Young Men Show Dislike of Washington, Apr. 8.
The creation of a special committee. representing both American public opinion and Congress, with the aim of formulating a new programme of American economic and commercial foreign policies was proposed today by a number of Republican Representatives.
Representative Treadway, of Massachusetts, declared that such a committee would be charged with suva mitting to Congress before January 15. 1941, a plan for the merging of the Tariff Commission and the Commission for International Trade. At present the two bodies work independently, although both function under instruction of Congress.
The new committee would also work out plans for" developing io as great an extent as possible foreign trade, without injuring the interests of American producers."
Mr. Treadway indicated that he would shortly submit fo Congress the plans which call for a committee composed of five Senators, five Representatives, and five citizens not actively affiliated with any political party.—Havas,
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