Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-24 | Page 1 | Hoover Defends Flexible Tariff System

R Jt JI Ho H ove o I v el 6 r 4 D e efe t ends n d s F Fl x i b ble 1 e Ta Ta riff f Sy k I s t e m S P ASKS I T Of HIS Rejection vi Would Q l Be B B Eco dEco Economically Economically Wrong He Declares Dec ares APPEAL VIGOROUS IS Issues sue Formal Statement tenie on Provisions WASH Sept Sopt 2 24 Aio elated dated President Press President H Hoover r In Ina a a. a f formal rm l statement today todDY made de a i I plea plea for retention i in the p pending pend pend- tariff ing bill iII of oJ the h f ox bl pro v visions on which a maj r tr of the Democrats Democrats' hope to repeal with sup port from flom some dozen or er mote mope in independent in- in n. n dependent Republica s of of t the e senate aen- aen I IThe ate The Th president pres lii this tIshi hl hit tr first t statement nl on on the tariff th thI the tho I Hl Hawley Haley 3 S 1 b bIll J vas i- i d t the Ufe house waS wa'S and moans means means com committee com coin fial said Raid 1 he had had nl no hesitation In iri that he Jie r ia U tariff ag a of the tm s st h I In In Justice l to the public as n. n a prot protection cUon for th the E sound i ss ress in our Vur co system andOr and C for Or r the the tut future re protection of ot of gur Industries arid and farmers and vand our S mers c consumers Mr Hoover asserted asserted- that th the flexible I Ion waso it o te e of ot the ni m st ft i tac taken In mi making In in Jho Jh history of the Ui He wa that th there should be Ie no o remedy for isolated iso iso- Jated cases of r Injustice e that might arise through the failure to to lote t certain Industries s oy destroy destro the tho opportunity to revise lse d duties which ml might ht proe than necessary ry to protect prot ct l some Industries and rind therefore therefore- become onerous s. s upon po the public