The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15

ton and thus ruin the sugar industries OF
this country, and bring into our midst hos
tile, disconnected people. There is no fear
of such action in the immediate future.
The Business Basis.
We should now consider the effect of the bill
from business basis, affecting our own in 4
terests and industries. 1t is conceded that
this reduction on the sugar tariff would not
affect beet sugar factories well established.
But it would certainly prevent any great ex-
tension of them. Except possibly In some ex-
tremely favored localities, by lettering capital
from enlisting in such enterprises; The sugar
trust and Cuban planters can always stir up
agitation in Cuba and among senttmentalists
in this country sufficient to cause POSSIBLE
ity of some change in the sugar tariff. They
ask reduction In the senate and when that
is granted agitate for more. There always
will be found q majority on the democratic
side willing to vote for any measure to strike
down any infant American industry that de-
| ponds for start on protective tariff. This
will be sufficient to alarm capital enllst1ng
| in that business. If the rtarif Is to be
| changed on other things so that western in
| terests can be regarded We cannot fairly In
! sst that this article be excluded. But until
SO changed we have right to insist that this
infant industry be considered as covered by
the same blanket of protection, as are other
gigantic interests like iron and steel, window
| glass and the like. Unless there be rea-
sonable prospect that beet sugar can be pro-
duced as cheaply as cane sugar no encourage
ment should be given now: but 1t is admitted
by the Cuban witnesses themselves producing
cane sugar and shown by the reports of our
consuls in Germany and France, that now
beet sugar is produced in Germany cheaper
than cane sugar is produced in Cuba.
Our plan prevents monopoly; makes sew
erel hundred small manufactures scattered
all over the country, employs free high priced
labor improves our farms and diyersifies our
industries.
# Is urged that we would gain a large
increase in trade with Cuba by this recl-
procal agreement This statement is falla-
: cious. It is true we had an increase in trade
t from about $4,000, 900 In 1891 to about $24,
0oO 600 in 1893, under the reciprocal provi-
1 sions of the Mckinley bill, but under the
! present law our trade has been about $685.
OOo. 600 in 1900 and about 600 in 1901
$ Cuba, at the high tide Of her prosperity III
0 1893. when she sold the United States over
: 81. 300 900 of her products, purchased in tota
. SIS 713 $3.50 Of goods; in 1900 she bought $685.,
Il 7o3, AIS And the same articles were supplied
: in 1894 as we have supplied during the pas
u few years..
i Reciprocity Wanted.
), The export trade of the west is ben
= sacrificed in Europe to our own nlSn tdfll
s upon manufactured products from Europea
nations This invites discrimination and9e
n taliaton against US, and the agricultural IN
q terests invariably suffer most from it, 3
~ In addition our people are subjected to tn
he burden of paying more for many articles {
to manufacture which are regularly sold by the
SC makers at cheaper rate in! foreign markets
IS We desire to follow the teachings OF Bain
ar and Mckinley, and enter into such reciproc'
81 agreements as shall extend the sales of OF
ty products such as with Canada, France an
~ other large consumers. Our efforts are m
r and defeated by the same interests which al
n willing to sacrifice western infant industl
is and establish an eastern monopoly. 4
at The western farmers have always stood
u the principle of protection and have dor
bt their full share in the political and bushes
Sc world and developing the gigantic industri
interests of our country. They have rig1
to ASIA. now that these interests which a
i, prospered by their beneGcence shall n
pd strange their infant industry, and not taste
IN upon the people an odious monopoly. We e:
he pect to continue the contest under the bal
= ner of protection and yet insist that the bu
Of dens of our people shall De iightened, tn
On the opportunities for our trade shall be ii
,ts creased, and the development of every n
DO tional resource shall be incurred