The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-23

msntk with Canada and other nations.
and thar 2a4d board or commission Dc
constituted OF men cfiinrntl. aualheu
aud sufficiently versed and experienced
la productive industry To insure the a, .
complishment OF tue purposes ihdi-
Gated"
with precision for a truly reciproCa ~
maximum and minimum tsrin. enacted
into law vesting proper discretionary
power in the executive 10 negotiate
commercial agreements. with proper
tariff board or commission TO ascertain
basic facts. as outlined In the resolu :
items above recommended. the way VIII
fhcn he opened for intelligent and ef-
fectixe negotiations OF speelnc trace
agreements Your committee believes
"A voices the unanimous sentiment OF
this entire conference In dsclaring that
one OF the frst trade agreements 10 he
concluded at the earliest possible mo-
ment should he with our nearest neigh
bor--the Dominion OF Canada. Your
committee. therefore. recommends the
adoption OF the following resolution:
Resolved. That the president Of the
United states L. hereby requested and
urged. upon the enactment by congress
of tarin law embodying the feature
Of reciprocal maximum and minimum
schedules. with authority for the ex-
ecutiVe 10 avail thereof In negotiating
trade agreements with foreign nations.
and upon the creation by congress or a
board ot tariff experts to aid congress
and the executive with Information as
10 tariff facts. To take such measures
as he may deem best to open negotia-
tions with the government OF the DO
utnion az Canada for the establish
ment OF closer and hroaded CONNER
cial relations between that country and
the United states for the reciprocal
beneht % both
Would Accomplish Results Now.
IL the foregoing resolutions proposed
by your committee, and the plans out
lined therein. commend themselves TO
this conference. then very practical
question OF immediate u!aency pre-
sents itself To this body. To each or
gantzation represented here. and 10 the
individual members or every such or
ganixation. What can each one do to
accomplish the result NOW?
AT this moment congress Is in ses-
sion framing a tariff which Is based
on knowledge admittedly insufficient
and often inaccurate. Commerce Is
marking time pending the determine
ton Of this question, and Is demanding
that Il be- settled NOW. and that IL stay
settled for a reasonable period. Though
insisting on this settlement. commerce
Is also Insisting on the development OF
foreign markets. which can. and your
believes must, be accomplished through
proper maximum and minimum tarin
system based upon and executed under
an accurately asccrtained knowledge OF
tarifr facts and conditions. Therefore.
the psychological moment for action Is
at hand Your committee. therefore.
recommends the adoption OF the fol-
Demand. On Congress.
Resolved. That a committee OF three
be appointed by this conference whose
duty IL shall be at once 10 proceed TO
Washington. and, on behalf OF the con-
ference TO lay before Mr. Payne, the
chairman OF the ways and means COM
mittee ~ the house OF representatives /.
before Atr. Aldrich, the chairman OF the
nnance committee of the senate and
before the president OF the United
Ia ~ "a a
as set forth in It's resolutions:
Il. For proper reciprocal maxi
mum and minimum provision in the
-. For the immediate creation OF
an adequate tariff board or commission.
For the conclusion OF a recip-
the earliest practical moment
And that such committee also pre-
sent the subject 10 as many senators
and representatives as possible: that
all commercial and other organizations
not represented here. and that il have
power TO reconvene this conference
should IL be necessary"
Equally. IN not more important how
EVER. is the immediate activity OF each
individual delegate. OF the organization
he represents, and through that organ
zati0n. Of its constituent members
Your committee. therefore. proposes the
resolution for adoption:
Resolved, That each organization
represented in this conference in earn
sstly requested Immediately To tele-
graph and write 10 Mr.. Aldrich the
chairman OF the financial committee
OF the senate; TO Mr.. Payne. the chair
man of the ways and means committees
OF the house OF representatives; and 10
the senator's and representatives from
It's own state, demanding proper re-
ciprocal maximum and minimum pro-
vision IN the pending tariff bill and the
Immediate creation Of "A competent tar
IN board or commission. and that such
organization urge Its individual mem
bers at once To do likewise"
In presenting this report your COM
mittee desires particularly TO call your
attention 10 the fact that the commit
lee in It's deliberations and In its rec
has acted with com
plste unanimity.