New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-26
SUGAR REFINERIES CLOSED.
A SCHEME TO WORK THE TARIFF FOR
THE TRUST.
PLEADING IMPROPER APPRA1sMENT TO ESTAB-
LIsH GREATER CoNTRoI-MR HAvEMEYER
APPEALS TO SECRETARY CARIIsIE-A
TRICK TO PROTECT THE MO-
NOPOLY FURTHER.

NOPOLY FURTHER.
The Sugar Trust is preparing TO pull a long
face" over the new Tariff law. which was given to
it by the abominabe combination of Democrats In
the United States Senate and the weakness OF
President Cleveland in Sinking the issue OF
''perfdy and dishonor' which he first invited at
the last session of Congress. Poverty and hard
treatment are evidently the war-cries 10 be raised
as Election Day draws near. in the hope of blind
ing the people TO the nefarous bargain when
the German combine forced through Congress in
the name of tariff reform President Have
meyer. of the American Sugar Refining Company
announced authoritatively yesterday that owing
to the operation Of the new tariff the refneres
have been operated at a loss" a portion of them
will close down this week, and Mr. Havemeyer
says that they will all be closed down next week
There is accumulation of refined sugars on
hand fully sufficient to meet the present demand
The big Havemeyer refinery in Williamsburg has
stopped work. and the Matthiesen Weichers
refinery in Jersey city is on the point of closing
its doors
Mr.. Havemeyer has a pitable @ tale to tell of
the wckedness of the officers OF the Government
In insisting the new tariff duties The big
sugar magnate says that the appraisers, in calcu-
lating duties sugar imported from Germany.
take the cost free on board" at the German ex
porting port. with the addition of all drawbacks
and the bounty allowed by the German Government
Is added ~ the Government officers. he says. in
fixing the price at which the imported sugars
to pay duty. and he Is said TO have made APP
peal to Secretary Carlisle for revision of this
method Wall Street laughed yesterday at the
tale told by Mr. IIavemeyer Of the hardships Of
the Sugar monopoly. It is looked upon the first
step IN a campaign intended to- secure. If posi-
BILE. the regulation OF the customs service Of the
Inited States for the benefit of the combination
which Is now swollen with enormous profits for
which consumers pay. The Trust FOR months made
a des?erate. and. II is universally believed
bill "A schedule on sugar which would bar out for
tien competition ana give the Trust supreme con-
troll OF the horne trade. To the shame OF Con-
practically Just as 1t was made By the monopoly
when Il threw it, support to Mr. Cleveland In the
ers were stricken down for the benefit Of tho
Trust. and after Unprecedented mportations OF
free raw sugar while TN" Democratic Congress
deadlock was maintained. the Trust obtained a tax
barrier which left the poor at the mercy of
TINS wealthy ana INSCRIPTIONS captasuc COM
bnation.
The scandal Of the German Brce deal in Congress
was 50 great that the country was swept with
storm OF Indignation. The Sugar Trust has been
driven 10 desperate effort to break the force of
the cyclone Of public condemnation. The raanipu-
change were first called or" They were told. so
most Wall Street men believe. that the speculation
must BE- left alon. for a time. and no eXtrlvagant
"boom' in the stock mas been permitted. The
theory Of the Sugar nhgnates appears ~ be that
n they mark down the stock to low figure and
plead poverty they can wipe out the shameful
record Of the gigantic manpulItipus which were
gold mine to many Spectators on inside tips
tarin. The step now taken by the Sugar combine In
closing its rcineries and throwing hundreds Of
poorly paid workmen out Of employment IL evil
IDENTIFY .or the purpose OF securing power To dictate
how the new tariff shall be- enforced. The Have
the tarn II desired. Is trying - further, and.
under the preteXt that the Appraisers and col
.o have the administration OF the trust tarT placed
virtually n It's own control