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to apply to the Tariff Commission for
tariff reductions either upward or down.
ward. and had praised the flexibility
feature of the American tariff saying,
Il think it can be safely said that this
feature of our tariff law makes for a
much more liberal application of tariff
policy than obtains anywhere else"
Blamed for Nervousness.
At the outset of his speech DR.. Gu
tierrez declared that tariff and money
sterilization. which also had been dis
cussed before the conference by DR.
Edwin Walter Kemmerer of Princeton
University, are two subjects which
have the whole world In an absolute
state of nervousness" and he added that
"the Cuban people cannot keep silent
on the subject of tariffs"
Pointing to an address yesterday be-
for the conference by Secretary of Com
merce Lamont, who had spoken of the
Latin American commodities which the
United States needs and uses, DR.. Gu
tierrez said, "he entirely forgot sugar."
Few nations in the world have suf-
fered since 1920 as has Cuba, DR.. Gu
tierrez said. adding that that country
has lost three-fourths Of its interna-
tional trade and that no one can say
where the end is.
II make special emphasis on our re-
lations with the United States without
evil" he said, but added that we are
getting almost to the limit of our best
intentions" Quoting figures for 1927
he pointed out that the United States
had collected on all its imports Gus
toms duty of $500, 100000, and that Of
fI1ic Cttho y1,l1i1a furnishing OnlV
one-sixteenth of the imports, but paid
a quarter of these duties, $141 100000.
Paints Hard Conditions.
I'VE paid SIS per cent of the value OF
our exports in customs duties to the
United States" he emphasized, adding
that Cuba did not export luxuries to
this country, but such commodities as
sugar. tobacco and fruit.
Cuba was in a far less favorable posi-
ton than other exporting countries, ne
added pointing out in particular Eng
land, Japan, Germany and France.
He told the conference that it should
adopt some definite declaration to pre-
vent a breakdown on the American
continent.
The Cuban declaration, which would
call on the governments OF the II pan
American countries to suspend tariffs
Tor TWO years, Is UOt dlIleu cHIucly az
the United States, but applies to those
other countries which have raised tariff
barriers against each other. In addi-
ton to a tariff truce, the declaration
also favorS the formation of a pan
American economic organization to work
for the economic betterment of the
countries of the Western Hemisphere
and favors also the principle of Gus
toms unions.
Silver Question Looms.
The silver question is due to come be-
fore the conference tomorrow. when the
Salvadorean delegation offers a resolu-
ton calling for an international parley
on silver sterilization.
1t was recalled by one Of the princi-
pals of the American delegation to this
conference this morning that a similar
resolution had been adopted here at a
recent meeting of the International
Chamber of Commerce without any re-
suit, all nations but China represented
at that time having declined with
thanks" when approached with this
resolution, which had called on the dele
gates to urge upon their respective gov
ernments the need for such action.