Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-09
WANTS STABILITY FOR FIVE YEARS
Urges Guaranty that Duty Shall Be Fixed
for Considerable Time,
PRESENT UNCERTAINTY IS DISASTROUS
Rehners Cannot Raise Money with Which to
Improve Their Factories.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BACKS HIM UP
Reduction of Philippine TRrin is
Wrongly Condemned and Com
bined Forces split as Result
of Action Taken.

WASHINGTON, Jan s-Francis X. Carey,
president of the National Beet Sugar COM
pany, whose place of business is at Sugar
City, Colo, asked the senate committee
on foreign relations today to amend the
Cuban reciprocity treaty as to guarantee
that no further reduction would be granted
Cuban sugar for 1ve years.
He said he was satisfied he represented
the sentiment OF all the beet sugar manu-
facturers except those Of Michigan. With
the guaranty asked for they would be will
ing that the treaty should be ratified.
What they wanted more than anything
else was settled conditions and he believed
that a reduction OF 20 per cent would be
preferable to the present uncertainty Now
they we're not able to realize money to inn
prove their enterprises, but he thought that
with assured protection for FIVE years they
could take care Of themselves.
The committee took no action.
Senator Elkins who was one OF the lead
ers in opposition to the bill for a Cuban
treaty in the last session, says he will
., heartily support the pending treaty.
Association Takes Action.
Mr.. Carey's recommendations were made
between sessions of the annual meeting of
afterward confirmed the action he took.
The association also adopted a resou-
tion protesting against the unnecessary
stimulation OF the sugar and tobacco in
dustries Of the Philippine Islands by means
of further tariff reductions.
The action Of the association was not
unanimous the vote starting to g. al
though Henry 7. Oxnard. president Of the
association, said he had enough proxies
with him to make the vote ~ to g. The
opponents OF the resolution claim there
are thirty or more factories in the asso-
citation, and that the representations at
the meeting does not comprise half of
OF the factories in the association. None
OF the sixteen factories in Michigan were
represented, excepting that Julius Stroh of
Detroit, the treasurer OF the association,
WAS present.
Resolution Explains Position.
The following Is the text of the resolu-
tions adopted
Whereas, reciprocity treaty between
the United States OF America and the
republic Of Cuba has been laid before the
senate of the United States by the presi-
dent. who believes that the interests re-
quire Its prompt ratification; and
hereas, Ihls association believes that
limited In good faith for a period of Ave
years to that amount and will insure to
United States hve-year relief from the
harmful agitation of the subject which is
now harrassing the industry and making
its prosperity and healthful growth an inn
possibility and,
United States as a nation has become in
volved In the consideration of the proposed
treaty and while this association remains
OF the opinion that a disturbance of the
tariff relations between Cuba and the
United States is from any standpoint un-
mercial interests of its members to stand in
the way Of the adoption of a public policy
which has the approval OF the administra-
tion and leading members of congress- of
both political parties.
Resolved, That the American Beet Sugar
association has determined to withdraw its
opposition to the ratification of the said
treaty; that IT respectfully recommends to
that the eighth article OF the treaty be
amended so as to express IN precise Lam
the treaty TO the beet sugar manufacturers
Of the United States; namely, that during
treaty no sugaT eSp9rted from tba rsn,sbd SSid
of Cuba shall be admitted into the United
States at a reduction of duty greater than
provided by the tariff act of the Tinted
States approved July "a, 1897.
Oppose Tariff Reduction.
The Philippine resolutions were as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The house OF representatives OF
the United States has passed a measure
entering the United States to 25 per cent
OF the rates OF duty established by the act
Whereas. An the principal products OF
these ISLANDS, with the single exceptions OF
sugar and tobacco, already enjoy free entry
to the markets of the United States; and,
Whereas, The value Of those articles al.
ready enjoying free access to our markets
comprise more than 20 per cent of the tota
expectations of those islands; and,
Whereas, The United States now an
nually Imports from the various countries
OF the world over Sl6o,OOO.OO0 OF the duty-fret
Whereas, The United States Is able tC
produce those articles, thus affording for
ever an unlimited market for All the
Philippine islands can produce in such
Whereas, The United States can produce
all its sugar and tobacco; therefore, be II
association does hereby protest against tht
unnecessary stimulation OF the sugar and
means Of further tarlff reductions, thus ms
encouraging the people of those islands
Drnd,,cs tboss tpjnss S,cn Se"ts cay; tS
can produce, rather than such commodities,
as We are unable TO produce; also, be il
Resolved. That this association is un
Rlterably opposed to the proposed introduc
tion OF Chinese contract labor into either
the Hawaiian OF the Philippine islands.
Opposing Members Withdraw.
There were ive companies represented a
the meeting when the Philippine resolutions
were adopted. They were: The American
Beet Sugar company, represented by Henry
L T. Oxnard; the Utah Sugar company, by ]
r.. Cutler; the Wisconsin Sugar company, b!
r. G. Wagner; the National Sugar com,
pAny, by +. X. Carey, and the Los Alimito,
Sugar company, by J. Ross Clark.
Messrs Wagner and Clark strongly op
posed the Cuban resolution, declaring tha
the gathering was not representative OF th,
beet sugar growing industry OF the coun
try inasmuch the entire vote, including
the proxies held by Mr.. Oxnard. did no
amount TO one-half OF the sugar beet fac
tories In the United States
Mr. Wagner said he had made the poin
= Of no quorum at the meeting and that /
' was disregarded and roll call OF the as
sociation which he demanded was re
fused. Both he and Mr., Clark after thu