The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-13

Chicago. Dec. ia Post Washing-
ton special says:
Word has reached here that the vasf
cattle interests of the west. represent
ing an invested capital of not less than
$780, 600, 600, are about to grapple in a
death-locle struggle with the Sugar
trust and that the direction of the
fighting is to be. lodged with P. D. Ar
uour, Nelson. Morris & Swift. the Chi
cago kings OF the meat trade.
A CPoyvninG Sensation.
The United States is to be the battle
ground and unless the programme mis-
carries the encounter between these
colossal interests will furnish the
browning sensation of the short ses-
sion Of Congress. Free sugar is a nee
essity for free importation of meat
products to the great consum-
ing markets of Europe. The inpos.tion
OF duty on sugar was promptly. met
by the raising OF an embargo against
American beef by Germany and Den
mark, and the spirit of the retaliation
is being encouraged 10y the foreign ma
tionS with menacing heartiness. The
pretty thoroughly acceded and nen-
ton is only required in this connec-
ton to emphasize the point that Ger
many has indicated clearly that she
does not propose to recede from the
position taken with regard to AIneri-
can meats until the Discrimination
against the beet sugar INDUSTRIES Of
the Germans empire are removed.
flaming the Flames.
German commercial int1fgue is fan
| ming the fame of hostility throughout
| Europe toward American meats. and d
renewal of the old VindictiVe and gen
| eral warfare against the American
meat products on the part of the. old
world nations, is not only threatened,
| but felt to be imminent. The Ameri-
can meat trade with foreign countries
| approximates $15,000,0J0 a year. and
anything that threatens it's mighty
! business in g vital or important way
instantly touches the pockets of one
| OF the most powerful combinations II
| existence.
/ The cattle raisers are in q state OF
perpetual warfare with the great
| packing combinations, but in the pres
| ence of 4 common enemy a, community
| of interests is at once formed and
| united front presented. Therefore, the
cattle raisers, the cattle killers and
| the meat distributors are pooling their
issues and preparing to remove the
cause of irritation that is disturbing
their established trade. The duty on
sugar being that cause. they will lOonl-
bard the trust.
Must Be Removed.
Nelson Morris, who has been abroad
for several months, brings back the re-
port that the prejudice against Ameri-
can meats can easily be removed by
the repeal of the discriminating duty
on sugar. Morris, furnishes more meat
lsupplies to the armies of Europe than
any half dozen contractors in the
world and his relations with foreign
/ governments are consequently recog-
nized as being sufficiently close to
give to mis- confidential communication
/ Of this subject, almost the stamp Off
lcial. He is in touch with the very
heads Of the European inspiration-tne
money bags Of all the principal ma
tons of the old world. Morris has also
caused the word to De passed down the
line that If the discriminating sugar
duty is removed, ne has authoritative
assurances that former harmony with
American meat exporters will be re-
stored.
To Go at the Trust
The condition thus being squarely
defined, a. line Of action was soon
agreed upon. The details Of this cam
!. palgn nave not been fully matured, but
the general outlines have been subject,
of course, to modification. The pur-
| pcSG 10 " ~ etl Llle sugar trust III Une
, Senate the first opportunity, even at
the risk of blocking all kinds of legis-
t latfon, and forcing an extraordinary
session. The theory upon which this
proposition is based is that the meat
interests are OF more importance than
sugar, the Nicaragua canal appropria-
ton or anything else that comes up and
1 that Congress must protect them.
Feel quite Confident.
T they can command the aggressive sup
port Of the senators from every west
ern and southern state, and put up a
, combination that viii be invincible
BANK CLOSES.