The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-01
v.; r TIMFE-RICHMONDr VA SATUROAY DECEMBER 1921

legislation this winter seems 20 nass FRO
voked the trust into assuming Tue az
gre2siYe. City congressman ISL .,
the trust could have ch9sen uo e.,
s sep so c effectively 1he pnnphy said:
The trust seems TO ne MAKING
bluff to influence Legislation. MI; i,a 4,
meyer and his ASSOCIATES ~ "uep.' ~
political manipulation. / thlnk they are
now OVERRIDING the thing. IL l IAN Junse
of events to come. the SENATE caiinUt
now avoid paysing IN t 1. oa,,'
which went through the hoise iast rs. hes
SION II is pretty wen estayIn nation ma, va
Democratic defeat at the eiectlon was
due TO the failure of the party 10 90 us
full duty. One of its OMISSIONS was III
regard to sugar. The scandal over sugar
legislation must be removed Dy the sen
ate. 1t will certainly DE dou@
THE trust as has been demonstrate
ed. stops at no means TO gain its ehds.
When it succeeded in DloGklhs reform
in the Senate, it was proVldiIs lor It ii.
by enormous acquisitions Ct supplies
IL Is a matter of common DeHei, SuS-
tanned, / think. by commercial data, mat
pending tariff Legislation me trust so
worked the sugar market tnat IL could
absolutely control the market at IN
creased profits for - long time. The
eyes of the country will be turned to the
Senate this winter That body must
pass the free-sugar business.
Sugar operations in the stock market
arc mainly SPECULATIVE. II has been the
most active Stock on the list almost con-
tlnuOusy since the trust was tornvu'
Other industrials have claimed atteh-
ton at times but they had behind them
neither the skill nor the money in con-
troll Of the sugar manipulators, ana theN
leadership In the market was compare
lively short-lived. The stock market mas
not been far behind the reHheTIeS dS
producers of revenue Tor those VINO nave
controlled quotations. These men have
had as a following the multitude OF
big and little operators VINO are alWayS
ready to guess at the turn or the wheel
and the wheel has been kept steadily
spinning. Wrong guessors accordingly
have brought penalties only 10 those VINO
do not ask and cannot expect pubic
sympathy.
The men at work in the rehnerles, on
the other hand. are properly obJects Oh
pity, If the threat TO shut down Is put
In force. Their work Is hard ana wages
low President Havemeyers PROFESSIONS
OF concern for them MS HhWililhGhess
10 reduce them TO competition with cheap
European labor has a grotesque SOUND
where the refineries are situated. Inc
percentage Of American labor in the re-
fineries has always been believed 10 he
very small II the foreign labor employ
cd I'm the refneries has not been the
cheapest that could be hired. and II II
has not been worked close 10 the limit
OF human endurance. common report mas
been entirely erroneous for years. The
trust has not tried In any way 10 re-
Move this general impression, and it
has passed into belief.
Sympathy was expressed I'm all quar-
ters yesterday for the men who I'm Con
gresham Warmers language. having
been broilcd in summer will be turned
out to freeze in winter II they are
10 be forced into idleneSs, the suffering
thereby inflicted seems certain 70 out
weigh any advantages in physical or
financial comfort that may come from
depressing the stock market or BULLDOG
ing Congress