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Show iff. Tariff Commission Adopts Resolutions Asking Im ' mediate Action. Indianapolis, Feb. 17. Demand for the Immediate creation by congress of a permanent tariff commission was volcod today In resolutions adopted by the National Tariff commission confer- ence. To dispel any idea that delay In j tariff revision Is sought, a provision was added urging that congress dur- Ing Its special session revise the tariff to the best of its ability, under present conditions. The resolution, after Jemanding the creation of a tariff commission, outlines out-lines Its work as follows: "First Tho collectlne and intelligent, intelli-gent, thorough and unprejudiced study of tariff facts. "Second The .development and enlargement en-largement of our foreign trade. "Third The accomplishment of this by reciprocal trade agreement, based on maximum and minimum schedules. ' "Fourth The adjustment of the tariff tar-iff schedules, so that they shall affect all Interests equally, "Fifth The fixing of the rates of the duty to be paid on the Imports from any foreign country, within the limits of the maximum and minimum rate3 established by congress, under reciprocal recip-rocal trade agreements, negotiated by or under the direction of the president, in order thereby to develop and protect pro-tect our foreign trade by means of the favored by authorized by section 3 and 4 of the Dingley law." It was Beverldge day In the convention, con-vention, and the speech of the Indiana senator stirred the delegates to much enthusiasm. Controller Herman A. Metz of New York declared the need of a tariff commission com-mission to be so great, that If an official of-ficial one &tuld not soon be procured ; It would be wisdom for the business men of the country to establish an un-offllal un-offllal one. John M. Stahl, president of the Farmers' National congress, urged tho formation of a commission.'' |