Agricultural relief: Export debenture plan

Export debenture plan (Pt. 5)

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Identifikator:: 1831932415

Document type:: Multivolume work

Title:: Agricultural relief

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831934671

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-232129

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Title:: Export debenture plan

Volume count:: Pt. 5

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: III S., S. 299 - 427

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Albert S. Goss, Master Washington State grange and member Executive Committee, national grange, Seattle, Wash.

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AGRICULTURAL RELIEF 375 Mr. Hope. How long has their tariff been in operation? Mr. Stewart. The edicts which put the import certificate system into effect were issued in 1850, according to a statement by Dr. Josef Grunzel, who is the author of economic protectionism, from which I have excerpts with me, which I would be glad to place in the record, if they would be of service to any members of the com- mittee. Mr. Crarke. I think that would be instructive, for the reason that it would give us some little idea of what is being done abroad. (The excerpts from Dr. Josef Grunzel referred to and submitted by Professor Stewart are included in the appendix.) Mr. Fort. Professor Stewart, may I ask you a question on these other plans? Have those plans been adopted in countries that were producing a surplus of commodities to which the export debenture applied—normal surplus—or were they applied for the purpose of taking care of the surplus that might result from the stimulation of home production for home use? Mr. Stewart. The answer to your question is yes and no. In the irst place, they have been applied in countries which are upon a net deficit basis, taking the countries as a whole. Nevertheless, in these countries there are different provinces. In the case of Germany, for example, the provinces of the northeast of Germany produce ex- portable surpluses of rye, wheat, barley. spelt, oxts, legumes, rape seed, etc., which have been made subject to the application of this method. Now, then, their natural domestic market has been in their indus- trial southwest, if you please. They had their choice between using rail transportation to get their products to their own remote south- western industrial markets, or sending their products out over the Baltic Sea, North Sea, Rhine River route, because they desired the privilege of getting those northeastern province surpluses into the southwest provinces without paying duties. A provision was made whereby the Bundesrat was given the power to permit the use of Einfuhrscheine not only in the case of the same products coming back, but also in the case of cocoa, petroleum, and a considerable list of other commodities upon which the tariff had been levied primarily for a revenue purpose, that is to say, products which were not produced in Germany. That existed for a portion of the time, and it was that experience which I have used as a basis for the somewhat more generalized application which I have sue- gested for this country. Mr. Fort. That was a peculiar condition due to the fact that Ger- many is not fixed as we are with the free trade between the States. They did not have free trade between their Provinces. Mr. Stewart. I think it was more of a transportation—— Mr. Fort. You also referred to France. which never did produce food enough for its own needs? Mr. Stewart. Taking the country as a whole, no. Mr. Fort. Therefore, in the effort to stimulate production in France, they put on this export plan so that, in the event their farm- ors did produce surplus, they would be protected: is not that the act ? R6160—28—SER E, PT 5—6

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