The bearing of recent tariff legislation on international relations

As evidenced by the League o ace. Recent years have been characterized of Nations Covenant and the Kellogg Pact, natione hy incrensing rotectionlem in all countries. National tariffs affect, sometimes disas trously, other nations than those enacting the tariffs. Injured nations have no effective remedy except war. The injurious international effects of tariffs are indicated by the representations of 36 nations against the Act of 1930 and by the casc of Japan. Hitherto the right of each nation to enact such tariffs as it pleases has gone unques tioned in international law. Because of the inconsistency of this alleged right with the League of Nations Covenant and the Kellogg Pact, it may now be questioned. If nations desire to make effective their world peace organizations, tariff legislation must be made subject to international law.