Show WOOL IMPORTS PROBE IS ASKED BY eisenhower washington july 0 chairman edgar D dasard of uio the federal tariff commission was wag instructed by president dwight D eisenhower Elsen hower thursday to make a prompt invests gagaoin ot of tho the effects ot of wool imports on the wool price support program that the would isue such instructions was predicted die eight days affo ago by kep D douglas ou glas R stringfellow 11 auh tah prompt report in a letter to dr bossard th the e calef executive asked tor for a prompt apt report and d so as to a dedsion to be made aa as early carly as possible during the 1953 marketing season as to whether any action was ne ct simultaneously arthe the president wrote to agriculture secretary ezra tat taft benson fretting him tu supplement the th commissions commission 3 investigation with a larger study of domestic factors which have contributed to the failing off of U S wool production the letter called for constructive suggestions to bennit the development de celop of a sound and prosperous wool industry and at tho the same time permit an expanding for eign trade it was recalled that last lost year the department of agriculture suggested a a pound increase in the tariff at of wool would put the tariff at around a pound welcome action sen wallace F bennett CR 11 i utah hailed the presidents action as a most welcome anno announcement uno ement 11 1 I was given assurance last lut week that notion action of this kind was forthcoming and too tooh this prom lise into consideration in my votes on the ext orton emlon slon of the reciprocal trade act said sen bennett this is is the th break the wool industry haa has been looking for or and should load lead to the development of 0 a wool program that will be beneficial af to the best interests qt of all of Amert americas cas growers |