The herald., 1894-12-13
CATTLtNEN ON THE WARPA7H
A Death Struggle With the
Sugar Trust.
The United States Senate VIII Ba
the Battle Ground.
Free Sugar ID Demsndsd In Order TIL at
American NJ eats May Find q Market
In European Aggressive
Campaign.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. ia Post Washing
ton special says: Word has reached
here that the vast cattle interests. rep.
resenting an invested capital OF not less
than 500. .000.0O0 are about to grapple
in a death-lock struggle with the sugar
trust, and that the direction OF the
fighting is to be lodged with P. D. Ar
Elour, Nelson Morris and E. 3. Swift,
the Chicago kings OF the meat trade.
The United States senate is to be the
battle ground. and unless tho pro-
gramme miscarries, the contest between
these colossal interests will furnish the
crowning sensation OF the short session
OF congress. Free sugar is a necessity
for the free importation OF meat pro-
ducts to the great consuming markets OF
Europe. The imposition of duty on
sugar was promptly met by the placing
of an embargo against American beef by
Germany and Denmark, and the spirit
OF retaliation is being encouraged by
ether foreign patons with menacing
heartiness.
The merits OF this question being
pretty thoroughly conceded, mention is
only required in this connection to en-
phasizs the report that Germany has
indicated clearly that che does not pro-
pose to recede from the position taken
with regard to American meats until
the discrimina tion against the beet
sugar industries OF the German empire
is removed. German commercial in
trigus is tanning the flame OF hostility
throughout Europe toward American
meats. aud renewal of the old v.n-
dictive and general warfare against
American meat products on the part OF
the old world nations is not only threat.
ened but felt to be imminent. The Amer.
lean meat trade with foreign countries
approximatss $4,000. 900 year an
anything that threatens its mighty
business in vital or important way.
instantly touches the pockets Of one OF
the most powerful combinations in ex-
isteuce.
TIE cattle raissrs are in state OF
perpetual warfare with the great pack
ing combinations, but when in the pres
ence OF common enemy, 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 is-
sues and preparing to remove the cause
of irritation that is disturbing their es-
tablished trade. The duty on sugar be-
ing that cause they will lombard the
trust.
Nelson Morris. who has been abroad
for several months. brings back the re-
port that the prejudice against Amer
can meats can easily be removed by the
repeal OF the discriminating duty on
sugar. Morris furnishes more meat cup
Pile. to the armies of Edrope than any
half dozen contractors in the world, ana
h relations with foreign governme; (
are consequently recognized as being
81 tficisntv close to give to his confiden
tial communications on this eubject al.
most the stamp official. He is in tonch
with the very heads of the European
inspiration-the money bags of all tina
principal nations OF the old world. Nor
ris has also caused the word TO be passed
down the line that il the discriminatine
sugar duty is removed he has authori
tative assurances that former harmony
with American meat exporters will be
restored.
The condition being thus equarely de-
fined. a line OF action was soon agreed
upon. The details OF this campaign
have not been fully matured, but the
general outlines have been, subjsc Of
course, to modification. The purpose is
to 60 at the sugar trust in the senate at
the first opp Irtunity, even at the rick OF
blocking all kinds OF legislation, and
forcing an extraordinary session.
The theory upon which this PROPOSE
tion is based is that the meat intereste
are OF more importance than sugar, the
Nicaragua canal, appropriations or IN =
thing else that can come up, and tha-
congress must protect them.
In this hight the meat meu feel that
they can command the aggressive sup-
port OF the senators from every western
and sou, hern state and put up combi-
nation that will be invincihle.