Show Senate Refuses To Set Limit On Trade Pacts Amendment Opposed by Roosevelt An And Supported by Garner Defeated by Vote o of 46 to 34 f I. I WASHINGTON April 5 AP Senator AP Senator William H H. King D D. D Utah voted voted for the year one-year extension amendment to the trade rade pact program Senator Elbert D. D Thomas Thomas' D D. Utah was paired against the amendment W WASHINGTON April 5 A AP The AP-The The senate sided sided f with President resident Roosevelt Friday and refused 46 to 34 to limit extension ext ex- ex tension t of the trade agreements program to one year year year-a a limitation limitation limi limi- tation said to be supported by Vice President Garner The limitation put forward as asan asan asan an amendment to legislation continuing continuing con- con muing the trade program for three years from June 12 was rejected after bitter debate studded with references to the political significance significance significance sig sig- of the program as an issue in In this years year's presidential election campaigns Political interest in the controversy controversy contro contro- versy was heightened even more morey by y the fact that President Rooseve Roosevel Roose- Roose ve ver vel tt had expressed his opposition to tote o t the e year one-year restriction at his morn morning g press conference shortly after n It was reported on excellent autho authority ity that Vice President Garner Garner Garner Gar Gar- ner was as a supporting the p proposal Ga Garn Garners Garner's n t rs r's of uPP ll Reported pOrted Y 1 The The viCE Nice president who has opposed opposed op op- op posed President Roosevelt on some other questions in the past in m n this instance aligned himself against some of his senate cronies in including including l ding d- d ing S Senators Harrison D D. Miss and Byrnes D D. S S. S C C. floor man managers agers for the trade pacts bill Legislation near final senate action action action ac ac- tion already approved by the house would extend the program for three years from June 12 Senator Walsh D. D D D. Mass introduced introduced introduced intro intro- the year one-year amendment immediately after today's senate session began He said he did not wish to embarrass proponents of year three-year extension nor join in any rebuke to the president and to Secretary H Hull Ii Temporary Cont Continuation The amendment he explained would amount to temporary continuation continuation continuation con con- of the trade program authority to conduct which is invested invested in invested in- in vested in the president Walsh argued argued argued ar ar- gued that none knows now who will be president after next November November No No- vember It might he said be President Roosevelt or a Democrat pledged to his policies or a a Republican whose Views with respect to tariffs may be at wide variance with the doctrines of Secretary tary Hull Secretary Hull added his voice to the chorus of administration opposition opposition to a year one-year extension He characterized the proposal as utterly utterly utterly ut ut- terly unfeasible Hull Voices Opposition At his press conference he said however that he had confidence in the judgment of of the senators with respect to this question and andin andin andin in their inside knowledge of the many reasons which he had expressed ex ex- pressed In support of his viewpoint he has repeatedly asked a year three-year extension Mr Roosevelt said It was not good for the country to have a a scrap over tariffs coming up every y year ar Such a scrap he said is essentially what is involved d in dIscussions discussions discussions dis dIs- in congress of the trade treaty act a Fore Foresees Confusion Contusion In the first year ear of whatever administration administration administration ad ad- ministration comes in 1941 he said it would be very harmful to the whole United States to have to bring up the trade tre treaty ty issue again That was tr true e he declared declared declared de de- whether it would be a Re- Re Continued on Page Pa Two Column Five LIMIT ON TRADE TREATIES THEA TIES LOSES Continued From Page One publican or Democratic administration administration administration adminis adminis- a Republican or Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic congress and regardless of of ol who the individual may be who will head the national administration tion next year When a tariff is up for ration r- r atlon he said agriculture and in industry industry industry in- in are in a state of confusion because they do not know what Is going to be done and economic activity of the country feels the effect The president told reporters he had heard Thursday heard Thursday afternoon of ol ofa ola a proposal in the senate to limit to one year extension of the system system system tem of ol negotiating tariff reductions reductions reductions by international agreements For Ifor National Good It is best to talk about the proposal proposal proposal pro pro- Mr Roosevelt Roosevelt asserted asserted from what he called a novel point of view in Washington in a campaign campaign campaign cam cam- year the year the point of view of the national good That is almost almast unheard of he said and takes the trend of thought back to something almost overlooked overlooked overlooked over over- looked in these days the days the national good re regardless ardless of ol party We all know he continued that tariffs are a headache to any congress con con- congress congress con con- gress and any party If tariff consIderations considerations considerations con con- are recurring every year he said It would be a very bad thing for the country as everyone everyone everyone every every- one had seen in what happened during tariff debates Regardless ol of party the chief executive said the bill in its present present present pres pres- ent form seems to him to be a very for the country A reporter reporter reporter re re- re- re porter rem remarked that a year one-year extension would not disturb the present trade agreements of which 22 are in effect No Na Mr Roosevelt agreed but it would bring up the subject next year Garner Backs Amendment Garner it was said held a series of conversations with senators to ta urge support of the year one-year amendment offered by opponents of the trade legislation in a last- last ditch effort to impose at least one restriction on administration trade powers |