Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
NACEL'S TRADE IDEAS
Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Speaks in Chicago.
BELIEVES IN RECIPROCITY
Downward Tariff Revision Will
Bring This About.
At MEETING OF TRAVELLERS
President Winchell of Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific on
Two-Cent Fare.
T MEETING OF TRAVELLERS

CHICAGO. July 24.-Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Charles Nasel and Ben
jamin F. Winchell. president of the Chi
cago. Rock Island and Pacific railroad.
were the principal speakers at the dinner
tonight which was the conclusion of the
convention of the National Travellers AS
ISOLATION. Mr.. Nagel discussed the atti-
tude of the government toward commerce.
saying, in part:
1t goes without saying that the ire
mendous undeveloped resources of this
country have up to this time almost COM
PEELED us to look to and depend upon
our domestic trade. 1t is equally clear
that we are rapidly moving beyond the
initial stage of development and that we
are forced to compete for supremacy in
foreign markets. The first stage was es-
sentially unmethodical. With the excep-
ton of the protective tariff the govern
ment was scarcely considered as factor
in the commercial scheme. Now lhat
we are approaching the second stage, the
functions of the government have be-
come more apparent.
Downward Revision.
'The demand for downward revision
recognition of the fact that our infant
Industries have reached the state of man
hood. but also upon desire for a fair
and intelligent reciprocity with foreign
countries.
I'VE are confronted by the remarkable
spectacle of having our national govern
ment laboring to have our business en-
terprises recognized abroad, but standing
by to see them cut down at home. The
national government may secure by
treaty in foreign countries more than our
states would tolerate at home. Worse
still, by way of treaty we may extend
to corporations of foreign countries privi-
ieges and immunties which the individual
states may refuse to recognize.
For Sane Protection.
This condition must be dealt with.
What We need is fair submission and
be had only under a consistent, uniform
stable national control, SO that all deal
ers and all competitors from all parts of
the country may enter the arena by the
same rules of the game. Whether the re-
lief shall come by national charters, or
even by the enactment of a broader code
whether the policy shall be permlssive
or restrictive, or both. is not for me to
say The decision should be one of
growth and conviction.
Il have no question that the constitu-
tional authority exists and that we have
only to wait upon the ripe judgment of
the great citizenship of the United States.
The time never has been more Opportune
than it is now, with an administration in
power as aggressive in the suppression Of
wrong6oing as it is determined to main
tain the principles Of fair play and whole
some progress.
President Winchell's Views.
Mr. Winchell said, in part:
Every statutory regulation whic,!
either improperly reduces the earning
capacity. of the railroads or unnecessarily
ders them just that much less able to
serve you with due dispatch and reason
able and increasing safety. Speaking
of the two-cent fare law, our actual eX-
perience has shown that our gross earn
ings have decreased II per cent in the
states where it prevails. In the states
where the three-cent rate prevailed our
gross revenue actually increased LIZ per
cent during the same period
St. Louis Selected.
ST. Louis was selected for next years
meeting place of the association. Chi
cago was made the permanent headquar-
tiers. The following officers were elected:
President, Frederic l.. Gross, Milwau-
kee. first vice president, Frank l.. Bart
lett, ST. Louis; second vice president, A.
B. Mergentheim. New York; third vice
president. Frank II. Morse. Milwaukee;
secretary. j. NJ. Shvally. Chicago.
\ strong resolution against tipping
was adopted.