Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-15
SHARP DEBATE
ON THE SUGAR
SCHEDULE
CONCESSION TO FILIPINO
PRODUCT IS OPPOSED
"ProgressiveS" in Senate Girl
tlcise Wisdom of Annually
Admitting 100000 Tons
From Islands Free of Duty.

lBt Morning Journal special Leased MireI
Washington. y C.. june tf.-Sugar
was the stirring subject before the
senate today, 1t was brought 90 thc
front Ia connection with the consid-
Grafton OF the finance committee
substitute for The house provision OF
the tariff bin regulating the admis-
sion Of Philippine articles into the
United States and received practicaliy
tho undivided attention Of tho senate
throughout the day.
During The first hour there was
Some discussion 70 the effect Of the
provision on the tobacco interests Of
Connecticut tobacco into the Philip
plncs for Wrappers had the effect Of
relieving The situation IN h q quar-
ter.
Immediate attention WAS then d.
reeted to the clauses providing q dtitg
on sugar admitted into the Philippine
Islands equal 70 that on sugar brought
into the United States ana cxempting
duty when brought IN 10 the United
states.
Senator Hriatow criticized both PRO-
visions aud his criticisms opened the
way for d gcnernl debate between Sem
Ainrs Brlstow and Ciapp ono one side
and Aldrich md Lodge on the other
II was ~contended thai its effect would
be 10 promote the Interests 90 the Am
uficAn sugar trust and not 90 bcnefit
the Philippine producers IL was
argued hy the supporters Of the pro-
vision that the ugar producers OF the
Philippines would be benefited by the
admission of their sugar into the Uni
ted states without requiring The pay
ment Of a duty on It.
senator stone OF Missouri gave mo-
tieo that he would Aoon offer an
amendment declaring for the indie
rendenee Of the Philippine Islands
within thirteen years. an agreement
meanwhile having been reached with
the world powers for the maintenA
ance Of tho independence Of the ISL
nnds. IL was freely stated around the
senate chamber that the Philippine
.paragraph had the indnrsemont Of
President 1aft In his own handwriting
ana later senator Aldrich stated thar
Il had been Endorsed by the presi'
dent Aldrich stated that II had been
Endorsed bs' tbs president. Scnator
clapp expressed in%crednltty on that
point.
Aproyision offered by Mr. Lodge
giving 10 the Philippine commission
the power 90 allot and pay ont the IN
ternnl revenue which IL provided for
IN the tariff bin was adopted.
Mr.. Bristow offered an amendment
20 the Philippine free trade provision
would permit the importation
of raw ana refined sugar into the
states Tho only vote ~ the
day was tusen on this amendment 10
lost II TO 40.
He also proposed an amendments
eliminating tie provision Of the bin
which gave the preference for Tia,
400. 600 tons OF free sugar provided
Far "a producers Of less than 500 toms
Of sugar. Mr.. Bristow said the change I
he proposed would give an oppor-
tunity for the establishment ct cent
trifugal sugar factories in the Philip
pines.
MIR Foster opposed MIR Hristow'a
amendment. speaking in the interest
Of the American sugar grower. and
declaring that the finance committee'a
amendment did not propose 60 exclud
nom the free trade provision the
sugar produced bs large factories I'm
The Philippines. bur that IL merely