Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-07
TAFT DEFENDED IN
WOOL GROWERS
CONVENTION
MANUFACTURERS REPLIES
TO CRITICISM OF TARIFF
Association Urged to Form Tar
if Board Of It's Own With
View to Educating People on
Wool Schedule,

IBy Morning Journal special ienscu Wrc,
Portland, ore, Jan. 8 6.--Election OF
Officers was postponed until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning by the convention
OF the National Wool Growers con-
venton today In response 10 a general
demand for continuation of the de-
bate on schedule X" Of the tariff
| Joseph X. Grundy, 4 Philadelphia
manufactures. was given time IN
which to reply to the onslaught upon
the wool schedule delivered BY state
Senator Frederick II. islume, OF sheri-
dan, Wyo.
Before Mr.. Blnme cone lnded his ad-
dress he referred directly 10 the
criticism of President Taft, uttered
yesterday by Peter @ Johnston. Mr..
Blume said
I'VE should not pass over certain
remarks made here yesterday--critl-
clsm OF the president of the United
States, for declaring In his Winona
speech that schedule X was an un-
righteous piece OF legislation, although
he signed the bill because opposition
might have defeated the entire meas
ure. Such criticism here, even II
well founded was certainly III advised
While the president may not be an
adroit politician, he Is an honest man,
and the people believe him TO be an
honest man. Even If the president
does not know all about schedule *
/ venture the assertion that with his
broad knowledge of legislation and
national affairs, he is as well versed
as any one of us here. The president
is man OF thorough honesty of pur-
pose, who has given the country a
business administration, the superior
OF which, perhaps, no man has given
in the history Of the government
Mr.. Blume's eulogy of the pres-
dent evoked q demonstration of ap-
proval. In his annual report, Seere-
tary @. s. Walker, of Cheyenne, urged
that the association organize a tariff
board OF It's own. with well equip
ped bureau of publicity as an ausil-
AIRY In a sustained effort 20 educate
the people on the subject of the tariff
as II affects wool growers and manu-
facturers.
Judge $. A. Lowell of Pendleton,
ore, who delivered an address this
afternoon on forests and flock mast
ers." charged the black horse cav
airy" OF the east AS responsible for
most of the timber thievery which has
"plundercd the people OF their heri-
tage"
Mr.. Lowell evoked applause by
crlticzing Andrew Carnegie's recent
gIft of millions ito the dreamy cause
Of international peace. and said II
would have done more good II contrib
uted to educate dwellcrs In cities to
a realization Of the possibilities of
public lands.
Daniel =. smythe. secretary of the
Oregon Wool Growers association, IN
an address today asserted that live
STICK, especially sheep, are the only
practical and proven insurance against
iires In national foreses He pleaded
for scientific investigation and revs-
ion Of the restrictive methods of the
forestry bureau, aud ridicnled the
policies of clifford Pinchot, closing
with declaration;
zone old eve Il worth a dozen FOR
est guards.
After the adoption OF the report of
the resolutions committee tomorrow
officers will he elected and the place
for holding the next annual conven-
tion will he chosen.