Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
AMERICAN DYES
ASSURED AGAINST
GERMAN PRODUCTS
Bill to Place Matter in Hands of
Tariff Commission Will Pass
Congress.
NO OPPOSITION EXPECTED

Special Dispatch From Every Evening
Washington Correspondent
Washington, Feb. 13.--As exclusively
forecast by Every Evening. several weeks
ago, the finance committee OF the Senate
has agreed to report bill placing com
plete embargo on all dyes which can be
produced IN sufficient quantities by Amer.
can manufacturing chemists. The bill
has the full support Of the committee and
n canvass of the leaders of both houses
shows that il will meet with little or no
opposition.
Senator Watson Of Indiana, who was
assigned To write the report for the
committee, said his task would be com
pleted within IS hours and an effort would
be made To give it the right Of way in the
Senate The embargo will last for two
years when it may bc extended should the
exigencies Of the dye industry 50 require.
GERMAN MADE DYE ExCLuDFD.
Not pound of German made dye will
be admitted To- the United States without
n permit from the federal tariff commits
sion No permit will be issued until tho
commission is satisfied that those asking
for the dyes cannot obtain them from an
American manufacturer IN the United
States The Federal Tariff Commission
will have absolute control Of the matter
of dye imports and no appeal can be taken
from its decision
For the first time since Congress
authorized the creation of the Federal
Tariff Commission. that body will have
some real functions to perform, said
Senator Watson Hitherto il has con-
fined its energies to research work and
while il has done good educational ser
vice II has not been permitted to do any
real administrative work. This, Of course,
IS not the fault of the commission. 10 Is
the result of the limitations imposed on
its activities when Congress created II.
The Tariff Commission is n product Of
the Wilson administration The Re-
publcans have done much to discredit
that body, but now, curiously enough.
they find it 10 be the best qualified agent
for the performance ol vitality important
function In administer
ing the dye law il will be charged with
task that viii require the exercise of the
greatest possible caution coupled with
wisdom and foresight From a sort of
a research bureau, the tariff commission,
by the proposed dye law, becomes most
important constructive agent.
WILL INSURE AMERICAN DYES.
II is believed that in the two years that
he embargo viii remain on the German
made dyes American manufacturers will
De able 20 perfect all dye processes and
viii be IN a position 10 compete on equal
terms with the Teutons. II viii be the
business Of the tariff commission 10 ascer-
tain when and how the American industry
can be trusted 10 stand alone.
One Of the contentious Of the Demo-
Gratis is that the tariff should be taken
out of politics and placed in the hands of
a commission equipped with the knowl-
edge necessary 20 determine Just what
protection youthful industries need The
step taken by the finance committee is
a forced recognition by the Republicans
1f the wisdom Of the Democratic view
Of course the leaders will not admit that
1n this economic issue they have sur
10 the Democrats, but they ad-
nit that now the tariff commission has
l good chance TO do some real work.
1t Is believed that the delegation from
Delaware will support the bin az reported
~ the committee. Senator WOlcott has
lot said anything for publication on the
subject, but he is known to favor such
egislation will guarantee the adequate
of the youngest of American
Industries.