Evening journal., 1921-06-30

products covered by the restrictions.
divided them so that products OF the
so-called infant plants will be given
certain advantages over those OBJ
tainable on equal terms herr or in
foreign countries It is specified that
not more than a six months supply
OF any commodity not obtainable
here equally with that OF foreign
origin can be held by one firm or in
dividual.
As means OF guarding the Amer
lean dye industry from the inroads
OF foreign competition, a system OF
licensing is created through which
the tariff commission is enabled to
check the movement of every inn
ported shipment as well as the pro-
duction OF the American plants. All
handlers OF dyestuffs must be regis
tered with the commission which Is
empowered at any time to call for
their books and records.
A provision was --t into the bill
which continues ex sing law in re-
gard to Cuban reciprocity.
Reciprocal Trade Pacts
Administrative provisions OF the
bill authorize the President to take
steps to secure reciprocal trade
agreements with any foreign coun-
try at any time that such action may
be deemed OF interest to the United
States The President also is au-
thorized to suspend any provisions
Of the bill in order to increase the
duties to equal the amount OF boun-
ties OF grants bestowed by any for
eign government to exports by its
nationals to the United States.
with respect 10 the making OF
reciprocal trade agreements. the bin
limits such negotiations to the next
three years and the term OF the
treaty to FIVE years from the date OF
its ratification.
The bill widely extends the pow
ers OF the tariff commission clothing
il with authority TO make invest ga
tions OF the activities and trade prac-
tees OF importers and to examine
records OF foreign manufacturers
and exporters to this country.
The administrative sections also
introduce the American valuation
plan OF assessing duties II is speci-
fed that the value OF imports always
shall be the same as the prevailing
prices in the principal markets OF
the United States and not the price
Of the purchase in foreign countries
Stipulation also is made that al
articles OF foreign manufacture mus
bear labels or brands In the English
language wherever such is possible
without injury 10 the commodity
The brand or label must show, th'
bill provides detailed facts concern
ing the country OF origin and this
contents Of sealed or packed ship
ments.
Items on Free Idst
Important items which remain OF
the free list include: Agricultural
implements, antitoxins. serums. vac
cines. unmanufactured asbestos
cotton bagging, Bibles. blndlnl
twine. borax. brass. bullion (goid o.
silver), crude chalk. crude bristles
cash registers. typewriters, sewinl
machines, shoe machinery, Goa
(from countries which impose M
tariff on American coal). cocoa, cof
! fee. copper ore. cork wood. cottoi
and cotton waste. vegetable dyein
or tanning materials palm leaf fans
grasses and fibers. guano. gums an
resins, ginpowder. hides. India rub
Der. iron ore, ivory tusks. unmanu
factured Set. all leather not spe
I. cially provided for and includin
I, boots, shoes, harness and saddlery.
y Wood pulp mechanically groun,
y chemical, unbieached or bleache,
: hand. sewing and darnlnB needle
a oil cake and meal, oakum. moths
: Of pearl and shells (not eut), an
p manufactured platinum. QUINN
IA silk cocoons and silk waste. ra'
silk. standard newsprlnt paper. ston
& and sand. sulphur. taploca, tar an
al pitch OF wood, tea (not special
provided for). tin ore, turpentir
and rosin, barbed wire manufa'
a tured whaiebone and wood cha
l. coal.