The Coconino sun., 1916-01-28
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY NATIONAL
 WOOL GROWERS

The National Wool Growers asso- citation which adjourned their 52nd annual convention at Salt Lake, Utah, last week passed the following strong resolution setting forth their position on government questions affecting their business:
 Non- Partisan Tariff Commission
 Whereas, The result of placing wool on the free list entailed the loss to our government last year of S30,000,000 in revenue, and
 Whereas, It is believed it will be necessary to retain the duty on sugar and other products in order to supple ment needed revenues and aid the na- ton in attaining state of prepared ness, and
 Whereas, Under the free and un- limited competition with cheaper for eign labor, wool growing in this coun- try is declining, thus making our country more and more dependent upon foreign countries for our supply of clothing, which dependence in time of war would seriously impair the fighting qualities of our soldiers, therefore,
 Be It Resolved, That the National Wool Growers Association, in order to materially add to the nations reve- nues and make it independent in time of peace or war for food and clothing, urgently petition congress to amend the existing tariff laws on sugar, meats, wool and other products through a Partisan Tariff Com mission.
 Regulations Concerning Imported
 Products
 |. Whereas, This country has recently passed through a widespread out break of foot and mouth disease, which has cost our stockmen millions of dollars, and
 Whereas, This disease could easily be, most likely was, imported into this country with wool, hides, meat or other animal products brought here from infected countries, and
 Whereas, At the present time this country does not require the diSnfec- tion of wool and certain other animal products originating in countries, in which foot and mouth and other dan gerous, infectious diseases prevail.
 Therefore Be It Resolved, That we most urgently insist that the United States Department of Agriculture i'm mediately promulgate regulations re- quiring that all wool and other animal products, imported from countries in which foot and mouth or other dan gerous animal diseases prevail, be thoroughly sterilized before admis- sion to this country, and if it shall be found that certain of these products cannot be sterilized and rendered safe, then we insist that they be excluded.
 Be It Resolved Further, That until such time as the United States De- partment of Agriculture shall require the thorough disinfection of exposed imported animal products, we peti- ton the state veterinarian or the state livestock sanitary board in each of the states to issue proclamation forbidding the entrance within it's borders of all livestock that may be imported from countries in which foot and mouth or other dangerous diseas- es prevail.
 Whereas, The Department of Agri- culture in this work, has been of great value to the livestock interests of the country, both to the stockmen and to final consumers.
 Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the thanks of this Association be tendered to the. Hon. D. L. Houston, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, and through him to the various officers and men in charge of the work and that the united efforts of this Asso- citation are pledged to the Department in the prosecution of it's work for the betterment of the livestock interests and in furnishing the people a clean and pure meat, and we are with the department in all it's efforts to eradi- cate the foot and mouth disease as we'll as all other diseases of animals. Asking Fl0ckmasters to Destroy Pre-
 datory Wild Animals
 Whereas, For many years the loss of sheep and lambs from the depreda- tions of wild animals has proved menace to the prosperity of western sheepmen,
 And Whereas, There exists at this time in several of the western states