The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-09-26
They Want An Investigation of Paper
Manufacturers.
OPPOSED TO TARIFF ON PAPER.
Wood Pulp and Other Printing Ma
rehabilitation Of President Call
ed to COndition-Printers Becom-
ing Aroused Over Cos. of Paper.

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of the President and the Depart
ment of Justice information con-
corning an alleged unlawful COM
bine of paper manufacturers that
has resulted, it was claimed, in
an artificial stimulation ofprices in
newspaper stock. The associa-
ton also went on record as in favor
of the immediate repeal of the
tariff on printing paper and wood
pulp imported from Canada. This
sentiment was expressed in resolu-
tions which further provided for an
assessment upon the members to
defray the expense incurred by
the association in assisting the
government in any prosecution of
a combine that may be under
taken.
The adoption of the resolutions
followed several hours discussion
of a report submitted by Don c.
Seitz, of the New York World
John Norris, of the New York
Times, and Condo Hamlin, for
merly of the St. Paul Pioneer
Press, who constitute the COM
mittee on paper.
The resolutions follow:
I'm view of the information
submitted to the American News
paper Publishers Association by
its committee on paper, indicating
that unlawful combinations of
paper makers have been organized
recently; that artificial stimulation
of prices has been accomplished,
and that judicial prohibition of
such efforts has been disobeyed.
The American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association hereby in
structs its committee on paper to
invite the attention of President
and Department of Justice to these
movements, which we regard as
ConspiriCies in restraint OF trade,
and we give these instructions to
the committee in order.
"First-That the authority Of
the existing statutes for repression
of trade combinations may be in
voked.
"Second-That the defiance of
recent judicial action prohibiting
participation in such combination
by certain western mills may be
punished.
And that the President (of the
United States may be put in pos
session of information which shall
equip him to advise Congress of
the abuse of tariff powers by
papermakers."
After the applause that greeted
the adoption of the foregoing had
| subsidized the following was intro
duced and passed:
Resolved, That the member
ship of association pledge them
selves to an adequate assistance
for legal counsel and other expen-
SEES in assisting the government in
any prosecution that may be un-
Gertaken and that the executive
committee be instructed to gather
information and raise such funds
as may be required by assessment
according to tonnage or linotype
machines, as the committee NAV
elect"
By another resolution President
Kidder was empowered to increase
the committee OH paper from three
persons to nine.
On the tariff, as it affects the
cost of newspaper, the association
declared:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this meeting that the duty on
printing paper, wood pulp and all
material entering into the manu-
facture of printing paper be i'm
mediately repealed,
The association adopted another
resolution thanking the Interna-
tional Typographical Union for
its support and asking for its con-