The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
Secretary of War Appeals to Committee to Cease Long Discrimination Against
 Philippines,
TRUST CALLED 'DAMNABL.E'
Louisiana Colonel Scores It's Methods Cuban Representative Threat ems Revolution Unless Re-
 ductiOn Is Granted,

Washington, Nov. l6..--The aIlega- tion that the so-caled sugar trust" controls the price paid to the grower and the price charged to the consumer of sugar, that the secretary of war put himself on record as a champion of free entry for Philippine sugar, and that generally all of the trust people were in favor of standing pat were the features of to-day's hearing on the proposed revision of the tariff.
 Secretary of War Luke R, Wright and General Clarence Edwards chief of the insuar bureau, were present. It was shortly after the afternoon ses- sion was begun that Chairman Payne asked Secretary Wright if he carel 70 make any remarks.
 T just heard that the committee was hearing arguments on the tariff on sugar and tobacco, which affects the Philippines. said the former gov ernor of the Islands. I've are now having an investigation made in the Philippines regarding the cost of pro- duction in the islands and other mat ters relating to the question. From what l have just heard the principal objection by the beet sugar grower to the admission free Of duty of Phil ippIne sugar lies in the danger that their markets will be inundated by tn Philippine article,
 Tt is not possible the Philippine is- lands could supply the actual increase in demand for sugar wear hy year, in the United States la that ease there is no reason why the Philippine is- lands should affect the market until the beet and cane sugar produced within the tariff wall increases lS00- 900 tons Before the beet sugar in- dustry Is in the slightest danger il must increase from 440,000 tons an nually to 2,lO0,O00 tons, and from an nua reports l. would take fifty years 10 do this 1 can't see how Il would affect the domestic product if Pnilip pine sugar were placed for a time on the free list
 Chairman Payne indicated that the possible action of the committee with regard to the sugar schedule would ht to recommend that certain amount ot Philippine sugar be admitted fir re o' duty each year and that the present tariff be imposed on any above that amount He told Secretary Wright that the menace, If any vas from the Cuban sugar which enjoys a reduction in the tariT of 20 per cent H. also intimated that the question of Philip plne tariff was SC important question that if might not be considered as be- ing strictly q part of the work of re- visng the Dngley tariff but would be taken up separately. Secretary Wright asked to be heard further on the sub Icct as soon as he could gather more information He said he favored a lim- tied free entry on sugar and tobacco from the Philippines
 Much information regarding tho cost of producing sugar tho profits derived capita invested and methods of groN ing and refining, were offered at to- days hearing Col D n Colcock. on behalf of the Louisiana cane sugar growers said that the methods h, which the trust" names the prlc, which it would pay the grower vert unfair and "damnable, Henry T Oxnard F R, Hathaway. c. N. Smith F. T. Scholes, G. Mccormick and W