Evening star., 1929-06-24
RAW WOOL DUTIES
INCREASE URGED
Head of National Growers
Tells Senate 36 Cents a
Pound Rate Needed.

By the Associated Press, 49,.
Substantial increase in the duties
on raw wool and wool waste, which
would double and treble some of the
rates provided in the House tariff bill,
were advocated before Senate finance
subcommittee today by r. J.. Hagen
barth. Spencer, Idaho, president Of the
National Wool Growers Association.
The witness said 1t was necessary TO
have higher rate on wool waste OF all
varieties. declaring wool imported last
year displaced la the American pro.
duction Of virgin wool. He asked. that
the present 31-cent q pound duty on
raw wool, which the House bin raises to
"a cents be further advanced TO 36
cents.
Almond Duties Opposed.
John e. Snyder of the Hershey
Chocolate Corporation Of Hershey. Pa,
told the subcommittee on agriculture
schedules that he was opposed to the
proposed duties on almond imports In
the House tariff bill. He declared In
ported almonds were superior in quality
and said that the domestic output
amounted to but a third Of the demand.
James s. Murphy Of Boston, repre-
senting the American Spice Association,
asked that mustard seed be placed on
the free list. while Thomas w. Nc
Creary of Monoca, Pa, representing the
tariff committee Of the illuminating
glass ware manufacturers, before the
sfvIo cVvt.p -kAA HaA
glass ware industry had not made "rea-
sonable profit" In the last eight years.
w. A. Leach of Baltimore, Md, for
the Glass Containers Association. ad-
vocated an increase in the duty to 82k
per cent, declaring that the present
duty was insufficient to enable the do
mestic manufacturers to compete with
French and German bottles.
Would End Cuban Treaty.
Termination of the reciprocal treaty
with Cuba was advocated before one
subcommittee by Chester Gray, WASH
ington representative of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, who said that
organization favored tax on agricul-
tural imports from the Philippine Is
lands. Many farm organisations, he
continued, felt that the placing Of the
same rates on agricultural products
grown In this country and It's colonies
was q mere gesture. Such duties nuiii-
fed the benefits domestic producers
should derive, he said, adding this
would apply to sugar"
Evidence Of the growing intensity Of
the Democratic-R Republican Independent
movement to confine revision to agri-
cultural and related products and to
bring about reductions In some indus
trial schedules was given in statements
by Senators Brookhart, Republican,
Iowa, and Representative Hull, Demo-
crat, Tennessee.
Question Of Farm Aid.
The former held that farmers should
recognize that however high tariff rates
might be made on commodity OF
which there is q surplus, they cannot
aid its producers. He also said the
present law gave farm products only
IL per cent actual protection and that
the House bill would increase this to
only 1.3 per cent, compared with an
effective rate on other Industries Of ss.s
per cent" .'st.t - ..fft: =
Hull charged that sinister and selfish
forces dominated the House tariff pro-
ceedings, and unless the people bestir
themselves they will likewise dominate
the Senate"
Agriculture" he said, "for the
ninety y-ninth time is to be hoodwinked
and humbugged by prolific promises Of
effective tariffs that are q fraud and a
swindle. save as to certain minor sspe-
cialties." ! @F gf $ s-F7s