New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-01
nRGES TARIFF BOARD
ronrr;ssion Not to Fla Rates, but
Get Facfs. Fan CLeaUe Says.

van Clssve president OF the National
'.--,o- OF Manufacturers, under the heading
- -s-sf Commission Demanded and aPropos OF
a -,,1g National Tariff Commission Convention,
ne - ,he February Issue Of American In
s.-tss' in part, as follows;
rational Tariff Commission Convention
- ~ Is 10 meet in Indianapolis te6ruary 10, Is
yl.5ecisl Importance 10 the NatlonaL ASSOCIATION
q eeSs11facfUTers and TO business men in general
throughout The coue3 o 1I M ii H beId for
Z VI 1nTess purpose OF promoting the movement
sor eol1btea1css 10 get tariff commission IN the
Ine esaeejon Of Congress OF 1909 are better than
ny sC--nen- OF The law which gave the country
tas Commission which was appointed IN !Ssz wnoss
shaped Jae rs or1Inission idea is receiving mora
boo ~ S-7-1 the public than II obtained at that
tI.s sc having the great body o. the business
thsn I oco-Tention Nj Tafts letters in favor Of
tie commission 4c % thus far. TReyy viii receive
UsssscaI PRONUNCIATION there Al tne lno : ems
!sseorols Intelligent and persistent Work n oroer
70 accomplish cur p. TPois, movement SUCH
1-5ertuTn that apathy or hostility IN or OUT
Of oo9gTess, nose who have made q special study
,s..o~izs - agreed in saying that The act wEich
1-esloe5 756st scientific tariff law which anybody
- living seen IN most OF US proElsio On,
70" =. ,Pes based upon the investga tons and the
report o. - et1-lif t-orFTess adopts our idea,
Tsfts oo-nlsSl22I- ~, ,-7re Is-rk 20 90 than
s5 lie llH was done BY its predecessor, and 1t can
90 st 6boGv suppose that NJ. Taft viii find any
s7zSr7,ty IN getrirg the proper men 70 serve. ne
els 5;t VIII confer distinction on every member.
I9 Pc a-Bes The record and the work OF al the
-sTnters win receive tbs widest soTt OF po6ncLIy
go The newspapers Ihey VIII Dc a11lois ING
ATs5 i be vel understood that We do not REQ
---11en5 commission TO FIX rates; that would De
o-o-sGltTlriorsl We want commission 10 aSceF-
The colllss!on. = - ;,,I,astis+fans These will
f-,f51Y
centres o. sesq is work will deal with facts:
oo1nrT n z3+i3 +beories The object OF the commits
a. a. hi he 70 get al the truth regardless Of the
eonPe 5s u H5S it en i abToad and at home
Tesss is members or not they must SCI men
wiener Congress likes these facts or not It must
reese sS,fsstIz Congress has No trustworthy means
~ reftinE the opinion of the country on THIS I'M
Psr1i 3ssC ~ % q s7o5ats IN the great activities.
sa5 through the editorial comments OF the press
have come over cur side on this question in me
last few months Al ths aIla t CHI
-7o5cs5 il formal and decisive way Congress VIII
NJ ies-n mat We have the great majority Of the
aTIs-icsn people OF al parties. all calings and all
Jo-s5ifies behind =.
II soT1e things we can probably go 10 school 70
Europe This is one Of them Germany ane francs ,
have tari cOrnIlissions The present tadi1 n eaGn
mission which have extended over several years:
1 an 50 as to get facts On the ground and get
fber1 Straight For their particular purpose those
ss117 and france concede this The tariff statutes
-;si5 -e1e1ue 70 the government and protection 10
sv-r Industry which needs II, and in the measure
a It's mead -, --.os .rs
orEe- European countries have also ADOPTED me
Commission plan. Germany. France ana LEelr
~sgfbors thus show that they can learn something
from her past mistakes The United states Is nov
csiied UPON 10 make similar acknoW ieogrnert-
s-5 TTI-e them TO make step forward
THE opportunity for which the National Associa-
.ior 81 Ma nufactureTs has been working Tor years
So ro--1e We have seen our idea adopted by the
business men OF the whole country and sanctioned
~ re P-ssf5ert and Fresident-elect- At Indian
s15,iis m Fehr1IarT IS we will have the American
1sS-Ia behind MS and we viii assist in giving con-
F-r-e shane 10 a demand 20 which Congress VIII
sps II advisable to listen.