Richfield Reaper | 1931-05-21 | Page 2 | Mr. Barnes Explains

I 1 MR BARNES EXPLAINS it seems that mr julius H barnes barncs who caused such a flurry last week by calling for tariff changes to help american foreign trade is strongly opposed to action at the next session of congress what lie meant he has now explained to the international chamber of commerce ine meeting et was that gradual adjustments either up or down should be made through the tariff commission these would not have tile the unsettling effects that accompany a general overhauling by congress so the democrats and insurgents who hailed mr barnes as a convert to their cause rejoiced too soon like most business men he is not willing to have congress meddle with tile the tariff it is the tariff commissions task to recommend any needed changes and by the way mr barnes has not yet et stated what particular changes he has in mind it would be interesting te g to know which tariff schedules in his opinion are op biating to the disadvantage of this count rys foreign trade