Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
NEW TARIFF WOULD
BRING ON TRADE WAR,
IMPORTERS PREDICT
Claim Far Eastern Countries
Would Turn 90 Canada foT
Steel and Other Things
LOUISIANA SUGAR
MEN ASK PROTECTION

BY Associated Press - Every gvsn.ny
Washington, Jan 1.-THE srnafr
COMMITTEES gave attention to-day % pre-
dictions Of foreign retaliation sh0u.d b.
FOrdney emergency tanG hili bec0uf
law Members ~ the tariff c0mmiTgpl
had been requested ~ appear hefofe fhr
committee % answer questions bearing 0r
that phase Of the measure
Large importers ~ vegetable oilF ioIl
the committee that pasaaze NJ the emor
gency measure not only would thrfafff
20 CIT OF their ypIrce II supply Dob flf
Orient but also would almost inevItai
eliminate the markets thev havr devrl0i
cd there for their manufactured pfoduril
Oriental c0untres. they declared. uriN
consider the measure direct ftrl.f
them and probably would rl0a fnfr
markets 20 this country in refaliai
Other witnesses predicted ihnf fhr GAG
eastern countries would turn - Carads
for The supply u steel and other ronf'rar
tion materials they nov src receiving iron.
thn United States
The committee viii r0nriudr "a h~sr
ings today, and o D. planned on frta.
70 take up the bili Us pzecufivo peu0rg
Members SAID they planned 10 s'ar rfI
IL until Il y reported
Discussion ~ he p0sribihtv ~
talation, however. brought from -rr
atOr Penrpse tho comment fhaf
the first time ! have heard fhe Tlrsf1.
u probable retaliation - clearIr stated
Louisiana suzer grower. Ird hv -rra-
tors Ransdell and Cav Yesterday appes 'r'i
for protection Tor cane sugar Vh,le Hrr
rnuda producers 81 pofef0es ard 1ninrs
opposed Inclusion q 'he Two r1mmnf
under q tariff Jew, ~ now = provided
importers ~ Vegetable OLE an0
fcials q the Foreign tpmmnrra Ass0rf.-
ton II the Pacific C0asf md a0sn mfnr-
facfurers aid their indIsfrif. l1d .afr
DEVELOPED during the var mt lssfrff.f
the proposed tariff would handlrnp nrfr
growth and might even rnciIf in thpr
tiDction brought retaliation
importers ~ vegetable 0tis aatr -
vested approximately Sl00NnD .n pa-
eifc Coast cities - enable rruner N1uil-
ing Of he vast imports from tho yrerf
said q r. Brown ife said thee
terests were rapidly deveinpiaz th. 1rrIefr
I for selling Arnerican-n1ade products 80
which the imported OILS Eere manu-
( factured
''Thase people from whom ~ lsee
been hJIving IN tho Far Easf arr V1inr
f n regard il a. a dirrrf thrust % them.
I he said They viii s1tv tiraf wf Amer
cans. who have been ciI.tiVufinE fnar
trade and their friendship are inEnca-H
III. VI. smith ~ Philadelphia t0id 49,.
committee be believed Z wrong flrt an-
gress 70 handicap 3 new iudlstrv
asserted the use u the imported obs ami
their Development bv Amercan maUu-
iacturers should b. encuurlErd neinr.
Europe again could gam control 81 the
business.
Asked as % the nature 10 the 1retiIrfesl
retaliation. Air. smith said Amerean-
were now sending vast quantities 80 stf'.i
and construction materials % the trirnf
at a time when Canada lnd much .i
Europe IS entering actively che l-Il
T selling. Canadian prnrs. rue Nlrue--
i said. were not far different from -hoa H
I the United State. and. BE- adliel. rhH-'
! People can just a. Weii place rhsu 1nirl
in British Columbia a. with ~. Ihis
+ be added l. only an Indication 20 how nr
retaliation may start. sNpiainlnE tnsrr
were many other commodities ulrn afer
could De Included d q trade a-ir scn' M
gun.