The Washington times., 1929-07-09
HAW[EY TARIFF
OPPOSED BY
q NATIONS

Protests Of % foreign nations
against the Hawley tariff bill, writ.
ten by the House, today promised
to assume large proportions In the
senate's revision Of the measure as
Senate subcommittees prepared to
close their direct testimony upon the
widespread demands of manufac.
turers for new high rates.
Although the notes delivered to
this Government and sent the Sen.
ate finance committee have not been
officially made public by Senator
smoot R1. Of Utah, chairman, the
contents OF many have become
known. The protests are declared
to be the most emphatic ever deliv.
cred against an American tariff bill.
Nations ResentfuI
with American foreign trade ex.
panding and Europe still fighting
to recover her preswar place in the
business sun, the demands Of indus
try, backed in many instances by
farm organizations, for embargo
tariffs" has aroused q high pitch Of
resentment in many foreign nations.
The latest note, delivered by the
Italian ambassador, attacks the
House boost in the tariff on rayon.
The Senate rayon subcommittee now
Ia hearing rayon manufacturers ap-
peal for an increase even In the
House rates in many instances, be-
cause Of the alleged threat OF for
eign competition.
The Italian note declared that
rAyon imports had decreased from
10 ,OOO, 900 to 100000 pounds from
1897 to 1928. indicating the domi.
nance of American rayon Hnanufac.
turers. The latter, however, assert
that foreign inportations now are
increasing more than million
pounds q month.
Lack Machinery
"whiIe American labor receives
higher wages, seemingly an advan-
tage to the italian manufacturers,
this Is greatly discounted by the
fact that labor in Italy is much less
efficient because it lacks adequate
machinery" said the note Of Am.
bassador De Martino.
The Greek minister. Charalampas
Simopaulos, declared in q note that
the new tariff policy threatens to
disrupt American foreign trade with
Greece.
TT is evident that as long as high
import taxation continually excludes
foreign merchants from the Amer
lean markets. foreign countries will
either not be able to buy American
good or they will be compelled to
borrow from America In order to
pay for the value of these good
he said.
Treaty Threatened
The Spanish government, 1t was
learned, has threatened to abrogate
the commercial treaty with Amer
lea il the Hawley bill Il accepted.
The Netherlands government de-
clared that trade relations are
even more important to the Amer
lean farms and factories as is
clearly shown by the fact that the
imports for consumption from the
United States into the Netherlands
are nearly four times az high as
the uOmeSLlC lHlpOTlS LFOuA Ine CSLA'
erlands to the United States"
The French government, in its
note, said:
France Displeased
"rhe constant increase of Amer.
ican imports into France and the
decrease Of French sales to the
United States justifies discomfort
among our commercial classes, the
manifestations of which are be-
coming more and more lively"
Representatives of the automo-
bile industry are expected to ap-
pear here Thursday in response to
Senatorial suggestions that the %
per cent tariff on automobiles might
be wiped out. Some manufacturers
are said to hold that America can
control the world automobile mar
ket without tariff. Reduction of
the auto tariff Is regarded as ., q
possibility to remove threats OF re-
taliation by foreign nations against
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