The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-28
HIS SUGAR SPEECH.
ALDRICH MAKES THE RE-
PUBLICAN ADDRESS.
A Republican Explanation Of Tariff for
Revcnue-Germsn Competition In sugar
Must be Opposed. or the American Ia
dustry Wiped Out.

chiteo states senate to-day presented
Tor his conferees the Republican state.
ment OF tho tariff bill under considera.
ton. 1t Is the only speech that will
be made by the Republicans, and en-.
tered fully into the sugar schedule and
its effects upon the revenue. Mr.. Aid.
rich spoke as follows:
President, the business of the
entire country is in n state Of suspen.
sion awaiting the action Of the senate
upon the bill under consideration. I
believe that the anxiety to secure &C.
ton upon this important measure at
the earliest possible day is shared by
every member Of the Senate. can
say for the Senators sitting on this
side OF the chamber that no time will
be spent in academic discussion of the
principles of protection.
The committee believes that in the
reduction they have suggested from
the rates imposed on the House bill
that they have not gone in any in
stance below the protective point and,
II the bill should become a law In the
form presented by them, every Amer
lean industry would be enabled to
meet foreign competition on equal
terms; that is so far as this quality can
DO secured by tariff legislation. The
rates suggested by the committees
amendments are considerably below
those imposed by the house bill and in
most instances below those contained
IN the act of 1890.
THE annual consumption of suga,
In the United States is about 1000, DOC
gross tons Of 2,24o pounds each, with q
value based on foreign prices approx.
mating 500, ooo, 900, If the high duties
proposed in either the House or Senate
bill should be adopted the annual cost
Of sugar to would be moro
than Sl60, 600, 900. OF the consumption
Of 1906, 40, 1000 tons, or 9 per cent. were
beet sugars produced in the United
States, and $4,000 tons, ord per cent,
domestic cane sugars, and l57, 900 tons.
or 8 per cent, were sugars admitted
from the Hawaiian islands free OF
duty under u treaty with the Ha.
waiian government. The two million
tons of sugar consumed in the United
States constitute nearly thirty per
cent of the total consumption of the
world, the total sugar crop of 1896
being approximately seven million
tons, OF which 1900, COO, or about six
and one-half per cent of the whole.
were beet sugars.
1.-THE pressing necessity for securing
greatly increased seems to
render Q return to a Republican policy
Of FREQ sugar adopted in 1890 an inn.
possibility. The demand for revenue
purposes and the belief that every
reasonable effort should be made to
encourage the production of beet sugar
in the United States led u majority of
the finance committee TO recommend
the high rates upon sugar which are
contained in the bill now before the
Senate. 1t is believed by the friends
of the beet sugar industry hat we can
successfully initiate the example Of
Germany in the rapid development Of
beet sugar production.
with duties adequately protective
upon manufactures of cotton, wool,
silk and fax, we may expect O con-
stantly diminishing revenue from the
importations OF these products. II
the rates imposed by this bill on sugar
5hould be found to lead to the rapid
development Of the beet sugar indus
try in the United States, we may ex-
oect large reductions year by year
from the contemplated rcvcnue from
sugar.
"Some of the most sanguine advo-
Gates Of the policy Of encouraging
beet sugar production in this country
believe that we shall, within ten years,
produce al Of our sugar.
The senator then took up the Ha.
waiian treaty ami said: 1.-The commit
tee will also prepare and present an
amendment to the House provisions In
regard to the Hawaiian treaty. The
existing commercial treaty between
the United States and the government
Of those islands provides for the
free admissions of raw sugars,
the product Of the Hawaiian Is.
lands, into the United States. II this
treaty should remain In force 1t would
result in giving . bounty to the Ha-
waiian sugar producers amounting to
more than IS, DOC, 900 per annum. II
was not contemplated, when the
original treaty was made or when il
was extended, that any possible ad.
vantage Of this kind would ever result
from its terms to the people Of the
Sandwich islands.
There should be no difficulty In Sc
curing through the treaty making
power such notifications Of the treaty
Is will be satisfactory to both coun-
tries without injury to either. II GER
tainly cannot be expected that the
United States will continue for any
length Of time to pay a bonus OF
", 900, 900 or So, o00, 900 per annum as
an inducement to any foreign country
20 trade with us.
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views of the airship are those who o o