Washington, Dec. 30.
Increases in China's import duty as revealed in the just promulgate ed new tariff schedules are not u2- reasonable, officials of the United and of other government entities States Deparimdnt of Commerce declared to-day.
Official comments on China's new tariff were made on the basis of ress reports cabled to the Unite!
States from Shanghai by American newspaper correspondent there.
Washington officials do not regard the new Chinese tariff scho-dules' as a menace of any sort to Sino-American trade relations. In formally, Department of Commere? experts commented particularly on the import taxes applying to tobacce, kerosene, motor trucks ard lumber, which, they said, are subjec'- ed: only to minor increases.
Tt was also pointed out here tha: numerous schedules of the new Chi. nese tariff are low when compared to the American duties enforeyt under the terms of the Hawléy-'Smoot tariff bill. Especially is it true that the Chinese tariff on cot ton goods is much lower than that enforced by he United States. America's tobiaceo and. chinaware tariffs are also higher than those imposed on the same products by China, Some experts, however, are prehensive thet' if China continues to increate her tariff schedules every few years the exercise of that right will eventually impede trade betwen China and the United Star —United Press,
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