Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-19

washington, ID. y. Aprli
effort by the democrats to aoo "
reciprocity bill other tarin aineAu
..,,+, was ruled out Of order promptly
and sustained by the solid repupiieai'
.o+> including the beet sugar men
.h.rosa,ves. This made 1t evident tna'
49,. ,,,,rn,se in abolishing the differ
ent,al on refined sugar was mercy -
,,,u the whole Cuban reciprocity Dill
80 tn,s was made evident when the
measure came up on it's hnal passage
hacause OF the fifty-two votes asaans'
q forty-two were republicans ana the
.;.nt aamocrats and two populists who
3o,ned With them all represented sugai
interests.
Il thus was evident that the sugar
,,ar arst voted for the Morris amend
,,ant reducing the duty on refined
snrar to correspond with the tartn on
raw sugar and then voted against the
hill as g. whole.
Of the forty-two republicans VINO
voted against the reciprocity Dill toui
reallv favored reciprocity, but voted
- a,oinst the measure because tney
would not go on record as favor1ns
abolition of the differential duty on re-.
fined sugar, thus showing that the ex-
tre,ne strength of the beet sugar men
was thirty eight votes, of which twen-
weight came from the four states OF
Michigan. California, Minnesota, anG
wisconsin, where beet sugar Is q loca'
issue.
There Is no doubt Of the sensational
character OF today proceedings In the
house. The chair was overruled IN
way which was clearly in violation OF
the rules Of the house, and, to make
thfs fact more apparent, the little
coterie Of beet sugar republicans when
held the balance Of power, after
deciding that an amendment admit
ting German refined sugar at a res
duced rate was germane to Cuban
reciprocity bill, Immediately thereafteI
with consistent inconsistency decided
that an amendment admitting hides
from Cuba at reduced rate OF duty
vac not germane to q Cuban recipro-
city bill.
The measure finally adopted pro-
yides In brief that as soon as an
fndependent government is established
in Cuba which has adopted the I'M
migration and labor laws OF the United
states the president shall be authortzed
to negotiate treaty admitting I'M
ports into the United States from
Cuba at reduction of 20 per cent
provided Cuba shall make similar
concessions on goo!s going irto the
island from the Unlted States.
This reciprocity arrangement is nm
tied to Dec. /, 1908. While this agree
ment remains in force the rate OF duty
on refined sugar from all the countries
Of the world is reduced from $1.90 pc
hundred pounds to $1.S25 per hundred
pounds, which last figure is equivalent
OF the existing tariff rate on raw
sugar.
The battle for Cuban reciprocity is
neither won nor lost. 1t has been
transferred from the house to the SEN
ate. Leading republican senator's say
that body will reject the amendment
cutting off the differential of 12k cents
q hundred pounds. which Is the pro-
lection OF the refiners against COM
petition thru importation of marketable
sugar. The bill will then go into con-
ference, and a struggle will ensue be-
tween the two houses. II the senate
does this, and 1t is now considered
its most probable action, a deadlock
may be created that will prevent any
action in favor Of Cuba at this ses-
sion.
After their victory of today it is moi
probable the republican insurgents and
their democratic allies will yield. They
have won by a substantial majority
after q long and bitter contest, and the
power OF the speaker and his organ
ization having once been broken, it is
considered quite improbable that the
recalcitrants can be whipped into line
at q later stage of the battle.
It Is possible the senate will accept
the differential amendment as the only
way of securing favorable action for
Cuba. The senate has always been a
stronghold of the sugar trust. 1t has
time and again secured such legisla
tion there as it desired. Consequently
1t has become an axiom that whatever
the trust wants 1t can get out of that
body. The only hope for Cuba appears
to lie in the power of the senate to
break away from the influence of the
refining trust and permit the differ
entail to be stricken from the statue
books prolonged contest over this
question will follow at the north end
of the capitol, and the outcome is in
great doubt.
The beet sugar men themselves are
uncertain whether they have gained
victory or suffered serious defeat
because they are entirely aware of the
fact that If the senate should follow the
lead of the house and the differential
on refined sugar should thereby be
abolished. Germany, France and Russia
would fill this country full of refined
sugar, which they could then send in at
the rate they are now paying on raw
sugar.
Germany, France, Austria and Rus
sia are now called upon to supply the
raw sugar needed by the United States.
II the additional duty on refined sugar
is removed these countries will, of
course, send to the United States re-
fined sugar instead Of raw sugar. The
keet sugar factories OF the United
States will then be forced either to go
out of business entirely or to go into
the business Of refining sugar on their
own account.
In either event there would be no