
North Oldham England. Manchester EnE by
James r. MacCon: Scwall n. Oliver. Baltimore
Nd, by Edward W Thomas; Theodore s Ra
worth. Augusta. ga. hy 81 F. Foster. NiC1Ie
Rene. Rouen. France, hy William =. Hartshoue:
David A. Russell North Adams Mass. by Charles
T Plunkett Henry Kay Smith. jamestown, y Y,
by Thomas Henry Smith. William Parker Straw
Manchester. y. H.. by Charles II. Fish; Arthur
5. Thomas lowell Mass. r. Edward ". ThUmss.
Richard Thomson. Paris, Province Of Ontario Cau-
ada. b. Robert Realty; George A. Woodward, Rock
land. Mass. by & p. Brooks.
Associate Members.
Arthur Birch Arlington Heights. Mass. ? y
deuce. r. l.. Edward ]. Feeley Boston Mass. K.
NJ. Macintosh Boston. Mass. Henry l. Phillips
Hartford, Con. Russell R0bb, Boston. Mass Harry
\. ,Seyeron. Rockford. H.; George W. St. Amant
Boston, Mass.
Speakers Are Thanked
Previous to adjournment, Charles T.
PIunkett, of Adams, Mass. offered
resolution expressing the thanks of the
association to the following speakers.
which was unanimously adopted: Com
missioner Henry B. F. Macfarland. Hon.
James Wilson, Hon. George Won L.
Meyer, Hon Oscar L. straus, Hon 5. n.
! D. North, Hon. John Barrett, f. A.
Hartshorne, H. l. Phillips, Arthur r.
Marsh. L. Green, and Arthur Kuffier.
Daniel A. Tompkins of Charlotte. y. c..
read a paper on Southern development
and American deep-sea shipping" which
attracted attention owing to the strong
advocacy Of a ship subsidy contained
therein
MT. TomPkins' Paper.
Mr.. Tompkins being absent. his paper
was read by the secretary It was, in
part as follows:
I'VE need ships now as badly as the
farmer needed factories in 1850 We must