The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
Are Willing to Let the Senate
Adopt the Treaty
Lowering the Duty on Cuban
Sugar 90 Per Cent.
1T is A COMPROMISE.
Demand That Philippines Tariff
Mu Stand as 1t Is.
Association Is Rent Asunder
by OXnard's Domination.

Washington. Jan e.2The American
Beet Sugar association held its annual
session and passed resolutions with
drawing any opposition to the ratihca-
ton of the Cuban reciprocity treaty
but recommending that the treaty be
so amended as to express in precise
language what is intended to be Sc
cured by it to the beet sugar manu-
fscturers of the United States, viz:
That during the period of five years
covered by the treaty no sugar export
ed from Cuba shall be admitted to the
United States at reduction of duty
greater than 20 per cent of the ratea
OF duty thereon as provided by the
tariff act of July =, 1897. The associa-
ton also adopted resolutions protest
ing against the unnecessary stinula-
ton of sugar and tobacco industries Of
the Philippine island by means of fur
Ener tarlu reductions, thus- as the
resolution stated encouraging the peo-
pie OF Those Islands. where the labor is
but a few cents per day, TO produce
those things which we can produce
rather than such commodities as we
are unable to produce.
The action Of the association was not
unanimous, the vote on the passage of
the resolution standing 8 TO 2, although
Henry T. OXnard, president or the as
sOciatior said he had enough proxies
with him to make the vote u to 2.
The opponents Of the resolution claim
there are thirty or more factories in
the association and that the represen-
tation at the meeting does not com
prise half of the factories in the as
ISOLATION. None of the sixteen fac
tories in Michigan was represented in
the meeting except that of Julius
8troh Of Detroit treasurer of the as
ISOLATION, who was present.
Following is the text of the resOIu-
tions adopted. together with the pre-
amble accompanying them
Whereas. A reciprocity treaty be-
tween the United States of America
and the republic of Cuba, has been laid
before the senate of the United States
by the president who believes that the
interest of both require its prompt rat-
dcation. and
Whereas. This association believes
the proposed reduction of 20 per cent
viii be limited in good faith for a per
iod of FIVE years to that amount and
win insure to the manufacturers Of
beet sugar in the United States a five
year period of relief from the harmful
agitation of the subject which is now
harassing the industry and making it's
prosperity and healthful growth an
impOssibility. and
Whereas, The public welfare of the
United States as a nation has become
involved in the consideration of pro-
posed treaty. and while this association
remains of the opinion that a disturb
ance of the tariff relations between
Cuba and the United States IS from any
standpoint unwarranted, and unwise, it
is not willing to permit the commercial
interests Of its members to stand in the
way Of adoption of public policy
which has the approval of the admin
fstration and leading members of con-
gress of both political parties;
Resolved That the American beet
sugar association has determined to
withdraw its opposition to the ratifica-
ton of said treaty; that it respectfully
recommends to the senate committee on
foreign relations that the eighth article
OF the treaty be amended so as to ex-
press in precise language what is in
tended to be secured by the treaty to
the beet sugar manufacturers of the
United States, namely, that during the
period of five years covered by said
treaty no sugar exported from the re-
public of Cuba shall be admitted into
the United States at a reduction of duty
greater than 20 per cent of the rates of
duty thereon as provided by the tariff
act of the United states approved July
q. 1897"
PHILIPPINES RESOLUTION.
Whereas The house of representa-
lives of the United States has passed a
measure reducing the duty on Philippine
products entering the United States to
IS per cent of the rates of duty as estab-
lished by the act of July "a, 1897 and
Whereas, ALI of the principal products
Of these islands with the single excep-
ton of sugar and tobacco, already en-
JOY free entrance to the markets of the
United States; and
fFYhereas, The value of those articles
already enjoying free access to our
markets comprise more than IS per cent
of the total expectations of those
Islands; and
Whereas, The United States now an
nually imports from the various cOun-
tries of the world over $3.50, 000, 900 of
these duties free products; and
Whereas, The United States is un-
Ha Al III.
fording forever an unlimited market for
all the Philippine islands can produce
Ga such products; and
Whereas, The United States can pro
duce all its sugar and tobacco; therefore
be Ct
Resolved, That the American Beet
Sugar association does hereby protest
against the unnecessary stimulation of
the sugar and tobacco industries of the
Philippines by means of further tariff
reductions. thus encouraging the people
of thise islands, where labor is but a
few cents a day, to produce those things
which this country can produce, rather
than such commodities as we are unable
to produce. also be it further
Received, That this association is un-
alterably opposed to the proposed intro
duction of Chinese contract labor into
either the Hawaiian or the Philippine
islands"
There were five companies represented
at the meeting of the aseociati ton when
the Cuban and Philippines resolution was
adopted. These were the American Beet
Sugar company. represented by Henry
T. CXnard; the Utah Sugar company, J.
r. Cutler the Wisconsin Sugar COM
pany R. g. Wagner. the National SUI
gar company. T. Il. Carey and the Los
Alcmitos Sugar company, J. Ross Clark
1Iess1s. Werner and Clark strongly
opposed the Cuban resolution, declaring
the present gathering was not a repre-
sentative one of sugar beet growing in
terests of the country inasmuch as the
entire vote. including the proxies held
by AR. Oxnard did not amount to one
half the sugar beet factories in the
United States
Both Mr.. Wagner and Mr.. Clark after
the meeting had adjourned said they
would withdraw FROM further connec-