Washington, Oct. 21.
'The Attorney-General, Mr. J. Sargent, has advised' President Coolidge that in his opinion the law does not require the Tariff Commission to send investigators to foreign competing countries to ascertain the costs of production asa step wards the changes in the import duties to be recommended by him under the Flexible Provisions Tariff Law.
Tu several cases, he says, foreign countries have objected to American experts making enquiries within their boundaries; for example, Argentina recently opposed the projected visit of American Investigators to study the costs of producing flax-seed and corn, The Tavift Commission accordingly cided not to send experts to the Argenting but to conduct a long-range investigation through a study fof invoice prizes and other records.
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