The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-11
HOW FRAUDS Are COMMITTED.
Defects in the System of Collecting
the Sugar Tax.
MoNOPoLISTS PROTECTED BY GOVERNMENT
Charges OF AduIteration that Demand
Investigation

the Speaker Mr. Randall. created quite stir though
not altogether unexpected, among the sugar rehners
OF New York. The bill does not meet with the ap
proval OF the trade and to give authoritative express
sion 10 the reasons which the trades objections
are founded a meeting was called noon yesterday
ct No 81 Water street In answer to the call the fol-
lowing gentlemen appeared :-Messrs. Skiddy Min
ford, T. D. Morgan, Havemeycrs Elder, Havemeyer
h Eastwick Havemeyer Brothers. Grinnell \ Minturn
H. H. Swift. Albania & Fuller. Banerman Brothers.
Matthessen Wiechers. W. p. Willets, George Noel
ler Peter Moeer Gustavus Schwab. Youngs Co..
Franklin 4 Co.. and the Brooklyn Sugar Refining Com
pany Mr. Scion Humphreys was elected president
of the meeting and Mr. W. p willets secretary. The
first business after the organization of the meeting
was the presentation the following resolutions to
wit
Resolved That in the opinion of this meeting the pro
posed change in the tariff sugar suggested by Mr.
Secretary sherman + in the highest degree unjust and i'm
anu ,h ~ NAM a;areuce nf M less linn ~, ~
per pound nnmber in color or one degree Of the
Resolved That the people Of this country demand for
their consump zion low priced soft the manufacture
Of which S F0n s~ e low NJ
great innstee aud we call on Congress i any change
OF high low qnaiit and that shall conform
possible TO ad valorem duty.
The first resolution adopted without discus
sion. but Mr. Schwab wanted the second amended so
TO ask Congress for absolutely ad vaorem duty
based the home market value of the goods. Mr.
Fitch said he doubted Congress would go before the
country on an al valorem duty. Mr.. Mnturn said
he in favor of greatly reducing the whole scale
of duties, and finally, after much discussion. Mr.
Schwabs amendment was put and lost by vote Of
to- and the resolution read adopted.
Mr. Minturn offered the following resolution. which
adopted without discussion
In m. If ia he drtia
amounting they do 70 between fifty and sixty
reduced chalf justice
country and for avoiding the difficulties and frauds in col
lecting the
vote of thanks passed to Mr.. d. A. Wells for
the brochure sugar The book, 1t was stated. had
some fanlts and those VIII, voted the thanks wished
1t understood that they did not in all things agree
with Sr. Wells. The secret xy directed to for
ward copies Of the resolution to Secretary sherman
and the Chairman OF the Committee of Ways and
Means OF Congress and the meeting adjourned die
SUGAR WORKERS IN MASS MEETING DENoUNCE
THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE TARIFF.
The workingmen engaged in the sugar refining
business in Williamsburg. awake to the danger
threatening their industry from the measures pro-
posed - Congress. assembled at Washington Hall.
corner Of Broadway and Fourth street last evening.
70 protest against discriminating tariff. Fully
1900 attended though all could get into the
hall William c. Miller. cooper from L. n. Palmer's
shop. elected chairman. and Alexander McAllen.
from the same place, secretary.
The chairman said that $50 900 people were getting
their bread from the refining industry and the
proposal to change the tariff meant beggary for all
and throwing the refining out OF the country alto
gethcr and into the hands OF Cuban Shareholders and
coolies who worked for cents day and Congress
ought not 10 make laws that would destroy entire
industry. Williamsburg cannot afford to lose
the income she gets from the 10000 people living
here who get livelihood from the sugar refineries.
AIonzo C. House. from HavemeyersS Elders refinery
said that the question OF American rights bound
up in this question. II Congress passed the tariff
proposed they would deprive every citizen of the
right labor in these hard times there is
work in other trades and the refneries would all
close its passage. Legislation closed the salt
works industry at Syracuse TO the detrinent Of the
whole State. and it is proposed TO commit
greater wrong BY closing the refining industry
Kari Kranz followed in German and then Mr. Alex
sndcr McAllen. He said they knew the charge of
authorization false. and IS FOR frauds in the inn
portaiion Mr. Hayemeyef. renner was the first to
notify the government Of the attempted fraud by
Cuban shippers by the change Of color The sugar
paid onc-quarter o. the revenue 81 the government
and is surely NOT the policy Of the government to
kill the goose that lays that golden egg which they
assuredy will do If they pass the measure proposed
BY Secretary sherman.
The government were providing the red Indians
with food. clothing and agricultural implcmcnts
but what will they do for the tens Of thousands the
passage OF this measure would throw out OF employ
mentY
Robert Giliies. the next speaker. from the DE
Castro Bonner refinery, charged that spanish
gold used unfortunately creating all this
citcment. and the meeting tonight was TO
sibie' Tho Lord helped them that hei R
themselves, and they az workingInen were assembled
70 appeal % Congress not TO give 70 slaveholding
foreigners work that their own citizens have been do
ing and do better than any slave cooe is capa
bic q. and at the same time place it in the market
cheaper.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr.. James Trenur then urged the passage of the
following resolutions IN pointed address. and they
were carried unanimously s--
large proportion q the people the Eastern District 81
country depend for their livelihood. is suffering from
mos anssaa depression and much priys,icn snqng the
endured " consequences; and whereas we have solid
largely owing falling Oh in he demand Tor soft
sasars are saui,ers,sd Ne harmful i1rcden,s f
meats chat effect having boon widely circulated IN the
whoesae chaFes q fraud against Importers snd chn-rs
ernmeS officials. ogaer sath % ss sho" ioanaai IN
amt oy The Secretary q no Treasury rest upon 10 evi
adneraton aud fraud, pressure heng brought bear
70 impose duty and four
% f ea @r so o syss re-, aS.,s No y pa,e
.aeehane strength and nsfe.s aeeordng % the abest
tara would ascri,nnato aeains, ali low grade
sugars below 70 ~ such dseriinipsson increasing
tho sradcj, npoa ehich low grade sugars ,his
homo industry absolutely depends prosperity
wosa inura tho shipping ntrres Nunld 10 o. no present
benefit aud eventual loss q tff consumer, voas
fer ihe refining industry W the nited States spanish
slave labor producing dependency ana thus necessarily
ruin the industry ~ which American citizens gain
bread
Resolved arst That IL Is tho duty % the press aud
especially OF tile which have circulated the
aforementioned SANDERS disabuse She pablic mind u
the srVundcss fears arising out ~ them
Resolved sscond INST hereby denounce these charge.
Of fraud - The country Wholesale csumnee craftily
IL ~u bon aw
Cuban planter ~ them sodunusly circulated hs
United states ip the VI procuring legislation ~
vofahe these latter and destructive IT industry
keroived. third That neither fraud nor adnteraton
Supporng both have existed in the uH measure
charged be rightly properly reached ~ tarir
changes shat " they could n1ht ~ b. reached '
proygsed uniform rate ~ duty tu No ~ Dntci
STANDARD the door - fraud much greater than w po.
sblc under present arin and ineasurnby easier 81
aud that il - insult ~ the
10 a inability W enforce the tara law
- base change 10 the law upon such alleged I'M
biifty.
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