El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-11

II HE United States tariff commission Is getting under
way with task which viii be OF great Importance to
u Fl Paso when the results made known; and not
alone FL Pago but every town along the border where
imports from Mexico and exports to Mexico are handled
This task is the drafting Of revision administrative
laws relating the in order existing
applications contradictions and Anticipated provisions It
not possible TO speak Of this specifically, because
the commission has been in existence only since April l.,
1917 and what VIII attempt to do has been outlined only
jgst submitted.
The commission has invited from business men on the
border treasury officials and others, suggestions
Proyens IN the customs service administration, customs
duties and the handling Of exports and imports The
mission hopes present to congress revision Of law
which, approved and enacted into law, WI result in clear
and sIpicaon in the form and substance Of the
customs administrative law increased efficiency and greater
convenience for the public and substantial saving Of
eminent expenditure.
this connection the commission also is investigating
the establishment OF nee zones at ports Of
Pedtng export trade and, for seabOaTds overcoming
demuErage IN ocean commerce
Exporters and importers at Fl Paso and Juarez will have
time, means Of securing almost any information they
require about their business other In which they
interested relation to trade between the United States
and Mexico any other foreign country The tariff
mission has undertaken to establish catalOg Of tariff
information, somewhat in the of encyclopedia
which shah contain possible data for each import
ant article affected by the tariff This VIII include Stats
tics imports exports, production prices and cost Of pro-
dHeon prices OF manufacture and competitive conditions
II viii be kept up to date continuously part Of gen
eral plan VIII be the establishment Of tariff library in
which viii be kept books pamphlets letters from producers
and importers, classified and arranged for ready consulta
ton.
lnasmuch as border business men have been prohibited
from trading with enemy alien firms in Mexico and have
been furnshed with list Of of blacksted in
dYiduals and firms, many Of whom in business Mex
ico the work of the tariff commission in this relation VIII
be Of far reaching Importance IN the future The commits
sion studying commercial warfare commercial
tralty and commercial alliances. It may be said that
bodies in all the begeTent countries considering the
subjects.
Germany and her allies considering the arrangement
of economic union for central Europe Imperial prefer
has been discussed in England and her self governing
colonies
Far reaching possibilities Of this have been suggested
especially since the Paris Economic conference Of allied
TssenatTes june 1916, when derenta treatment
discussed for allied neutral and enemy countries There
then made public the threat Of after-war
cal warfare against Germany and the others Of the central
alliance.
Let be stated parenthetcay that preferential treat
ment now in effect, to trade and tariff among the
allied countries. Furthermore Gen Caranza president OF
Mexico taking up the idea. In message to congress last
week. Gen CaTTanza asked authority to apply diffeTenal
tariffs to countries which imposed trade restrictions
with respect Mexico and those which did In other words