AID FOR FARMERS
U.S. TARIFF. (United Press A/mociaticm—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received 10.10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, February IS. The Chairman, Mr Legge, appealed to House Ways and .Means Committee to-day. for emergency action aid for United States farmers. He said it is immaterial to us whether relief is by embargo, tariff increase, or change of procedure of the tariff commission. He endorsed the, Burt ness Bill for twelve months embargo on certain agricultural products, originally introduced toinclude wheat feed, grains, butter and butter substitutes. Representative Burtness (Republican for North Dakota) has expanded the measure to wheat, flour, eggs, beans and palm | oil. I agree with the list in the Bill
in the main. Air Legge said there were one or
two items that other sections might be interested in. He suggested wool and flax. Burtness said they have not (been included because domestic, production does not need the demand
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1931, Page 5
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