The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-16
| WATERTO Correspondent: Mary Cosgrove-Phone s75 Women Voters Hear
 Lively Discussion
Fourth Meeting of International Relations Group Is Slated Next Monday-New Catholic Troop to Meet

| WaCerLOWn, NOV. 4o.-4nS LnH0 meeting of the Watertown League of Women Voters study group on In- terfnational Relations was held in the Taft school apartment of Mrs. Roland Tyler yesterday.
 Mrs. Karl Winter gave 8 brief re- sume of a booklet entitled "Recom- mendations of the Committee on Commercial Policy" publish in 1884, in which many instances of the im- portance of foreign trade with the U. s. were given.
 The committee, composed of such well-known men as Harry A. Gar field, Henry J. Haskell, Philip La- Toilette and others, believes that while our country is remarkably self-sufficient in regard to natural resources and manufacturing capac- ity, foreign trade is extremely inc portant to our industrial progress and the development of our stand ard of living. A decrease in our in- ports of raw materialsand in our exports of agricultural and manu- factured materials affects not only the farmers and manufacturers, but also our merchant marine service and our railroads. The committee felt that tariff revision, based upon the interest of the nation as whole and designed to bring about "a more equitable and stable relationship be- tween agriculture and industry" was an essential contribution to domestic recovery.
 Mrs. sherman Cawley reviewed the manner in which Connecticut was aided by the trade agreements program of the Roosevelt admins tration. The shrinkage in foreign trade from 1929 to 1892, which was proportionally greater than that of many other countries, brought about 8 decrease of 72 per cent in exports directly attributed to Connecticut. Immediately following the conclu- sion of the reciprocal trade agree ments, exports to other nations rose to an astonishing degree. On the exportation of American typewrit- CTS, the leading direct export from Connecticut. Concessions of ebenefit were secured in ten of the fourteen trade agreements which this report covered. To Cuba, for instance, our exports of typewriters increased from $50,00o to. $l70,000, and to Belgium from $477, ,00o to $696, 1000 as compar- ed with the preceding twelve months. ..n :14;. tr.
 A like increase was noticeable in such exports as cotton yarn, cotton sewing thread, canvas shoes with rubber soles, automobile tire cas- ings, all of which are important to Connecticut industry. In half of the agreements, oncessions were obtain ed of benefit to manufacturers of silk hosiery and of silk and rayon goods. Thirteen of the fourteen countries granted concessions on parts and accessories for the maru- fracture of automobiles and aircraft, and an immediate increase in export trade was noticeable.
 "These reciprocal concessions, ' continued the report, "have been on carefully selected products with a view to avoiding injury to estab- lished domestic industries" It is believed that such concessions could not have been obtained if reciprocal concessions had not been given.
 Mrs. Colin Barret gave an in- formative talk on Making the Tariff" showing the legislative pro- cedure in making tariff reviSions She traced the progress of such a bill from the house, where 1t orig mates, and where it is always a party measure, through the senate to the conference committee and thence to the president for signature