New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-19

dent but he knew that II he represented the xtb
District Of Michigan he would oppose il
M McMorran Rep-. MichD. who also orposes
the hill said the Republicans had sotnes bs,ag
with Democrats to pass this bill. which he charae
terized as a free trade measure-taria fo- revenue
Only.
FORDNEY ATTACKS WOOD AND THTrRREr
Mr.. Fordney d2ep-. Mieh) vigorously opposed the
measure internal bin" which he sais vroI,Is
wipe out the sugar industry in Michigan he re-
viewed the history % the beet sugar industry a4
pointed out how. in his opinion q would be injured
by the passage OF the biz Continuing he aid.
some one has said that r. makes no difference
whether YOU put this measure into law or not
II that IS sc. why was f. F. Atkinson Of Bos-
ton. here nearly Two years ago. Why was thar
- (here Mr.. Fordney used adjecrives which are con
sidered hbelous I'm most newspapers Thurber
heret Why has he been here, as he has been
sneaking around this Capitol ever since have been
IN Congress-vvho afterRard admitted that he was
paid by the Sugar Trust and lied when before the
committee on WAYS and Means. when the gentle
man from Minnesota CIr. Tawneyl asked him if he
ped received any money from Havemeyer. Of the
etsar rust IN any way, shape or manner. and he
sad 10 but a few days later. when placed upon
fIat-,,sS- - ma a. ne naa received money from
- .lIlo also testified that he had received
lle-tZ olree'y from Major General Wood. Military
Mr. Fordney said ne wanted to criticise General
800 I 1L y aed been proved that he had extracted
oh what action by a hIFf, ofFciaI," continued Mr.
Fordney He claimed mar he C1ibans were starv-
lng. and then reached his long fingers into The
ano here M Fordney again used words which
Ielght De considered lbellous II uttered anywhere
Mr.. Fordaey said General Wood had testified be-
whole island and that ali the sugar he could find
That belonged TO the trust was 32s5 tons "A few
1ad $500 tons u sugar in Cuba Wood only missed
-v oer b e0 azeraFa ' A Is s solder
is a better narksnan than that I could beat it
Mr. Foraney said the government OF Cuba had
Of her governments II their debts were paid. The
present BIZ was TO benefit prosperous Cuba at the
VITA the reduction OF the tariff sugar which
would follow this bin ne continued the trust at
with which the beet sugar manufacturers could not
compete. and when they had crushed them out
would raise the price He also said that every
the refneriel Of either the American Sugar Rein
ing Company or the Arbuckles. one having a ca
other twenty thousand barrels a day. sufficient
capacty 70 supply al the sugar 70 az the people
sugar production he said: What they want is TO
Michigan and have become Interested in ten OF our
twenty factories and what for2 They were afraid
b51v Cp those factories and sell them for scrap iron
s4 get me IL o mem 6-6 ne e f be sum n f5s
measure than It is TO fight this competition
BEET SUGAR IN MICHIGAN
M Fcrdney presented figures showing the
age q Michigan devoted 10 sugar beets. and spoke
q the serious consequences which he said would
follow the passage Of the bill
Nj Bell Dem. CaI) followed in opposition the
bill. saying the farmers OF his State wanted the
same MEASURE Of protection now given TO them, and
he urged that the beet sugar growers needed the
certain that California VIII be IN the sure Repub-
tcar column should 90 10 that State and see how
al the people there feel on that subject When
You pass this law you strike a blow at one OF our
greatest industries" said
NJ Gardner lF2ep MichJ explained why he had
changed MS views and now faVors the passage OF
the oil. In the first place. conditions had changed
--r-- in EF- q strict In
conclusion he said the measure was the policy OF
the President. OF his cabinet OF majority OF the
Senate and house ana nose VINO $1,000 OUT against
II stood out against great majority -
Mr.. Burgess Dem, Tex characterize the Dill
as an outrage, and said ms party could not nope
success al the polls next year If II continued
the policy OF making tariff agreements affecting
the agricultural and stock interests OF TINS country
Reading extract from an article written by
Thomas =. Reed. Mr.. Burgess said This simply
stated that $4,000 was appropriated from the Gu
ban funds vouchers issued by Leonard Wood.
i1oOrsed by the War Department. OF TINS admins
-ecitinE their faces that they were Tor
the purpose Of Influencing public opinion IN the
United States II favor OF this bill de continued
But 70 pursue the dirty and sIrreptitious methods
che Il cts concerning which had 10 be dragged cut
OF Thurbe-s throat II a Senate committee is ols-
graceful and ruinous any aduinistTat ton under
The sun No wonder r-ostoflce thievery obtains IN
the land when such acts as that can be VIGOROUSLY
done IN open sunlight. and nobody comments upon
such political thievery.
M. Gillett CRep.. MassD said the treatment Of
Cuba by the treaty was the ideal way TO treat all
dependencies Of the United States which are not
iutegrsl parts Of the United States
Nr Shaf-oth Dem, COLI added his opposition
70 the hIll. saving Il was un-Denocratic and IN
Republican. and fraught with danger 10 American
f-5gsrrfes He said plans had been prepared for
beet sugar plants his State which would have
rfzen II this Eisation had not been proposed. The
measure was unfair and unjust TO growing IN
N-. Jones Gzep.. wash) announced that he. would
vote fo- the Dill adding that he opposed IL two
The House al 5 D n. adjourned