Show I AGREEMENT A I IS REACHED Republican n Members of Ways and Means eans ComI Committee Com Corn I Will Wil Not Com Corn promise WASHINGTON March 17 17 Fridays Friday's meeting of Republican an members op opposing opposing op- op posing pasing the Ways ays and ie Means committee tee on Cuban reciprocity lasted em an hour haul and resulted in an agre agreement ment not nat to ta accept any uny compromise Involving a reduction of tariff tari duties dutes This In effect ef ef- ef- ef feet is an Instruction to insist u upon on the rebate feature of the reciprocity plan ilan lan The was hv h fifty fifty- two Republican n mem members ers A es tion had been framed by tan Representative tive Tawney and nd this served as the basis of action a acton The was all opposed to an agreement which would al reduce the tariff even temporarily It I was finally agreed however hawe to ta give this thio thi an art affirm affirmative tiye a aspect namely that any plan for far the relief of Cuba would be acceptable if it I did hot hat olve 11 involve a reduction of tile the tie tariff Those Thase who wha attended attended at at- a tended the rEnce cOl conference said the natural effect of this was to ta accept nothing that involved a reduction of tariff taIf Others characterized the understand Understand- lug ing reached as a's as a determination to ta stand pat pat |