Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-11-15 | Page 16 | Factory Heads Oppose Tariff Law Revisions

FACTORY F HEADS OPPOSE TARIFF LAW REVISIONS National Convention Reports Report Changes as Injurious I to Business i 1 1 Or Associated Press NEW YORK Nov 15 The IS-The The annual convention tion p of the National tiou tion of ol Manufacturers today heard a ar r report port by b by its tariff committee ee which supported the tariff tariU commission form 0 and opposed gen cral crall revisions of 0 the tariff law as in furious Jurious urious to business Experience has demonstrated that tha general congressional revisions of th the permit of ot too much political manipulation retard industry anc and business to the point of stagnation and 1 produce neither scientific ic nor satisfactory satis satis- factory actor betterments its report said raid Several speakers expressed alarm at the extent of government competition competition tion with private business They were Homer L. L Ferguson president of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company B. B L. L Win chell chairman of at the executive committee com corn of or the Remington Rand company com corn pany and James A. A Emery general genera counsel of the manufacturers manufacturers' association asso elation CITES U. U S. S WORK WORT Winchell said that the army Sand a and d day navy y In the past eleven cleven years realS have done dona more than of work for 14 other departments of the government enl He Submitted for a committee on the subject live five recommendations They were 1 Government ought not to engage engage en en- gage either cither directly or through sub sub- sidles in ill the manufacture production or purchase of commodities or ces for lor sale or resale In competition with private enterprise 2 It ought to procure commodities ties ies and services for all aU its uses from the he commer commercial ial and industrial world OPPOSE MANUFACTURING 3 Federal arsenals should hoUld not be employed to produce commercial or military articles manu by byor or obtainable In quantity from rom private industry 4 4 G o ov v e ern r n m men e n t departments while continuing to engage in an act acl of f production or service should be required to establish and maintain a standard system of accounting containing con con- taming those elements ordinarily recognized recognized rec rec- in all aU similar conditions of private operation 5 Other things equal the government gov goy should give preference in inthe inthe the he purchasing of ot Commodities and servIces to o domestic producers