Show BRITAIN MAY VOID FAVORED DUTY CLAUSE New Tariff Plan Expected to Affect Free List of U U. U S S. S if i Passed m B Associated d Pru Pres LONDON Feb 5 5 One One possible effect of t enacting protective tariffs in Great Britain as the government proposes to do may be the scrapping scrapping scrap scrap- scrapping ping of or the most favored most clause cause in commercial treaties such as exist between the United States and this country observers rs believe c Whether treaty alterations will be necessary w will depend largely on the methods En England land takes to achieve one of oC the most important objectives of ot the tile new tariff pro program that program that ram that of lowering foreign tariff barriers by offering to reduce British tariffs I Under the n new w program about three-fourths three of Americas America's total trade I With wih Great Britain is affected by tariffs In 1930 Anglo American Anglo trade totaled approximately 75 1 I About one-fourth one of of that total Was represented by meat wheat and cotton coton which arc are on the tariff free tree list While the new plo program definitely makes Great Britain a g general tariff larU country in recent years ears it i has been free tree trade in name only as far as many imports were concerned On One fourth fourth of the thc imports from the United States were dutiable on a high scale even before belore the governments government's tariff program was announced These levies were Under the McKenna duties du du- du- du tIts ties tes which have been in effect for a decade and which average about 33 3 3 1 per cent on such Imports as automobiles and accessories clocks cocks and musical instruments Al Also o there are the abnormal Import imports im Ion- ports port orts duties of or 50 per ce cc cent levied a afew afew few months ago All Al these existing duties dUtes arc are not affected by the new 10 per cent general tariff The highest existing tariff which affects the United States Is on s spirits which levied on such articles as perfumes perfumes per per- fumes amounts In itt some some son cases cases ses to 30 a gallon galon There also are arc heavy Y dutS duties du du- du- du ties tics tS on gasoline tobacco silk sik and motion moton mo nio- tion ton picture films |