MY DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: Herewith I have the honor to transmit the report of the Tariff Commission in the investigation, for the purposes of section 315 of the tariff act of 1922, of the costs of production in the United States and in the principal competing foreign country of men's sewed straw hats. Included in the report is a "Separate statement of Commissioner Costigan, in part concurring and in part dissenting, in the investigation of men's sewed straw hats." Respectfully, THOMAS O. MARVIN, _Chairman_. UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION WASHINGTON MEN'S SEWED STRAW HATS JULY 17, 1925. _To the President_: The United States Tariff Commission respectfully submits the following report upon an investigation of the differences in costs of production of men's sewed straw hats in the United States and in competing foreign countries, for the purposes of section 315 of Title III of the tariff act of 1922. INTRODUCTORY _Reference to files._--The basic documents in connection with the investigation on men's sewed straw hats are in the files of the Tariff Commission and are available to the President. They include the transcripts of the public hearings and the original cost schedules and other data. These include confidential data, the disclosure of which is forbidden by section 708 of the revenue act of 1916: SEC. 708. It shall be unlawful for any member of the United States Tariff Commission, or for any employee, agent, or clerk of said commission, or any other officer or employee of the United States, to divulge, or to make known in any manner whatever not provided for by law, to any person, the trade secrets or processes of any person, firm, copartnership, corporation, or association embraced in any examination or investigation conducted by said commission, or by order of said commission, or by order of any member thereof. * * * _Rates of duty:_ Act of 1922--Not blocked or trimmed } 60 per cent. } Par. 1406. Blocked or trimmed } } Act of 1913--Not blocked or trimmed } 25 per cent. } Par. 335. Blocked or trimmed } 40 per cent. } Act of 1909--Not trimmed } 35 per cent. } Par. 422. Trimmed } 50 per cent. } _History of the investigation._--On May 29, 1924, the commission ordered an investigation of men's sewed straw hats for the purposes of section 315 of Title III of the tariff act of 1922, and on the same date ordered a preliminary hearing for June 12, 1924.