New-York tribune., 1908-05-21
A CALL FROM CHINA
MINISTER WU TALKS.
Invites Manufacturers to Interest
His Country IN Their Products.

| A message from China was brought to the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers at their DIN
| ner last night in the Waldorf, closing their an
| nuaI convention, by WI Ting-fang, the Chlhese
| Minister It a gentle and peace1ul request
| to make it possible for the Chinese millions to
| buy from the American manufacturer. Inc mer-
chants of the Celestial Empire should have free ac-
cess to this country so that they might see "nat
| was to be had, said the Chinese minister ana at
the same time the manufacturers should establish
| a bureau or agency in China where the American
products could be advantageously shown. Inc prop
ositon was warmly received.
Senator Alfred ]. Beveridge was in sympathy
| with the Chinese Minister'S proposition. and then
told the diners about the tariff situation as II had
developed at Washington up to the passage OF the
| Senate resolution giving the Finance Committee
! power to appoint commission TO examine lito
| tho question with view OF reforming the tarlI
Job Hedges, introduced AS a humorist mingled
strong advice with his humor. and the president OF
| the association, James w. Van Clesve said that
! the manufacturers stood for order as against
| chaos, not for capital against labor
Ludwig Nissen the toastmaster. Represen-
tative Iittlefeld and Governor Fort of New Jersey
| were TO speak but each sent regrets. There were
to be other speakers but their regrets cut the list
! down to three
| SPEECH OF CHINESE MINISTER.
| Minister WI started in by saying that only
/ week ago he had engaged two American proiessore
| of agriculture for the vceroy of Manchuria' who
|
! that province He said that reform was making
| rapid progress in the empire. and that China
wished 10 come this country for its agricultural
! implements and other machinery. The natural re-
sources Of China were unlimited. Mr.. WI said:
In ono nrovince there is enough coal to supply
| the world with fuel for n thousand years ny
famine need he feared. China wants Illsieu
opc and nd from no nation know will she buy
quicker than from the United states: but ca "a
in order to do this you should do two things-ttuTT,
nish facilities for the merchants ot cniIa @ eetsblIsh ~
this country TO for themselves, ahG es.abtif
a museum agency In China-say at Snans"6, o.,
where the Chinese can inspect your wares. tW bu1
YOU must send the proper men 10 Ciilna VI ''U ~
| and would cement the friendship between ih,
peoples of the countries and the ofhcais !
hat a commercial alliance Is SOou lIliS'
not in black and white but In the mere fact OF tne
relations sneak with deferehTe cations but that
is good otS ett tg there VIII be a clash despite the
most binding compacts Our relations are bound
to grow and lovers of peace you viii DO your our
part in establishing firm commercial reia'ions anu
| shall do mine toward the same ehu-
SENATOR BEVERIDGE SPEAKS.
Senator Reverdge praised the association for its
stand for a commission Of experts. and declared
that the tariff must be revised, and was going 10
be revised. which the diners approved with loelai
applause
No wiser action he said had ever been taken
bv any body Of business than the demand for
a permanent commission, but he called attention
to his belief that this could not be obtained IN q
day. The man who did not want experts to hnd
out the facts did not want the facts TO ne found
out he said lie opposed a straight-out protective
tariff as giving nothing away and getting as Inuch
in return. and his opposition 10 sralght-out rev
enue tariff was because it gave everything away
and got nothing in return" Senator Beverage
said:
For the first time In our history American man
ufacturers are demanding a change In tariff meth
ests in accord with all other great producing
@ on the tp naT 5e 1SeGaq }a4msrs ws @ You WS
the tarn 10 be made modern IL is the business
men who must do business under the tarln ana
hs h@s ss mans farIfy and not politican's tariff
You want scientific tariff Just to ali interests and
to all men. and not a log rolling tariff that does
injustice to some interests in order to do more
than justice to other interests. You want tarlft
which Will open the doors of foreign markets 10
your products. and. above all. YOU want tarir
based facts and not suppositions.
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RATES.
Calling attention the progress made by Ger
many and Japan with the maximum and minimum
rates. he said:
This sPe PErnS1 1 has IA bd made H2.S 4es
and Is speeding japan toward second place with
smsTq tan m dii ,fc ncd sa i has poor soil
and niggardE Ja1an MS Is tf syfn m p2orer
methods both Germany and Japan and other
TbH sma rssanTcos euided by common
are more than match for great resources crippled
Two years ago some , Of US IN public life began
sense in tariff legislation More than a year ago
this association took the battle II IT had not
YOU. who champoning this cause
in public life would have been helpless.
The Senator traced the result Of the efforts OF
the association and himself with others TO compel
attention TO the changes demanded efforts which.
he said, eliminated with the passage of the resolu-
ton by the Senate directing the Finance Commit
tee 10 employ experts from the executive depart
mcnt Of the government gather all the data upon
which the tariff might be builded.
THE MENU
Graves Superieur CIovsses
Potage Prince Naples.
Amontllado Pasado
RAIDS Olives Celer Anandes saiees
Coquilles de de Gratinees.
Estephe Ris de Veau Isabelle
Filet Mignon a 'Agneau a la Wallace.
Pommes de Terre Duchesse Haricots Verts Panaches.
Moet & Chandon
Pgeonneau Roti sur Canape
Salade de Ssison-
Clace Ruche de Mel
Apolnsrfs. Pets Fours. Fruits
Iiqusurs. care
EXCESS MORAL. AGITATION
The convention ended in the morning with the
adoption of the following resolution offered by
President Van Cleave:
Resolved The National Association of Manufact-
urers believes that we have had an excess agi-
taton under the guise of moral crusades. such
child labor, railway reform and similar movements,
which excellent and desirable In reasonable
measure. but not when pressed TO the hazard OF
vested interests and property We therefore
ommend rest and quiet upon such questions, at
least until normal business is restored
There a continuation of the condemnation
of the anti-iniunction bills in Congress-. and James
A. Emery, the general counsel OF the National