Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-23
PAPERS APPEAL TO SENATE
Association ASks Upper House to
Confirm Pulp Clause.
SEE CHANCE OF TRADE WAR
ResoIutioR Declares High Duty r.
Intended to Make Possible
Gigantic Paper Trust In
United states.

NEW YORK. April 9a-At a meeting OF
the American Newspaper Publishers asso-
citation held today the following minutes
were adopted.
The American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION at its annual meeting In New
York today, with the largest attendance
IN pris ihs R ReptesSepf "a Ses o SFF sso ssiiy n SSm-
papers, lnstructs It's secretary to telegraph
and write Immediately TO each United
citation by a rising vote earnestly urges the
confirmation by the senate OF the action
OF the house in the matter Of pulp and
The investigation made by the select com
mittee OF the house, covering a period OF
ness any trade inquiry ever attempted in
tariff history, has shown that American
paper mills actually make paper cheaper
therefore any import duty upon print pa
per is in the nature of a concession to the
American mills. We are informed that the
paper manufacturer are trying to induce
the senate to raise the rate of duty fixed
by the PAYNE bill The success o. SUCH
an arrangement with Canada, which ar
rangement the select committee deemed OF
continue TO obtain from that country the
considerable supply Of pulp wood now used
by American mills in news print paper
The weIi-matured and unanimous resolu-
ton of the select mnit composed OF
haRW rsSes afeSusTde the Pe'" interests of paper
makers and consumers against the posi-
bility of hostile action by Canada,
Threatened Trade War.
We protest against any procedure which
will ignore the work and results OF the
house committees investigation and which
by provoking a trade war and stopping
the expectation of pulp wood from Canada
may bring great. loss to American news
papers and destruction TO American for
ests.
For a period Of years the American news
papers have been the victims Of paper
combinations. mergers, corners. discrim-
The failure OF paper makers to employ
technical skill in the operation OF their
plants has increased the burdens of CON
sumers. We want to put an end to these
abuses by broadening the market and by
stopping schemes such as that planned in
company, which aimed to destroy compe.
titi4n and to give value to q collection Of
Der land and undeveloped waters to the ex-
tent OF $4,000 horse power. We object to
these gigantic speculations at our ex-
Every obligation which the paper maker
owed to the government as a tariff ben
have been forced to bear the burden of
frequent fluctuations and artificial stimula-
lions OF paper prices. The publishers ask
Thanks to the Speaker.
The following was also adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks OF the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers association are
due to the select committee appointed, by
the house at the instance OF Speaker Can
non to investigate the paper and pulp in
dustry. We acknowledge our obligation to
the chairman, Hon. James r. Mann. and
to members OF the committee for the dill
gence and thoroughness and fairness Of
the inquiry, covering a period OF ten
months. Their work has been of educa-
tionsl value to paper makers and paper
users.
Resolved, That a copy of the above res
olution be forwarded by the secretary to
Speaker Cannon and TO the members OF the
select committee.