Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-16
Mr.. Perkins Of California Holds
That Domestic Sugar Industry
Would Not Suffer
Mr.. PATTERSON TAKES A HAND.
Declares That Four 0ut of Five Sen.
ators Who Vote for Measure Will
Hold Their Noses.

Washington. Dec. l5.--When the Gu
ban reciprocity bill was taken up in
the senate toay Mr. Perkins OF Callfor-
mia spoke He declared that the people
OF the United States had increased their
sugar consumption six pounds year
per capita during the past eight years.
lie maintained that the domestic sugar
industry would not suffer by reason Of
the operation OF the treaty as, should
we buy the whole Cuban crop. II would
only supply one-third of the amount
needed.
cuba. he said, had abandoned the cul-
tiyation Of citrus fruits on account Of
the vast success Of this crop in Cali
fornIa and Florida
Mr.. simmons IN CD explained that
he had voted for the treaty and would
vote for the bill The bill contained
some provisions he would like to have
amended but he realized, he said, the
time for such changes was when the
treaty was under consideration.
Mr.. McCumber IN. ID rldiculed the
statements of friends OF the measure
that It's passage was the payment of
debt and said such expressions were
mistaken Ideas of philanthropy. on
the contrary, said Mr. McCumber, Cuba
for years had tugged at the tether
switch bound her to Spanish aggression
and when we cut those bonds II was
not understood that we should bear
the expenses of making Cubans pros
porous and happy.
Mr.. Patterson (Colo) took up n coll
loquy which occurred yesterday be-
tween Senators Teller (ColO) and
Lodge tMass), concerning the laws OF
Cuba governing immigration of Chinese
into the island. Mr.. Lodge had attempt
ed TO show that the Chinese exclusion
net of this country was In force In
Cuba, Mr. Patterson antagonized the
statement and read reports and orders
issued by the war department and later
enacted into law In Cuba and other
data to support the position which had
been taken by his colleague.
Mr.. Patterson predicted vast in
fiux OF Chinese into Cuba and declared
me Republican Congress to be the
mouthpiece for the influences which
threaten to destroy the beet sugar in
dustry, He found the inspiration of this
course In the sugar trust which he ac-
oused of invading the sugar beet fields
for the control OF the sugar supply. Mr.
,"''NioVn was proceeding 10 say that
he would be willing to have the tariff
on sugar reduced If there could be n
corresponding reduction In other arti.
cles OF import, when MI. Aldrch inter-
rupted him to ask II he was willing TO
make advolorem rates on sugar as on
other articles
Mr.. Patterson replied that he was
Wiling To take the present tariff ms a
basis, and he asked Mr. .Aldrch # ne
considered the tariff equitable. The
Rhode Island senator replied that ne
considered the tariff too Highland when
MT Patterson was about 10 congratu-
late himself upon this admission, Mr.
Aldrich exclaimed that he had refer
ence to the duty on sugar.
Mr. Patterson proceeded to say that
he was willing to place himself upon
the platform OF Thomas Jefferson on
the protection of American industries,
nut In reply TO question from Mr. AL
drich as 10 whether a Democratic eau
Gus would endorse that doctrine he said
that the Democratic party is not a free
trade party, but Is for incidental pro-
lection. The Democratic party was not
alone, said MIR Patterson, i'm not being
a unit. II had not been so long since
the Republican governor OF Iowa had
come to Washington and. after n visit
~ NV " itiN' 'i'hf' hhN fflui Hiu w
Iowa and allowed Mr. Allison, the
senior senator from that state, to write
the party platform for him.
Mr.. Dolllver Interrupted to say that
there had been nothing to indicate that
Gov. Cummins had surrendered
any OF his tariff views and. he added.
1.-THE results of the late election show
that he has not surrendered any OF his
majorities,'
Mr. Patterson declared that four out
of five senators would hold their noses
while voting for this bill, and that
many of them would east their votes
against It IL they could break away
from the influences of the White House.
lie compared those who were controlled
by this influence TO "a nest OF young
robins standing with mouths wide open
and ready tn swallow even a reciprIci-
ty worm II dropped by the parent bird
at the White House" Tie again pre-
dicted ruin to American industries
through this bill directly or as prece-
dent for similar legislation.
Mr.. Aldrch inquired whether, If this