The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-04-15

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ciaD Senator Curtis today intro6uc-
ed d Till in the senate enlarging the
powers of the president to deal with
foreign determinations against
American capital and trade interests
abroad. Being an administration
measure, it will be strongly advocated
during tle present special session OF
congress.
This bill was favcrablv reported
in the last few days OF the regular
session with the endorsement OF the
department of state. Suggested pri.
ndrily y the potash difficulty with
Germany, Senator Curtis's bill will
afford means Of relief in many
cases of foreign discrimination with
W2ich the government can not now
meet effectively with no other weapon
at its disposal than the maximum
minimum provisions CT the tariff Law.
Declaring that he Intended 10 ma
every effort to secure the passage Of
tie bill. Senator Curtis said todaye:
''German5s attitude in the potash
case, indicting an enormous burden
uFoA American farmers and involving
gross discrimination wlth respect
to 3 product essential in soil fertIliz3-
tion, has shown TIE need for meas.
IRE which will place in the hands Of
the president adequate means ce de.
Tense a hinest suci3 treatment by
foreign nations.
The I'LL introduced By ne enables
the president to apply such measures
OF retaliation as may be unfortunate-
y necessary in a given case, without
having recourse to such q radical STEP
as the application OF maximum duties
on all imports from an cffendinl,
nation.
The tariff law restricts the presf-
dents authority within very narrow
bounds, while in this bill it is bro.
Fided that whenever the president
shall be satisfied that the government
OF any foreign state ty repressfve,
discriminatory or confiscatory meas.
ures, either Of legislation or OF ad.
m!nistrauon, ieoDardizA-. impairs or
destroys bae capital of citizens of the
United States iegitimately Invested in
such foreign state, or whenever the
president shali be satisfied that un.
dte CisCl limitations are made. or tnat
relative treatment not equiyaIently
favorable is given by Or under the
authority of any foreign state ad-
versely affecting the importation into
or sale in such foreign state OF anv
product of Bhe United States or that
the government of such foreign state.
whether by law or by administrative
measures, imposes exactions. regpla-
Clons or limitations restrictive Of or
harmful or amounting to relative
treatment not equiyalently favorable
20 the commerce of the United States
with such foreign state with respect
10 Dle imports into or exports from
such state, he may direct that sucb
increased aad valorem rates of dutv
as ne shall determine are equivalent
70 the injury inflicted upon American
capital or commerce, or both. shall
re imposed upon imports of all or
sgch dutlabie products of such foreign
{ Sste as he may deem proper.
RSIThe president is also empowered
y impose duties on articles on the
Wfee list, and to exclude importations
entirely in extreme cases Of dis
elimination.
Ihat existing statutes do not pro-
vine an adequate or practicable rene.
dy in the potash case and other in
stances of unfair treatment Of Ameri-
can interests leads me to believe that
mere VIII be no opposition TO a meas.
nre which will enlarge and make
more flexible the presidents autbori.
ty in such cases"