Inquiry Closed After Hearing Former Ratified: Latter St Further Evidence Danger London, Jan. 14.
The inquiry instituted by the Beaut of Trade relative to the marking of imported tea to show ications of its origin was tinued to-day, Mr. J. W. Morris, representing the rocers Federation, said the evidence so far had shown that if, result of an anier to mark "tea ore of the Empire product were consumed, the price would be raised. The rice' was only kept low by the assistance of Java and Sumatra tea, The proposed order, he continued, would encourage dishonesty snd crease the burdens of th The proper way for Empire grow.
cal with competition wast their superiority and not try, to atranle competitors by act of Parlisment, Mr. J. D. Cassels x.c, represent ing others opposed to marking teas with the place of origin, contended that the marking anier' would Washington, Jan, 13
The alarm felt in the White House over the legislative "jam," which the Kellogg Peace Pact the Cruiser Bill are caught, owing to both coming before the' Senate simultaneously, was reflected in 4h conference to-day between leading: supporters of the Kellogir Pact an: the President, after.
mmounced that "he would ask on Monday for an agr it the debate on meanwhile leaders of necking some the Pact have ion that the treaty be clarified at least by a Committee report em-Dodying the views expressed for Borah on the floor of the Twenty signatures wore obtained in the course of the day and there is good prospect vininge the additional thirteen, ing the ame-thi disastrous to the trade and would hho almost impossible to enforce.
The chai of the inquiry asked if the opponents to marking would be satisfied with an onder excluding blends.
Later, sure from the White House failed to end the dewilock in. nat thine Mat 8 rd the. denon there would be analy in tan,
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