The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-10

,,,o,,o, IN American workers and :,
keeping our money at home, and Win 9
the balance of trade in our favor !,
bringing millions of dollars OF lot 6
eign gold to our shores. =
The sugar industry has contriDut-
cd largely to these conditions. III ,
renort by the Hon. James Wilson,
secretary of agriculture, which was
transmitted to congress by speciai
message of President Mckinley, on
| March 81, 1898, $4,000 copies OF
| which were ordered by congress 10
he nrinted for circulation, the Amerl-
can farmer is furnished with de-
tailed information regarding the cui
tivation of sugar beets and the man
ufacturer is furnished with lull III
| formation as to the cost and the pesI
kinds of machinery to be used IN rae
tories for making sugar, ana INC
| Amarican farmer and MANUFACTURER
are urged to embark in the BUSINESS
of beet sugar production, ana Win
osnacial emphasis attention is calleu
m tbe tariff duties on imported SUI
J cars under the Dingley act and that
the United States could and shouiu
produce all the sugar that we Gun
sumo and in that way keep the nioires
: now going to tropical countries ioi
lcane sugar at home.
This report shows that in the year
1897. but 335, 1855 tons OF sugar were
nrodpced in the United States less
: tbor one-sixth of the sugar consum-
i ed.
i. II is mart of our history the way
5 in which the farmers and hahui"o
!. turers of the country responded "
this invitation to them blythe govern
mont and as result we now produce
=. over one-third of all the sugar con-
e eumed and this production wouiu
Is have been doubled but for the nap
pening of the greatest CALAMITY IN
the history of this country 10 lOS III
dustrial progress.
ct Nv the bullet of an assassin Presl-
IS don't Mckinley, the greatest frleno
W" industrial America ever hau' was laio
81 in his grave. Since that TIME 'n'
ne American sugar and tobacco interest,"
in have been in constant fight 10
10 their existence
DIS This has been brought aDou
to through treaties and proposes
treaties with Cuba, San Domingo an
SIS nearly every other tropical hapltatio
eu of Hottentots and cannibals on III
IA face of globe, including the Philill
ole nine islands, offering to trade OH on
nd sugar and tobacco interests for any
| oiU pXCnanR
at and if they had nothing to give inc
if would be sacrificed through pur'
ter " philanthropic motives.
ON The people of the state or Mich
by Gan have a right to know wheth'
asst this policy is to be continued. IN,
lrs. also have right to know where u
ALL candidates for the office OF presiueI
usl- of the United States stand, ana Whe
Mr.. Secretary Taft stands on III
emit ouestion. Mr.. Taft was governor
hrs. the Philippine islands, and as SUI
hrs. arpeared before congress in their /
ISIS. terests. and as a member OF the Ph
the ippine commission in his testliho
Mrs. before the Philippine committee
God, the United States senate advocat
Mrs. the donation of large tracts or la
Mrs TO capitalists and corporations goi
tee; IN the islands to invest in the sue
box, and tobacco business, and urged &C
gress to remove the limit OF 90
gate acres that they could purchase, a
cita- make it 10000 acres, and In MS I
ong, timony before the Philippine co
rom mittee he said: What we want is
develope the islands and
cite sale of lands in tracts sufficien
Joint large to attract capital is an essen'
orth part of that plan.
that Then again, speaking of conc
but sions hewas asking from congr
Y ex- in behalf of the islands, he said:
"Our recommendations are ba
'u'Ve upon our views of the needs or
n by Philippine islands.
mas I'VE are asking as much as we
<ent- get because the more weget the j
fol- fer we think it will be for the
lands. The effect upon the policy
omen the United States and particular
'ck- terests in the United States that
in be affected, we have very little KIN
ledge of and desire to express
aple! opinion"
Ike a Senator Patterson asked:
would not knowingly advocate
Mr.. policy that would injure the IN
better tries of the United States--your
than country"
ment. Governor (now secretary Taft
pub piled: 81 do not think ! would.
e all do not approach it from the ST
ne on point of those interests, hoWeve
g-peo- Has Secretary Taft in any
changed his views since making I
or the statements before the Philip
Praise committee of the United States
Nlow," ate? Not in the least. we
with him, at each session Of congress
he has been secretary of war e'
the last as principal counsel foi
"a Philippine islands, urging cons
~ to allow free trade with them a
not absolute free. trade just as
-. Ii as he can get