Evening star., 1902-01-18
AT THE White HOUSE
A Record d-Breaking Day for Callers
on the President.
MICHlGAN'S BEET SUGAR men
They Present a Protest Against
Cuban Sugar Reduction.


| In point of numbers this was a record
| breaking day at the White House Many
| delegations and hundreds of individuals
| filled the rooms and corridors, waiting for
| access to the chief executive. The crowd
was so large at times that some of the
| delegations were placed in the east room
| until others had seen the President and de-
| parted.
| Michigan Beet Sugar Men.
Representative William Alden Smith in
| troduced to the President the delegation of
| Michigan beet sugar men who have been
here some time, and who are to have a
hearing before the ways and means COM
| mittee of the House on the subject of re-
| duction of duty on Cuban sugar. The mem
bers of the delegation included w. L.
| Churchill, president of the Michigan Sugar
| Manufacturers Association F. r. Hatha-
way, secretary; H. B. Colman and G. ].
| Eekeima. The delegation handed the Pres
| ident the following protest:
ITO the President
! THE representatives of the beet sugar
| industry of the state of Michigan desire to
| submit for your consideration the follow
ing statement:
| The national republican platform of 1896,
| reaffirmed in 1900, contained the following
plank: Protection for sugar growerS-We
| condemn the present administration for not
| keeping faith with the sugar producers OF
| this country. The republican party favor
such protection is will lead to the pro-
| duction on American soil of all the sugar
| which the American people use, and for
| which they pay other countries more than
| S1G0,000,G00 annually
I'm fulfllment of this promise Congress
passed the Dingley law, which went into
| effect in July, 1897. Within two months
| thereafter the contract was let for the
first beet sugar factory in Michigan. This
| factory took off its first crop the fall of
| 1898. Since that time, twelve other facto-
| ries have been erected and four more are
| now in process of construction. The capital
| invested no watered stock is SIC, 900.
| In 1898 Michigan paid the sugar trust ST.
| Oo0O00 for sugar consumed. In 1901 her
own factories produced 125, ,496, 600 pounds
| of granulated sugar, or so per cent of her
consumption, for which she received So
| 6iI 800 BeetS now under contract for the
| season of 1902 will increase the output to
1aoo01 600 pounds, or "a per cent above her
| consumption.
I'm 1901 Michigan raised 66,4OO acres of
| beets, yielding o97 goo tons, for which 16,S4S
| farmers received $3.107,520. In the beet
| fields 80, I07 persons found employment dur
| ing the growing season, besides 2,67S fac
tory hands during the manufacturing
| period.
I've cannot stand any reduction in the
| tar1ft on raw sugar, especially as such re-
duction will only serve to assist the sugar
| trust. thereby furnishing them with in
creased funds with which to combat our
| industry.
Because the republican party has al
| ways kept it's promises, Michigan has ever
remained true to that party's principles.
| Today her sons believe that the sacred
| pledge given in 1885, and reaffirmed in 1900,
pledge upon which we have already in
| vested over $10,0OO,OO0, will be kept invio-
| late. We cannot believe that the industry
thus fnaugurated will be ruined by the
very political party which gave it birth:
that our II busy factories will be closed
only to stand as monuments, marking the
power of the sugar trust in it's ceaseless
| effort to crush competition"
| The President said he would take the pro-
| test into consideration but he did not enter
into discussion of the question of Cuban
| sugar.
| Negro Young Peoples Congress.
| A majority of the board of directors of
the Negro Young Peoples Christian Con-
| gress, Christian movement that is re-
| ceiVlng hearty commendation, called on the
President this morning, the party having
| come on from Atlanta in a special sleeper
| over the Southern railway. The directors
| have been in session at Atlanta and desired
| to invite the President to attend the con-
| gress at It's regular meeting in that city
| August g to II, 1902 The invitation was
presented by Bishop Gaines. The President
said that he would consider the invitation
| and would send an answer. The members
| of the delegation included Bishop Wesley ].
| Gaines, president of the new organization
and Prof. I. Garland Penn, secretary
| 1Ae ASSocidlioH OIL masters ana Pilots OF
| steam vessels was received in the east
| room.
Col. Metcalf's Case.
| Senator Scott had a long talk with the
| President this morning about different mat
| ters. One of these was the political situa-
| tion in Virginia, in which Senator Scott
| has much interest. Another was the case
| Of Colonel Metcalf, who has been ap-
| pointed pension agent of Kansas to sue
1 0nad Tnln
member of the special committee of the
| Senate appointed to investigate the charges
/ against Colonel Metcalf in ordering the
| shooting of a Filipino. President Roose-
velt desires the charges thoroughly inves-
| tigated.
Offices in Washington.
| Senator Foster of Washington presented
| Austin E. Griffiths who is a candidate for
United States attorney Of Washington to
| succeed Wilson R. Gay Senator Foster has
made no recommendation for United States
attorney. He has recommended c. B. Hop
kins for United States marshal to succeed
| Clarence Ides, who is backed by ex-senator
Wilson for another term.
Representative Jones of Washington pre-
sented Erastus Brainard, who came to
Washington as the representative of the
city of Seattle to invite President Roose-
welt to visit that city. The President said
| he should be glad to go to Seattle in case of
a trip to the west He hopes to go west
/
Policy as to Invitations,
Senator Beveridge saw the President as
to number of important matters The
| President will be unable to go to Indianap-
oils in May to the dedication of the soldiers
and sailors monument. The President will
also be unable to accept the invitation of
| the Manufacturers Association to attend
the annual banquet in Indianapolis on April
%: The President has adopted uniform
policy of declining invitations that will
take him out Of the city while Congress is
| in session.
Ex-senator Thurston. Simon Wolf and
Gen. o. o. Howard talked with the Pres
fdent about matter they said Is NOT yct
| ready to give to the public.
Mr.. Thurston Is q member of the GOVERN
ment board to the st. Louis fair. He THINKS
the fair ought to be held in 1903, inasmu.b
as 1904 is presidential election year
| Postmaster at MfIwaukee.
| Senator Quarles was at the White 4ous.
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