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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1927. Done at the City of Washington this 2nd day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [SE.U] twenty-seven, and oi the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-second. By th~ President: FRANK B KELLOGG Secretary oj State. CALVIN COOLIDGE By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 2933 Whereas in and by section 315 (a) of Title III of the act of Tariff on magnesite. C d . Prt'smble. ongress approve September 21, 1922, entItled" An act to provide VoJ. 42, p . 94l. . 1 . hf" Statutory ButhOrlZl.- revenue, to regu ate commerce WIt oreIgn countnes, to encourage tion. the industries of the United States, and for other purposes," it is, among other things, provided that whenever the President. upon investigation of the differences in costs of production of articles wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States and of like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competing foreign countries, shall find it thereby shown that the duties fixed in this act do not equalize the said differences in costs of production in the United States and the principal competing country he shall, by such investigation, ascertain said differences and deter- mine and proclaim the changes in classmcations or increases or de- creases in rates of duty provided in said act shown by said ascertained differences in such costs of production necessary to equalize the same; Whereas in and by section 315 (c) of said act it is further provided Vol. 42, p. 942. that in ascertaining the differences in costs of production, under the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of said section, the President, in so far as he finds it practicable, shall take into consideration (1) the differences in conditions in production, including wage8, costs of mat,erial, and other items in costs of production of such or similar articles in the United States and in competing foreign countries; (2) the d.ifferences in the wholesale selling prices of domestic and for- eign articles in the principal markets of the United States; (3) advan- tages granted to a foreign producer by a foreign government, or by a person, partnership, corporation, or association in a foreign country; and (4) any other advantages or di.sadvantages in competition; Whereas, under and by virtue of said section of said act, the United States Tariff Commission hus made an investigation to assist the President in ascertaining thl3 differences in costs of production of and of all other facts and conditions enumerated in said section with respcet to the articles described in paragraph 204 of Title I Vol. 42, p. 869. of said tariff act of 1922, namel.v, crude magnesite and caustic calcined magnesite, being wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States, and of and with respect to like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competing foreign countries; ',,",hereas in the course of said investigation hearings were held, of which reasonable public notice was given and at which parties inter- ested were given reasonable opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard; And whereas the President upon said investigation of said differ- ences in costs of production of said articles wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States and of like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competing foreign countries has thereby found-

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