The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-07
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NEED MAJORITY !
VOTE IN FUTURE
Such Is Proposal Included in
New Tariff Bill by
Trainers
FREE TRADE PROVIDED
"a FOR PHILIPPINES
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Hoves Way for Expanding L. ).
Commerce Throughout
s'Ar World by Force

WASHINGTON, April ITO en-
power both houses of congress, by a
majority vote, TO ratify reciprocit>
aud trade agreements with foreign
nations. 10. the revolutionary proposal
OF the section substituted in the I'm
dsrwocd bin for the present maximum
and minimum tariff law. The pro
vision would sweep away the ex-
elusive senatorial privilege 10 ratlfy
such treaties by two-thirds' vote.
"This legislation" the committee
says in it's analysis OF the bill, is
new and somewhat along the same
lines that were authorized under the
Dingley tariff law, the difference be
ing that the reciprocity treaties were
required to be ratified, by two-thirds
vote OF the senate, whereas the trade
agreements now provided for will
only require a majority vote by both
hoflses. As the senate Is not directly
representative of the majority OF the
J people OF the United States 1t is
deemed more In occord with the pro-
gressive tendencies OF our people that
! such agreements should be ratified,
as far as possible by the representa-
tives OF majority of the American
people"
This new proposal takes the place
Of the maximum and minimum sec
lions of the existing laws, which the
committee declares have not been
productive of any effective expansion
of our foreign trade and commerce.
"The conventional tariff being the
minimum rate and the president be-
ing authorized to enforce the maxi
mum rate against foreign nations re-
suited in an attempt 10 expand our
commerce by force" said the com.
mittee. I'VE sent 10 the nations OF
the world, with the demand that they
stand and deliver or we would punish
them. Many years ago this system OF
expanding trade and commerce was
abandoned BY the enlightened nations.
The only true course that can be pur-
sued to expand our foreign trade
along rational lines is through the
mutual concessions that may prove
beneficial to both of the contracting
parties, free from coercion.
Y Free trade with the Philippines fiat
and absolute. succeeds the partial
free. trade OF the Payne law. 1nere
ls no limitation on the amount OF rice,
tOb&cco and sugar that may be inn
60rted without duty.
Under the present law" the COM
lmittee says, 1.-The imports from the
UNITED States to the Philippine
1slands, and from the Philippines TO
zhe United States, are limited to ar
ticles of the growth, product or manu-.
3Acture of the two countries. except
articles, the product OF the Philippine
Islands. which do not contain foreign
materials to the value OF more than
20 per cent. we're admitted free OF
duty. At the suggestion OF the war
department the percentage of foreign
material that may be contained in
Ahe articles admitted free OF duty has
Increased from 20 to so per cent. 20
Encourage the development Of certain
lines of manufacture in the Philip.
pine islands. notably handmade lace
made by the native women of the
islands" -
IN The present tariff relations with
Cuba ore continued, the treaty OF 1902
being repeated in the bill VOID for
word.