The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-29

New York Especially AT a meet
ing of the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association held here the fol-
lowing minute was adopted:
The American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, at its annual
meeting in New York, with the larg-
est attendance in the history Of the
organizations, comprising represen-
tatives of 290 daily newspapers, in
structs It's secretary to telegraph and
write Immediately to each United
States Senator advising him that the
association, by a rising vote, earnest
ly urges the confirmation by the Sen
ate of the action of the House of
Representative in the matter of pulp
and print paper.
The investigation by the select
committee of the House of Repre-
sentatiS Ses covering a period of 10
months and SURPRISING in thorough
ness any tra@e inquiry ever attempt
ed IN tariff his1~~Y, has shown that
American paper mills actually make
paper cheaper than the -~ost modern
Canadian mill, and thei efore. any
import duty upon print PAPER is in
the nature of a concession 20 the
American mills.
Trade With Canada.
we are informed that the paper
manufacturers are trying to induce
the Senate to raise the rate of duty
liked by the Payne bill. The sue
cess of such an effort would prevent
the possibility OF an arrangement
with Canada, which arrangement the
se,ect committee deemed of utmost
Importance in order that we might
continue to obtain from that coun-
try the considerable supply of pulp
wood now used by American mills
IN news print paper manufacture
The well matured and unani-
nous recommendations of the select
committee composed of representa-
tiveS OF both political parties have
sateguarded the interests of paper
makers and consumers against the
possibility of hostile action by Can
ada.
We protest against any procedure
which will ignore the work and re-
suits OF the House committees in
Vestigation, and which, by provok ne
uade war and stopping the expor
tatlon OF pulp wood from Canada
may bring great loss to American
newspapers and destruction to Amer
lean forests.
FOR period of years the Amer
lcan newspapers have been the vic
tins of paper combinations. mergers.
corners, determinations and secrecy
In paper quotations. The failure of
paper makers to employ technical
sklll IN the operation of their plants
mas increased the burdens of con-
sumerS- we want to put an end
TO these abuses by broadening the
market and by stopping schemes
such as that planned in the creation
or the International Paper COMPANY.
which aimed to destroy competition
and to give value to a collection of
antlquated mills by bringing them
under one control, with 1000 square
miles of timberland and undeveloped
water powers TO the extent of 1884,
OOO horsepower. We object to these
gigantic speculation at our expense.
Obligations Violated.
Every obi CATION which the pa
per maker owed to the government
as a tariff beneficiary has been vio-
iated. Newspapers have been forced
10 bear the burden of frequent fluc-
tuations and artificial stimuIations of
paper prices. The publishers ask for
fair treatment"
The following also was adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation are due to the select COM
mittee appointed by the House of
Representatives at the instance OF
Speaker Cannon to investigate the
paper and pulp industry. We ac-
knowledge our obligation to the
chairman, James R. Mann. and to
members of the committee for the
diligence and thoroughness and fair
ness of their inquiry, covering a
period of 1O> months. Their work
mas Deen OF educational value to pa
per maker and paper user.
Resolved, That a COPY of the
above resolution, be forwarded by the
secretary to Speaker Cannon and to
the members of the select commit
tee"