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IMPORT QUOTA PROTECTIONISTS
As the United States Congress introduced eighteen trade quota bills, the other seventy-three member nations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) indicated that they would use the November 24, 1967, general meeting to voice their concerns. As a result, President Johnson ordered Tariff Commission Hearings, arguing that establishing quotas would set off international retaliation against American industry—a belief Herblock, by selecting a large angry bear to represent foreign trade interests, shared.
[Man labeled “import quota protectionists” trying to net small bear labeled “foreign sales to U.S.,” while large bear labeled “Retaliation against U.S. sales abroad” lurks in background],1967. Published in the Washington Post, November 12, 1967. |