U.S. TARIFF POLICY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19373, 10 July 1937, Page 14

U.S. TARIFF POLICY

DIVERSION OF OPINION REDUCTION DOUBTFUL (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. Non-committal replies to questions about the prospect of New Zealand effecting more favourable trade agreements with the United States in the near future, were given by Mr. Maxwell Mac Master, president of the American Importers’ and Exporters’ Association of New York, who arrived by the Mariposa. Although business-men in the larger American cities were sympathetic, he said, the majority of farmers and shopkeepers in the small towns were opposed to any relaxing of the present tariffs.

Mr. Mac Master, whose association is closely in touch with various State departments in America, has gone on to Australia in the capacity of unofficial ambassador who will seek to .further friendly trade relationships between that country and his own. In a few weeks he will visit New Zealand with a similar purpose in view. He said that although American business men generally held both countries in high regard, he suggested there were difficulties in the way of lowering tariffs that would benefit them.