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... means the reduction of world production by $ 40,000,000,000 , and this means a reduction in consumption of a like amount , and this means correspondingly lower standards of living . The theory that to shut out international trade ...
... means the reduction of world production by $ 40,000,000,000 , and this means a reduction in consumption of a like amount , and this means correspondingly lower standards of living . The theory that to shut out international trade ...
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. HULL . Yes ; and if I may illustrate , take , for ... mean any country with whom we have a favored nation agreement ? Mr. HULL . Yes . The whole tendency of this would be ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. HULL . Yes ; and if I may illustrate , take , for ... mean any country with whom we have a favored nation agreement ? Mr. HULL . Yes . The whole tendency of this would be ...
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. You said the Tariff Act Mr. WALLACE . No , sir ; you do ... mean to say , there are a number of Euro- pean countries that have extraordinarily high tariffs on wheat and those ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. You said the Tariff Act Mr. WALLACE . No , sir ; you do ... mean to say , there are a number of Euro- pean countries that have extraordinarily high tariffs on wheat and those ...
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... mean change the tariff ? Mr. BACHARACH . Yes ; or take it away from the President . Mr. HILL . I don't understand ... Means Committee , but I do think if he had that power given to him , certainly we would have difficulty in taking it ...
... mean change the tariff ? Mr. BACHARACH . Yes ; or take it away from the President . Mr. HILL . I don't understand ... Means Committee , but I do think if he had that power given to him , certainly we would have difficulty in taking it ...
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Our exports in this January , the last figures being released ... mean he has yet placed himself in a position where he can compete in the markets of the world with the foreign ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Our exports in this January , the last figures being released ... mean he has yet placed himself in a position where he can compete in the markets of the world with the foreign ...
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50 percent abroad ad valorem agriculture American industry Argentina authority BACHARACH bargaining bill Brazil Buffalo millers Canadian wheat cents CHAIRMAN Colombia commerce committee commodities Congress COOPER cost of production cotton course Cuba Cuban delegation DICKINSON dollar domestic DOUGHTON DOWSING dutiable economic effect EMERY executive exports fact FARRELL favor flexible provisions flour foreign countries foreign trade France FREAR free list gentleman give going gold standard Government hearings HILL HULL imports increase interest international trade Japan KNUTSON legislation manufactured matter MCCLINTIC McCORMACK mean ment mills most-favored-nation nations negotiations O'BRIEN paragraph President proclamation proposed protection question rates of duty reciprocal trade reduction REED reference restrictions SAMUEL CROWTHER SAYRE Secretary section 336 SHALLENBERGER situation statement Tariff Act Tariff Commission tariff rates things tion trade agreements TREADWAY treaties United United Kingdom VINSON WALLACE WOODRUFF
Popular passages
Page 304 - Unfair methods of competition and unfair acts in the importation of articles into the United States, or in their sale by the owner, importer, consignee, or agent of either, the effect or tendency of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry, efficiently and economically operated, in the United States...
Page 9 - No proclamation shall be made increasing or decreasing by more than 50 per centum any existing rate of duty or transferring any article between the dutiable and free lists.
Page 370 - To proclaim such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions, or such additional import restrictions, or such continuance, and for such minimum periods, of existing customs or excise treatment of any article covered by foreign trade agreements, as are required or appropriate to carry out any foreign trade agreement that the President has entered into hereunder.
Page 155 - ... expanding foreign markets for the products of the United States (as a means of assisting in the present emergency in restoring the American standard of living, in overcoming domestic unemployment and the present economic depression, in' increasing the purchasing power of the American public, and in establishing and maintaining a better relationship among various branches of American agriculture, industry, mining, and commerce...
Page 354 - is between the delegation of power to make the law, which necessarily involves a discretion as to what it shall be, and conferring authority or discretion as to its execution, to be exercised under and in pursuance of the law. The first cannot be done; to the latter no valid objection can be made.
Page 458 - President, whenever he finds as a fact that any existing duties or other import restrictions of the United States or any foreign country are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States...
Page 212 - ... (1) Imposes, directly or indirectly, upon the disposition in or transportation in transit through or reexportation from such country of any article wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States...
Page 212 - Provided, That the total increase or decrease of such rates of duty shall not exceed 50 per centum of the rates specified in Title I of this Act, or in any amendatory Act.
Page 309 - ... nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President is hereby authorized to issue his proclamation declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost...
Page 322 - The exercise of the authority which I propose must be carefully weighed in the light of the latest information so as to give assurance that no sound and important American interest will be injuriously disturbed.