Osaka, Mar, 19, Despatches from New Delhi in connection with the proposed cotton tariff are still given great. pro: eminence in the newspapers here, because the Japanese regard their large economic. interest The leading cotton 3 declined by folly ten per cent. since the question developed.
It appears that the Japanese wil! not oppose an increase in the revence duty, but they are seriously concerned with what they regard cotton looked upon by the discrimination, "Thus the proposed
public ax an unfriendly act, Intention to Dump Denied Mar. 24
Japanese. cotton shippers deny the report from: India that the Japanese are hurrying cargoes of piece-goods, to India for the pur-ose of dumping them there before the new duty" becomes effective.
One report goes so far as to shat the Japanese have chartered three vessels for this purpose, but traders contradict "the report a Seing entirely unfounded—Reuter, Washington, Mar. 21.
In a tired and listless session to-fay, the Senate voted an additional ari of 10. cents. a pound Tong staple cotton content imported goods. Senator Tom Heflen's proposal of "a four-cent uty on short staple cotton was shouted down—United Press.
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