El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
Ell PASO HERALD
ANT|-DUMPING
LAW MAY HURT.
May Prove a Boomerang to
the United States if It
Is Attempted.

New Orleans. Ia. Jan. 2S.-In
paper on The Problem of Anti-DUmp-
ing Legislation. Henry 6 Emery. for
mer chairman of the United States
tariff board. told the National Foreign
Trade convention here last night that
selling goods in one market cheaper
than another was economically sound
and that the United States should not
hastily adopt any "anti-dumDing
policy which might lead other ma
lions to reIaliate against American
manufacturers. many Of which are sold
cheaper abroad than at home.
He said. The real danger which
threatens US after the European war
is not that European manufacturers
will sell goods in our market below
their own cost Of production. but that
they will sell goods below our cost"
Discussing the proposal of secretary
of commerce Redfield to combat
dumping foreign merchandise in the
American market by a law holding
ton" Mr. Emery said; We are in
a peculiar position. In general, our
domestic prices are relatively so high
that the foreign manufacture can
commonly meet the situation by Of
ferine his goods at his regular home
prices on the other hand. prices in
foreign markets are so low that the
American exporter is largely driven by
the sheer force of international COM
petition to sell his surplus at some re-
duction.
For this reason. believe the
movement for an anti-oumping law
NAV prove dangerous to American ex-
porters Is the real problem to stop
practices based on the immoral motives
OF foreigners or 10 protect ourselves
against practices injurious to US,
whether immoral or morale If recent
schemes as dumping legislation do not
meet the issue. what dOes2 I think
the answer is TO be found in a fleXi-
bic tariff"
Fears Allies in Trade.
That the European allies OF war
will become allies in peace and adopt
preferential tariff policies to help each
other discharge war indebtedness and
extend foreign trade and that the
United States tariff system should be
rendered more flexible to extend
American trade and protect II from
discrimination. were the conclusions
voiced by Willard Straight, vice presi-
dent of the American international
corporal ton. of New York. the new
$50, 0O0. 600 organization for intensive
development OF oversee commerce. IN
an address before the National For
eign Trade convention here tonight.
Said Mr.. Straight:
1T might be well If the president
were given power upon the recon-
mendation Of the tariff commission to
impose by proclamation an increase OF
duties limited. say to Is percent of
the present duties on any or all of the
products imported from any country
which. IN his judgment. unduly dis
eliminates against American prod
ucts
An alternative. suggestion is the
establishment of dual or conventional
tariff system with one general sched-
ule from which concessions to a lower
level on specified articles. might be
extended to countries affording the
United States reciprocal treatment.
This is a conciliatory method. but IL Is
doubtful If il can be employed under
rr-n r11a
the free list. without any return what
ever, a larger range OF the products
Of the countries which are the natural
consumers of American products"