The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-13
WILL LOCK HORNS.
The Vast Stock interests OF tho West Ready
to Give Battle to the Sugar
Trust.
THE UNITED STATES TAXES SUGAR.


Chicago, Dec, IA Washington
special 10 the Post says. WORD has
reached here that The vast cattle In
tereuts Of the west, representing In
vested capital of , loss than $500. 900, o
OOD, are about 10 Rrapple In "a death
lock struggle with The sugar trust, aud
that the direction Of The lighting In to
be lodged with T.. y. Armour, Nelson
Morris ana swift. the Chicago kings
Of the meat trade. The United States
IN 10 be- the battle ground and unless
the programme miscarrieH. the encoun-
ter between these colossal interests
VIII furnish the crowning sensation 1f
the short session Of congress. Free
sugar Is a necessity for the free impor-
tltlon of meat products 70 the great
consuming markets Of Europe. The
imposition Of a duty on sugar WAS
promptly met by tho placing of an
embargo against American beef by
Germany aud Denmark. and spirit Of
retaliation is being encouraged by other
I foreign nations with mcnaclng hearth
ness
THE merits 0f this question have been
thoroughly aired and mention il only
required I'm this connection To empha-
size the point that Germany has in
dicated clearly that she does not pro-
pose 10 recede from the position taken
with regard 10 American meats until
the discrimination against the beet su-
gar industries OF the German empire
| Is removed. The German commercial
intrigue is tanning u flame nf hostility
/ throughout Europe toward American
! meats, ana the renewal Of the old vim
dlctiye warfare against American meat
products on the part OF the old world
/ nations is not only threatened, bat felt
10 be imminent The American meal
trade with foreign countries approx
mates Sl5,00O,0OO year. and anything
that threatens It's mighty business II
a vital or important way instantly
touches the pockets OF the most power
full combinations in existence.
Cattle raisers are In state of per
petual warfare with the great packinl
combinations. but when In the presenc'
OF common enemy a community OF in
terests is at once formed and unite'
front presented. Therefore, cattle rails
ers, cattle killers, aud meat distributor
are pooling their interests and prepar
ing TO remove the cause OF irritatiO
that is disturbing their establishe
trade.
"The duty on sugar being that cause
they viii lombard the trust Nelsoi
Morris. who has been abroad for scNera
months. brings back "A report that th
prejudice against American meats cai
easily be removed by a repeal of tn
discriminating duty on sugar Morris
! furnishes more meat supplies to tb'
armies ot Europe than any half dozci
contractors IN the world, and his rela
/ tiOns with foreign governments arr
consequently recognized as being sui
| iciontly close to give his contidenua
communication on this subject nlmos
| the stamp OF official. He Is iu t0ucl
with the very heads of European In
/ spiration-the money-baEs ot al th'
principal nations of the world. Morris
/ has also caused word 10 be passed
down the line that IL The discrimin. unl
sugar duty lis removed he has uuthuri
tattye assurance that the former har
mnny with American meat exporters
will be restored.
"The condition being thus suuarclS
defined, "A line of action was soon agreed
upon. Details OF this campaign have
not been fully matured, but the genera
outlines have been subjected, of course
to modification, The purpose Is To ge
the sugar trust In the senate at the frs
opportunity, even at the risk of block
ing All kinds of legislation and forcinl
Ian extraordinary session. The theor,
upon which this proposition Is base'
is that the meat interests are OF mor'
Importance than sugar, the NlcaraEui
canal proposition or anything else ina
| l... hVt congress
must protect them. In this fight th'
meat men feel that they can command
the aggressive support of senator's IRON
every western and southern state an'
put up n combination that viii be IN
| yiucible" "