Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-06

New York, November 5-Faritf-
making must be removed from poll
ties. That is the edict of the manu-
tscturers of the country and 1t has
the warm support of the farmers ana
the business men in general.
With the view to using its influence
and Goodwill in the complete devel-
opment and administration OF the
new Tariff Law, providing enlarged
movers for the Tariff Commission and
a flexible tariff by which the Presi-
I dent of the United States may ad-
insr determinations in the protecUlon
OF American Industry John +. Edger-
\ Ton. president of the National Asso-
7 citation of Manufacturers, to-day
}nledoed the continued interest and &C
/; t;yitles OF the association toward see
! inc that the provisions OF the present
! law are carried out as a definite step
! toward finally removing tariff from
/ the realm OF politics. The National
/ Association Of Manufacturers has,
since its creation, advocated the es-
Establishment Of tariff couGt thaV
would take the making OF tariff sched-
ules out Of politics. 1t was the hrst
organization OF its kind to sponsor
this thought and has been consistent
w behind it ever since. In recent
referendum of its members the vote
showed that cighty-nine per cent APP
nroved proposals designed to remove
The making OF tariff duty from poll
teal discussion by giving their hnal
r,akioor 10 a tariff court" when
would be guided by the principle OF
protection or free trade as 1T might
be declared by Congress. The Ma
tionaI Association OF Manufacturers
announces that it intends to careful
" watch the administration oil the
present tariff measure and that ~
ture ,teps TO bring about the tarifl
making conditions endorsed by lts
membership will depend upon the ad,
ministration Of the present act ana
the extent to which the present tar
iff commission, acting in accord with
the recent order of the President,
and within the limits of the present
measure, succeeds in using the teXl-
bic provisions to insure just and ade-
quate rates and to correct lnJustic-
eS."
The chief administrative provis.,,
ions of the present tariff measure,
saws Mr.. Edgerton's statement
(which interest the majority OF man
ufactWers are: WI,
"OD The flexible features: When-
ever the President, after lnVeStlga-
ton, ascertains that any rate OF dufys
does not in fact eQualize the cost Oh
production between any article pro-
duced in the United States and the
principal foreign competitor, ne shall
detarmlne. within the limitation OF
fifty per cent up or down, the equal
ling rate, and such rate shall become
effective thirty days after his proc
lamation, in lieu of that stated IN the
law. This rate is predlcated upon
foreign valuation except when an m
crease Of fifty per cent so based VII!
not eaualize the difference In cost OF
production; in that case, the rate OF
dutv may be predicated upon the
American selling price OF the import
ed article but in such event the rate
may be decreased by fifty per cent out
not increased at all.
ne IIeSlUGul Ilttg INV Az ~
article 20 the free list, or vice versa,
nj any time, either transfer dutiaoie
or substitute an ad valorem for spe-
cific rate, or do the opposite, nor may
he in any instance go beyond the max
mum adj valorem rate wherever the
law declares that the combined spe-
rific ard ad valorerl rates shall not
cxceed q specified maximum al va
lOreT;. -
"AU Investigations upon which
Presidential action is 70 be had must
be made By the Tariff Commission,
and the President can make no proc
lamation changing rate until the
Commission has investigated and re-
norted TO him. To this end the Com
mission must hear the interested
PARTIES as well as conduct its re-
searches.
"(2) Unfair methods of competl-
ton: Such methods and unfair acts
in the importation Of merchandise are
made unlawful. When found by the
President to exist, after hearing and
investigation by the Tariff Commits
sion. subject TO the right Of rehear--
ing by the Commission, and appeal
10 the Customs Court or review by
the Supreme Court of the United
States. the President may increase
the rate of duty on such articles not