The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-10-31
9ueer Situation
AMERICAN MILLER :
MUST IMPORT WHEAT
Republican Tariff Policy is
Responsible for Increased
Cost of Bread.

Washington, o. c.. Oct. Sl.-Ths
short crop Of Americas wheat and the
Use in the price OF bread as a natural
consequence has brought the Republi-
can parry face to face will, condition
which they mttlo anticipated when
it's leaders framed the Dingley till
The law as it now obtains places a
duty OF 25 cents a bushel or wheat
imported irto this country, and was
meant to hoodwink the wheat grow
ers of the northwest into the belief
that the Republican party was really
favoring their interests AS the Unit
ed states is. however an exporter Of
Wheat. j. has afforded fits wheat pro-
Gucers little or no benefit unul now
when the scarcity Of wheat has be-
come so great that northwestern mills
will either nave to shut down or run
! short handed # foreign wheat is not
Obtained
The question is a far reaching one
and viii have to he solved at an early
day. 1t promises to make the agita-
ton of the repeal of the duty on wheat
one of the biggest and most important
ri the approaching session Of congress.
The duty on wheat, it is now too
plain to be seen. is doing the wheat
growers no good, is hampering the
nillers by lowering their output Is
reducing the volume of business of the
transportation lines. and is wringing
from the people, who need bread and
must have it, hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars. all for the benefit OF a few
wijeat manipulators
Tho advance in the price of Ameri-
can wheat has reached such figure
hat according to a statement OF Dun
F7omlng Mills. OF Richmond, Va
ii IS now possible 80 import wheat
lfrom Russia and the plack Sea, grind
Ih IN This country and export it, less
the drawback at a profit both to the
Transportation lines and the millers
Treating IT,
These mlllors say that they we're Of
Tered. not later than last Saturday a
superb quality Of wheat at 81 % pei
bushel. elf, Newport News This, with
duty paid. would cost them 81 30 al
against 81 26 to 81 80 asked by dom
estic shippers Of No red winter
wheat. which has milling value Of al
least s cents per bushel under that
of the foreign wheat The foreign
wheat. the millers say, Is really beau
ufh. tests So pounds to the bushel
IS clear and plump and of rich color
They predict that the imports of for
eign wheat will. this year, be as srea
il not eater than the entire Ameri
car export Of wheat and -four
Another inoorefacgs fact growin'
out Of ne present condition Of th'
American wheat market is that th'
price of wheat n this an exportinl
wheat country is greater than the prie
asked Cor wheat in countries whicl
import wheat.
Consumers nave not up to the pres
ont time fully understood what tn
asiatiou Of the repeal Of the 'uty o.
wheat was all about, but noNg that
, is brought home 10 them In an IN
creased price Of bread they win no
be long in understanding it, and
remains 10 he seen whether the domir
ait party viii stand out against tn
people to the enrichment of fey
trafickers wheat who alone are ber
. ehted by the Dingley law.
{ The product Of the immense telds
/. Canadian wheat but for this perni'
ious law. would be immediatey avail
able.