Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1935, Page 5

- LIQUOR PRICE SEEN Higher Quality Whiskies Be- lieved Affected by Cana- dian Treaty. By the Associated Press. Domestic distilling interests pre- dicted today the 50 per ceat cut in duty on Canadian aged whisky, an- nounced in the new reciprocal agree- ment, would “pull down” the price of higher quality whiskies. “The new agreement will probably have no effect on the dollar-a-piat class of whisky,” said Dr. J. M. Doran, director of the Distilled Spirits Insti- tute, ‘since that's about as cheap now #s it ever will be.” He added that while “some of the omestic fellows will be hurt” by the lower duty, “in the end, they will be pble to adjust.” Whisky Rate Cut to $2.50. The new agreement cuts the rate on *whisky (aged not less than four years in wood coatainers)” from $5 per proof gallon to $2.50, and applies to *Scotch, Irish and all other whiskies,” as well as to American-type whisky— rye and bourbon. Mr. Roosevelt, in talking to report- ers about the general tariff agreement with Canada, said he felt the cut in whisky duty would do as much to cut down bootlegging. The rum runner, the President said, now has an advan- tage of $21 a case over the legitimate | impoerter. Doran, too, was “inclined to think the agreement will cut down smug- gling from such places as St. Pierre, the West Indies and Ceatral America.” He said the cut may have some “re- mote effect” on domestic bootleggers | to the extent that it brings down| prices of high-class whisky. “So far as the rate itself goes,”| Doran said, “the new agreement offers | adequate protection.” Entering Wedge Seen. But many domestic distillers feel, Doran added, that the new duty may | be “an entering wedge,” giving Cana- | dian producers, with large stocks of | aged whisky, an “unfair commercial | advantage” in “prestige.” The Cana- dians will be able to claim a large part of the aged whisky market, he ex-| plained, until American producers are able to build up their stock of aged liquor. | Letting Scotch and Irish whisky in | under the duty will not have serious effect, Doran believes, since “after all's said and done, the native Amer- | ican drink is rye and bourbon.” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1935. “Having a Swell Time, Wish You Were Here” horseplay at Miami Beach, Fla. Anything is apt to happen in a situation such as this. As it was, however, nervy Betty Vining _survived the bumping ride and this is how it looked to the cameraman when he caught the young lady in this bit of i —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. the trade between the neighboring na- | | tions in a year or two. man, Washington representative of the National Grange, said at Sacramento that the treaty was “cold comfort to the American farmer.” Splits New England.’ of the Port of Portland (Maine) Authority, hailed the pact as “the greatest impetus given shipping on the Atlantic seaboard in many years.” E. H. Jones, Vermont commissioner of agriculture, said it would meall “inestimable loss to Vermont agri- culture.” James D. Mooney, president of the American Manufacturers Export As- sociation, said at New York there was “not the slightest doubt” that trade would broaden and that “even the people who think they will be hurt will benefit.” The treaty, signed Friday by Secre- U. S.-CANADlAN PACT‘ tary of State Hull and Premier W. L. | Mackenzie King of Canada, is an al- | most complete revamping of the tariff structure between the two nations. IRKS LUMBERMEN Mills Will Close, Says One, but, Cedar Shingle Makers Acclaim Victory. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, November 18.—Dissatis- faction of lumber men and the ap- proval of shingle manufacturers marked the Pacific Northwest's re- eponse to the United States-Canadian trade treaty. “American mills will close and| ‘American laborers will lose their jobs through tariff reduction,” said E. C. Stone, jr, general manager of the Stimson mill in Seattle, in protest | egainst & 50 per cent reduction of Jevies on Canadian lumber shipments. Cedar shingle manufacturers con- #idered limitation of Canadian shin- gle imports to 25 per cent of Ameri-| gan consumption a victory. F. M. Rothrock, stockyards manager of Spokane, said the cattle provisions swould be a disrupting blow despite the gestriction on the number. State Senator Ed Pierce predicted a geduction in tariff would help soft| €ruit exports to Canada. Charles H. Cook, manager of North | Pacific Grain Growers, Inc., said wheat | provisions of the new tariff were sat-| isfactory to the growers. Treaty f (Continued From First Page.) or to say whether a test of the recip- rocal tariff act, under which the trea- ¢y was negotiated, is a possibility. Possibility of Issue Seen. The treaty details were being stud- fed by politicians as well as bus]nessf interests affected. Some talked pri- | wvately of the possibility that the treaty | might become an issue in the 1936 | presidential campaign. This would‘ depend on whether or to what extent Western lumber, dairy and cattle in- terests battle the treaty provisions as opposed to their interests. Representative Church said the pact “will help destroy our protective tariff system and let in large quanti- ties of foreign products, including sgricultural products.” Representative Brewster contended | the duty reduction on Canadian seed | potatoes contradicted a presidential promise. Fruit Growers Angered. Representatives of some Florida fruit | growers already are planning to attack | the law in the courts. They contend they have been affected adversely by the Cuban-American treaty negotiated under it. The lumber association officials said | vestrictions the Canadian treaty places | on imports of Douglas fir and Western | | | affected by the concessions. of tariffs on cattle, calves, dairy cows and cream, subject to quotas described the-wood whisky, certain kinds lumber, some fish, some minerals and vegetables. To Reform Valuation System. Canada granted the United States duty reductions on 180 articles, made other concessions and agreed to give Amercian products the lowest rates accorded to any non-British nation. The Canadian leader also promised to move for liberalization of methods of valuing imports which American offi- cials considered arbitrary and unrea- sonable. Under most-favored-nation treaties which the United States has with other countries, all concessions granted Canada will be given to every other country except Germany, which has denounced her trade treaty with Washington. However, Secretary Hull said coun- tries other than Canada “will obtain relatively little benefit” because Can- ada supplies most of the American imports of the commodities covered in the new pact. Government officials, forseeing ad- verse reaction in some quarters be- cause of some of the sliced American duties, sought to show the pact would lead to greatly increased trade and employment which would benefit the co;:imry. The State Department also sald: dustry will benefit largely from the expansion of their Canadian sales, the agreement leaves for both agri- culture and industry adequate pro- though it opens to Canadian pro- ducers a larger share in that market. “To consumers, moreover, the re- ductions in our duties will be of much benefit, by checking unreasonable in- creases in prices of the consumers’ commodities concerned.” President Roosevelt stressed that while duties were lowered on Canadian cattle, cream, seed potatoes and cer- tain kind of lumber, quotas placed on these articles would prevent serious interference with the American market. 1,500,000 gallons of cream annually was less than 1 per cent of the Amer- ican consumption. The State Depart- ment emphasized that duties on po- tatoes for consumption had not been cut. On the other hand, Fred Brenck- | While Henry F. Merrill, chairman | In all, more than 800 commodities areE eral statement, “While our agriculture and our in-| tection in the domestic market, even | For example, he said the quota of | Trade Treatyto i By the Associated Press. The historic State dining room of :he White House assumed a class room appearance yesterday with President | Roosevelt, in the role of professor, ex- plaining the new Canadian trade treaty |to more than 100 newspaper men | seated before him. | Emphasizing that he was going over | the voluminous trade pact only to be | helpful, the President, at his small | Roosevelt Explains Canadian Newspaper Men ject to valuation advances may best be | shown by an illustration. Formerly, |if the invoice value of a given vege- | table were 5 cents per pound, and if | the valuation advance applicable were 3 cents per pound, the charge would | | have been 30 per cent on 8 cents plus | a dumping duty of 3 cents, making a | total of 54 cents per pound. Here- after, the valuation advance, if sup- | ‘\ plied at all, may not exceed 2.4 cents{ TREATY IS HAILED AND CONDEMNED Manufacturers See Larger Trade, While Grange Is Disappointed. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 18.—James D. Mooney, president of the American Manufacturers’ Export Association, last night predicted a steadily growing two-way trade as a result of the new American-Canadian trade treaty. Leaders in lines directly affected by the agreement were for the most part satisfied with the lower tariffs on first examination. “There is not the slightest doubt that it will stimulate trade between the two nations,’ said Mooney. “If we broaden the base for trade., even the people who think they will be hurt will benefit along with the rest of us. ‘The statement of President Roose- velt that the pact may double trade between Canada and the United States within a year or two is sound.” Textile Group Pleased. Francis S. Bruyn, president of the Textile Export Association of the United States, said the textile manu- facturers should be surprised and pleased at tariff reductions on their products. G. Harrison Smith, president of Im- perial Oil, Ltd.,, Toronto, said he did not believe the new trade basis for oil and oil products would effect any material change in the present situ- ation with the exception of lubricating oils. He stressed, however, that con- cessions by both nations should prove mutually profitable. Several leaders in the Wall Street financial district were guarded in their “Excuse My Foam” Three-year-old Annette Corinne Avers of Portage, Wis, delights in handling the tiller of the outboard motor boat as she poses for her father, Franklin A. Avers, amateur photographer. Ever since she was 5 weeks old Annette, probably the most photographed child in America, has had a picture of herself made daily by her father. —A. P. Photo. without the aid of any imports, which wreck our markets.” “Canada is a producing and not a comment. The consensus predicted | consuming nation,” he said. expanding trade as a result of the agreement. Authorities on trade between the| United States and Latin America be- lieved there would be no conflict in that quarter as a result of the Ameri- can-Canadian arrangement. POTATO CLAUSE HIT. Brewster Says Pact Is Repudiation of Promise. DEXTER, Me.. November 18 (#) -—Al reduction in the American duty on| Canadian seed potatoes, Representa- | desk beneath the towering painting | per pound (four-fifths of the former | tive Ralph O. Brewster, Republican, | of Abraham Lincoln at one end of |3 cents) and the duty in that case | gaid here last night, would be a “flat | the oblong room, read a synopsis of A will be 15 per cent of 7.4 cents (name- | contradiction” | the treaty and then answered ques- | tions for a half hour. 1 Secretary of State Hull sat at his right during the informal gathering. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace was | at the President's left. Behind them | circled a group of experts from the State and Agriculture Departments. | Before picking up the 27-page gen- most of which he later read, Mr. Roosevelt said that The United States granted cuts on | Since 1929, American exports to Can- | 79 major articles, including reductions | 8da have dropped about 66 per cent. | He expressed hope that as a result of | the treaty, trade would be brought as narrow; on four-year-old aged-in- | back to previous levels and lead to| of | butting a large number of people to | | work. Mr. Roosevelt interspersed his read- ing with occasional light remarks and skipped over one paragraph with the observation that neither the Secretary | of State nor the Secretary of Agricul- | | ture nor himself could figure it out. | He recommended the paragraph as an exercise in mental gymnastics. The paragraph in question read: “The effect of the concessions on the charges applicable to those Ameri- can vegetables which still remain sub- | 1y, 1.1 cents) plus 2.4 cents, or a total | ! of 35 cents per pound as against the | former total of 5.4 cents, a charge of | 35 per cent less than before.” | | After concluding, the President an- | | swered questions which came from all | sections of the crowded room. | | given by Canada to permit her citizens | visiting the United States to bring | back $100 in merchandise free of duty. He said this meant $100 a month. For the most part, the President answered the questions himself. but occasionally he turned to the experts. ‘Wallace often shot out the reply. Mr. Roosevelt thought the agree- tions through increased trade, but vhen asked about “sniping.” foresaw the possibility of many bills in Congress directed at specific items of the pact. He added quickly that if any un- | fairness developed, he was very confi- dent of changing them by mutual agreement. The unusual Sunday afternoon con- ference which emphasized the impor- tance placed on the treaty by the Chief Executive lasted just over an hour. 'NEW TARIFF ON CATTLE | HELD UNSATISFACTORY | President of Denver Union Stock Yards Declares Any Importa- tions Are “Foolish.” | By the Associated Press. | DENVER, November 18.—Joseph A. | Shoemaker, president of the Denver Union Stockyards, today termed “un- | satisfactory” the reduction of tariff on cattle from Canada, contained in the | Nation's new reciprocal trade agree- | ment. “I think it is foolish to allow impor- tation of more cattle when we raise | plenty of cattle here,” he said. “The | treaty is unsatisfactory, but in view of the limitations, it will likely have no | great effect on the cattle industry. Canadian cattle have not heretofore bothered the industry much.” TREATY AIDS TRAVEL | Permits U. S. Centers to Adver- tise Tax Free in Canada. After January 1, Florida can drum up Winter tourist trade in Canada tax free. The new Canadian-American trade | pact erases various duties and trans- fers to the free list: “Tourist literature, printed and is- ! sued in the United States by Federal | or State governments or departments thereof, board of trade, chambers of commerce, municipal and automo- bile associations and similar organiza- tions.” MISSING FLYERS ALIVE | Two Forced Down in Mountains of Mexico Are Found. EL PASO. Tex., November 18 (£).— Airport officials today were advised that Arthur E. Johnson and Eliseo B. Hernandez. flyers missing since yes- terday in the mountains near Chihua- hua, had been found alive. Johnson, manager of the El Paso airport, and his companion had been | forced down in the Sierra Madre | Mountains near Toniche, Sonora, west | of here, the report said. ‘The missing men had flown to re- cover the bodies of two pilots killed Thursday in a crash in the Yetepec Sierra. —_— {LIQUOR SIGNS CENSORED| | SACRAMENTO, Calif., November 18 | () —By the wording on their adver- tising signs, keepers of establishments where beer, wine and distilled spirits | are sold became just plain merchants today. The State Board of Equalization, liquor regulation agency, announced | it would start enforcement today of | the law barring signs with the popular | terms cocktail lounge, salon or buf- fet or the more familiar bar, bar room | or saloon. —_ Delivers Seventh Sermon. Very Rev. Ignatius Smith spoke on | | “Christ’s Civilization Frees Faith,” the | seventh in a series of sermons, at serv- | ices of the Washington Catholic Radio Hour and blessing of the sick at the Immaculate Conception Church yes-| terday afternoon. congressional | of a presidential promise made to the Maine congres- sional delegation. 5 Informed of the new trade treaty | provisions, Brewster, Representative ' from a district including Aroostook County, Maine’s potato empire, said the President told the Maine Con- tion in potato duties. The President also told them, he said, that his gtatement included seed otatoes. l Brewster said he believed the pro-| posed reduction of 75 to 45 cents per | 100 pounds would affect the Aroostook | be established. | VOICE DISAPPOINTMENT. l l _— | | Leaders of Grange See Pact as Harm- | ful to Agriculture. SACRAMENTO, Calif., November 18 | ®).—Disappointment was expressed among leaders of the National Grange | last night over the American-Canadian | | reciprocal trade agreement. | The tenor of comments of sgri-" cultural leaders was exemplified in the expression of Fred Brenckman, Wash- ington representative of the Grange: “It is cold comfort to the American | farmer.” | Brenckman said, “very small sur- | pluses” exist in the American market | on most of the agricultural products | for which American tariff rates will | be lowered “and it is these surpluses, | Headache. backache. unusual thirst are svymptoms that point to kidney trouble. For over 30 years physicians have en- dorsed Mountain Valley Mineral Water | direct from famous Springs. Arkansi A natural restoral Phone for f If You Suffer With Kidney Trouble booklet today. Mountain Valley Mineral Water Met. 106 1105 K St Fine factory standards, fac- tory machinery and t n operators. 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