The Archive · 1940

Senator Vandenberg Hits At Mr. Hull's Policy Reciprocal Trade Programme Attacked by New Bill

Washington, Feb. 2.

Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan, introduced a bill into the Senate today aimed at killing the Administrations s reziprocal trade agreements programme and abolishing the tariff commission by creating a six-man foreign trade board.

Senator Vandenberg said his plan represents "the middle ground between Congressional "log-rolling and he reciprocal trade pacts programme."

The six"man board would be under the general direction of only the President and Congtess and would not be subordinated to the State Department, "which is not equipped to handle domestic, commercial and financial problems," Senator Vandenberg said. He claimed his bill would unify foreign trade promotion efforts which are now scattered throughout ity different bureaus and departments of the Federal Government, —United Press, Over 1,000 Germans interned in Britain

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