Evening star., 1935-10-27
EARLY RATIFICATION SEEN
FOR u. S.-COLOMBIAN PACT
New Trade Treaty Is Based, Like Those
With Brazil and Haiti, on Uncon-
ditiOnal FavOred-NatiOn Clause.

| portations not properly marked to IN
dicate their origin.
With the exception Of reservation
whereby either country is free to i'm
pose restrictions in conjunction with
governmental measures operating to
regulate or control the production,
market supply, or prices of like do
mestic articles, such as are provided
for in the agricultural adjustment act,
and certain generally accepted reser-
vations, such as restrictions imposed
for sanitary reasons or reasons of
public security, Article v provides that
neither country shall impose import
prohibitions or restrictions on those
products Of the other country which
are listed in the schedules. Thus this
article further safeguards the customs
concessions by inSuring that they will
not be impaired by means of quantita-
tive restrictions.
Provision is made for consultation
between the governments of the two
countries with respect 70 import re-
strictions imposed in conjunction with
governmental measures operating to
control the production, market supply
or prices of like domestic articles. If,
after consultation. the governments OF
the two countries fail to reach an
agreement with respect to the pro-
posed restriction, the dissatisfied gov
ernment may denounce the agree
ment in its entirety on 80 days notice.
This provision requires the government
which would impose the restriction to
weigh carefully the advantages there
of against the advantages of the en-
tire agreement.
Article vi provides for the prompt
and adequate publication of changes
in customs claSSif1cationS and rates
of duty and the giving of 80 days
notice with respect thereto. Article
VII provides for reciprocal uncondl-
tional most-favored nation treatment
with respect to customs duties,
charges and formalities of every kind,
import prohibition and restrictions
and import quotas. Article VIII pro-
vides for consultation in connection
with the application by either coun-
try or any new measure relating 10
sanitation. In case either country OBJ
jectS to the application of any Sanl-
tary measure, now or hereafter in ef-
feet, a committee of experts may be
established to consider the matter and
make recommendations to the gov
ernmentS of the two countries. Article
TX confines the terms of the agree
ment to Continental United States.
Goods in Customs Affected.
Article X extends the provisions Of
the agreement to goods which have
been imported but which have not
cleared the customs. Article XI covers
the relation of the agreement to cer-
tain existing treaties between the
United States and Colombia. Article
XII contains a general declaration
that the purpose Of the agreement is
to grant mutual reciprocal conceS-
sions and advantages for the promo
ton of commercial relations between
the two countries. Article XIII pro-
vides that the agreement shall come
into force 80 days after the exchange
of ratificationS at Bogota.
In these 13 articles are described
the commercial concessions and ad-
vantages of material nature which
both countries will derive from the
new U, tied States Colombia trade
agreement, but, in weighing its i'm
portance, the Colombian Congress-
men should not overlook the tre-
mendous moral significance of a pact
intended to promote pan-American
interdependence and cooperation at
time when other nations are pulling
strongly for isolation and self -suf-
ficiency.
(Copyright 1881