Show PRINT PAPER TAX NO NOW IS PROPOSED John Norris Morris Representing American Newspaper Publishers Publishers' Pub Pub- Publishers Publishers' lishers' lishers Association Fights Fights' Plan Which Hangs in Balanc Balance p MOVEMENT AIMED AGAINST CANADA Free Listing of Photographic Films Used in in Moving Pictures Pica Pic tures Is Urged as Means of Striking Down Monopoly W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON June G. G For G.-F For r several hour hours today the Senate l finance subcommittee of which Senator Senator Sen Sen- j ator Johnson of Maine i is chairman r I discussed the paper schedule of the 1 I Underwood tariff bill and gild it is reported reported re re- re j port ported cd tonight that an au amendment to 1 put a a. retaliatory duty against Canada Can Oan- Canada I ada on print paper valued at not Dot more than two and one-half one cents a I pound is being seriously considered Because the majority of the subcommittee sub sub- committee W was 3 inclined to this view I Ithe the they summoned from New York IT John ohn K Norris orris chairman of the paper committee of the thc Amei American Newspaper News paper PU Publishers Publishers' association who toda today reiterated opposition to io tho the I imposition of any ony countervailing duty No 0 decision was reached but It was learned from an authoritative so source source- that the matter hangs In the balance with the tle leaning toward the CI countervailing duty In tho the Underwood Underwood but bill I l re retaliatory fall a tory duties arc are Imp on oh higher grade payers papers valued at at m more re reth th than t 2 cents cents' pound The rho s tax ort tax flied Is-flied Is fixed at l 12 1 ad valorem aJor and l J the countervailing aIU duty Uty 19 Is is i ct ct tr against Canada because e of ot restrictions on pulp woods an and pulp nut font Tai ox on Print I l lol r. r The proposal of oC tho the American paper manufacturers Is that tho the added ta tabe tax be extended to print paper Print pa- pa pa paper paper per In the Underwood bill biJl Is on t the ic e free tree list and n the amen amendment mont being consid co u even would pt pro lue that t It u. u aD any countr country coun- coun coun coun- tr try try- dependency province or other su subdivision subdivision sub sub- division of ot government to shall shaH impose an any export duty except license t foe fec e or or other charge of an any kind wha whatsoever soe er whether In the tho form torm 0 of additional Charge or license e fee fec or otherwise upon ulion printing paper wood pulp puJI or wood for Cor 1 I use In the manufacture of ot wood pulp j there shall be Imposed upon print paper in l- l when Imported either cither dl directly or from such country dependency province or other subdivision of ot government gov- gov l Jov-l eminent a dut duty equal to the tho amount I j of ot s such ch export duty or export charge charge Imposed by br such country etc ote upon printing paper wood pulp pull or woo wood for f fuse use In the manufacture of r wood wood pulp Curtail Production In his argument before th the subcommittee Mr Norris orrl in addition to rent rent- roll roll- crating his argument against an any coun- coun j I dul duty c called attention to a a. al proposal al of or American paper manufacturers 1 I tur rs to establish a s system of ot operatIng Ing their mills only five tive lays days s 's a week j In Instead lead of oC six This ThiB he argued was I j another effort cHort to curtail the American j 1 output of ot print paper I The consumption of ot paper Ira has been I growing steadily Mr Ir Norris said i In his brief brier at th the rate of ot tons ton per j annum or OO tons per pcr day dar but In the 1 year car 1911 not a single paper machine was built b by the manufacturers In io the United States State In Iu the month of or March If 1011 Ifill lI at tile the time thc they were appealing to your our com com- Con Continued tinned en on Pa Page e 3 Column 1 3 |