PROCLAMATIONS
Increasing Rate of Duty on Fourdinier Wires, Cylinder Wires, and Woven-Wire Cloth
March 16. 1931.
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Tarrif on Fourdrinier, etc., wires and woven-wire cloth.
Preamble.
Statutory authorization.
Vol. 46, p. 701.
Whereas under and by virtue of section 336 of Title III, Part II,
of the act of Congress approved June 17, 1930, entitled "An act to
provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign countries, to
encourage the industries of the United States, to protect. American
labor, and for other purposes," the United States Tariff Commission
has investigated the differences in costs of production of, and all other
facts and conditions enumerated in said section with respect to,
Fourdrinier wires and cylinder wires, suitable for use in paper-making
machines (whether or not parts of or fitted or attached to
such machines), and woven-wire cloth suitable for use in the manufacture
of Fourdrinier wires or cylinder wires, being wholly or in part
the growth or product of the United States and of and with respect
to like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of
the principal competing country;
Whereas in the course of said investigation a hearing was held, of which reasonable public notice was given and at which parties interested were given reasonable opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard;
Whereas the commission has reported to the President the results of said investigation and its findings with respect to such differences in costs of production;
Whereas the commission has found it shown by said investigation that the principal competing country is Germany, and that the duties expressly fixed by statute do not equalize the difference in the costs of production of the domestic articles and the like or similar foreign articles when produced in said principal competing country, and has specified in its report the increase in the rate of duty expressly fixed by statute found by the commission to be shown by said investigation to be necessary to equalize such difference; and
Whereas in the judgment of the President such rate of duty is shown by such investigation of the Tariff Commission to be necessary to equalize such difference in costs of production;
Increasing duty to equalize difference in costs of production.
Vol 46, p. 614.
Now, therefore, I, Herbert Hoover, President of the United
States of America, do hereby approve and proclaim an increase in
the rate of duty expressly fixed in paragraph 318 of Title I of said
act on cylinder wires having more than 55 meshes per lineal inch in
warp or filling, and Fourdrinier wires, suitable for use in paper-making
machines (whether or not parts of or fitted or attached to such machines),
and on woven-wire cloth having more than 55 meshes per
lineal inch in warp or filling and suitable for use in the manufacture
