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Show SOMETHING STARTED BY THEWORTHWEST Want Free Canadian Lead, but Balk at Competition With AAexico. Within a few days there will he held In Spokane a meellnp of northwestern and British Columbia mining men, at Wnioh an International association will be organized or-ganized and stops taken to remove the duty upon Canadian lead. Tho removal of tho present duty lo desired by many American owners of Urltlah Columbia lead mines, but that they are fearful of settlnc too folic a doac of tariff revision, In view of the I'ndcrwood bill now before the senate, by which Mexican lead may be permitted to ontcr with a smaller duty than now ovists. Is evident from the haste with which the talent up norl'a has. tried (o stem the revision tide. The Spokane Minimc Men's club has passed a resolution to I ho effect that while it favors coultable reciprocal trade re.lallona it is unalterably opposed to tin reduction of tho existing schedules. It is natural for every fellow to seek to promote his own Interests, and if it was rliclit for Canadian load to enter the I 'nlted .States free- of duty, just to pro-mole pro-mole the welfare of American-owned Canadian lead mines, It. now Is In order for t'oe American Jntorosl ownlnrc .Mexican .Mexi-can lead mines to orcani.e for the purpose pur-pose of lobbying In behalf of the Underwood Under-wood bill. The situation in the northwest reminds one of a favorite theme of th? comlo supplement artists that of tho small boy starlliuca. small .snowball down hill which pains In velocity and dimensions aa It widens the distance from tho small hands that nave It Impetus. |