New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-14
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Washington. March 13.-Everybody who is
familiar with the reciprocity agreements between
the United States and other countries and with
the geographical distribution of sugar production
throughout the world and who had also been
informed that the majority of the Senate Com
ynittee on Finance estimated that the amount of
revenue to be derived from the duty on sugar
under the pending bill would exceed s45 900 600
a year. amazed when he read in The Tribune
and several other newspapers to-day that Chair
man Voorhees, and Senator Vest agreed in the
statement that it was not the design of that
committee TO disturb or abrogate existing reci-
prociy ARRANGEMENTS. but simply to deprive the
President of the authority to make any new ar
rangements with other foreign countries
Chairman Voorhees,. according to the published
statement also declared that the bill could not
be fairly construed abrogatng existing reci-
procity agreements except in the case of Ha-
waiD. and called attention to Sections O5 and 100
in support Of his declaration When his atten-
ton again called to the matter to-day and
ne asked If the statement published this
morning correct. Mr. Voorhees, replied in the
affirmative.
II the design Of the majority of the Finance
Committee is. and if the effect Of the bill If
enacted will be. such Chairman voorhees, and
Mr. Vest assert. certain consequences will nat
urally and inevitably follow. In the first
place. all sugars below No. IS D. s. of color
produced in countries with which the United
States has entered into reciprocity arrange
'nents will continue TO be admitted free of duty
That means that so per cent of all the raw ma
terial OF the sugar refiners Of the United
States will be admitted free. thus fixing the
ha hav will no 1hi;
other 20 per cent imported. as we'll as the price
Of domestic raw sugar
During the fiscal year ended June go IS. :
The total importations into the United States of
beet and cane sugars under No. 16 D. s. amounted
TO S7S3O40266 pounds. of which 1926. 7O6,423
pounds were cane sugar and 436, $685. 43 beet
sugar. OF the total amount imported. 2,973. S54.-
622 pounds or about so per cent. produced
in countries with which the United States has
reciprocity agreements
OF the total amount of beet sugar (below No
is d. s. imported. S4,22S,342 pounds came from
Austria Hungary and 3255OSs4O pounds from
Germany; and Of the total amount of cane and
other sugars imported. 1886 pounds pro-
duced in and imported from Guatemala, 21S.450
pounds from Salvador $50 967. is1 pounds from the
British West Indies. 64.035.S40 pounds from San
Domingo 1S43.65l, 095 pounds from Cuba, $685.
1S2 pounds from Porto Rico, 114.59s. 997 pounds
from Brazil and 1884, $50 pounds from British
Guiana With all of these countries reciprocity
agreements in force.
In the same year the importations Of sugar
urder No. IS d. s from Hawaii, which were adj
mtted free of duty by virtue of the reciprocity
treaty which it is now proposed to abrogate.
amounted to 2ss,5l7,929 pounds
In addition to these free importations there
were admitted free of duty 15.4sO67s gallons of
molasses. of which 4SO gallons. or more
than 9S per cent, were produced in and imported
from the British West Indies, Cuba, Porto Rico
and San Domingo.
In the same year the total importatons Of
sugars above No. 16 d. S. amounted 10 only
49, 4O5 OS1 pounds. OF this total 32,67600O pounds
were dutiabe at $40 Of cent pound. 1t also
follows. if the assertion Of Chairman voorhees,
and Senator Vest be correct that the rates Of
duty on all refined sugars imported under the
proposed law df any are so imported will be
considerably more than double the rates under
the existing law. or from lilo 10 40 cents
pound. II other words. according to their in
depreciation of the BILL raw sugars will continue
be admitted free of duty and the Sugar
Trust will gain an additional protection (Which |
sugar consumers will be forced to pay) Of clio 10
$40 of cent a pound. This will. indeed. truly
be "a staggering blow TO the Sugar Trust"
The cane and beet sugar producers Of the
country declare with voice that these in |
dustrtes will be seriously injured, if not speedily
ruined. If the rates of duty proposed by the |
majority Of the Finance Committee shall be |
adopted. OF course if the construction now |
given 10 the Dill by TWO 81 us trainers Is cor |
rect. the rates Of duty { sugars below No. 16
d. s.. no matter what may be their saccharine
strength. will not be operative and the sugar
industries of the United States deprived Of the T,
benefit Of either a bounty or an adequate duty !
will be destroyed. That is the prospect which |
the sugar producers Of the South and West now |
face.
But while II is proposed to continue to admit |
free Of duty the sugars of Austria Hungary. |
Germany. the British and Spanish West Indies, |
British Guiana Brazil San Domingo Guatemala |
and Salvador, II is also proposed to abrOgate the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty and compel the |
sugar Of Hawaii, most Of which is produced by |
American citizens and American energy and |
capital, and the production Of which is the chief
industry Of that country, to pay a duty. It is !
also proposed TO impose duty Of 20 per cent ad
valorem on bananas and pneapples, the pro- |
ductiOn of which has become an industry or |
some Importance In Hawaii, and promises to |
increase in magnitude AS Senator Lodge said |
IN conversation with Tribune correspondent !
to-day: THE bill disCriminates most harShy |
and unjusly against Hawaii and Hawaiian !
products. 1t is hard for anybody to conceive |
what should have impeed the trainers of the |
bill do this thing. in view of the close com |
mercial and political relations between the !
United States and that country. and the great !
probability, amounting TO a moral certainty |
that those relations will become even more init |
mate al no distant day
Again as to revenue. II the bill should become |
law in its present form. far as sugar Is
concerned. and the law should be construed as
the bill is construed by Chairman Voorhees, and
Senator Vest. the duties sugar and moasses |
would Weld at the most only One-ffth as much |
revenue as the majority Of the Finance Commit |
tee estimates. and in all probability the amount
would be even less than that.