U. S. MARSHAL'S SALE Foreclosure of Preferred Mortgage on Oil Screw Fishing Vessel "HUNTINGTON SANFORD" Official No. 227255 40.60 gross tons-22 net tons. Registered length 60 feet, beam 16.9, depth 8.3 feet. Built Damariscotta, Maine. Heavy Duty Wolverine Diesel Engine PUBLIC AUCTION Friday, February 14, 1947, at 12 o'clock noon Vessel now lying at Casey Boat Building Co., Inc., Union Wharf, Fairhaven, Mass. Terms: Cash 10% deposit at time of sale; balance, third business day after sale. J. B. WEITZMAN, Attorney, 34 Merchants Bank Bldg., 93.89 gross tons-63 net tons. Registered length 88.7 feet, beam 21.5 feet, depth 10.8 feet. Built Essex, Mass. Heavy Duty 230 H. P. Cooper-Bessemer Diesel Engine PUBLIC AUCTION Friday, March 21, 1947, at 12 o'clock noon Vessel now lying at Sherman B. Ruth, Inc., wharf, 3 Bruce Place, Gloucester, Mass. Terms: Cash 10% deposit at time of sale; balance, third business day after sale. J. B. WEITZMAN, 99.11 gross tons-67 net tons. Registered length 91.8 feet, beam 18.7 feet, depth 10.4 feet. Heavy Duty 230 H. P. Cooper-Bessemer Diesel Engine PUBLIC AUCTION Thursday, April 3, 1947, at 12 o'clock noon Sale to be held where vessel is now lying at Sherman B. Ruth, Inc., Wharf, 3 Bruce Place, Gloucester, Mass. Terms: Cash 10% deposit at time and place of sale; balance, third business day after sale. 79.37 gross tons-53 net tons. Registered length 82.6 feet, beam 20.2 feet, depth 10.2 feet. Built Essex, Mass. Heavy Duty 230 H. P. Cooper-Bessemer Diesel Engine PUBLIC AUCTION Friday, March 28, 1947, at 12 o'clock noon Sale to be held where vessel is now lying at Reid's Shipyard, Inc., wharf, Pleasant Street, Winthrop, Mass. Terms: Cash 10% deposit at time of sale; balance, third business day after sale. J. B. WEITZMAN, Attorney, Room 34, 105 William Street, Tel. 3-2766. J. HENRY GOGUEN, U. S. MARSHAL'S SALE Foreclosure of Preferred Mortgage on Oil Screw Fishing Vessel DAUNTLESS Official No. 246616 Completely rigged-Ready for fishing Gross 36.15 gross tons-24 net tons. Registered length 56 feet, beam 15.5, depth 7 feet. Built 1944 at Essex, Conn. 150 H. P. Diesel PUBLIC AUCTION Friday, February †, 1947, at 12 o'clock noon Vessel now lying at D. N. Kelley & Son, Inc., wharf, 32 Water Street, Fairhaven, Mass. Terms: Cash 10 percent deposit at time of sale; balance third business day after sale. J. B. WEITZMAN, Attorney, 34 Merchants Bank Bldg., J. HENRY GOGUEN, Friday, March 21, 1947, at 1 o'clock p. m. Vessel now lying at Sherman B. Ruth, Inc., wharf, 3 Bruce Place, Gloucester, Mass. Terms: Cash 10 percent deposit at time of sale, balance, third business day after sale. J. HENRY GOGUEN, J. P. WEITZMAN, Attorney for Mortgagee, Room 34, 105 William St., New Bedford, Mass., Tel. 3-2766. (The following table was submitted by Hon. Wilbur D. Mills, a Representative from Arkansas:) The CHAIRMAN. The committee stands adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. (Whereupon, at 12:30 p. m., an adjournment was taken, to reconvene at 10 a. m., Wednesday, April 23, 1947.) RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1947 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10 a. m., pursuant to adjournment, in the hearing room of the Committee on Ways and Means, New House Office Building, Hon. Harold Knutson (chairman) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The meeting will come to order. It was found necessary to list Mr. Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, first this morning as he is leaving for Europe this evening, and the committee wishes to get his testimony before he leaves. We had expected to hear from Mr. Reed first on today's calendar. Mr. DOUGHTON. Mr. Chairman, I have unanimous consent that the witness be allowed to make his main statement without interruption. The CHAIRMAN. It is so ordered. Mr. MILLS. Mr. Chairman? The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Mills. Mr. MILLS. I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to insert in the record at the conclusion of the testimony of the witnesses on fish yesterday, the record of imports and exports of sardines. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, it is so ordered. STATEMENT OF EDWARD A. O'NEAL, PRESIDENT OF I speak as president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, which has a membership of over 1,128,000 farm families in 45 States and Puerto Rico. For many years we have tried to promote international trade and international cooperation. We are very happy over the progress that has been made under the trade agreements program and toward establishing the International Trade Organization, which is now under consideration. The two major political parties have accomplished much through bipartisan action in dealing with international problems in connection with the United Nations. We farmers earnestly hope that the same approach will be made to international trade problems. It is vital to the welfare of our entire Nation. In our 1944 resolutions we requested that an international trade conference be held to discuss the promotion of world-wide trade. We reiterated this request in our 1945 resolutions. In 1946 we reiterated and strengthened our position on international cooperation and |