Show BURBRIDGE WOULD MAKE FOREIGNERS PAY WAR COST By WILBUR S. S FORREST United Press Press Staff Correspondent LONDON April 4 By By Mall Mail Deprecating the fact that England is obliged to buy 60 per cent of hex her commodities commodities com cam abroad because of the constant constant constant con con- stant underselling of the foreigner Sir Richard Burbridge the Wanamaker of London in an n Interview declared England's motto sh should uld be Make the foreigner pay Sir Richard 1 leading department store owner in England England- will meet with representatives of British commercial commercial com corn comI I mercial establishments In London soon to Join in a a. concerted demand for British tariff duties on Imports a ministry ministry min mm- of commerce and other protective trade measures Tax the German and Austrian In particular but tax all foreigners who send us goods which we can equally as as' as well produce at home at ata a reasonable reasonable reason reason- able ble price said Sir Richard We have been obliged to buy abroad by the constant underselling of the for for- eigner First we only bought 25 per cent of m our commodities abroad and then it grew until it became 50 per cent and 60 per cent and it was Impossible to do without these imports because the public publio pub pub- lic lio would have the cheaper article de despite despite de- de spite its origin Cutting down the tax on certain I ln imports im- im ports from England's colonies and de dependencies dependencies dependencies de- de is Sir Richards Richard's plan He will tell the coming trade conference however that the foreigner er is w well ll able to bear a heavy duty on his goods Speaking of luxuries he added We have taxed motor cars and other luxuries with a 33 3 3 1 per cent cert duty yet these motor cars and luxuries are still imported and still bought For the German and Austrian Sir Richard would Impose special restrictions restrictions restrictions on his salesmen entering England as well as the heaviest duty on his goods |