Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-04-24 | Page 39 | Tariff Reprisal Urged

TARIFF REPRISAL URGED I National Auto Body Sends Brief to Congress W WASHINGTON D. D C. C April 23 Fol Fol- Fol lowing its recommendation to congress congressI I that tariffs on motorcars and trucks truels coming Into this country should be reduced re reduced reduced re- re from 45 per cent to 30 per cent the foreign trade committee of ot the national automobile chamber of ot commerce has submitted a brief brier to the house ways and means committee The brief states the principles of the American tariff policy cites discriminations against this count country country coun coun- t try by the British empire and France and suggests the remedy of reciprocity The National Automobile Chamber of ot Commerce representing the passenger and motor truck manufacturers of ot the United States holds to the policy that our general tariff should prevent discriminations discriminations dis dis- criminations by foreign nations against American export trade says J. J Walter Valter Drake chairman of ot the National Automobile Automobile Automobile Auto Auto- mobile Chamber of ot Commerce foreign trade committee It should provide for additional du- du dutie duties du du- ties tie determined by law or as deemed expedient which may be imposed on products Imported into the United States from countries discriminating against American trade To To administer this policy the president president president dent of ot the United States should have hav power to ascertain what countries discriminate discriminate discriminate dis dis- criminate against American trade and to take measures in accordance with this provision to protect United States inter inter- ests Among the discriminations against American cars by foreign countries are the following according to the national chamber Canada Canada Gives Gives the British the prefer prefer- rate of ot 21 per cent on motor vehicles originating in the United Kingdom Kingdom King King- dom also favors by means of ot an Intermediate intermediate intermediate Inter inter- mediate rate of 30 per cent the King King-I automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile products from France and Belgium Belgium Belgium Bel Bel- gium over those from the United States which are dutiable at the highest rate or or 35 per cent Australia Provides Australia Provides schedules similar to Canada Other British possessions possessions possessions-By By means ofa of ofa ofa a treaty recently ratified by Canada and the British colonies of ot Trinidad and Tobago To To- bago British Guina Grenada Barbadoes Barbadoes Barba- Barba does St St. Lucia St St. Vincent Antigua St. St Nevis Kitts Dominica and Monserrat l Canadian automobile products when Imported imported im Im- ported Into vinto these colonies pay less by one fifth of the duty applied to AmericAn American American Ameri Ameri- can motor vehicles Great Britain having inaugurated a a I colonial preferential tariff policy permits permits per per- mits importation of ot Canadian motor per per-I ve vehicles vehicles ve- ve upon payment of ot only third one-third of ot the general duty France Great Britain Belgium Italy Taxes on basis of ot I horsepower disregarding disregarding disregarding garding actual value which discriminates ng against priced low-priced American car which because of Its high efficiency engine becomes taxed on a par with the expensive expensive expensive I sive French r and British automobiles Spain Spam Greece Sweden and Norway accord ac- ac ac accord cord to the United States many mal advantages avan- avan I ac-I of the most favored ored nation They too top however are contemplating to terminate terminate ter ter- minate all ail treaties with such a provi provi- sion The future arrangements will undoubtedly un undoubtedly un- un be less favorable unless means are arc provided to assure equality equality- of treatment treatment treat treat- ment for tor American products