Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09

acted as spokesman for the delegation to
| the association for Michigan, said that the
| statement of Mr.. Oxnard in this respect
| was undoubtedly correct. However. the
| Michigan people had declined to attend the
| meeting at which the action was taken.
| The senator indicated that some action
might be taken today on the subject by the
! Michigan beet growers. The hesitancy of
| the Michigan people in participating in any
| action of this kind is explained in the fact
| that at a meeting in that state only short
| time ago resolutions were adopted reiter
| ating the hostility Of the state association
1 to the Cuban treaty.
Power of Opposition Lost.
The potency of. any opposition that may
| now be made to the treaty in view of the
| action of the national association last night.
and the divided condition of those who did
| not participate. is regarded as absolutely
| lost
| I'VE have simply bowed to the inevitable"
| remarked Mr.. Oxnard, as he emerged from
! the convention after the resolutions which
withdrew opposition had been adopted. 1T
| Is evident that a Cuban treaty will ulti-
mately result. and the association believes
| that more injury results to the beet sugar
| industry of this country by having the
| present agitation and uncertainty than by
having the treaty ratified at once"
While yielding to a reduction In tariff
| from Cuba. the association resolved to still
oppose any such reduction SO far as the
Philippine Islands are concerned. The bill
| reducing the Philippine tariff which has re-
Gently passed the House of Representatives
| was mentioned in the resolutions adopted
| on this subject, and it was declared to be
| against the interests of the association and
| its opposition necessary.
The Cuban Resolution.
| The Cuban resolution recites as a pre-
proposed reduction of 20 per cent will be
limited in good faith for a period of five
years to that amount, and will insure to
| the manufacturers Of beet sugar in the
United States five-year period of relief
from the harmful agitation Of the subject
| which is now harassing the industry and
| making its prosperity and healthful growth
| an impossibity and further that the pub
| lie welfare of the United States as nation
| has become involved in the consideration of
| the proposed treaty, and while this asso-
| citation remains OF the opinion that dis
| turbance 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 In
| terests of it's members to stand in the way
| of adoption of public policy which has
| the approval of the administration and lead
| ing members of Congress OF both political
| parties. l..sH -ss
| The resolution reads: That the American
| Beet Sugar Association has determined to
| withdraw its opposition to the ratification
| of the said treaty: but that it respectfully
| recommends to the Senate committee on
| foreign relations that the eighth article or
| the treaty be amended so as to express In
| precise language what is intended to be
! secured by the treaty to the beet sugar
| manufacturers of the United States-name-
! ly. that during the period of five years COW
! cred by said treaty no sugar exported from
the republic of Cuba shall be admitted into
1 Tod sata at
| greater than ~ per centum of the rates or
| duty thereon as provided by the tariff act
of the United States approved July "a. 1897
The Philippine Situation.
| The Philippine situation is explained in
the preamble to the resolution on that sub
| ject. follows:
| THE House of Representatives Of the
| United States has passed a measure reduc-
| ing the duties on Philippine products en-
| tering the United States to 25 per cent of
the rates of duty as established by the act
| Of July "a, 1897. All of the principal pro-
| ducts Of these islands. with the single ex-
| ceptions Of sugar and tobacco, already en-
| joy free entrance to the markets Of the
| United States. The value Of those articles
already enjoying such free access to our
| markets comprises more than IS per cent
| Of the total exportatio Of those islands.
| The United States now annually imports
| from the various countries Of the world
over s1GO. 100000 Of those duty free products
| The United States Is unable to produce
| those articles, thus affording forever an
| unlimited market for all the Philippine Is
| lands can produce In such products. The
| United States can produce all its sugar and
| tobacco.
| Resolved. That the American Beet Sugar
| Association does hereby protest against the
| unnecessary stimulation Of the sugar and
| tobacco industries of the Philippine Islands
| Inv, Of flrt ia buo
| encouraging the people Of those 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 1t further resolved, That this
| association is unalterably opposed to the
| proposed introduction Of Chinese contract
| labor into either the Hawaiian or the Phil
| ippne Islands"
| Two Opposition Votes.
| The adoption of these two resolutions in
the convention was not without opposition.
| J. c. Clark. representing a California fac
tory. and r. G. Wagner. Wisconsin man.
ufacturer voted against the action and also
| opposed it in argument.
Officers of the association were elected
as follows: President. Henry T. Oxnard;
| vice president. F. K Carey Of Baltimore;
| secretary. Truman G. Palmer of Chicago
| treasurer. Julius Stroh Of Detroit.
Argument Of President Carey.
Francis K Carey. president of the Ma
tional Beet Sugar Company. who resides
in Baltimore. but whose place OF business
is located at Sugar City. Colo, made an
| argument before the Senate committee on
foreign relations yesterday afternoon for
| an amendment Of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty that would afford a guaranty against
any further reduction on Cuban sugar for
| the next five years He said he was sat
| isfied he represented the sentiment Of all
the beet sugar manufacturers except those
| of Michigan. and that they were willing to
accept the 20 per cent reduction provided
| by the pending treaty IL they could be as
sured that there would be no further cut
for twenty years. He therefore urged that
| an amendment making the, terms Of the
| treaty good for not less than five years
and protecting the sugar industry against
| a reduction under the preferential clause
| Of the treaty be inserted. With this guar
anty he said the beet sugar men would be
| willing that the treaty should be ratified.
| What they wanted more than anything
| else. he said, was settled conditions and
he believed that a reduction Of 20 per cent
! would be preferable to the present uncer-
tainty. Now they are not able to raise