Washington, Apr 24.
(Close associates of President Hoover to-day indicated that the criticism of the Hawley-Smoot tariff law within the ranks of the Republican Party is eliciting but little, any, presidential sympathy, Representative Bertrand H. Snell, Republican of New. York and one of the foremost majority leaders in the lower house, and Mr. William Atterbury, the President of the great Pennsylvania Railroad system and dominant Republican leader, recent: Iy'contended that the. high' tavift schedules adopted during President administration are responsible for the prolonged economic de-Pression in the United States, President Hoover, however, is to refuse to be stampeded by efforts to persuade him to reduce tariff Schedules. Under the flexible provisions of the Hawley-Smoot iit lay the President oth the aiviee of the Federal Tariff Come fnission cat revise import uty Echedules up or Gown by ts much 88 50 per cent.
'Beepite his power, however, it ts indicated that the President Tatends to. proceed very slowly' in revising {Evi rates, "Only upon the Fecome mendation of the. Federal Tarif? Commission will he change the Schedules. as they mow stand and then only after exhaustive study.
Efe expected that if) business conditions are all $0 bad when the newly elected "72nd "Congress "con: ened in December thore'wil bea Well organized and potent campaign In behalf of lower protec: ive tari schedules United Press
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