Show Wool Support Blasted as Blow to lo Trade V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May 24 UP A J-A A Ahouse house vote to fo give American ican wool producers increased tart tariff was described described de tic- scribed by opponents Saturday as asa asa asa a possible knockout blow for the natIon 18 international trade conference conference conference con con- ference in Geneva Rep Cooley D. D N. N C. C told newsmen President Truman will have no other choice than a vetO a-vetO unless the measure extending a wool price support program one year from next Dec Dee 31 Is Is' is revised by a senate house conference As the measure passed the sanate senate san sen enate en- en ate it called only for o government support payments to domestic wool growers through the Commodity Corn Com Cr Credit Corp Carp equal to the 1916 level Executive Authority But the house Friday added a a. clause in effect directing the chief executive to order the the- tariff commission commission com corn mission to increase the present import levy of ot a pound for clean raw wool if imports threaten threat threat- en to undercut the support pro pro- gram It turned thumbs down on a move to make mak t that h a at t protective clause inoperative if it affected present or future futuro international agreements If the bill becomes law the American delegation at Geneva will wilt willbe be unable to write any agreements agreements agreements agree agree- ments involving lower barriers here for tor importation of wool There have been repeated reports reports reports re re- re- re ports that the tho Geneva conference has bogged down over the Insistence insistence insistence insist insist- ence of oC New Zealand and Australia Australia Australia Aus Aus- that the issue of ot wool their chief chiC bargaining commodity be be settled before the conference moves further Blow to Trade Undersecretary of S State t tat a t e Will Vm Clayton returned home recently for consultation The Australian delegate also went home for new instructions Cooley produced a letter from Clayton during during- the debate deb tc Friday saying saing If t the h e proposed amendment providing new import barriers is adopted the moral leadership of the United States will suffer a serious blow If It at this time when we are actually negotiating w with wit I t Ii h other countries at Geneva for the lowering lowering lowering lower lower- ing of trade barriers we raise new barriers as this thUs bill proposes we stand convicted of ot insincerity Wool is a critical item in our current negotiations for tor an international international international inter inter- national trade trade organization organization for the expansion of ot world trade and em em- Although wool raising accounts for less than one half halt of one per cent of ot our agricultural Income It is very important to world trade 1 i. i 1 4 iI I 5 c L c f S t 4 a af S 4 5 e. e 5 S 5 5 5 iJ r i- i S 5 r 1 4 1 1 S 'S S. S 4 I f S.- S. t k ft I J.- J. or- or I. I i.- i. C 0 4 i S SS 1 t 7 J i S S S S rr k A 1 I 5 S 1 j. j t. t i K 7 i i t 4 tl 5 I IJ I t k r. I. I y- y e M 1 J. J Ir i c U t oI r 1 lt- lt t r. J l 0 r C I J 1 II 4 S it tp f 1 r r 1 4 W. W t i i Vit V J. J Wt it tt j I r. 1 lr I. I f If T y 4 l 1 r ia t il 1 to 7 tf T l J 11 1 F f l-I- l t il J Ji Rm l. l 4 4 o. o t I tA pt I 4 tP sc ji t tp p 1 ti jl f 1 t t t 1 n i r t 21 11 l 4 1 J Jt 1 h 1 19 t T L t K t N ca FRENCH VETS STAGE FOR PENSION INCREASE One phase of the restle restlessness stirring France Is pictured hero here as for pension Increase Country ha has been ripped by a ft eFrench se series e French war invalids in stage a a. on the streets of Paris In dem dem- ries des of riots riot and rallies protesting economic controls INS IN'S Photo |