Evening star., 1922-10-26
TO REoRGAN1zE EXPERTS.
Vice Chairman culberson Explains
Plan to Exporters,

NE" YORK, October ga COM
plete reshaping os the organization of
the tariff commission to meet the new
responsibilities placed upon it by the
tariff act OF 1922 was announced here
today by William S. Culberson, vice
chairman of the commission, in an
address before the American Manu-
facturers' Export Association. Under
the commission there are now four
broad divisions-the Office of chief
Investigator, the office of chief econ
omist. the legal division and the sec
retary.
The commissions organization un-
der the direction Of the chief econo-
mist and the chief investigator con-
sisis of a series OF divisions, each
with chief and other experts, said
Mr.. Cu!bertson. They are chemicals.
pottery and glass. metals. wood and
paper, suesar, agriculture. textiles.
leather. sundries. preferential tariffs
and commercial treaties and account
ing. In addition the commission has
provided for the establishment Of q
Sew York office and for the conduct
Of Investigations in foreign coun-
tries.
Advisory Board.
The work Of the commissions staff
is co-ordinated in an advisory board
and Is under its immediate direction.
The chief investigator is chairman of
the board and its other members are
the chief economist q representative
of the legal division and the chief
OF the division concerned in the sub
ject matter under consideration at
M
General investigations which the
commission may conduct will be
supervised by the chief economist and
special Investigations made necessary
by the new powers vested in the
President will be under the direction
Of the chief Investigator.
Explaining sections 3lS and 3l7 OF
the new tariff law. Mr.. Culbertson
said the first was in the nature Of a
supplement to tariff rates. designed
to protect American industry against
unfair methods and unfair acts in the
importation of goods.
Under this section" he said. "ad-
ditional duties may be imposed upon
importations by any Individual en-
gagged in unfair price cutting. full
line forcing, commercial bribery or
any other type Of unfair competition:
and If the unfair competition IS OF
an aggravated character, the onend-
ing person may be prohibited from
importing goods into the United
States.
This Is admittedly difficult field,
but 1t must be evident that In some
such flexible provisions as this lies
the only hope OF an eHective protec-
tion of American industry against
the variety and subtlety of the at
tacks. which may be included under
the term unfair competition"
With respect to section BIT, Mr..
Culbertson said this was designed to
aid American industry by protecting
American export trade. This sec
tion. he explained. gave the Prest-
dent power, when he believes th<
public interest will be served. to i'm
pose additional duties or even pro.
hibition upon the whole or part OF
the imports into the United States
from any foreign country which de-
nies to American foreign trade
treatment equal to that accorded to
the trade Of any other foreign coun-
try.
1.-THE new section concluded Mr.
Culbertson. again recognizes the
open door as part Of our CONNER
cial policy and places in the hands
of the President the means OF max
ing that policy effective throughout
rhe world -"