Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-17 | Page 12 | Senator Opens Tariff Battle

SENATOR OPENS TARIFF BATTLE 1 Harrison Leads Off for Administration in Struggle WASHINGTON May 17 Sena JP T Sena- Sena lor tor Harrison D D. Miss today opened the administrations administration's drive for sp speedy dy senate enactment of its reciprocal tariff bill with an assertion that it would prove a means for the recapture recapture recapture recap recap- ture of a six billion dollar lo loss lass in foreign trade We can not shut out imports without without with with- out at the thc same time lime shutting in potential potential potential po po- po- po exports the finance commit commit- tee chairman a asserted in starting an old old fashioned d tariff struggle thai lenders lend lead ers era said would last from three three- da days s 's sto ito to a week The measure already pa passed ed by the thc house would authorize the thc president to negotiate tar tariff tt trading treaties just justas justa a as ac other nations have been doing to build up their trade Senate ratification tion lion would not nat be required Harrison defended the constitutionality constitution- constitution of ot the measure and said it contained contained con con- many safeguards against ill ill- considered action