Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-24
PORTO RICAN TRADE
No Roadway Made by Opponents of
Presidents Plan.
TOBACCO And SUGAR INTERESTS
Their Representatives Routed by
Questions in Committee.
GEN. DAVIS STATEMENT

II is already apparent that no Roadway
IS being made before Congress by those
persons who are endeaVOring TO Illustrate
the establishment of free trade. with Porto
Rico. Leading republicans in all the COM
mittees Of the TWO houses having to deal
with insular affairs agree with the Presi-
dent that free trade between Porto Rico
and the United States is inevitable because
il is just and sensible.
The arguments thus far advanced against
undestricted trade relations have fallen
fiat; some of them have been shown. upon
aralyzatiou, TO be absurd Their selfish
ness is not even founded upon condition
of fact Summarizing the proceedings up
10 this time it is found that the opposition
to the Presidents humane. wise and con-
stitutiOnal plan for free trade between the
United States and the new territory comes
from these sources.
The Opponents to the Plan
The producers of tobacco in Connecticut
who fear competition of Porto Rico to-
bacco: the American Beet Sugar Growers
Association, who fear the competition of
Porto Ric" sugar with the beet sugar OF the
west, and the cane sugar growers of Louis
lana These are the fountain sources of
opposition They are trying to bolster their
The aericaI.f7r.1T W, - Hu@,Iei's'
suffer injury by rsasOf If The ronrnf+i+io11
of the products of the soil Of Porto Rico
Err orally.
Nv ~ -. "s'-I N.Ntn theSe interests
affairs and s-1ato,,r @ M. :.ldr
have been approached Individuality AS
Stated at the outset n" one in Congress
seems to have been much imp essed by the
contt ntions put icIth.
At recent hearing before the Senate
Islands Tho Cone. - -. - Wv l d, 4iLt
voiced thor fz.rs .. II ,c,r,,,-:. -" -
Porto Riro -rt,.l.. -, IN .'iCli - VI
ZION nv S-,f1~ ~, - go, =. - - \ d 'iiI'd
farmer Girnss-f ~ me- -, - . -
h:.cco Growers Nssc.i.,f.,,, ~, -
To admir- rb,- II, H.. 80 I'm. ~
tobacco : lrI fl f, MI VI y" To
C,.rr..-,5,.,,f - -. a. MT Wine
only v-,,,r.., l'rt grow
OF fact Porto Rico rc1,.a.o MI. -,
to atlvarta.... ,vIrb 90. --,.,.-f,.-t. -,
b.itg 1he. ronrIen1err of In n1l,r ,? 9,,,
tLeInor-. jhar th,. are, Of rnFa,..o Ia,-.Is IN
Porto Pico i 50 Ii1,ftaI ne - - "a
output iucrrl--.illelriaI 80
When coru--.,I ms aGvooate VIC tor,.,l
10 admit that thu q, r,.nerir;or NJ pnr,a ~
was not rally dangerous. ne was afr.,5,I
that This was I'm. a ST., in -. Iit5,@ - ~
Philippine connection also rii- So ~ - ot
nos worry the committee hovr4[s1. '-N'
VIZ "Nnard Driven TO Bay.
Then there was Mr. Oyrard r.rr,.s..,,.t,,.r
the beet sugar growers He t,s,is,a ~
tra he, ,.,,,.,,. -. = '''''
- P''i'4S VI 'Ae 'Ll'ed States
I"t7e ABOUT '''"Nb tons OF sugar year. 1t
requires 2.r"oS" tons of sugar q wear. to
supply the United States The total s,,o.-
orfrur f Porto E;c, is vi, =, ,,,,, -. -. 80,
,,rs ., -. 80 -, VI '''''
-, Gnu ''"'' no. oe Il l"Fnld-
~, ,I,l - - I'm any iii"lf
The T-nired S,,-es MIR -, -l'ifit
sugar lands in Porto Rico is limited and tJ,l.
country cannot compete with Hawaii in
4'TlLiIiy OF sgli ana the yield per acre
rF1T - D. ptS WI. oAiidId ndd l" ADMIT
NOT - Lad hun he fn(, - - tlSii va
tending HI free trade poliCv 10 tho PbiIin-
pines. Mr.. McComas suggested 1hsr ~
matter would he ATTENDED 10 when il an.
up
Then Mr.. Myrick. ropresenrina tho nm
known quantity in the case. The Apnaric.,n
farmer at large. said he was afr.fd az
Porto RiCan cornpc1ition U.irh the farmer
all along the line Senator Nelson p0r afr
him. however and soon routed him.
Senator Nelson said thai of course If ".
levy q dut~ against Porto R!can sugar and
tobacco a duty must be laid upon an
American products going to the island. Mr.
Myrick admitted this
You are a fine friend then 70 the Ameri-
can farmer" said Senator Nelson won
want to tax all his flour bacon. beans. po-
tat0es, butter and everything else that goes