Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-05-02
FOR SUGAR INQUIRY.
Trusts Holdings in Cuba viii be
Looked Into.

Looked Into.
BY agreeing TO report favorably TO the
Senate and ask for immediate considera.
tion for the resolution providing for an
investigation as TO what interest, If any,
the sugar trust has in the cane sugar
produced in the island of Cuba, the com
mittee on relations with Cuba Friday
indicated its desire 70 do what has been
insisted upon by large element of the
Republican senators Senator Teller, II
Democrat, pTotectionist and former
Republican offered the resolution "a week
ago, bat it was not adopted Senator
Aldrich insisted that II be referred to
the committee on relations with Cuba,
and it was so ordered Senator Teller is
the ranking Democratic member of the
committee, and at the previous meeting
insisted that it be favorably reported
He was Joined in the taking of this atti-
tude by nearly all of the members of the
committee, with the possible exception
of Platt, of Connecticut; Cullom and
Aldrich
So strong did this sentiment develop
in the committee at that time, and so
strongly was it reflected IN the express
sions of Republican senators. that the
leaders thonght 1t best 20 give way 20 it.
In doing so, however, they declare that,
So far IA they are concerned, this Will
operate 10 delay action IN the framing of
Cuban reciprocity bill senator AID
rich and Senator Platt have given the
impression that not more than two
weeks should be spent in conducting the
necessary Investigations, and in the
meantime the committee. as whole
need not delay its canvass Of the whole
Cuban reciprocity proposition The
canvass of the Republican senator's and
the efforts TO secure unanimous action
along a single line Will also be contin-
ued
The subcommittee which is 70 have
charge of the investigation is composed
Of Senators Platt and Burnham, Repub-
licans, and Senator Teller, Democrat
Some senators declare that 1t would be
shown by the investigation that the
sugar trust controls and owns less than
$4,000 tons OF Cuban sugar Senator
Teller and others who have taken the
position that the proposed reduction of
duties Will result solely to the benefit of
the sugar trust contend that the investi-
CATION Will demonstrate that more than
half million tons Of sugar are now
owned and controlled by the sugar trust
and its stockholders, its officers or it's
agents, directly or indirectly
The resolution itself is brief, contain
ing but a single sentence Its purpose
is set forth, however, in two lengthy
"whereases They say the claim has
been made that the entire crop of Cuban
sugar is held or has been purchased by
the sugar trust, the principal consumer
of raw sugar in the United States, and
that, instead of the reduced rates Of
duty proposed being a benefit TO the
Cubans. the concessions will result sole.
ly to the benefit of the sugar trust.
Another whereas recites that citizens
Of the United States have acquired
large holdings of cane land in the
island and they are behind the agita-
tion for a reduction of duty under the
claim that such reductions will benefit
the people of Cuba. The resolution fol-
lowing the "whereases' as passed by the
committee reads:
Resolved, That the committee on re.
lations with Cuba be and is hereby di
rected to make an investigation as to the
truth OF such charges and to report TO
the Senate"
The resolution as originally prepared
by Senator Teller asked for further in
vestigation as TO the normal cost of max
ing sugar in Cuba, and, also, il any con-
cessions are made here, what reciprocal
concessions should be made by the gov
ernment of Cuba. These provisions
were stricken out by the committee.
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