New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-06

>hst their legislative agents have iEterfered in
env way with the course os events in Congress
though that their quiet absorption OF the peer
sugar concerns in many parts OF the country nas
indirectly and perhaps unconsciousy inRuenceo
members Of both houses Of Congress is a rea-
sonable assumption The Sugar Trust peopie
are reffners altogether. The beet root peopie
both producers and refners Renee mn s
il takes over in name the contro OF most % 1iie
beet root concerns in the country, the Sueal
Trust viii be as largely interested in producuoh
as in the refining business
Tt would be foolish deny that If the sugar
Trust cared TO control the production OF sugar
in CUBA il would do so. but IL is fact Wen
known TO the trade that at the present time the
trust owns virtually sugar properties in CUBA
and is not likely to make heavy purchases there
so long as the existing labor system is not dis
turbed. Sugar is produced cheaper IN CUBA
than in any other part of the world with the
possible exception of Java, because OF the low
price Of labor and the marvellous productlNeness
or the soil Until therefore the price Of labor
rises in Cuba, IL is not probable that the sugar
Trust will care TO enter THAI field as proprle-
tor But reciprocity or no reciprocity, the trust
viii buy sugar lands in Cuba whenever that
course is dictated by its well known business
policy
WOULD REVIVE ANNEXATION QUESTION.
II annexation is forced by the opponents in
Congress Of the Presidents reciprocity policy,
the Sugar Trust can be depended on to be on
the ground first and buy as many sugar estates
in the island as II may think IL needs in order
protect Itself. Just as it has quietly gone INTO
the markets at nome ana DOISHb up bliS DOcN
root companies That the so-called rebate plan
would make annexation a live question in the
near future nobody with even a partial COM
prehension OF the situation attempts to deny
II the Cubans are to be fed this year from the
Treasury Of the United States under the spe-
cious guise Of selling q market TO u.s. lheh
they Will demand TO be fed from the same
source next year and the next and the next
The end of this undoubtedly would be that the
people would tire of doing out their taxes az
rectiy for the benefit of Cubans. Congress Noulu
shut of the payment of rebates, Cuoa then
would get in a turmoil and annexation would
follow as the only solution Of the propiehi:
Then where would the Independent reflners ana
the beet root concerns not purchased py Ilie
Sugar Trust be? 1t is believed that the Coi-
Citation Committee" Senator EiKlhs
Rcxe~s- as these men are now called, are at
present struggling fiercely with this interesting
or,es.ior Thev-Senators Elkins. Burrows ana
Jones of Nevada-Tnet Senators Platt OF Con-
nec4jcut: Spooner and Cullom of the Committee
on Relations with Cuba, to-day. and for an
horr or more discussed several phases or the
eubiect without arriving at any CONCLUSION
Another meeting viii be held tomorrow. ana II
IS expected that these conferences will be KEPT
m daily until the Boxers agree TO support the
Presidents policy. Then the Spooner Dill LOT
straight reciprocity with Cuba on the basis or
% per cent tariff reduction will be reported py
the committee adopted a a party measure anu
r>1t through, the Senate without much trouble