INCIPIENT TRADE WAR

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 298, 15 September 1927, Page 9

INCIPIENT TRADE WAR

FACING UNITED STATES

SERIES OF DIPLOMATIC DISPUTES

SEVERAL COUNTRIES CONCERNED

The United States Government is faced with an accumulation of diplomatic disputes, described as an incipient trade war, several countries being concerned.

By Telegraph.—press association Copyright

Washington, September 13.

The correspondent of the United Press states that the United States Government is faced with an accumulating series of diplomatic disputes, described in some quarters as an incipient trade war.

The major developments include: — (1). A challenge by the Panama delegate to the League of Nations of American sovereignty in the Canal zone arising from Panama’s desire to control trade in the zone

(2) French discriminatory .tariffs, increasing duties ott some American goods by 400 per cent. (3) The agreement of British steel producers to pay a rebate to domestic consumers buying only British steel.

(4) The fact that Spain, Argentina, and other countries are delaying negoiatious of most-favoured-nation treaties desired bv the United States.

(5) The' fact that Brazil, Spain, Chile, Argentina, and other countries are objecting to American sanitary embargoes against oranges, potatoes, hay, grapes, and other commodities as disguised protective tariff walls. (6) The fact that European nations have generally refused to facilitate the work of American Treasury agents investigating foreign production costs as provided in the American tariff laws.