Show MAY LEGISLATE i iBY BY PROCLAMATION senat Tariff Bill Billand and Added Powers to 1 President Washington May 2 The ne t tar tariff tarL iff ir 1 the he section which bi b 4 Jle ate Is with th the h um and id hd nd af proposition tion has bU in the judgment o tariff tarI ex experts one very important Im tant feature tare It virtually vests in the tile president ent power to declare a tariff war against any na nation nation nation tion It to is given ven to him to decide deckle whether any nation Is discriminating against a the products of the United States Stat in its system m of duties This per permits permits mits mite the government through h the state department and the other agencies pro provided provided provided vided by b law to make agreements with other nations rations as to trade and tariff con COR concessions cessions which can be made effective by a proclamation of the president without the necessity of anything in inthe inthe inthe the way of legislation Je or treaty tre ty agree agreement agreement ment m nt The bill authorises authorizes the president to employ at his discretion persons to toure se so secure cure ure information or assist as let him In the discharge of ot the duties which would mean that he can 8 appoint commission commissioners ers rs rI to go abroad and make agreements ag with foreign n nations At the same me time attention is paid to the wishes of those who are not n I favor faor of reciprocal agreements The proposition makes it Impossible to have haye any rate established lower than titan any an rate orate in m the t tariff law Jaw J W Any change in inthe inthe inthe the case of any an nation must be a change chanse in the way wa of higher duties No bargaining or concession can secure leure for any country any an reduction in the tar tariff tariff iff law |