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PROCLAMATIONS, 1929. Done at the city of Washingtml this fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty- [SEAL] nine, and of the independence of the United. States of America the one hundred e.nd fifty-third. By the President: H L STIMSON Secretary of State. HERBERT HOOVER By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNI'l 'ED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 2999 June 2.~. 1929. Whereas in and by section 315 (a) of Title III of the act of Congress tIai::~o~f linseed or approved September 21, 1922, entitled" An act to provide revenue, Preamble. to regulate commerce with foreign countries, to encourage the indus- Vol. 42 , p. 941. t.ries of the United States, and for other purposes," it is, among other things, provided that whenever the President, upon investigation of the differences in costs of production of articles wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States and of like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competing foreign coun- tries, shall find it thereby shown that the duties fixed in this act do not equalize the said differences in costs of production in the United States and the principal competing country he shall, by such inves- tigation, ascertain saId differences and determine and proclaim the changes in classifications or increases or decreases in rates of duty provided in said act shown by said ascertained differences in such costs of production necessary to equalize the same; 'Vhereas in and by section 315 (c) of said act it is further provided Vol.42 ,p .942. that in ascertaining the differences in costs of production, under the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of said section, the President, in so far as he finds it practicable, shall take into consideration (1) the differences in conditions in production, including wages, costs of material, and other items in costs of production of such or similar articles in the United States and in competing foreign countries; (2) the differences in the wholesale selling prices of domestic and for- eign articles in the principal markets of the United States; (3) advan- tages granted to a foreign producer by a foreign government, or by a person, partnership, corporation, or association in a foreign country; and (4) any other advantages or disadvantages in competition; Whereas, under and by virtue of said section of said act, the United States Tariff Commission has made an investigation to assist the President in ascertaining the differences in costs of production of and of all other facts and conditions enumerated in said section with respect to the articles described in paragraph 54 of Title I of said Vol. 42 , p. 86 . tariff act of 1922, namely, linseed or flaxseed oil, raw, boiled, or oxidized, being wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States, and of and with respect to a like or similar article wholly or in part the growth or product of competjng foreign countries; Whereas in the course of said investigation a hearing was held, of which reasonable public notice was given and at which parties inter- ested were given reasonable opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard; And whereas the President upon said investigation of said differ- ences in costs of production of the said article wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States and of the like or similar article wholly or in part the growth or product of competing foreign countries, has thereby found that the principal competing country is The Netherlands and that the duty fixed in said title and act does