Show Action by President Seen SeenI I As Hope For Utah Mining Hopes for lor ion long lone needed help for Utah's ailing zinc lead industry lie in the hands of President Dwight D. D and the action he takes on a report recently turned over to him according according- to Otto E. E Herres Salt Lake City chairman of the National Lead Lea and Zinc Committee The confidential report on the national situation in zinc lead min rain raining mining mining ing was submitted to the president president president dent by the United States Tariff Commission Mr Herres Berre said that although the report leport is confidential he feels sure it carries definite recommendations recommendations recommendations for action that would bring bring- relief to zinc lead-zinc mining throughout through through- hout h- h out the country Mr Herres Berres pointed out that the report was made following an extensive commission commission commission com com- mission study on the effects of imports of foreign Tn in metals e eta t a l 1 s on domes domestic ic minin mining The fact that the commission made any recommendations at all makes it likely that tariff increases in- in crea creases es s were asked for Mr Herres Herres Herres Her Her- res said If our arguments had hud hadnot hadnot hudnot not impressed the commission the matter would have died without a report he added Utah's stake in action to help the minin mining industry is evidenced by the fact that about 40 zinc lead-zinc mines have stopped operating in inthe inthe the past two years and more than 1000 men have hn lost their jobs This was the result Mr 11 Herres said ofa of ofa a flood of imports of the metals from wage low-wage foreign countries He also stressed the fact that most currently active mines are operating at a loss to prevent flooding flooding- at lower levels and rave rave- ins ins' that ol chow ow prolonged inactivity inactivity- In April a n commission report to Con Congress ress emphasized that profits in the industry had dropped 80 while employment fell ell 20 since 1950 The report also showed that since 1948 lead imports have jumped from 20 of domestic output output output out out- put to 63 and zinc imports have soared from 31 to The commission stressed the need for fora a strong strong- domestic lead zinc lead zinc in industry industry industry in- in in the interests of national defense Mr Herres in discussing action that may be taken to return the industry to a healthy condition pointed pointe out that the president resident can under the escape clause cause of the Reciprocal l Trade Agreement Act bost bopst the tariff on lead from a pound to while chile the tariff on zinc can be raised from to a pound The president may also take action through the p peril ril point provisions in the trade agreements Mr Ir Herres said by i imp m p o 0 s s sin i n g quotas on imports from foreign lorehn countries when the commission shows domestic industry is in dis dis- tress |