| Show watkins speaks jr for 0 or it peril point tariff protection of utah and other western state industries was advocated thursday by senator arthur V watkins R utah who supported a senate proposal to extend tile the peril point tariff program 0 of f the republican congress senator watkins in a 1 5 i minute address before members of the senate who are currently engaged in adopting a new reciprocal trade policy declared that western industries dus tries face ruin and the laboring men who operate such industries will be idled if foreign raw materials continue to invade the american market on a free trade basis senator watkins cited the nonferrous mining industry in utah which has practically shut down and thrown hundreds of men out of employment in addition senator watkins noted that in his own state of utah industries such as the sugar beet apple growers oil sheep and wool poultry and dairy in fact far far the entire farming industry are receiving aid in the form of subsidies from the federal government it seems to be a peculiar situation senator watkins said when the administration and its spokesmen are constantly advocating free trade that in america because of this program of continuous reduction of the device of a reasonable tariff we turn around and subsidize the very industries that are being irreparably hurt by our free trade policy senator watkins outlined outlined the purpose and operation of the peril point tariff system as adopted by the republican congress and expressed opposition to the administration proposal that the executive department be given free rein in in raising or eliminating tariffs the peril point program h he e said serves as a checkrein check rein on the acts of the executive department and this authority of congress should not be legislated away congress should stand ready and willing to accept its legislative responsibilities he said senator watkins said he intended to fully support the millikin amendment to the administrations free trade measure to assure a continuance of proper supervision over the tariff policies of the na tion by congress and to assure american industries that their markets will be protected from cheap foreign imports |
