Show DEADLOCK UN I TARIFF EN En Commission Instructed to Proceed With With- Inquiries ries W WASHINGTON ASHINGtON March 19 In In Intervention b by President Harding has ended a deadlock in the tariff commission as to procedure under the flexible rate provisions of the tariff act In directing the th commission corn com mission late lato yesterday to proceed in an investigation s gation of complaints against certain prevailing Import duties the president construed the intent of the law in accordance with the views of the members ot of of the commission who opposed the stand stand of others in favor or of a general re reduction reduction re- re reI I of rates The members rs had been hopelessly hopeless ly lIp y at odds as to whether the commission commission com corn mission should take up at once applications ap ap- ap- ap for rate revisions alre already dY tIled flIed or adopt at the outset the polIcy policy policy pol pol- icy of a general inquiry Into existIng existing existing exist exist- ing schedules Chairman Marvin has opposed opposed- a a. gener general l Inquiry while William S. S Culbertson vice vlee chairman has held that the commission should initiate an inquiry and recommend to the president any required revisions of or rates on that tha- basis About seventeen articles none of ot ott t them tiem lem regarded as controversial are understood to be embraced In the first rate inquiries for which the tho commission has sent out ut formal no no- no tice Uce Mo More MOie e than two-thirds two of 01 the ap applications ap- ap ap- ap on which the the- commission has decided to hold hearings are said to have urged increase in d du du- du ties |