The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

AANsN lANAt NttaNNNN ~
mission Plan" Notwithstanding
President-elect Taft's public approx
al Of a nanpartisan board OF tariff ex-
Iperts the American Economist pub
Ilished by the Protective Tariff Lea
que boldly announced that Mr., Taft
was opposed to commission. In
New England, the Home Market
lClub influenced the Boston Mer-
Ichants' Association to refuse to send
Idelegates TO Indianapolis, notwith-
standing that James ], Storrow, pres
Iident Of the association and most
Influential public leader, openly fav-
ored the commission plan, The Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce and the
Massachusetts, State Board of Trade
as well as many smaller organiza-
tions Of New England have been pat
riotic enough to give cordial support
to this notable reform inaugurated
for the benefit OF labor and capital
throughout the nation The desper-
, ate nature of the opposition is shown
. in the effort to charge the National
,lAssociation OF Manufacturers and
sister business organizations with an
attempt to have enacted an uncon-
stitutional measure. The tariff COM
mission plan as it will be presented
at the indianapolis convention most
emphatically does not call for rate
making powers which is solely the
prerogative of Congress. All that
will be asked in the measure to be
!. Included in the Payne Tariff Bill Il
be enacted by the special session 0!
Congress beginning March IS, is the
creation of a permanent non-politica
I. Board OF Experts whose duty will b
thoroughly to investigate costs O
production at home and abroad 81
that Congress can make necessar.
changes in tariff schedules from tim
to time. Tariff making under thi
olan will not disturb business cond
tions as changes in rates will not be
: come operative within two year
:. from the date Of the Legislation
Germany today, at her most pros
7 porous period, is handling the tarii
- exactly along these lines.
! The wide spread approval OF tai
if commission plan is fully prove
by the fact that business association
- in practically every state of the unio
: have openly espoused the Indianap'
lis convention. Delegates exceed
:, ing thousand will be present an
:: the long array Of speakers are me
- of national importance. A parti
list includes:
n Oscar L. Straus, secretary depar
ment Of commerce and labor; job
Barrett, director of bureau Of Amer
u can republics; Charles P Neill, con
J mission of labor; Senators Smoot (
Utah, Beveridge Of Indiana, Gun
mings OF Iowa and Brown of Nebra
ka; Gov. Hoggatt, Alaska; Clarent
Owsley. Texas; Gov. Marshall, Ii
II diana; ex-Gov Curtis Guild, Mas
a achusetts, and Congressmen Charl
q N. Fowler, New Jersey; Joseph
d Ranmsdell, Louisiana; James E. Wa
ri son, Indiana; Charles E. Townsen
II Bourke Cochran, New York; jam
I w. Van Cleave, president Nation
Association OF Manufacturers; H.
Miles, chairman tariff, committe
National Association of Manufactu
ers; Charles A. Bookwalter, mayt
of Indianapolis; H. A. Towne, pres
dent Merchants Association, Ne
York, John NJ. Sahl of the Farmer
~ National Congress, and DR.. Abe
h. Shaw, editor of Review of Reviews
ed American Industries, official pull
Id lication of the National Associatio
of Manufacturers, gives in its Eel
~ ~ ruary issue pertinent instructions
a. convention delegates as follows:
d. The railroads in the territory COZ
60 cred by the Trunk Line Associatio
and the Central Passenger Associ;
:. ton, respectively, have granted
rate Of fare and half for the rour
ed trip on the Certificate plan.
Ito The territory covered by the!
passenger associations embrace
un New York, Pennsylvania, New Je
nS nS sey, Delaware, Maryland, Northel
Virginia, Northern West Virgini
ak, Delegates from places outside Il
ch, above territory can buy regul
ticket to the nearest point within Il
territory mentioned, and there buy
single ticket through to Indianapoli
at the same time procuring from Il
a 3 ticket agent a certificate in regul
'se. form for each fare paid. These ce
en- A.f.aa4nc ara An he danoes4ad AZ II