New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-28
Tariff Act Is
Signed; Takes
Effect To-day
Emergency Law Puts High
Import Duties ON Farm
Products and Provides
Against Dumping Here
Keeps Foreign Dyes Out
Extends Wartime Control
Another Three Months;
Is Practically Senate Bill
rror, The 7'ribune's Washington Bareau


WASHINGTON, May 27.-President
Harding signed the emergency sarif
hill this afternoon. The measure.
which thus becomes law tomorrow.
vas put through Congress in response
10 demands from agricultural interests
for protection, and also in response to
demands from manufacturers for pro-
lection against dumping and the eff
feets OF the deprecated exchange Of
the countries of Europe. 1t had been
before Congress since the early DAYS
OF the present extra session, which
cnened in April.
The act provides for high rates OF
duty on the country's most important
agricultural products. The feature of.
she agricultural duties which has at
sracted most attention is the duty of
SIS cents a bushel on wheat. THIS was
put on primarily TO protect American
whest raiSers from what are alleged to
pc the serious effects of the impbrta-
tons Of wheat from Canada.
The two houses We're in agreement
OF the agricultural items, and these
caused no controversy as between
House and Senate in the present ses-
sion. Differences of opinion arose,
tant features of the measure. These
are the anti-dumping feature, the valu-
stion feature and the Knox amendment
extending the period of war control
ever the dye stuffs industry and in
tended TO exclude foreign dye stufs.
Practically Senate Bill
As finally shaped up, the new law
embodies what was practically the Sem
-, 10
spect to dye stIffS, as put on in the
Senate, originally ran for six months.
The conferees limited this to three
months and the law as signed by the
President provides for three months.
The House eonferees accepted the
Senate anti-dumping and valuation
features with slight changes.
The anti-dumping features are in
tended to guard the United States
from being swamped by cheap products
from abroad which it is sought to un-
lead on the American market at less
than the foreign market value or cost
Of production. Salient features of the
anti-dumping provisions are:
Section 201 (A)-That whenever
the Secretary of the Treasury, after
such investigation as he deems neces-
sary, finds that an industry in the
United States Is being or is likely to
be injured. or is prevented from being
IS sblished, by reason of the importa-
ten into the United States of a class
or kind of foreign merchandise and
that merchandise Of such ass or kind
S being Id or is likely to be sold il
the United States or elsewhere at less
Jhan its fair value, then he shall make
aCh finding public to the extent he
sens necessary, together with a de-
er;ption of the class or kind of mer-
hndise to which it applies in such de-
ii as may be necessary for the guild
ICE Of the appraising officers.
Appraiser May Act
"(B) Whenever in the case of any
g.p rted merchandise of a class or
nd as to which the Secretary has not
50 made public a finding the appraiser
. person acting as appraiser has rea-
on to believe or suspect from the In
voice or other papers, or from informa-
s.oa presented to MIN, that the pur-
chase price is less, or that the export
ers' sales price is less or likely to be
less than the foreign market value Cor
IN the absence of such value than the
cost of production), he shall forthwith,
ander regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, notify the Secretary of such
TACT and wit hold his appraisement
report to the collector as to such mer-
ehandise until the further order Of the
Secretary or until the Secretary has
made public finding as provided in
subdivision "a in regard to such mer-
ehandise.
Section 2O2 (A) That in the case of
I'll imported merchandise, whether du-
table or free of duty, of class or
kind as to which the Secretary has
made public a finding as provided in
Section 2o1, and as to which the APP
praiser or person acting as appraiser
has made no appraisement report to
the collector before such finding has
been SO made public. if the purchase
price or the exporters sales price i
less than the foreign market value Cor
in the absence of such value, than the
cost Of production) there shall be
levied, collected and paid in addition
10 the duties imposed thereon by law
special dumping duty in an amount
equal to such difference.