| Show Zinc Lead Decision Deals Bitter Blow to Western Mine Industry Congress shall have the power pow er et To To regulate te commerce commerce- with foreign nations and among anong the several states and with the In Indian In dian dlan Tribes Clause 11 U 11 Section t Constitution of ot the United Stat States of ot America It Id Id w now quite probable th that t the United States Tariff elon alon wilt will avoid making any recommendations re te commendations on Jl plea a of ot the Emergency l Lead ad Zinc Zino Committee j I for Zor higher Import duties o of ot foreign for I eign metals This Thia comes as a a bitter LItter disappointment to the west west- I ern rn mining industry I Unfair Decisions In making this decision which now ow seems l ems oma inevitable in the light ol ot a finding last week in IA a parallel par par- altet ahel issue sue involving in domestic spar fluor-spar producers the Tariff TariU Commission would be Disobeying a specific order and injunction of oC the United States Senate to conduct hearings come comeI up UI with findings and make re re- re commendations IY 17 denying the domestic domestic domes domes- tic lead zinc miner and In fact tact a wn wA le host Ol O ol domestic Industries industries indus Indus- tries relief via a Tariff Larf Commission Commis Commis- sion slon investigation authorized b bYthe by bythe the Congress of the United States Asserting that H It ia is an arm rm sole sole- sole 1 J i ly of of the Executive Department 1 which luis has bist e. the m major Jor role ibiS in reGUlating regulating re re- re- re tr trade ie an and commerce between be be- I I tween this j nation zt and anu n na nations specific ot of the Constitution o of or tau tae united States notwithstanding Limiting ItS 1144 activities 6 merely I to tact fact finding which fa facts ta tsin ta in recent years Shave have been teen c ii ignored i r toy administration I after atter a administration 1 i n In Washington Washing Washing- ton D. 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J 1 grounds waShing waShing-I that foreign for for- eign elga policy 4 con considerations are more important than iian the death of at atan of I an j forcibly in a period of growing Inte international Bonal trade competition com corn petition and nU n US U.S. trade trace the fact that t C Congress ss must a assert sert its Const Constitutional obligations obligations' obliga bliga- l the th people pe tle the of-the United States to regulate trade and commerce com corn merce with foreign nations The The ng In He case of lead and zinc will 1 b be m made by the end of this month In its order reg regarding the re recommendation recommendation recommendation re- re commendation in lead and zinc the Senate ena e followed closely the wording of the resolution an affect affect- affect k t. t i tug ing g J Resolution States State Section two of this resolution states The Tho said supplemental report of ot the Tariff Commission hail ahall include specific findings of the commission with reg regard rd to the current condition of the industry and as to what additional addition addition- al import restrictions if any by byway byway way of increased duties or Import Im tin- port quotas or both need to be imposed upon articles under paragraph of at the Tariff Act of 1930 in order that I mining operations in the United States may be conducted on a 4 sound and stable basis I The commission shall also alco determine determine de do- termine what action if It any should be taken to correct the disparity in the existing rates of duty N I To date it Jt is apparent apparent- that to- to the Tariff Commissions Commission's ref refusal isal mission llon action has not yet iet been I clearly grasped by IlIr most members members members' of Co Congress ress Sen James E. E Murray D MOnt who has been particularly close to the and zinc lead battle however already has baa expressed expressed ex ox- pressed shock and amazement atthe atthe at atthe the Tariff refusal to make recommendations to the Congress I The The senator told American Metal Metal Me Mo- tal Market earlier this week that I 1 was dumbfounded at the decision decision de do cislon of ot the Tariff Commission reflected by the majority views of ot three members that it would to te legal extra for tor the commission commis aba sion to advise ad Congress as to what steps are are necessary to protect pro pm- the dom domestic sUo industry Industry indus Indus- try traIn from excessive foreign Imports Im tin p ports I This r reasoning by the majority majority major major- ity is Is' Is not only contrary to law lav but In addition n Is ia of the intent of or the and and after all the Tariff Tarl Commission ia is by bylaw bylaw law Jaw an arm of ot Congress So ISo far tar as I am concerned this decision will load lead to serious urious repercussions re re- percussions llona and lind a close look bythe by bythe the Senate at the budget request of ot the Tariff Tam Commission the western Democratic mo ratIo leader stat tt ed In ma making its It d da sion to ignore the Senate wate i dire directive ily tb the three ember embr of gt Jh th Tariff I eion two wo opposed t 4 d th the ht and another anther didn't t vote asserted I I j I i that the resolution wasn't a ain 1 and ot of in that it lt is the tho act ad only ono one of Congress On and nd I even eten with concurrent action by byboth byboth both bolh houses a resolution does not become a law so ss as to amend amenda a prior statute unless approved I by the President or unless his veto thereof toe he overridden overridden j I What now must the mining Industry in- in do In view of ot the impending ImpendIng impend impend- ing Ing rebuff by the Tariff don tilon on lead and zinc I Theres There's some suggestion that the third member of ot the agency y yue I u ue JC j rounded Up ip and gotten to support the two dissenting members mem- mem bers ibers making the finding a tie Ue etc etc I Better Course I But Dut this would result in a hearted faint sort of proposal to I bring before Congress anyway N No Theres There's a much better I course I Let the westerners take up the pending bills blUs in tn Congress ss euch ouch as SrI SD 2169 and HIl UR providing for a four cent per pound import tax on produced foreign lead leada a and zinc met metals ls and arid a 28 cent Lent a I pound tax tal on lead and zinc conf con con- I f A tf n I I In the interests of ot asserting its Constitutional obligations to the thel l people eople of ot the tho United States andin and andin in the tho necessity of acting where an agency of ot the United States has bas as refused to act let Congress pass this trade legislation on And Ands And's s should the President veto such l legislation let the Senate and aid th the House override this veto Each ach member of the House and each member of the Senate has sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States It is time to stand up and be counted W. W B 33 De e r n i lc Ic c k Tribune Business Editor |
