The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
BARS POLITICS OUT OF
TALK FOR TARIFF BILL
OBJECT OF THE MEETING TO BE
HELD JAN II AND IL.
Business interests of the Country De-
mand Non-Partisar Commits
sion and They Will Urge the
Enactment of Law Creating
Such Body; Word to Be Given
to Congress to Act.
Special to The Free Press.

on congress to create permanent /
inCn-partisan tariff commission, sew
en- hundred of the leading business t
men from every section of the cOm- /
try have today sent word to this |
tional convention that has been call !
ed in Washington OH January II |
and II by the National Tariff Com |
mission association. President Taft
has promised to meet and speak to
these delegates from the principal |
commercial bodies of forty-twoi
states at "A banquet that is to be I
held at the close Of their deltbera-
! tiCns. Senator Cummins, Congress
/ man LCngworth, Senator Beveridge
aud Professor Emery, chairman OF
/ the existing tariff board, are others
who will deliver addresses.
Delegations From States.
Besides representatives OF the one :
hundred chambers of commerce, /:
boards of trade and trade organiza-
tions that have affiliated themselves
with the tariff commission associa- /
ticn, delegations appointed by gov
ernors and mayors of all the states
and the principal cities of the coun- /
try have already notified its Wash
ingtOn headquarters that they will
join this general gathering of bust
ness interests. Applications from
many men representing industrial
and mercantile conditions in towns
Il Ia;, - Gal ,,,,i
and Oregon to Florida, are being
made for places in the convention,
which is open to any OF the thou
sands of business men who have
been interested in the work of the
association that brought into being
the present tariff board. Special eX-
cursions to the capital from the
Pacific coast, the middle west, south
western and southern sections are
being planned by groups of dele
gates, who are taking the opportun-
ity to get together and exchange
business ideas as we'll as to urge
their common object of a pon-par-
tisan tariff board that will last and
held the respect and confidence of
the people.
No Faction Shall Dictate.
No party or factiOnal forces are
to dominate or dictate to this non
political movement of business men
for permanent tariff commission,
which is led by the National Tariff
Commission association, it is declar-
ed today. Though conferences were
held with President Taft and many
senators and representatives before
congress creating permanent tariff
body, which the association regards
as an absolute necessity, it is be-
lieved that its passage as demanded
by united commercial interests will
harmonic instead of rouse fractional
differences. In the two years of its
existence the National Tariff Commits
sion association has succeeded in OBJ
tanning the support of every element
j, CT business men throughout the
country, who through it today CHI
dorse the work of the existing tar
, if board and call upon congress to
, speedily pass Il bill giving it per-
ment.
$ Bill Represents People Well.
1--WE believe that the country
through it's important business or
, CARNATIONS will so express itself at
, our convention that congress will be
convinced that the permanent tariff
commission bill represents the popu-
f lar will and should be passed." said
, Henry r. Wills, secretary of the Ma
t tiOna Tariff Commission associa-
, ton today, before leaving this city
Y for the convention headquarters at
the New Willard Hotel in Washing
f ton. Il am receiving word from
hundreds of business bodies that
: will send delegations, and hope to
} hear from hundreds more before the
: convention. Every commercial and
. other organization favorable to the
: object we are all seeking should
q send representatives to swell this
e great demonstration of American
business men,
Officers of Association.
John Gambler Cobb, vice-president
OF the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, is president of the National
Tariff Commission association; D. A.
!, Tompkins, of Charlotte, NJ C. is
vice-president; Henry r. Towne,
president of the Merchants associa-
: ton lo.n, is treasurer: n.
!, E. Miles, of Racine, Wis chairman
;, of its executive committee and Hen
VI T. Wills, an authority on foreign
trade matters of this city, is secre-
/. tary. Alba b. Johnson, of Philadel-
: phia; j. j. CulbertsOn, of Paris, Tex.
and John Kirby, Jr president of
!, the national association of Manufac-
:, turers, are among the members of
the executive committee.