Japan, Italy May Later Be Included in Ban Washjpgton, Apr. 30.
The Treasury categorically denied rumours today that it was preparing to impose a 25 per cent. "reprisal" tariff on all imports from Italy and Japan, as it has done on imports from Germany.
The decision to apply such a tariff on goods from the Reich led the Treasury to study the United States" general commercial relations with other countries, it was stated.
The Treasury did not wish to be accused of discrimination against Germany and therefore pondered over the advisability of imposing similar "reprisal" tariffs against other countries. The study of this situation is continuing, but it was denied that the Treasury ^alrea tend the "reprisal" rates to Italy and Japan.—Havas.
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