The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-11
Tone of Protests Received
From Foreign Countries
Is Threatening.
UNABLE TO PAY RATES
Notes Declare That Ban on
Alien Products viii
Mean Ruin.
BY ROSCOE f FLEMING
inns staH Corresnondent

WASHINGTON. July High
rates contained in the proposed tar
if bill would cripple or destroy
much Of the foreign trade of the
United States, according to conten-
tons included in the protest notes
from foreign governments made
public Wednesday by the senate
finance committee.
At least two of the notes-from
Austria and Spain-virtualiy pre-
dicted trade war if the bill is not
changed. Other nations simply said
their people would not have the
money to buy United States goods
if not allowed to ship their products
to this country.
Many of the best foreign custo-
mers of the United States, includ-
ing France, Switzerland, Denmark.
The Netherlands, Mexico Australia.
Ireland, Austria, Spain and Italy
are represented.
Representative of the tenor Of
the notes was that from Uruguay
which recalled the South American
burst Of friendship for the United
States caused by President Hoover's
visit and the impetus given to plans
for increasing trade.
Tariff Is Raped
But the. projected tariff is not
helpful" the note added. IF in
creased duties on WOOL. meats and
hides finally are enacted, Uruguay
will be forced. not as a deliberate
decision, but as an inevitable result
Of its diminished purchasing power.
to curtaiI its buying Of automobiles,
gasoline, agricultural machinery,
lumber. iron, cotton, fruits, etc, in
the United States"
The note points out that Uruguay
buys $26,000000 worth of goods in
the United States and sells only
$11,737000 worth of goods.
Our present favorable trade ball
ance with other protesting nations
is even more striking. Australia
buys $201 100000 worth of goods
from us q, year and sells us only
$96,000000 worth; Ireland buys $23,-
100000 a year and sells us $2,284,000:
Austria S29,000000 and sells us $12,-
100000 worth; and the Spanish note
says We sell Spain $51 900, 900 more
than We buy from her.
Trade War Forecast
Now the United States, according
to the austrian note and several
others, 3 taking measures still
further to increase the unfaYorable
balance against them.
What Austria sells in the United
States is a small part of United
States trade, but for Austria it is an
indispensable item in the Austrian
process Of economic recovery" her
note said. The proposed tariff
might lead to a general trade war,
with no quarters
The Spanish note predicted that
the tariff raises against her pro-
ducts might lead that government
to denounce present trade agree
nents.
France, through Ambassador
Claudel, took special exception to
Section 402 of the bill, which allows
imports to be valued on the Ameri-
can bases instead of the present cost
of foreign production, at the will
of the treasury.
Experience Is Cited
"Experience has proved TO French
importers the use their American
competitors know how to make Of
weapon Of this kind Claudel
wrote.
The British embassy transmitted
protests from Bermuda against the
fresh vegetable tariffs. which it was
claimed would drive Bermudsn
farmers from business, from India,
from Australia, the Bahamas and
other dependencies.
Other protests we're received from
Belgium against the cement and
plate glass duties; from Italy and
Greece, against duties on olives. to-
matoes and other vegetables; from
Persia, on rugs: from Mexico. on
cattle, tomatoes and rice; from
Norway. on stockfsh and cheese;
from Denmark, Turkey, Holland,
Guatemala and Honduras, and from