The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-01-03
IMPORTS FLOOD
LAND FROM
ABROAD
Congress To Be Asked to View
Program That Ruins
American Workers

&UGe1Bu COHluOu1tASS gave SOuSIeSr
Sional leaders an impetus today
to protect American industries
from worldwide deprecated cur
rencies.
Congress will be asked to in
. veStigate the subject, for the
purpose of hating dumping &C.
tiytties." Higher tariff protection
or anti-dumping regulations may
be enforced to halt the raids on
American industries.
The import increases were re.
vealed in a special customs re-
port, comparing imports for the
first nine months Of 1882 with
the same period of 1881. Sharply
decreased production costs abroad
wiped out the Wanted protection
Of the SmootHawley tariff law,
so far as cotton growers, cement
makers, the copper, cattle, dairy,
fishing and iron industries were
concerned.
Synopsis Shows Effect
The effect of these increased
imports is illustrated in the fol-
lowing synopsis of the customs
report:
Pig iron-Dutiable) imports
from Sweden increased 181 per
cent; from England, Gil 3 per cent;
from the Netherlands, 1929 per
cent.
Sheet on-(Dutiable) imports
increased 1898 per cent from Bel
GUM.
Copper-Free) imports of re-
fined copper increased 174.5 per
cent from Canada; imports of I'M
refined copper increased 5,139.2
per cent from British South Africa
and Of copper concentrates, 1,466.8
per cent from the same country:
imports Of raw copper increased
1889 per cent from the Neither
lands East Indies.
Cement Rise Great
Portland Cement Dutiable) i'm.
ports increased. 271.6 per cent
from England, or from 14,765,s 46
to $780, 400 pounds; 331.1 per
cent from Belgium, or from
5,229,04S to 22,541,474 pounds: a
grand total increase of 57,512,98O
pounds from the two nations.
Cotton Dutiable) imports of
raw cotton Cup to 13s staple), in
creased 1,128.1 per cent from Eng
land, or from 371,742 to 4,565, 1891
pounds: raw cotton lover 13s
staple), increased 1881 per cent
from England, or from 1O1,086 to
1,398,141 pounds; long staple cot
ton increased 1888 per cent from
Egypt, or from 9,618,733 to 22,914.-
1S9 pounds.
Cotton Free) imports increased
$50 per cent from England or
from 329, $50 to 1885, 87 pounds;
from Egypt. 1881 per cent, or
from 2,305,573 to 6,182,629 pounds.
A grand total increase of 24,449,-
663 pounds from the two nations
in both free and dutiable cotton.
OF Foreign Manufacture
Cotton Goods dutiable) Eng
land: 52.9 per cent increase in
bleached cotton cloth; 84.5 per
cent in cotton handkerchiefS and
mlfflers. Germany, 60 per cent in
cotton thread. Switzerland, 1873
per cent in bleached cotton cloth.
France, 111.6 per cent in cotton
thread and 92.5 per cent in cot
ton floor coverings. Belgium, 39.5
per cent in printed cotton cloth,
215.2 per cent in cotton quilts and
1853 per cent in cotton floor
coverings. All these goods were
manufactured from foreign cot
ton.
Squirrel Fur-(free) imports in
creased 1893 per cent from
Sweden from Norway; 1915 per
cent from Japan and 591.2 per
cent from Portugal. The Portu-
gese imports alone increased from
10000 to 414,695 pelts. The total
was in excess Of 100000 pelts.
Farm Products-HideS- (duti-
able) imports increased 66.2 per
cent from Finland; 1913 per cent
from Denmark; 32.4 to 224.4 per
cent from Norway: 1879 to 206.2
per cent from England; 42.9 per
cent from italy; Ills per cent
from Germany: 2 to 67.4 per cent
from France: 243.5 per cent from
Colombia and 1885 per cent from
Argentine. The increase from Ar
gentine alone was from 489,1 to
1,338,357 hides.
Mexico Sends Beans
Other Farm Products (duti-
able)-Imports of dried beans
increased 80.7 per cent from
Mexico; of caster beans, in
creased 1872 per cent from Brazil:
of dried peas. increased 56.6 per
cent from Germany; OF garden
seeds, increased IA per cent from
France: of edible gelatin, in
creased 306 per cent from Bel
GUM: of mustard seeds, increased
$50 per cent from Netherlands;
Of canned mushrooms increased
141.9 per cent from Japan; Of
grapefruit, increased 1853 per
cent from Cuba.
Dairy Products (dutiable)-
ports of cheese increased 1868
per cent from Finland and 1913
per cent from Denmark. Imports
Of sausage castings, increased
1861 per cent from Denmark.
, Imports of cream increased 200
per cent and of butter 1855 per
cent from Canada.