South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
SIMMONS SEES
NO TROUBLE OVER
THE TARIFF BILL
Claims That Other Countries
Will Not Discriminate
Against United States
Meet Again Today.

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a Chair
man Simmons of the joint congress
sional tariff committee informed OFF,
Gals of the state department Tues
day that he did not believe il neces-
sary TO supplement the taxiff bill with
any resolution designed to continue
existing trade relations with foreign
countries. The point raised Monday
by Secy. Bryan and which had given
state department officials concern, was
the subject of a further debate be-
tween Sen. Simmons and Robert r.
Rose, a foreign trade adviser of the
department
Il do not believe there is any dan
ger of foreign countries imposing tar
if penalties against the United States
for any reason for such action" said
Sen Simmons Tuesday night "The
new tariff will offer the minimum
rates of the United States to all coun-
tres and I can see no just reason for
any countries taking action to disturb
existing conditions or To withdraw
favored nation treatment from the
United States"
The state department was al work
Tuesday upon the preparation OF a
resolution such as the officials desired
to have passed by both houses of con-
gress guaranteeing that maximum
would not be applied against any
country until an opportunity had been
given for the negotiation of new
treaties. A majority of the members
of tariff conference committee do not
believe its passage is necessary. but
its Introduction will depend entirely
upon the decision reached at further
conferences between the state depart
ment and congressional leaders.
More Items for Today.
The conferees Tuesday completed
most of the administrative sections of
the tariff bill, but left open a number
of important items that were to be dis
posed Of Wednesday, These included
the retaliatory section of the law, the
anti-dumping clause and the section
giving five per cent rebate in tariff on
goods brought in American owned
ships
The senate's amendment prohibit
ing attorneys from taking customs
cases on a contingent basis was agreed
to. The strong inquisitorial features
Of the house bill, which would give
the government authority to exclude
merchandise when foreign manufac-
turers refused to disclose their cost
of manufacture or show their books
was modified materially.
In its new form this section of the
bill would give the secretary of the
treasury authority To levy a penalty in
the form. Of extra duty against goods
where manufacturers have shown an
undue Discrimination to disclose man
ufacturing' costs or other information
considered necessary by American
appraising officers.
The Clarke cotton future tax was
taken up by the conferees .Wednes-
day morning. An opportunity viii be
given Sen. Clarke to make a short
statement and similar opportunity
will be given Sen Smith of South Car
DINA, who has drawn a bill for a cot
ton futures tax that has received
some consideration in the senate
An agreement was reached by the
conferees Tuesday whereby the exist
ing drawback arrangements will be
continued under the new law. Man
ufacturers of goods bonded at fac
tories will be compelled to pay only
one per cent duty if the goods are
later exported. The senate had in
creased this rate to three per cent