Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-26

be said that man who owns that much
land who Is going to reap that much
benefit from this legislation, is TO be
| regarded as dlsinterested witness
upon this subject. Up TO the present
! time therefore, II Is settled beyond any
question that there has been no loss to
the island of Cuba, Mr.. Atkins testified
that he had not raised sugar at a loss.
Mr., Mendoza testified that he made a
! profit upon his sugar in the year 1901
but Mr.. Atkins said that he believed
there We're some upon the island OF
Cuba who had not made anything upon
their sugar, and when he was asked TO
explain why II was that he had made
n profit ON his sugar and others had
not, he shrugged his shoulders, and,
with smile. said that modesty for
babe him giving an answer implying
that II was his superior business meth
DDS and, we may conclude the superior
business methods of Mr.. Mendoza that
had enabled them 10 make profiti when
other people on the island Of Cuoa had
not.
Now, / submit that II that Is true It
Is no part of the duty Of the Ameri-
can Congress to make up the difference
between good business ability and bad
business ability II Is no part Of the
duty OF the American Congress TO
equalize the difference between good
business ability and bad business abil-
ity, even among our own people, let
alone among the people Of a foreign
land. But II Is said
Mr.. Underwood--Mr Chairman
The Chairman-To what point does
the gentleman rise?
Mr.. Underworld rise to a question
of personal privilege.
The Chairman--The Chair does not
think the gentleman can take the floor
from another gentleman on O question
Of personal privilege.
Mr.. Underwood. 1t Is a question OF
the highest privilege. do not like TO
interfere with the gentleman from
Utah, but do not think a debate on as
important a matter as this Is should
go on at this late hour without a quor-
UNI, and | make the point that there Is
no quorum present
Mr.. Sutherland. | suggest to the gem
tleman that IL he will permit me to pro-
coed until half past | will then yield
to motion TO rise,
Mr.. Underwood | will withdraw the
point, If that is the agreement,
The Chairman. The gentleman with
draws the point. The gentleman from
Utah may proceed.
Mr.. Sutherland The whole case,
therefore, II seems TO me, Mr.. Chair
man, turns upon the question as to
whether or not the Cuban people can
make profit upon their sugar at the
prices they are able to realize for II at
the present time and at the prices they
win be able 10 realize for II during the
period of nearly two years that this
bill win be in effect II passed.
Now, upon that question | desire TO
cali the attention of the house TO few
facts that appear from the record made
before the ways and means committee.
In the first place, there is certain direct
evidence on the subject " appears
from the testimony before he Ways and
means committee that in the island OF
Cuba they can raise about % tons OF
sugar cane to the acre that that sugar
cane will yield 2I5 tons Of sugar,
amounting In round figures to $500
pounds There Is the testimony Of half
a dozen absolutely dlsnterested witt
nesses upon this subject to the effect
that that sugar can be raised at not
TO exceed an average of Ia cents a
pound. Mr.. Saylor. the expert OF the
agricultural department, a gentleman
who has absolutely no interest In this
question, II seems TO me, after very
thorough investigation into the condi-
tions In Porto Rico, and an examination
into the conditions in Cuba, testified
that sugar could be raised there and be
laid down at the ports Of the island
ready for shipment from Cuba at from
IA TO ia cents per pound, an average
OF ~ cents a pound. That testimony
Is borne out by the statements OF Mr..
Douro, q Frenchman, who made an ex-
animation Of the same subject In the
island, and OF Mr., Weinrich, and Of
other gentlemen whose names l do not
now remember.
There was testimony to the contrary
upon the subject. Mr.. Atkins whom
have already shown is intensely inter-
ested In this legislation, but who Is
modest and knows il and admits II,
testified that il would cost over cents
pound. Mr.. Hawley, another man
who was intensely interested In the
subject, testified TO the same effect;
Mr.. Machoda testified 10 the same eff
feet, and Mr.. Fowler. native Cuban,
testified to the same effect. Now, all
these gentlemen are sugar planters, and
are interested In the result of this bill.
The only disinterested witness who
testified TO that effect was Col Bliss.
and he based his statement upon GER
tain written statements that had been
made TO him by planters. In other words,
the statement OF Col. Bliss was based
entirely upon hearsay, So that we
have the hearsay testimony OF Col. |
Bliss and the statement Of the planters
on the island Of Cuba. whose profits |
are TO be enhanced by the passage OF |
this bill. upon the one side, and the |
testimony Of these disinterested Wit
nesses upon the other side. II seems |
TO me that, taking all the testimony |
into consideration, any unprejudiced In |
vestigator must come 10 the conclusion |
that sugar can be raised and laid down |
at the ports Of Cuba for not 10 exceed /
Ia cents per pound.
II appears from the testimony that !
the lowest price that has been realized |
for sugar up 10 the present sime has |
been 81 ST per hundred al the ports OF I
Cuba. think since that time Il has |
risen 20 1871 per hundred. II sugar |
can be raised and laid down al the |
ports OF Cuba for 4 cents a pound. |
NHtu lNtIt u li'ilN VI o. NfhNa fNA ]
hundred, or 20 per cent upon the cos. |
of the sugar. which ought to satisfy
the Cuban planters,
But there is a piece OF evidence which /
TO my mind shows beyond any question |
whatever that up To the present time |
there has been absolutely no loss, and
that there will be no loss In the future
upon sugar. II has been testified that
wages have advanced In that Island
from 20 TO rs per cent during the last
year or two. Now, | never in my life
heard OF case where country was
upon the verge Of bankruptcy, where
its business was about to fail, where
the business men were not making
profits and where the wages OF the
men employed In that business had
risen as wages have risen in Cuba,
from 80 TO 70 per cent The best barom-
eter OF the business prosperity OF any
industry is the wages paid TO It's la
borers.
Another fact II appears from the
testimony that the amount OF sugar
Ia, nnha has lgpn steadily In. |