Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-11-05
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1921.
REPORT OF THE RESOLUTIONS
COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN
HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION, ATLANTIC CITY,
NJ. j.. OCTOBER 10, 1921.


Hon. Dixon c. Williams, president
of the Chicago Nipple Manufacturing
Company, as chairman of the Commit
tee on Resolutions, presented the fol-
lowing report to the Annual COnven-
ton Of the American Hardware Man
ufacturers' Association held at Allan
tic City, n. j., last week, it was unani
mOusly adopted:
Your Committee on Resolutions begs
to report first:
That following the example set by
this convention in all of it's delibera-
tions, it has endeavored to consider
such recommendations as herein fol-
low in a spirit Of unselfsh patriotism,
taking the broadcast possible view Of
the unusual and in fact unparalleled
situation now confronting our country,
the dangers which threaten upon
every side and the remedies which
may be applied. The burden of our
desire is that the greatest good to the
greatest number of our citizens may
result from the recommendations we
make. We realize that in addition to
the great commercial depression
which has been so distressing and
disastrous for the last twelve months,
new and sinister evils now threaten
just at the time when a little sun
light has shown through the envelop-
ing shadows.
Our march up the hill of recon
struction has ben painful and much
retarded by what appears to be the
conflicting interests of our citizenry
but which in reality are problems easy
of solution if seIfishness shall be SUI
perseded by a generous spirit of re-
gard. for the welfare of all the people,
a cessation Of the reprehensible effort
to array class against class and recOg-
milton of the fact that in our country
of freemen the majority must and will
rule.
Without a faint Of bitterness and in
the broadest spirit of fraternity, we
therefore respectfully present the
following resolutions as the result Of
our conference together:
RESOLVED, that the American
Hardware Manufacturers Association
in convention assembled urge upon
Congress the necessity for prompt
ness in revising the present revnue
laws and for as great simpliication
as is consistent with equity.
RESOLVED further, that realizing
the necessity for a reduction in the
high surtaxes on personal income in
order to prevent the further with
drawal of capital from productive en-
promise on surtaX rates which will
fail to accomplish the purpose of max
ing investment in industrial Securi-
ties at normal rates of return equally
as attractive as in tax exempt securi
ties.
Whereas, the reimportation in the
United States of articles manufac
tured by American hardware manufac
turers for our expeditionary forces
abroad and for the forces of our allies
is one of the serious disturbing factors
promoting uncertainty and conse
quently retarding the resumption OF
business.
Be it Resolved, that we urge upoI
Congress immediate favorable actor
on joint home resolution No. -, pro
viding tariff duty of 900 of the orig
inal value of such articles when re
imported into the United States.
Resolved, that Secretary Mitchell
be instructed to send a copy of this
resolution to the senate finance com
mittee and to each member of thu
Association so that those affected ma.
call this matter to the attention of thu
United States senators from thei
states.
Resolved, that the American Hard
ware Manufacturers Association com
mends the action of the President il
calling the unemployment conference
and hereby endorses the principle
evolved by that conference. We urg
all hardware manufacturers to do thei
part in assisting the community CON
mittees provided for in the resolution