The two greatest competing vegetable fibers in this country are cotton and jute. Jute is only grown in a relatively small section of India. Less than 2 percent of the cultivable land of India is devoted to its production. There is imported into this country each year from 700.000.000 to 900.000.000 pounds of jute. This vegetable fiber is produced by pauper labor that receives from 8 to 10 cents a day. It comes into this country in its raw state dutyfree. The finished product has only a very small. almost a nominal duty imposed upon it by the existing tariff law.
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Pauper labor in India receives very little pay.