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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

under and by virtue of section 336 of Title III, Part II, of the act of Congress approved June 17, 1930, entitled "An act to provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, to protect. American labor, and for other purposes," the United States Tariff Commission has investigated the differences in costs of production of, and all other facts and conditions enumerated in said section with respect to, Fourdrinier wires and cylinder wires, suitable for use in paper-making machines (whether or not parts of or fitted or attached to such machines), and woven-wire cloth suitable for use in the manufacture of Fourdrinier wires or cylinder wires, 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 the principal competing country;

in the course of said investigation a hearing was held, of which reasonable public notice was given and at which parties interested were given reasonable opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard;

the commission has reported to the President the results of said investigation and its findings with respect to such differences in costs of production;

the commission has found it shown by said investigation that the principal competing country is Germany, and that the duties expressly fixed by statute do not equalize the difference in the costs of production of the domestic articles and the like or similar foreign articles when produced in said principal competing country, and has specified in its report the increase in the rate of duty expressly fixed by statute found by the commission to be shown by said investigation to be necessary to equalize such difference; and

in the judgment of the President such rate of duty is shown by such investigation of the Tariff Commission to be necessary to equalize such difference in costs of production;

President of the United States of America, do hereby approve and proclaim an increase in the rate of duty expressly fixed in paragraph 318 of Title I of said act on cylinder wires having more than 55 meshes per lineal inch in warp or filling, and Fourdrinier wires, suitable for use in paper-making machines (whether or not parts of or fitted or attached to such machines), and on woven-wire cloth having more than 55 meshes per lineal inch in warp or filling and suitable for use in the manufacture of Fourdrinier wires or cylinder wires, from 50 per centum ad valorem 2437