	baldrige predicts end of u s japan  dispute the united states and japan will soon settle their  dispute over semiconductors u s commerce secretary malcolm baldrige said on television baldrige referring to the u s japan  agreement on semiconductors said their government wants to live up to it their industries haven t been doing it and i think we ll have a good settlement to spare both sides i think the japanese understand full well that they haven t lived up to this commitment he said he added i do not think there will be a  war at all on friday washington announced plans to put as much as mln dlrs in tariffs on japanese electronic goods from april because of tokyo s failure to observe the agreement the officials said the tariffs would be ended as soon as japan started adhering to the agreement but they said there was little chance japan could react quickly enough to avert the higher tariffs baldrige said the reagan administration hoped the strong u s action against japan would convince congress to tone down protectionist  legislation now being drafted he denied the action had been taken for that reason reuter 
