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Show PROTECT THE AMERI-I AMERI-I -CAN INDUSTRIES ' f The process of writing a tariff bill is always unsettling to business. ( j If higher rates are proposed tor- Iolgn manufacturer and merchants naturally seek to dump their pro-.duct8 pro-.duct8 to the mail mam extent possible!. possi-ble!. In order to forestall the collection collec-tion of the heavier raos. The Conse- quences Is that not only is business I unsettled during tho dlsouselon of a tariff meamire, but an act Increasing .duties doea not begin to be of uen-jeral uen-jeral effect for iome time nfter Its adoption because; of the flood of ship ments that comes Into the country preceding its adoption, In antlclpn- I Hon of the higher rates. In the cane of the tariff bill now I .In formation, It Is generally understood, under-stood, of course, that the purpose ot thoso charged with responsibility tor ItB construction is to increase tho nominal rate of protection on many products, in order to cquallzo morn nearly the costs of production nt home and abroad. It Is estimated that It will take from tlire to nine months aftor the now congress meets to pass any kind I or a tariff bill. In the meantime It Js Important that a temoprary emergency meas- uro be passed, thus preventing dumping dump-ing foreign products hen. This Is the plan followed by Great Rrltaln when tin if f proposals are before par- I (lament. , n ' . |