The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
PREVENT DUMPING
OF CHEAP GOODS
America 10 In Danger Of Being
Flooded With Low Priced stuff
After the War 10 Over.

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IBy a United Press Staff Cores
pondentl
WASHINGTON Sept. 30.-The
United states is prepared to prevent
the unloading OF low priced goods
from foreign countries upon our
shores at the end Of the war. Secre-
tary of Commerce Redfeld told the
United Press.
"The question is no longer wheth-
er we shall prevent 1t or not-but
how shall we prevent It" he said.
The commerce secretary then out
lined what this country can do to
meet at least one Of the situations
that may face American manufactur-
ora at the close OF the war. From
plans now being threshed out by Red
Held and the federal trade commits
sion, 1t appears that the tariff viii
play q very small part in any pos
sible economic readjustment.
an fact" Secretary Redfeld said,
"the issue should be met from an
ethical standpofnt-and net from an
economic standpoint at all.
.To increase the tariff mi ut seem
to be the simplest and ca s'css WAY.
but thai would merely resnt IN the
American people paying more money
for the product This is unnecessary.
we have all the machinery and q
koodly number CT Ia.ws to handle the
situation on an e.iiinal nas;s entirely
"For instance II II If s~en that
movement is under way after the war
is over to ship foreign goods to this
country in great quantities and sell
them here at price below which we
can produce them, the movement can
be checked.
cat the present time, no goods
can be shipped here from any foreign
country without manifest signed by
our counselor agent in that country,
approving the cargo. II foreign coun-
tries attempted to ship goods to the
United States at greatly reduced
price, our consular agents could de-
mand the rigat to Investigate the
means Of producing the commodity to
see IL the manufacturer was selling
at a lower price than he should. II
they were refused the right to mako
such an Investigation, the American
consuls could then refuse to sign the
manifests on the goods and the prod
icts could never leave the ports for
! the United States.
! There would be the chance OF
course that some goods might get by
the vigilance of the American agents.
To meet this situation, congress could
pass law making it Illegal for any
one in the United States to buy or
sell goods shipped into this country
in the effort to undersell American
manufactured"
From this 1t would seem that Sec
rotary RedfieId will favor having an
"anti-dumping" clause Incorporated
In the present Underwood-SiDimons
act as the best step for congress to
take at its next session.
] 1t IL understood that Redfield.
Trade Commission Chairman Davies,
the president and others who have
held number of conferences upon
the question OF industrial conditions
in the United States will not be per
suaded to favor any important
changes in the present tariff other
than indicated unless it be the sus-
pension of the free sugar schedule,
which would become effective May i,
1916. The only ground for the latter
suggestion, is the persistent intima-
ticn heard in various official quarters.
1t is clear, according to these intima-
items. however, If the sugar tariff /,
continued, it will be only temporarily
and for the purpose of meeting a
revenue emergency created by the
war.