Evening star., 1925-04-06
HOLDS COTTON MEN
COMPLAIN JUSTLY
Morgan Butler, in Addressing
Manufacturers, Discusses
/ Present Tariff.

: Manufacturers OF cotton goods haV'
a just complaint regarding the pres
ent tariff in the light of definite in
dications revealed by Investigations
Morgan Butler. son of the Massa
chusetts Senator and president of th'
National Association of Cotton Man
ufacturers. told association member!
today in the first session of three
day gathering at the New Willard
Hotel. Members explained tnformall.
that fine goods. especially broadcloth
was being imported from England Il
. the detriment OF American mills. par
ticularly in southern Massachusetts
Information obtained by Ware
. Thoron chairman of the association:
tariff and taxation committee, Mr.
Butler said, had been turned over tt
the fine goods manufacturers toi
such action as they may deem neces'
sary."
President to Address Conference.
President Coolidge will address the
meeting tonight at dinner at the
New Willard. The speech Will be
broadcast by WCAP. Othe~ speakers
at tonight's meeting will be Brig
Gen. Lord. director OF the budget
and Mr.. Butler.
II. c. Meserve, secretary of the as
SOclaIlOnt
of the Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce; Dr. George X. Burgess
director of the Bureau of Standards
and Lloyd $. Tenney, assistant chief
of the Bureau of Agricultural Econom-
les, will speak at a business meeting
this afternoon.
Tomorrow morning the manufacture
ers will visit Government buildings In
Washington. and Secretary OF Com
rerce Hoover will address the after
noon meeting. Pilgrimages will be
made to Mount Vernon Wednesday
morning and the Arlington National
Cemetery in the afternoon.
Mr. Butler states Views.
"The association has made no ex-
haustive investigation of the cause OF
fluctuations in the cotton market, MT
Butler declared. "as preliminary inves-
tigatton has seemed to indicate that
such a research would not be of bene-
fit at this particIar time. especially
in view of the fact that there were no
means of enforcing any recommends
tions that might be made.
Recommending the issuing of tech
nical reference book for use in the mills
by agents, superintendents and over
Seers," Mr. Butler reviewed the work ol
the association, saying II has made real
progress. Inc pTtSlueHl ule" dNtei'
ton TO a report to be presented later by
the associations committee of trans
portation.
The rate changes which 1t describes
il enforced, will mean a very onerouS IN
crease in the cost of manufacturing
particularly in New England" Mr.. But
Ter said. For those who sell goods
fob. mill 1t will mean a very real handi-
cap in securing orders in competition
We are confronted with a very serious
situation.
Applies to Eastern Glass Rates
This referred, members explained
to the Eastern class rates investiga-
ton instituted by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, to erase within
trunk line territory violations of the
long and short haul section of the
Interstate Commerce act. Under this
they added, the railroads proposed
changes in district groupings, class
rate percentages and base rates.
Almost all the business sessions OF
the meeting Will be devoted to q
first-hand study of the various gov
ernmental activities relating to both
the manufacturing and marketing g
end of the textile industry. Ar
rangements have been made for dele
gates to go from Washington to New
Orleans to attend the meeting of the
American Cotton Association III that
city on April 10.