Brenckman, Fred, representing the National Grange_ 932 661 Brown, Millard D., president, Continental Mills, Jenkintown, Pa. 495 868 Caswell, E. L., president, Overseas Automotive Club, New York City.. Cenerazzo, Walter W., president, Waltham Watch Workers Union, No. 72, American Federation of Labor__ Clayton, Hon. W. L., Assistant Secretary, Department of Commerce. Connaughton, John H., general counsel, National Association of Hot House Vegetable Growers; special counsel, Vegetable Growers Asso- Cooper, Hon. Jere, comments on statement of Tom Linder.. Coulter, Dr. John Lee, consulting economist, Washington, D. C.. Crowther, Samuel, Sunapee, N. H. Edminster, Hon. Lynn, Vice Chairman, United States Tariff Commis- Judd, Hon. Walter H., Member of Congress, State of Minnesota- Kleberg, Hon. Richard M., a Representative in Congress from the Linder, Tom, commissioner of agriculture of the State of Georgia- 373 503 636 Statements of-Continued. Page Shea, Andrew P., Peruvian-American Association_ 666 Stone, Mrs. Margaret F., representing the National Women's Trade 930 Letters, statements, briefs, and telegrams submitted by- American Association of University Women, letter from.. 1108 1109 Bacon, Ralph W., secretary, the Industrial Wire Cloth Institute, New 1074 Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in the Argen- 1071 Citizens for Victory, letter from. 1106 Davis, J. S., director,. Food Research Institute, Stanford University, 1071 Dillingham, H. L., secretary, American Glassware Association, New 1080 Fri, James L., managing director and secretary, Toy Manufacturers Givaudan-Delawanna, Inc., letter and statement submitted by- 1083 Press comment on the trade-agreements program_ 1038-68 Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association, letter and 1093 Watson, W. N., secretary, Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Woodruff, Hon. Roy O., member of Ways and Means Committee, 1081 1015-37 Wool Hat Manufacturers Association of America, brief submitted by.. Amendments offered at executive session, Tuesday, April 27, 1943-- EXTENSION OF RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1943 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10 a. m., Hon. Robert L. Doughton (chairman) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The committee is meeting this morning to conduct hearings on House Joint Resolution 111, to extend the authority of the President under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, for a further period of 3 years. We have the honor of having as our first witness the Honorable Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, whom we all respect and admire. Mr. REED. Mr. Chairman, before we proceed, I would like to make a preliminary motion, if I may. I move that the committee, upon conclusion of the testimony of the Secretary of State, defer further hearings on the extension of Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act until it has first reported to the House a bill providing for a current payas-you-earn tax collection system. The CHAIRMAN. In that connection, the Chair will say that the following announcement was made by the chairman of the committee on April 1, which was given to the press, giving notice to the country and people who had expressed a desire to be heard in connection with this House joint resolution, when notified, that hearings would be conducted today. I heard no objection to that program until the announcement was made by minority members-for release in this morning's papers-on April 10, Saturday morning, when notice was given that it was the desire of the minority to take up tax matters ahead of consideration of this very important matter. I shall read at this point a statement I issued on April 1. I feel that on account of the previous understanding and demands made, and the importance of the subject, that we should take up next in the Ways and Means Committee the extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act and the Bituminous Coal Act, both of which expire in the near future by operation of law. I am hopeful that consideration of these two subjects can be expedited as much as reasonably possible and to do all we can to that end. Promptly following the disposition of those measures, we will take up for consideration the tax legislation. I shall call a meeting of our committee on April 12 to begin public hearings on the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. That was not challenged or questioned, and I was not asked to change or modify it in any way until I saw the public statement released to the press on Saturday morning, April 10. Mr. COOPER. Mr. Chairman, I feel sure the committee realizes the importance of this legislation for which the committee was called together this morning to begin public hearings. 1 |