Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-17
AUTO MAKERS URGE NEW
FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
Favor Lower Tariff OF Imported
Cars and Reciprocal Conf
mcrciai Treaties.
WILL ASK CONGRESS TO ACT
Automotivo Exports Now Amount
to 1924, 100000 Annually, With
Machines and Trucks Shipped 20
III Different Countries.

NEW YORK. Oct. IA new
Doiicy in foreign trade vas launched
ny automobile makers In conference
here last week. Lower tariff schcd-
uies Oh American cars and new com
incrc!al treaty agreements were ad-
Nocatcd ana "a decision was made to
present resolutions on these points
10 Congress. The action was taken
az the Export Managers Convention
81 The National Automobile Chamber
Of Commerce.
ZIONIST attitude results from the fact
that the manufacturers believe the
american automobile industry should
r"ciprocate with similar industries in
tariffs on Imported cars our exports
OF ears and trucks have been CON
stantly on the increase since the
arm.stice. but II Is believed that the
measures advocated Will serve still
iurthcr 10 promote foreign trade and
thereby maintain stable business con-
ditions. II Is realized that the ex-
port business cannot be expanded un-
Automotive products exported were
more than s22i.000OOO last fiscal
year including l29s75 cars and
trucka shipped 10 elghty-onc conn-
irics during the past fiscal year. How
tho Jones Shipping Bill can aid Ameri-
can exporters, the facilities OF the
Edge banks :or financing exports.
and general conditions abroad. were
additional topics.
Among the speakers we're: Louis
I I!oncratz ~, Thigi Of D,vision Of
and Domestic Commerce: II, a. Dean
OF the United States Shipping Board:
- u. Kennedy. Vice president Of the
First Federal Banking Association.
li2her of the american Exporter"
Mexico or the New York CONNER
cal" 7 ). Barber. representative of
M !. n -. al
j. Walter Drake. cha rInan OF the
Foreign Trade Committee OF the Ma
tiorhl Automobile Chamber OF Com
incrcc.
Urges Special Trcntfcs.
Individual commercial treaties with
INC various foreign countries were
advocated by Louis DomeratZky, tar
IN chief Of the United States Bureau
OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
commercial treaties should precede
ihc formation of new tariffs and
without such agreements the pu.-
POSES of a tariff may readily be inef-
!"ci!v". The rctailatory measures,
Tor instance. in the 1909 tariff did not
got results which were originally
hoped for clear understanding OF
rccIprociiy is a FAR better trade nasis.
Mr.. DomcratZky contcndcd. than Il
throat.
The war has accelerated our
change from largely agricultural
nation" said Mr.. Dom.ra,zky. TO an
exporting and manufacturing nation.
The United States Is supposed 10 be
economically the strongest country
ia the world and foreign countries
viii considcr that II wc need high
tariff walls to protect ourselves how
much more do they who are In "A pre-
aimahly weaker condition. We are
no longer isolated economically. our
economic policy has great influence
Internationally. ! do not believe that
certain countries are going out 10
grah everything in sight and try To
Fhut us out. The more barriers that
arc removed and the more opportunity
given for everyone to develop, the
better IL VIII be Cor our commercial
lrclat!ons also.
the question OF tariffs and treaties