The Detroit times., 1911-06-10
RECIPROCITY Plf
IS ENDORSED BY
MILLERs
Adopt Resolutions, Declaring Izco
Exchange Of Wheat win 1nto
For Prosperity and Reduce Cot
Of Living.
Z. G. Andrews, st. Louis, 4 ueu
President, But Next Meeting
Place Isn't Chosen.

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BY adopting the following roso1
Ion, the Fraternity OF Operative IA
srs OF America. Saturday mornin
@nen the organization closed . week
convention. went on record as favc
ng the proposed reciprocity sgrs
ment between the United States au
canada, particularly the portion Z
lecting the grain trade between q
TWO countries:
whereas, The proposed treaty
between the United States and the
dominion Of Canada will admit
Canadian wheat into the United
states free or duty and wheat
from the United States into Can
ada free OF duty, thus enabling the
miliers OF North America to grind
the surplus wheat and export the
flour, and,
Whereas, II is our unanimous
opinion that the free reciprocal
importation OF wheat will mate
rally benefit the millers and con-
suming public OF both countries,
and,
Whereas, The free exchange OF
wheat between the United States
and Canada will give to the Amer
can miller an open door to the
great and growing wheat fields OF
the northwest now available to
foreign millers, and,
Whereas. The grinding OF the
surplus wheat OF Canada and the
United States by the North Am
erican miller for export, will not
effect him In the purchase OF such
wheat as is needed in his mills for
the domestic trade, and,
Whereas. The great mass OF mills
In the United States are forced
into needless competition with
another In domestic trade and
cannot now compete with the
foreigner on export trade,
Therefore, be II resolved, That
we indorse the free exchange Of
wheat between the United States
and Canada, and,
Resolved. That Il IL the best
North America to- export -four,
giving them the opportunity ~
grinding the surplus wheat Of Can
ada and the United States for the
purpose, thereby giving employ
ment to labor In North America,
and, Z w ,
Resolved, That we lay before
the president, the members Of
congress and the senate finance
committee the fact that the ex-
change OF wheat free OF duty will
greatly improve the prosperity Of
the milling industry OF North Am
erica, give more employment to
labor and reduce the cost Of liv-
ing. We, therefore, indorse the
passage OF the bill as wise pol
Icy. beneflting the manufacturer
and consumer OF bread-stuffs.
E. G. Andrews, of st. Louis, Nc
chairman OF the committee en- resoll
lions, read the resolutions on recipro
Ity before the convention and the
we're adopted without word Of dI
the members apparently bein
Of one mind In regard to the matter
In speaking with Times reporte
1 little later, Mr.. Andrews said tia
ne didn't see how any miller coul
,ffer any good excuse for oppoein
lie declared that theI
was no danger OF the United State
nilleFs being hurt by the importatio
0f Canadian grain; that, on the col
.rary, the American millers had ever,
thing to gain and nothing to loo
With free exchange OF grain betwee
The two countries. there would be .
chance for anyone to corner the Ch
cago grain market, as was done
short time ago, he said. This woul
be prevented because of the availabi
Ity OF Canadian grain at any and .
time.
The resolution committee thanke
the press OF the city for the report
OF the convention and those respons
BILE for the entertainment OF the del
gates.
The officers elected for the ensuin
year are as follows: President. 70.
st. Louis, Mo-; first vic
p. G. Lucius. Kansas Cit,
Mo-; second vice-president, M.
Fredel. Detroit, Mich: secretary an
treasurer J. f. Mueller, Chicago. r
directors, Jos. Rottman. Sc,
nour, Ind; II. K. Reynolds. Nashvill
Tenn; w. T. Perkins, Hannibal, Mo
John SiegeI,. New Ulm, Mimi; job
Gerhard. Buffalo. N. Y: John Kraf
Mimi; l.. Gottschicl
Salina, Kan; Frank j. Becker. On
geston. Texas; John A. Wells. Ken
D.. and p. ]. Flynn, Toronto, Ont
The choice OF meeting place q
next year was left In the hands of u
executive committee. Kansas Cit
Louisville and Cincinna
, ra after AZ