Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10
Spain Threatens to Denounce
Present Arrangement of
Favored Trade Relations
Unless Change Is Made.
AUSTRIA WARNS OF LOSS
OF COMMERCE WITH U. S.
Senator Harrison Declares Resent
ment Is Deepest in History.
Warns Against Retaliation by
Powers Through Import EN-
barge.

By the Associated Press.
A flood Of protests against the
pending tariff bill sent by foreign
trade associations and govern
ments, including one by Spain
threatening to denounce the exist
ing modus vivendi of most favored
trade relations with the United
States, was made public today by
the Senate finance committee.
The Spanish representation,
under date of April 26 and signed
by Primo de Rivera, Spanish
premier, under his title of Mar
cues de Estella, Spanish minister
for foreign affairs, and given to
the American Ambassador at
Madrid, was submitted to the
Senate finance committee by Sec
retary Stimson, bearing with it a
letter of comment by Secretary
Mellon.
The Spanish government pro-
tested against the suggested in
creases of duty and sanitary reg
ulationS on cork, olives, grapes,
onions, dried fruits and revolvers.
The Spanish Ambassador said that
the bill would aggravate the already
hardly attractive position" in regard to
the balance of trade between the coun-
tries, by which Spain showed an annual
loss Of $51 100000.
France Files Protest.
In transmitting lively protests" from
numerous groups of exporters and
manufacturers" the French embassy
wrote that the situation "by which the
minimum French tariff has been grant,
ed to almost all American merchandise
without the slightest corresponding ad-
vantage having been obtained for
French trade, gives serious character
to these complaints which SENS to merit
the attention of the governments"
Objections were raised against the
proposed duties on gloves, which the
embassy contended were attached with
absolutely prohibitive duties; plate
glass, pharmaceutical preparations, and
other items.
France also noted a menace" to her
products in proposed duties on laces,
velvets, embroideries, silk clothing OF
all kinds, French rugs and hides.
Four notes to the Secretary OF State
from Prince De Ligne, Belgian Ambass-
ador, protested the proposed tariff In
creaseS in the House bill on leather.
chemical products, asbestos and cement,
rabbit skins, preserved vegetables. ray
on, floor coverings and rugs, pnoto
products, window and plate glass, wire
netting and bone glue.
The Netherlands forwarded commune
cations from Dutch firms pointing out
the possible effect of higher duties or
glassware and brick, tulip bulbs, linsee,.
oil, and sundry items.
The communications contended Amer
ican oil crushers already are enjoying
"an entirely unjust protection" and
asked reconsideration of the proposed
rates on cocoa and chocolate.
Austria Threatens Trade Cut.
The note from Austria declared "im-
ports from the United States by far
exceed the exports from Austria to the
United States" and that the trade
balance between the two countries In
1928 was SIG, 900 in favor OF this
country.
This state of affairs" the note SAID
"is now seriously menaced by the tart
bill. In fact there are provisions In tn
bill which, If maintained in the ma
wording of the act, would wipe out
| large portion of Austrian trade Will
the United States"
Among the Austrian exports whic
the note declared would be "practicas }
made impossible" were hides, and Ia Is
made of felt.
Switzerland called attention to the
bills increases in duties affecting hel
two most nationally and economically
important NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and en-
broideries-and expressed the hope that
the tremendous increases proposed
would not be enacted until it is shown
that they are real and unavoidable
requisite for the safeguard of American
general interests"
Greece declared that American prod
ucts, agricultural and industrial, holds
first place in Greek imports, and asked
particular consideration in levying i'm
posts on rugs.
"a heavier taxation on rugs, the man.
ufacture of which is an exclusive refu-
gee industry" the Greek note said
| will have a disastrous effect On the
well known efforts OF Greece to estab-
lish these refugees and make them self
supporting"
Great Britain submitted a commu-
nication by the director of agriculture
for Bermuda in which he denied testi-
mony at the tariff hearings that Ber-
muda celery was dumped in the Amer
ican market" He contended this prod
uct did not enter into unfair COMPETE
ton with domestic celery.
Bahama Competition Is Denied.
The Governor of the Bahamas also
asserted that Bahaman tomatoes in nc
way competed with the Florida crop.
The Irish Free State government ex-
pressed particular concern over pos
sible increase in rates on picked mack
erel, wool and woolen tissues.
England transmitted protests from
British manufacturers against higher
tariffs on glue and chenille carpets alc
! rugs. The West Riding Chamber o
Commerce, said to embrace three.
fourtlls of the wool textile industry oi
the United Kingdom, asked there be M
upward revision on wool textile tariff
schedules.
The British Ambassador contendet