The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-09
EMERY FACES WOOLLEN MN
T4BLE TALk ON "SCHED LIZ NJ
Turned or INTERESTING.

Mead Of the Tarin board Welcomed as IN
Enemy, but Says Hes oai, AFTER
Fscts-Our Cards Are on the Table.
whese Are NeQrs: Ms Conclusion
More than three hundred members
OF the American Association OF Woo'ien
and worssed Manufacturers attended
the fourth annual dinner Of the associa-
ton last night at the Waldorf-Astora
The talk Was almost exclusively on
Schedule H." or matters closely allied
with that centre OF contention. The
chief speaker Of the evening. Prof. Henry
G. Emery. formerly OF Yale. but now
chairman OF tho National 1arih Board
WAS introduced by the association - pres'
dent. Frederic 4. Clark. to roomful
OF manufacturers. whose attitude toward
him was anything bus cordial Iaol"
talks before the speeches hogan had
been predicting fireworks.
In introducing Prof. Emery President
Clark made n lively attack on amateur
tariff muckrakers. welcomed the pro-
fessor's expert veetisstion ard said
that tarin agitation should celss until
the tariff board has time to present its
Anal conclusions. That cleared the air
for Prof. Emery.
Il shot my bolt In Chicago the other
day" he began However. don't let
that antagonixs you. You just refuse 10
believe all tbs protsction papers say about
me and IN not believe anything the free
trade journals say about YOU. Let us all
cut out oncc for all this maligning and
countsrmaligning II isn't worth
tinkers dam
Aftor expoGncinR briefly Tho Groat
difficulty Of the Tarih Bocrd IN arri, ing
at accurate costs VI production Prof.
Emery continued: i thank all YOU gen
tlcmen at least for not toliing us lies
Now. can We or can We not get AZ tho
truth Of this coat Of production b,hsinessf
accurately Can YOU, Cries Of MOI"
Not az alr-l believe ON tho contrary
that your industry can give rs Sehnt"
returns They will not bc exact But YOU
ask. Are they worth while. once you 60,
thom'' I'm not at AL sure Of IL. But lot
us try and see. Realize what our problem
Is II IL 10 silly Investigation change
the laS Don { nIaltGn us. We ar" undcr
tho law. Are you willing to be- honest
With tho rari1 Board"
Then hr Emery insisted upon the
purely business character of the tarin
problem Hitherto he concluded. the
policy behind tarin Legislation has been
this Whenever a man wants protect ion
give :, 20 him and hen let somebody e'sc
show us where he's wrong All that 10
wrong I say II the man cannot show
first why he should have protection don
protect him A for this dreadful farm
hoard. II has no powers ] am Its chair
man srd ! have TO sewers. ! might
almost say there il no iarIN board The
President appointed certain persons 70
find out certain facts i am one. and
likely soon to he abolished But assuming
that the tariN hoard lives. ! assure you
'here'll be no lynch Law about IL We pro-
vide every interest with fair chance to
show its hand Our cards are On the
table Now gent lemen. where are yours!
Charlas Heher Clark Of Philadelphia,
after ap0logizin4 to Prof Emery as the
cns,nx IA our midst. defended protec-
ton 10y comparison with English indus
trial conditions and reference~ TO our
developnlent IN certain manufactures
Ignorant editors and malignant poll
tirians" came in for a great part OF Mr.
Ciark's attention He allowed MI Emerv
two gsntia intcrru pfion. and 20 the spe sch
ended with ]. - friction han tho audience
seemed la hunger for. -.
Othsr speakers were: DIR. frederic W
Hamili on prr-idsn, Of Tuft' College. on
The Cause Of the Present High Cost OF
Living; Joseph Smith. secretary OF the
Lowell Textile School. on Publicity and
Philosophy" and Marcus NJ Marks, presi-
dsnt or the National Association OF
Clothieys. whose subject was Service
William W Wood president Of the
American woollen COMPANY was present