If a referee blows his whistle and never walks off the yardage. pretty soon the game is going to deteriorateand that is what is happening in trade. If industries damaged by imports are told that section 201 of the Trade Act is not available as a means of gaining temporary. GATTconsistent relief from imports. then we cannot be surprised when Congress reacts to rampant protectionism by enacting quota bills for any industry with enough political clout to muster the votes. The administrations denial of relief to the footwear industry under section 201 and its opposition to trade adjustment assistance fuel the fires of protectionism. Not all Importsensitive industries need or deserve import relief. but if we are to manage our trade problems. if we are to direct the pressures in a more rational direction. then section 201 must be an integral part of our trade policy.
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