The Washington times., 1909-05-24
Senator Has Report Printed
Sunday Afternoon Put
Into the Record.
INSISTS BIG TRUST
MUST BE. .CURBED-
Speaker Declares Senate Must
Take Cognizance Of Tariff
Fostered Monopoly.
By ]. C. wELLIvER.

By ]. C. wELLIvER.
The fight on the sugar schedule
of the tariff bill was opened ca the
floor of the Senate today, wien
Senator Robert L. Owen of Okla
homa presented and had read into
the Record the article from The
Washington Times of Sunday after
noon, on the Sugar trusts frauds
against the revenues.
Senator Owen, at the conclusion
of the reading, announced his pur-
pose without any delay to get to
the bottom of the sugar BUSINESS.
Attacks Schedule.
He said:
Il ask. why are the words Not above
No is Dutch standard in color re-
tanned In this biH7 They ought to be
stricken out of il. 7 ask that the
Finance Committee be directed to re-
port to the Senate why these words
are pot stricken from the measure
ThAe was instant objection TO con-
sidersdon OF such an order Senator
! Aldrleh protested that the sugar sehed-
ule had not yet been reached. saying
| he hoped it would be later in the day;
''at that tims." ne said. "the amend
meat Of the Senator from Oklahoma
viii be in order"
II have introduced no amendment" +"
/ rstorted snator Owen Il have in
/ troduced q resolution directed to the
chairman Of the Finance Committee"
That is to the Finance Committee"
suggested Senator Beveridge-
THE chairman Of the Committee.
who IS the committee. persisted Sens-
tor Owen.
Opened AuspiciOusly.
The opening Of the fight against the
Sugar trust tariff graft was opened In
the Senate auspiciousgy. For weeks
The Washington Times was alone in its
efforts to force attention to tue vicious
ness Of the present protection Of the
trust in a graft of $500 .00e a year Get
ting small attention in legislative circles
at first, The Times campaign at length
made its impression; Senator's sent for
copies of The Times series of articles
and began studying the charge Of this
newspaper that the Sugar trusts real
protection .ay. not IN the differentisl
between refined and raw sugar, but in
The application of the Dutch standard
of color rs a means TO exclude all
sugars below No. 10 Dutch standard, ur-
less they paid the full duty on refined
sugar.
The publication In The Times on sun
day of Mr.. Albert's remarkable article
trust brought interest and indignation
10 a climax The feeling that the Sugar
trust has been too long protected In
career OF fraud against the Government
and extortion from the people. and that
at last enough light has been shed on
the subject 10 make Intelligent action
possible, became weII-nign universal
Owen Quotes Times.
Senator owen. at the very opening OF
the morning session. rose in his place
and said:
Mr.. President, have in my hand
rems ykable statement in reference to
the frauds which have been perpetrated
bv the so-calIed Sugar trust against the
customs and against the people of the
United states. This article-holding up
the clippings from The Times-points
out one Of the most evil and insdious
consequences Of the policy or upDuhd-
ing gigantic organizations protected by
the tariff from possibility Of competi-
ton: organizations which at last have
been powerful enough TO poison the very
founts of information of the people.
This policy has led to a condition in
which frauds OF such magnitude as
these OF such sensational character are
not mentioned by the leading news
papers of New York city
Fraud Is Suppressed.
sInstead. we have the spectacle of this
remarkable fraud being suppressed,
while fuII-page advertisements OF the
American Sugar Refining Company ap-
pear in the newspapers Of New York IN
| lieu of the truth, which ought TO be
| known ~ the people. 1 desire that this
4 article be read"
The article was sent TO the desk.
ana scupie1 s. good share of an hour
/ in its eadiug. There were only a few
Senators in the chamber when the read
/ ing began, but before X mad proceeded
/ far the chamber had become we'll filled,
aud much interest was displayed. both
I IN the article itself and in The remark
able procedure by which the Oklahoma
Senator has forced attention. willy
nillv, TO the whole matter Of the sugar
[ tariff. When the reading VAS con-
cluded. Senator Owen rose.
] Il desire to congratulate the National
! Administration" he said, ION the de-
lection and exploitation OF this fraud.
| Frauds arising from the corruption OF
weak men, are liable to arise at any
time and under the best intentioned
administration of affairs.