Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
HITS BEEF TARIFF
National Board of Trade
Opens Convention.
TAKES UP COST OF FOOD
Permanent Headquarters May Be
Established Here.
CIGAR MEN MAKE CHARGES
Condemn Alleged Discrimination by
Administration in Favor of.
Philippine Tobacco,

That the country should be warned
against an impending tariff war with
Germany in which our trade. amounting
to $3.50, 600. 900, would be endangered by
those who wish to increase the export of
meat, while the price of that product In
this country is already so high that the
people are attempting to boycott the beef
trust, was the subject of a resolution
adopted for subsequent discussion at the
fortieth annual meeting of the National
Board of Trade, which began its three
day session at noon today at the New
Willard.
Another import ant proposition which was
brought up for discussion by a. NJ. Read.
the District commissioner of the associa-
ton was that the National Board of
Trade should establish permanent head
quarters in Washington. with a secretary
and a sufficient office force to keep the
| matters urged by the board constantly
before Congress.
Permanent Headquarters.
| Commissioner Reads suggestion was re-
ceived with vigorous applause by the dele
gates, and will be brought up for action
at a subsequent session. Our gatherings
have been pleasant" said Commissioner
Read, and we have talked learnedly on
the various topics.
I'VE have also passed resolutions, but
when we go from Washington our work
goes with us. BY leaving nothing tangi-
BILE behind our efforts have been skeleton
lied and stranded. We have made little
or no impression upon Congress. and this
| is the fate of all conventions held here,
whether it be rivers and harbOrs, water
ways, conservation or others Our as
ISOLATION and all others of similar
| character, if We want to accomplish re-
| suits. should keep men right here at the
| doors of Congress.
| A. r. Pardon. a delegate to the national
| body from the Washington Board OF
| Trade, invited the delegates to attend the
| meeting of the Washington board this
evening. and by resolution passed unan-
| imously the association accepted the in
vitation and voted to attend In a body.
Cigar Manufacturers Charges.
| AS the program of resolutions was be-
ing made up the Italian Chamber OF
| Commerce introduced resolution adding
the present high cost of living as one of
the subjects to come up for discussion.
1t was adopted unanimously and referred
| to special committee. The high cost
| of living will form one of the importa mt
| topics of discussion at the subsequent
meetings of the board. the first of which
\
| ming at $50 o'clock.
| Another resolution which was added at
! the last moment, and which will probab bly,
be the subject Of heated discussion. was
one presented by the Cigar Manufacture
ers' Association of the United States CON
demning what II terms the dscrimina-
! ton in favor of cigars from the Phil
ippines as ''unheard of, unconstitutional
and an abuse OF the executive power"
{ Would Conciliate Germans.
In his opening address outlining the
work of the National Board of Trade
| President La lame said:
| I'm the forty-second year of the life OF
your board I come before you with
many feelings of satisfaction and con.
graduation that the National Board OF
Trade. the Oldest national organization
in America. has the respect and conf
dence OF the majority of the great bust
ness organizations of the country, anG
with the satisfaction that its achieve
ments have been on the line of benefit
to the commerce of the country.
1T occurs to me that the tariff rela
lions between the United States and Ger
many have reached almost an acute stage
and that the commerce of our country /:
likely TO suffer severely Ii Germany's
present attitude Is maintained. 1t is pos
sib,e for the National Board OF Trade t.
get into friendly touch with the leading
trade bodies of Germany and accomplish
results which perhaps might aid the State
Department and the Department of Com
merce and Labor.
Need More Laborers.
| Another very important subject is i'm
migration. We need more laborers anG
more house servants. The American peo
pie live better than any other people OF
earth. their homes are more comfortab lt
| and they have the means to employ more
| servants than did their fathers. and fol
| that reason the supply is very short. Oul
| country is still largely undeveloped anC
We need immigrants of the best quality
am in favor of being very strict about
those permitted to come to this country
keeping out all who are physically unfit
from extreme age, weakness or disease OF
morally unfit, but I do not believe in the
educational test. for there are many
lines of industry in which book learning
is not required and yet strength and
be wise laws passed for better methods
OF distribution of immigrants. Now
nolens volens. most immigrants are
, rushed of to the west
After the committees appointed have
| organized. selected their chairmen and
are ready to report to the full board the
| representatives of the sixty chambers o1
commerce and boards of trade will take
UP in earnest the large volume of bust
ness scheduled to come before IT.
Many Live Topics.