Evening journal., 1918-06-29
IMPORTERS CONSOLIDATING.

| N EPoRTS from New York call attention to rns pro-
IN posed organization which viii take in tho largest
color and dyestufrs importing houses in the United
States the president being Walter r. Sykes IL is be-
lleyed that the chief purpose OF this combination TO
combat any attempt tho part OF Congress TO put
dyestuis industry adequately protective basis.
the importers desire to continue and expand their
business with Germany after the war. Among the firms
reported interested IN the new Organization A.
Klpstein and Company Walter r. Sykes and Company
and Gegy and Company OF New Yory City, and Atteaux
and Company OF Boston. and Fortner and Company OF
Philadelphia.
The public can gete pretty good idea Of what these
stand for from the fact that in 1908 three OF the
above named firms signed resolution presented TO the
Ways and Means Committee protesting against any in
coal-tar colors or dyes. by whatever name
known" and their appended to the resou-
tion along with such Adolf Kuttron, president
Of the Basche Company the Farbenfabrken Of Elber-
field Company; Y. Rellmerlng president, the Berlin
Anline Works. Geisenhemier and Company. Kale and
Company the csssea Color Company etc. The cassens
Company declared at that time with the exception OF
two colors OF comparatively little importance.
there is manufacturing in the real Of the word
in this country OF coa-tar colors dyes. The exper-
ment has been tried now in this country under varied
duties for the past thirty years. with the result that
there but three four manufacurers, and these
manufacturers 1t was stated. used the high intermediates
which they imported I'VE have always been defending
ourselves against manufacturers that had 20 be pro-
tected" said f. ID. Kpstein to the Ways and Means Com
mttee In 1913. when he admitted that there or
ganzaton Of importers IN New York City ITO promote
the interests OF the importers
II due 10 such organizations this and 10 the
short-sighted policy Of majority OF the textile
using German dyes that such pressure brought to
makeit practically impossible TO get adequate
protection for dyestufs industry. This continued
until the late Congressman E. j. HILL OF Connecticut
of the best posted men tariff matters this country
has produced took up the matter protection to the
dye industry which. due TO the embargo on the |
German dyes. gave manufacturers a chance 20
solIdate.
Naturally they wanted OF continued |
industry after the war, free from vicious German
petition and Mr. Hill presented a 1916 calcu-
lated TO give them those assurances. bill which had the
approval Of the leading chemists OF the country and
great many Of the textile men who had been quickly
converted by the dye famine In the of his debate
on the dye tariff bill Mr.. Hin made statement aston
shng but true, III every penny Of the specific duty
which It is proposed to add to the rates
of the present Democratic) law should added the
price to the consumer 1t would take 100 years of that
burden to equal the losses which the existing famine
has brought upon this country in the last twelve
months" After having committed themselves TO pro-
lection in the debate this BILL the Democrats rewroe
the bin and scaled It down below protective rates.
Recently the Democratic National Committee distributed
publicity matter to show how the dye industry had
expanded in this country under Democratic policesand
Germany expunged frpm all competition by the war.
The dye manufacturers will keep watchful eye on
this combination OF dye importers TO If they
semptto extend their combination to include the Demo-
cratic party order thai the country may turn once
more to the Hun forii dye sources. postwar policy
which will give TO the late adversary the American
market is hardly which would stand the acid test"