The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-18

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SlA11lfURBDAy NOV 1e, 1909
rAFT8s CHANGE.
i sths frauds pslrpstrat ted upon the
us1lnllttsei!d States government by the
sngar trust. President Taft has an
excellent opportunity to put into eff
fect his Views upon the enforcement
Of law. His chance to make a show
ing of his feaSlessness is not lessen
ed BY the intimatiOn-rather freely
made-that President Roosevelt re-
fused to proceed upon evidence
against the sugar trust. 1t will be
recalled that Receiver Earle of the
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining com
pany Of Philadelphia, which recent
~! vas allowed over two millions in
damages from the sugar trust be-
cause the monopoly, by sharp prac-
tice. succeeded In closing the plant,
went to President Roosevelt with
this evidence Of violation of the anti
trust act. But President Roosevelt
would not act. What his side may
be cannotsno be told. as he has been
hunting lions while this story de-
yelOped. Il Is not necessary to Judge
the ex-president, either in this matter
Or Ii the charge now made that the
frauds against the government by the
sugar trust In connection with the
customs duties on its imports. were
protected during the Roosevelt adj
mlniStration. Il was asserted by the
New York Sun last week that false
weights had ben reported to the gov
eminent 81 the New York port for
twenty years and that It was common
knowledge around the docks that
this ~ done. II lie not that the
Sun dislikes the sugar trust less but
Roosevelt more.
However, II Is certain that this
monopoly Has been cheating the gov
eFnment out Of millions Of dollars
II Import duties by the use Of false
wsishltaa ana that this has been going
! many years, It'll also known
81 that the employees who actually did
7 lssis.h1oprt Weighing were given incon-
seqiiiential sums ID the form of In
Scrsassd wages: They. Of course. can
mt BE- wholly excused but 1t prob
ably vgas made clear 70 them that il
they we're scrupulous about It. others
we're ready to take their places. SO
40 feel like blaming these men who
SWers obliged to earn q su,stenance in
some way. less than those already
veryStich Who authorised these crimes
simpay to add other wealth.
These crimes by the trust are par
atlleealarly pRenstyesbecaus It issone Of
the infant industries" given protec-
don By the tarin laws Of this coun-
sstry The duty on rtenned sugar,
which 10 about one and four-nfths
csntsFa pound. Of course gives the
trust authorlty to add just thai much,
toths price paid BY the consumer for
sngar = was shown during the
specdtai season sof congress that in
Germany and England refined sugar
hasE gone to the consumer for one to
Z md half cents less per pound
than y - this country. The duty on.
rawsugar,sSwhich the trust must pay
on q, impoftations of Its products. al
lows II q dinerential Of one and one-
Siiglhthscents . pound. Yet II il now
disootersdsthA the monopoly has not
BEEN content with this. but has been
Nithholding crest sums Of money due
. dutyaon raw sugar and at the same
time 4 laadsidltppsssth 70 the price Of sug-
I under 4. 4lprratenset that it vas made
part 81 the actual cost by the duty.
s 4 g estimated the duties have per.
sabtittsd the sugar retiners to collect
9ls0.0oo,oSosasyear from the Ameri-
can public.
+ n aet g bad for one who is re-
seiving,, AZ favors from the govern.
ment to steal from 1t. But It is
senouikhs. ~tossarouse indignation when.
the theft y committed by rich men
aalfs1dY heavily. nensinnad Nv fha