New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
CUBA AND BEET SUGAR.
DIR. WILEY SAYS THE CUBANS SHOULD
APPEAL TO EUROPE, NOT TO THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

Washington. Jan. 2a.-Dr. II. W. Wiley, chief OF
the Bureau OF Chemistry in the Department of
Agriculture. before the Ways and Means Com
mttee to-day In connection with the Cuban rect
procity question. His statement covered the scien-
tihc phases of the production of sugar from beets
cane etc. and the development OF the respective
Industries. BY of charts he showed the
comparative insignifcance OF the beet sugar indus
try in 1866. when most OF the sugar made from
cane. Since then conditions have been reversed
until the greater part OF the sugar production
is from beets Much the larger part of this pro-
duction was In Europe. the product IN America
being comparatively small. DR.. Wiley expressed
the opinion however that beet sugar would never
extinguish the cane product. the latter had GER
tain special
DR. Wiey's emphatic declaration that Cuba's ap-
peal to the United States misplaced and would
not afford relief attracted much attention. This
came after he had shown that the European bounty
and cartel systems controlling factors in the
sugar situation. The Cuban planters had pros
pered. he said. under Spanish rule, and why should
they lay their misfortune TO the breaking of
the Spanish yoke? Under such circumstances 1t
might be best to lead them back to Spain. Or.
Wiley then said:
The cause of the trouble they are lighting is not
in the tariff duties OF the United states but is the
by Europe. Their cause should be pleaded in the
parliaments Of Europe, not in that OF America
Bundesrath and the Corps Leglslatif. and not be-
tSsr fore the br fb The RGs to plead
before the Ways and Means Committee Of the Con-
gress OF the United States
At Rother point DR.. Wiley said it ques-
tion Whether the relief sought for Cuba would
have the effect of killing outright the and
beet sugar industries of this country. merely
pa-alyzlng them. rendering the patient a burden
his friends But IL seemed perfectly certain, he
said that there would be further factories and
investments in this line in this country. Prob
ably there would be some feeble effort TO
things from the wreck, but. DIT. Wiley said. there
would no longer be the work of young giant of
protection
on being questioned by Representative Newlands
of Cuban annexation, but said admission OF Cuban
sugars at reduced rates would be disastrous to
beet sugar.
Representative Richardson. OF Tennessee aues-
views and those expressed by President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root. DR. Wiley said he was formerly
Conyected with the beet sugar experiment station
in Nebraska. He dScaimed speaking for the Score
tary OF Agriculture. He OF the recon-
mendationS of the President, Secretary Root and
General Wood. but he said his views the result
OF his own Inquiries and conclusions.
Mr.. Richardson asked il the witness eNpeCted To
remain i'm the Agricultural Department IL having
been said that he was going into the beet sugar
business.
DIR. Wiley said this was the first he had heard Of
such purpose.
Special Agent Saler. of the Agricultural DEPART
ment, IN charge or beet sugar Investigations gave
operating or about to begin and some hundred
capitalized and expecting to operate
The committee went into secret session and Pan
resenatlVe Richardson moved that Secretary Root
be invited TO appear. Chairman Payne said he hsS
had several conferences with MIR Root ON the sHb
1ect, Who had said that he had no additional facts
TO present and did not desire TO appear before the
Richardson's motion. -'.''