Labor advisers Mr. Marion Hedges, Director of Research of the International Mr. A. D. Lewis, International Representative of the United Mr. Phil E. Zeigler, Editor and Business Manager, Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Cincinnati, Ohio Mr. Hyman Bloomberg, Vice President, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, New York, N. Y. Mr. Joseph E. Cohen, Chairman, Legislative Committee, Typographical Unions of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. Secretary of the delegation Miss Harriet Hopkinson, Secretary, Geneva Office, United States Department of Labor, Geneva, Switzerland GOVERNING BODY OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR OFFICE The President has approved the designation of Mr. Carter Goodrich, of New York, as the representative of this Government at the meeting of the Governing Body of the International Labor Office to be held at Geneva, Switzerland, on May 30, 1938. Mr. Goodrich has served as the representative of this Government at several of the quarterly sessions of the Governing Body held during the past 2 years. This Government has in the past followed the practice of making separate appointments for each of the quarterly meetings of the Governing Body. The other governments represented in the International Labor Organization have appointed their representatives at the meetings of the Governing Body to serve until replaced. It has now been decided to follow the practice of the other governments in this regard, and until further notice Mr. Goodrich will represent the United States at the quarterly meetings. NAVIGATION AGREEMENT RELATING TO A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF MARITIME BUOYAGE, AND RULES ANNEXED THERETO 12 Egypt According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated April 26, 1938, the instrument of adherence by Egypt to the Agreement Relating to a Uniform System of Maritime Buoyage, and Rules Annexed Thereto, signed at Geneva on May 13, 1936, was deposited with the Secretariat on April 7, 1938. Spain POSTAL POSTAL UNION OF THE AMERICAS AND SPAIN, 1936 18 According to a despatch from the American Embassy at Barcelona dated April 11, 1938, the Gaceta de la Republica for April 4, 1938, publishes the text of a law by which the Spanish Government ratifies the Convention of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, the Final Protocol and Regulations, the Provisions Relative to Transportation of Mail by Air, the Parcel Post Agreement, and the Money Order Agreement, signed at Panamá on December 22, 1936. Haiti PUBLICATIONS CONVENTION ON INTERCHANGE OF PUBLICATIONS 14 The American Legation reported by a despatch dated May 10, 1938, that Le Moniteur of May 5, 1938, publishes the ratification by Haiti on March 23, 1938, of the Convention on Interchange of Publications, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936. STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION RELATING TO ECONOMIC STATISTICS 15 Lithuania According to a circular letter from the League of Nations dated April 20, 1938, the instrument of adherence by Lithuania to the Convention Relating to Economic Statistics, signed at Geneva on December 14, 1928, was deposited with the Secretariat on April 2, 1938. TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION CONVENTION (TREATY SERIES, No. 867) 16 Cuba The Spanish Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State by a note dated May 11, 1938, that the instrument of ratification by Cuba of the International Telecommunication Convention, and the General Radio Regulations, and the Additional Radio Regulations annexed thereto, signed at Madrid on December 9, 1932, was deposited with the Spanish Ministry of State at Barcelona on April 13, 1938. 13 See Bulletin No. 103, April 1938, p. 99; texts of convention and parcel post and money order agreements, 50 Stat. (pt. 2) 1657, 1696, 1708. See Bulletin No. 103, April 1938, p. 100. 15 See Bulletin No. 94, July 1937, p. 26. 16 See Bulletin No. 103, April 1938, p. 100; text of convention, 49 Stat. (pt. 2) France The Spanish Ambassador at Washington informed the Secretary of State by a note dated May 28, 1938, that the instrument of ratification by France of the International Telecommunication Convention, signed at Madrid on December 9, 1932, was deposited with the Spanish Ministry of State at Barcelona on May 5, 1938. The ratification includes the General Radio Regulations, the Additional Radio Regulations, the final Radio Protocol, the Telegraph Regulations, the Final Telegraph Protocol, and the Telephone Regulations. Tunisia The American consul at Tunis reported by a despatch dated April 12, 1938, that the provisions of the International Telecom. munication Convention, the General Radio Regulations, the Additional Radio Regulations, the Telegraph Regulations and the Final Telegraph Protocol, and the Telephone Regulations, all signed at Madrid on December 9, 1932, were made applicable to Tunisia by beylical decree dated March 21, 1938, published in the Journal Officiel Tunisien of March 25, 1938. INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION CONFERENCES The International Telecommunication Conferences of Cairo convened on February 1, 1938. The two conferences, namely, the Telegraph and Telephone Conference and the Radio Conference, sat concurrently. The Telegraph and Telephone Conference adjourned on April 4 and the Radio Conference on April 8. The purpose of the Conferences was to revise the regulations adopted at the Madrid Telecommunication Conference in 1932, and annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention of December 9, 1932, namely, the Telegraph Regulations, the Telephone Regulations, the General Radio Regulations, and the Additional Radio Regulations.17 The United States signed the General Radio Regulations but did not sign the other regulations, namely, the Additional Radio Regulations, the Telegraph Regulations, and the Telephone Regulations. The text of the General Radio Regulations, the Additional Radio Regulations, and the Telegraph Regulations adopted at Cairo, together with the Report of the chairman of the American delegation to the Secretary of State, are available in mimeographed form from the Department of State upon request. They will be available in printed form at a later date. "For text of convention and Radio Regulations, see Treaty Series, No. 867; for text of convention and all regulations annexed thereto, see 151 League of Nations Treaty Series. MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITIONS CONVENTION CONCERNING ARTISTIC EXHIBITIONS (TREATY SERIES, No. 929)1 Haiti The American Legation at Port-au-Prince reported by a despatch dated May 10, 1938, the Le Moniteur of April 28, 1938, publishes the ratification by Haiti on March 23, 1938, of the Convention Concerning Artistic Exhibitions, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936. JUDICIAL DECISIONS RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA (EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT SERIES, No. 67) DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS (T. D. 49094)1 F. H. Von Damm v. United States On May 29, 1937, the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals rendered a decision in favor of the defendant in the case of F. H. Von Damm v. United States, which was an appeal from a judgment of the United States Customs Court upholding the assessment of duty by the collector of customs at the port of New York upon an importation of corn from Argentina. The collector of customs assessed duty at the rate of 25 cents per bushel of 56 pounds under the provisions of paragraph 724 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The appellant claimed in his protest that the corn was dutiable at 122 cents per bushel, or at 10 cents per bushel "under and by virtue of the provisions of existing treaties between the United States and the country of exportation, the Convention of Commercial Reciprocity of 1902 between Cuba and the United States [Treaty Series, No. 427; 33 Stat. (pt. 2) 2136], the Reciprocal Trade Agreement or Treaty of August 24, 1934 between Cuba and the United States [Executive Agreement Series, No. 67; 49 Stat. (pt. 2) 3559], and Section 350 (a) of the Tariff Act of 1930." The appellant did not question the validity of the Cuban Trade Agreement or of section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The protest was leveled at the administrative action of the collector of customs at New York in assessing duty at 25 cents per bushel as being in contravention of the law when such law is properly construed and applied. Appellant's contention upon the issue raised was stated in his brief as follows: "1. That the 10¢ per bushel maximum duty on corn set forth in Column 2 of Schedule 2 of the Cuban Trade Agreement constitutes the duty granted to Cuba as a reciprocal concession under the general trade agreement powers of the President. 1Treasury Decisions, July 22, 1937, vol. 72, No. 4, p. 24. |