The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-01-16
EARRINGS BEGUN
avs AND MEANS COMMITTEE
-uxE up THE SUBJECT OF
CHAN RECIPROCITY.
|.NY WITNESSES ON HAND

l,baa Industries Represented by a
,,,ecstion OF Natives and by Edwin
a,Lins. an American Planter In
,s,and-hawa,,an euoar Plant.
.,s and Beet Sugar Interests Also
Represented.
washington. Jan. 1G.-The ways and
,s committee began hearings dur
.ha day on the subject Of Cuban
.,acify. with a large representation
,.r, OF the interests which would
ao.c,ed by the adjustment OF this
- The Cuban industries were
....sen,ed by Messrs. Place. Mendo-
psrois and Francke. chosen By
.,.rrial organizations In various
.f The island The American in
Engaged In sugar production In
we're represented by Edwin u.
| Il. spokesman for an organization
.eaillng large part OF the sugar
..4t..tlon Of the island: Hugh Kelly
Nu York and John +. Craig OF Phil
phIa.
pt3liam Haywood IVES present In be-
n tho Hawaiian sugar planters
ST lt.nry r. Oxnard for the domestic
-, sugar interests. Til. tobacco and
[,her interests affected by Cuban pro
.st4an also were we'll represented.
|. s.atr,nan Payne stated at the ou;se,
I -. the hearing was In reference Ia
-, nor,lon OF the presidents message
|, ,..attue 10 reciprocity with Cuba.
r.. committee now would hear thos.
favorable to Cuba and Mr.. Payne said
|, 81 committee desired 10 he informed
n - the effects OF reciprocity both on
4 Ga and on the people Of the Uni,.i
staf.s
FaRard r. Atkins of Boston made
o. opening statement In behalf OF re-
|. .oelty. He spoke Of the enormous
80 production OF sugar throughout
l. world. amounting TO about HOO.
tons. which had resulted in
Crisis in the Industry.
r.rapean countries had met this ~
la4tti@s so that III. German producer
Ag means Of bounty. was able 10 sell
sugar \, cent n pound below It's cost
81 production. The cos; Of production
III cuba was 200 cents per pound
Nh.sh was somewhat above the sell
tHs price Mr.. Atkins stated there was
noW about SEQ .o0n .uuo worth of stand
IT, cane in Cuba and ai present prices
considerable part OF this would not
le harvested While rot an alarmist
i. sall the effect would he serious loss
4 th. planters and the labor employed
The loss To labor. he thought. was
'#kely 10 lead To disturbances. a, tbs
fine set for the withdrawal OF Amer!
ean troops there would be In his opin
ION deficit In the insular revenues
which were largely recruited from Tho
snsar industry.
MIR Atkins said that 50 pcr cent
reduction Of duties was desired on va
rions large products OF the island. hu'
IN response to inquiries from Mr.
Payne he said that the sugar industr,
.elt they should have a loo per cen
reduction
Mr.. Atkins said the opposition Il
Cuban reciprocity came from severa
sources. namely the domestic beet ST,
ear industry. the Hawaiian suga
rlants and the Porto Rican and Louis
lana cane sugar plants. aggrcgatin,
about $4,000 tons production.
In reply 10 a question by Mr.. Payn'
he said that the Cuban sugar industr!
was owned by citizens Of the Cnite'
States.
In addition TO adding prosperity 4
cuba Mr.. Atkins maintained that !
would benefit the people OF the Unite'
states. including n reduction in tn
price Of sugar To the people. Asked b,
Mr, Payne II his sugar business wa
profitable last year Mr.. Atkins sai'
ne conceded II had. but general In
curry among planters showed that the.
Aad not done n profitable business.