The Detroit times., 1911-02-23
MANUFACTURERs|N
NEW YORK STRONG
FOR TRADE PACT
Practically a Unit, in IndOrsing Reel
procity, Says w. A. Marble, Presi-
dent of Sons Of Revolution, Who
Is Detroit Visitor.
Deplores Governments Failure To
Provide Suitable Tomb for Body OF
John Paul Jones.

Reciprocity sentiment Is strong IN
the east" said William Allen marble,
corset manufactures, New York, and
president-general OF the National 80
ciety of the Sons OF American hevoiu
ton, to The Times, Wednesday morn
ing. Accompanied by his wife, MT
Marble arrived In Detroit during the
morning, for the purpose OF deliver
ing an address on The evolution oil
the flag" at the annual banquet OF the
Michigan Society OF the Sons OF the
Revolution, "Wednesday
evening.
New Workers, particularly" MI.
Marble continued, ARE anxious TO see
the proposed treaty go through. we
are satisfied that better trade rela'
tons between this country and Can
ada will be move in the right direc-
ton. am manufacturer myself
and am speaking as such, not as
politician. In fact, IL would appear
that all manufacturers OF New YORK
are In favor of the pact. The Mer-
chants association. OF New York, OF
which | am vice-president. recently
sent out letters to the members, ask
ing their position on the question OF
reciprocity, with the result that over
600 supported the plan and only
about IL were against II. With this
showing, the association went ON rec
ORD as being in favor OF reciprocity,
giving It strong indorsement We
certainly hope to see the agreement
ratified by both countries.
While Mr. Marble enthuses over
reciprocity, there is another matter
which is apparently nearer TO his
heart than the trade relations be-
tween Canada and the United States,
and that is the question of making a
proper disposition OF the remains OF
John Paul Jones, regarded as the
father OF the American navy.
The body of John Paul Jones'.
said Mr.. Marble. was disinterred in
France. some five years ago, brought
to this country and left In an open
room in the naval academy In An
napolis. IL was understood that the
remains were TO be placed in a suit
able crypt I'm the academy. but thus
far il has not been provided. Work
was begun on the building of the
crypt, but 1t stopped because Of a
lack of funds. Since then several at
tempts have been made to get the
necessary money. The United States
senate appropriated $135,O00 for the
completion of the crypt, but up 10 the
present time the appropriation has
not gone through, as IL was held up
by the house. However, the pros
poets of getting il are better now
than ever before The house COM
mtttee on the navy. thanks TO one of
your representatives. Congressman
Loud. of Michigan, has tackled on to 4
report. an appropriation of $4,000 for
the work.
THE house committees recommen-
dalton has yet TO be considered and
one vote against the recommendation
will kill It, Yet, we have hopes that
IL will be passed, and that the SEN
ate and the house will later get to-
gether and agree to make the $4,000
appropriation. But want to say that
IL the money should not be forthcom-
fng pretty soon, the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution and the Masons, OF
which We understand John Paul Jones
was a member, will bury the body In
Arlington cemetery, Washington,
where many of the nations heroes
are inferred
General Horace Porter. who was
United States minister to France,
was personally responsible for the re-
moval OF John Paul Jones remains
from France to the United States.
The general actually spent $4,000 of
his own money In connection with
the matter. After lot of difficulty
he located the burying ground where
the body was inferred in France and
then got permission of the French
government to ship ii to the United
States. The French government pro-