Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-20
THE SUGAR TRUST.
The Meat Monarchs to Lock Horns
with Sugar Kings.
FREE SUGAR.. MORE NEAT EXPORTS
Cattle Raisers and Packers Want the Duty
ON Sugar Removed and They viii
lombard tho Sugar Trust
to Get It.

CHICAGO, Dec. ls.--A Post Washing
ton special says. Word reached here
that the vast cattle interests OF the
west, representing an invested capital
Of not less than $500, O,OOO, 900, are about
to grapple in death struggle with the
sugar trust and that the direction Of
the fighting is to be lodged with 2. d.
Armonr, Nelson Morris and Swift, the
Chicago kings Of the meat trade.
The United States is to be the battle
ground and unless the programme
miscarries the encounter between these
colossal interests will furnish the
browning sensation Of the short session
Of congress. Free sugar is necessity
to free expectation Of meat products
to the great consuming markets Of
Europe. The imposition Of duty on
sugar was promptly met by the raising
Of an embargo against American beef
by Germany and Denmark, and
the spirit Of retaliation Is being en-
couraged by other foreign nations with
menacing heartiness. The merits OF
this question have been pretty thor.
oughly canvassed, and mention is only
required in this connection to empha-
size the point that Germany has indi-
Gated clearly that she does not propose
to recede from the position taken with
regard to American meats until the dis
elimination against the beet sugar in
terests Of the German empire Is re-
moved. German commercial intrigue
Is tanning the fame Of hostility
throughout Europe toward American
meats, and renewal Of the old vindic-
tive and general warfare against the
American meat products on the part OF
the old world nations Is not only
threatened, but felt to be imminent.
The American meat trade with foreign
countries approximates $3.50, 900, 900 >
year and anything that threatens that
mighty business in vital or important
way instantly touches the pockets OF
one Of the most powerful and fighting
combinations In existence.
The cattle raisers are In a state OF
perpetual warfare with the great
packing combinations, but In the pres
ence of a common enemy community
of interests is at once formed and .
tunited 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 disturb
ing their established trade. The
duty on sugar being that cause
they will lombard the trust
Nelson Morris, who has been
abroad for several months, brings
back word that the prejudice against
American meat can only be removed
by the repeal OF the discriminating
duty on sugar. Morris furnishes more
meat supplies to the armies OF Europe
than any half dozen contractors in the
world, and his relations with foreign
governments are consequently rec
ognized as being sufficiently close
as to give his confidential communlca
tion on this subject almost the
stamp official. lie is in touch with the
very heart of European Inspiration
the money bags OF all the principal ma
tions OF the old world MOTIFS mas ais'
caused the word to be passed down the
line that If the discriminating sugar
duty Is removed he has authoritative