Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
TARIFF
BOARD IS FAVORED
Sentiment at Indianapolis Conven-
ton Unanimous for Conn.,
mission Plan.
CAMPAIGN IS TO BE KEPT UP.
Before Final Adjournment ]. W. Van
Cleave Is Put at Head of Per-
manent Organization.

Ventlon came to an end in Indianapo-
lis Thursday and its officials and del
egates. before their departure. ex-
pressed confidence that its work would
soon be perpetuated in the form of
permanent tariff commission, toward
the attainment of which their labors
have been directed.
The convention was small in num-
bers, but large in enthusiasm. Its del
egates represented great commercial,
agricultural and civic bodies and many
were United States Senator's Congress
men or national and state officials.
James w. Van Cleaye, chosen as its
permanent chairman. had behind him
scores OF members OF the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers, and from
the platform on the last day Thad
Snow. who declared himself lust a
plain, unattached farmer OF Indiana"
| Joined with his predecessors in what
had been remarkable unanimity of
expression from various sections, pro-
fessions and occupations for the estab-
lishment by Congress OF a permanent
scientific and nop-partisan tariff COM
mission.
During the session hundreds Of mes
sages of congratulation and encour-
agement were received. The messages
bore the names of many great manu-
featuring firms and business houses.
None came from Andrew Carnegie, al
though the Pittsburg ironmaster had
previously expressed his approval of
the purposes of the convention.
Before the final stroke of Chairman
Van Cleave's gavel each delegate
pledged himself to continue in his
home territory the work for which the
convention was called.
The permanent committee of 100 of
which J. W. Van Cleave. is chairman.
will give the widest possible distribu-
ton to the records of the convention
proceedings and carry on the work of
agitating for the creation of perman-
ent tariff commission. The chairmen
of the permanent committees of the
convention selected by Chairman Van
Cleave are II. Il. Miles of Racine. Wis.
of the Executive Committee. and John
Herbert, Jr.. of Dayton, Ohio. of the
Finance Committee.
Zig Field Is open.
Asserting that If the United States
is to develop her trade with the twen-
ty Latin-Anerican republics in the
western hemisphere, John Barrett, d.
rector of the international Bureau of
American Republics, in an address be-
fore the convention urged that most
careful considerations be given tariff
relations.
Equally important with the I'M
provement of steamship facilities. the
establishment of banks backed by
United States capital and the thor
ough, legitimate exploitation OF the
markets of South America by respon-
sible agents of Ameriman manufacture
ers," said Mr.. Barrett, rs the need Of
framing our tariff with some reference
10 the interests of our sister republics.
"In other words, IL the United States
expects these twenty growing. re-
sourceful and ambitious countries to
purchase our manufactured products
in greater volume we must In turn give
them an opportunity to sell within our
limits their natural products in larger
quantities"
He said that the undeniable import
ance of the Latin American field Of
trade was proved by the fact that In
the year 1908 these twenty countries
conducted with the outside world a
commerce valued at $2.000,O00000 an
increase of $1,000, 100000 in ten years.
or an average of $1O0,O00,OGl per an
mum.
1.-The share of the United States In
this total" he declared. docs not ex-
coed $560,00O000 including both ex-
ports and imports, and the balance Of
trade is Overwhelmingly in favor Of
Latin America"
Scramble Every Ten Years.
II. A. Tompkins Of Charlotte. y. e..
pointed out the evils OF present tar-
iff system. "The present method Of
making the tariff is sort of scramble
about once in ten years" he said. THE
industry which gets unsatisfactory re.
suits has no remedy. but has TO wait
ten years and take chances again. II
under the present system a tariff is laid
which develops graft. this condition
must continue until the next general
tariff revision. Under the commission
nlan the tariff might be in process OF
revision or readjustmeDt all the time.
lewiston might be upward or down
ward. 1t would mean whatever