New Britain herald., 1929-07-10
.25 NATIONS OFFER
 TARIFF BILL NOTES
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(Continued from First Page) "by which the minimum French tariff has been granted to almost all American merchandise without the slightest corresponding advan- tage having been obtained for French trade, gives a serious char seems to merit the attention of the governments.
 Objections were raised against the proposed duties on gloves, which the embassy contended were attached with absolutely prohibtive duties"; plate glass, pharmaceutical prepara- tions, and other items. France Has Kick France also noted menace to her products in proposed duties on faces. velvets, embroiderie., silk clothing of all kinds, French rugs and hides.
 Four notes to the secretary ot state from Prince De Ligne, Belgian ambassador, protested the proposed tariff increases in the house bill on leather. chemical products, as bestos and cement, rabbit skins, pre- served vegetables, rayon, floor coverings and rugs, photo products. window and plate glass, wire netting and bone glue.
 The Netherlands forwarded com munications from Dutch firms pointing out the possible effect of higher duties on glassware and brick tulip bulbs. linseed oil, and sundry items
 The communications contended Am merican oil crushers already are enjoying "an entirely unjust protec- ton and asked reconsideration Of the proposed rates on cocoa and chocolate.
 Will Aggra,ate Position
 The Spa nish ambassador said the bill would aggravate the already hardly attractive position" in re- gard to the balance Of trade between the countries by which Spain
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 Great Britain submitted a com munication by the director of agri- culture for Bermuda in which he denied testimony at the tariff hear ings that Bermuda celery was dumped in the American market" he contended this product did not enter into unfair competition with domestic celery
 The governor of the Bahamas also asserted that Bahaman tomatoes in no way competed with the Florida crop.
 Irish Submit Note
 The Irish Free State government expressed particular concern over q possible increase in rates on pickled mackerel, wool and woolen tissues.
 The note from Austria declared imports from the United States by far exceed the exports from Austria to the United States" and that the trade balance between the two countries ir 1928 was &1e,42O, ,00o in favor Of this country.
 This state of affairs" the note said. lis now seriously menaced by the tariff bill In fact there are pro- visioSs in the bill. which, if main = tainSl in the final wording of the act, would wipe out large portion of Austrian trade with the United States"
 No Comment on Text
 The notes, couched in both em- ph.tic and mild terms and express ing opinions on behalf Of govern ments of Europe. South and Central America, and individual industrie, of those countries, were made public without comment. They will be con- sidered by the committee in revi- sion of the house tariff bill
 While Chairman Shoot of the committee regards the communica- tions as nothing new in American tariff history, the democratic nation al committee in statement last night said that while foreign pro- tests were not unusual, the flood of communications in this instance was unprecedented and indicated univer- sal resentment.
 Some of the governments trans mltted as many as five or six diff fcrent communications. In all there were more than 50 separate notes.
 The governments and colonies represented in the mass Of memor- anda were England, Australia, h. dia, British West Indies Bahamas, Bermuda, Island of Dominica, Irish Free State, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Mexico, Austria, Turkey, Norway Greece. Netherlands. Der mark Switzerland. Persia, Uruguay. Dominican Republic. Guatemala and Honduras