Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-11

100000. ana n higher Price For
Sugar. fhesNet Resxit In One Year Of
q bad Trade Bargain.
The Washington statesmen who were
faken unto camp BY the sugar trusts
Cuban reciprocity scheme have awak-
ened 10 the fact, announcement Is
made with authority. that the United
States was badly swlndled on that
transaction. Acting under instructions
from the state department, therefore,
we are informed by a newspaper
watch was an ardent advocate OF the
existing convention, Mr.. Morgan.
American, minister at Havana, is negG-
fiating with the, Cuban foreign Office
for e1raming Of new treaty. What
theSEew York Press warned congress
muse happenswhen 1t contemplated the
preposterous' act Is now openly admit
ted,by thosetwho performed it to have
takhnpiace. ,They admit it because the
s.6fs our Foreign trade madeitFm-
Dosstblet for them longer to denYs the
truth. They are anxious to correct
theirJmistakes IL they can before some
OF the statesmen who imagined they
were making imperishable fame for
themselves as national economists are
irretrievably adjudged by the Ameri-
can.people either the direct agents Of
the sugar trust or economic and politi-
calimbeciles.
What Cuban reciprocity has not done
for this country Is shown by the I'M
port and export figures for the last
calendar year. Cuba sold us in 1905
articles amounting to S95,S57,S56 In
return Cuba bought from us articles
worth $44, 569,S 12, difference in favor
Of Cuba Of more than $51, 100000.
In 1900, without any reciprocity trea-
". we sold to Cuba American exports
worth 26.934.524. In that year we
bought from Cuba $31, TAI. 200. differ
enca In favor OF Cuba of less than
5000. 900.
To gain a market In that island worth
an additional seventeen TO eighteen
millions a year we have given the Gu
bans an additional Bixty-four millions
Of our market For every dollar that
we have got from the Cubans on the
new arrangement we have given them
three and a half Of ours! We have
converted an unfavorable trade bal
sncs OF Ave millions In 1000 into one Of
1ftyons millions In 1905! We are ex-
acsiy sorty-sevenf millions year worse
ofssthan We were In 1900!
xst any man apply the figures to his
OWN personal affairs and see how he
would like to bargain on those terms.
He Is In trade and he takes in SGT, but
bis outgo is nearly $92. He wants to
increase what lie takes In and makes
new trading contract with his custom
ers by which they agree to buy more
from him * he will also buy more from
them. but he makes such a remarkable
arrangement. giving everything and
getting Iothing, that he now takes In
s44. bu. his outgo has increased to
nearly S96. He has increased his loss
on the bargain by 1000 per cent? How
long would he stand it7 How long
coule her
:. 1900. before we had this trade
reaty. our dealings with Cuba-unfa-
voyable trade balance-took away from
III gSyo00.000 year. Now, In 1905. our
dealings with Cuba-unfnvorable trade
baiance-takes away from Us $51, o00,-
600. We have increased our trade loss
by 1000 per cent?
Flow long VIII the United States
seznd this7 How long could III
Hnif dozen reciprocity treaties like
the one we made with Cuba would
have wrecked the prosperity Of this ma
ton and put the American people where
they were under President Cleveland.
But the worst that happened from
this treaty has not been told. We were
assured that whatever befell our trade
balance certainly, as absolutely certain
as the SUN rises, the American people
would get sugar cheaper by reason OF
the reduction on imports OF It's raw
material. What happened was this:
The Havemeyer sugar trust, which
put up the whole reciprocity game. was
able TO compel the American beet sug-
ar industry under penalty OF being
wiped out altogether to come into
price agreement
Within twelve months after the reel
procity treaty went into operation the
combination had SO far advanced the
price Of sugar In the United States
that the american people were paying
| $50. 900, 900 a year more for the sugar
theysconsumed.
An adverse trade balance of $50.000,-
oooi An increase In the sugar bills Of
the consumers by another $4,000, 600!
J A hb1nHrad rnililnna n Voar LOST fhrnun
away. destroyed by the American peo-
| pie as the result OF the beneficent reel
procity treaty.
Craftsmanship Was there ever any,
other like 1t out Of bedlam New York
Press.