Show High Tariffs Menace I Peace Senator Says Rates Should Be Lowered on Needed Raw Materials Costigan Says Editors note Edward P. P Costigan Cos Cos- tigan new new new D Democratic senator from Color Colorado liberal economist and land the senates senate's best qualified authority on the tar tariff has consented consented con con- to give the United Press PreM Pressa a II statement of ot his views Costigan Costigan Costi Costi- g gan n has the reputation in Washington Wash Wash- ington of being an exceedingly difficult person to interview on tariff witt matters He works out his ideas privately with a total absence absence absence ab ab- ab- ab sence of ot ballyhoo and puts them forward only after mature con con- By Br LYLE C. C WILSON Copyright 1931 1031 by United P Press WASHINGTON Dec 4 Senator 4 Edward P. P Costigan Democrat Colo Col COlorado rado indicted world-wide world high tariffs today as us a menace to peace and md trade In an exclusive interview with the United Pre Press Presa Costigan IU suggested ted an international conference to consider consid er the most practical methods for equitably lowering tariff barriers barriera throughout the world is especially qualified to d l 4 on ern P Pue ar e Two I HIGH TARIFfS HIT IT AS IS ISTO MENACE TO PEACE Continued from Page Face One speak peak on the subject He was appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed by President Wilson In 1917 to o the United States tariff brUC commis- commis lon slon He resigned in 1928 He Is is' isa a Democrat but of progressive rather than han partisan tendencies In 1912 he was a founder of ot the progressive party part Coincidentally with Costigan's ex expression ex cx- of his personal opinions on the he tariff tarU Senator Senat r Harrison Democrat Democrat Demorat Demo- Demo crat rat Mississippi senior minority member of or the senate finance committee committee com corn revealed the Democrats will present a tariff program in the comIng cornIng com com- Ing ng session of congress Floor Leader Rainey lainey of oC the house Democrats and Representative Collier Comer Democrat Mississippi who will be chairman of the he house ways and means committee commit commit- tee ee expect that committee to consider con- con skier Ider tar tariff reduction VETO SEEMS IS CERTAIN But there is no evidence of Democratic Democratic Demo- Demo cratic hope that rates actually will willbe willbe be lo lowered ered Even If f passed by con congress congress con con- n- n gress cress rate reductions presumably would be vet vetoed cd by President er Cr r. r It is conceded the two-thirds two majority majority ma- ma necessary to overcome a veto could not be mustered Costigan stated the broad outlines p Pt f what he conceives to be desirable desirable desira- desira ble le tariff legislation Tariff duties he said on art artiles arti- arti des les which are not produced in the United States and are supplementary rather ather than competitive should be lowered since it is 13 in the Interest of ofa a prosperous America to have such on the he free list Indispensable raw materials for which we depend on foreign sources of f supply should be subject 1 to freer Importation Tariff subsidies should be withdrawn from industries which are arc shown to be domestic monopolies While the tariff commission should be maintained there should be Various va- va rious ious amendments to our flexible tariff ariff provisions including transfer of the flexible powers from the presIdent prea- prea Ident dent t to congress FAVORS COUNSEL Costigan believes a qualified counsel counsel coun coun- ad sel should represent t the public in commission rate changing lons He says there should be more careful specification of a a. moderate maximum limit beyond which rates should hould not be Increased and that there here should be stricter provisions for or assuring expert and ond Judicial qualification qualification cation of commissioners and tic fIc ic independence of or the commission He does not believe abandonment by Great Britain and others of the gold standard has hM created competitive tive Ive conditions Justifying rates in the Smoot-Hawley Smoot tarI tariff nor that these developments menace American prosperity Our hi high h tariff policy he added Is precipitating the very trouble that thatis is s taking place abroad If our tariff leader as a nation had been In Inthe inthe the he other direction perhaps those troubles roubles would have been lessened Prompt steps should be taken he said for an international conference conference conference confer confer- ence to consider the most practical methods for lowering throughout the world the tariff barriers which at this time are strangling world trade I and menacing world peace |