The sun., 1909-05-27
SEVEN HOURS TALK ON SUGAR
NO VOTE ON MOTION TO STRIKE
OUT DUTCH STANDARD.

Senators From Cane and Beet Prsduelng
States Plead for Protection, Declsr.
inS That tho Removal or Lowering
OF the Duty would Kill the Industry.
WASHINGTON, May 2e.-The debate on
the tariff bill dragged along in the Senate
to-day for seven hours without any special
incident. The sugar schedule was under
discussion all day. Three Senators.
McEnery Of Louisiana, Burrows Of Miohi-
gan and Smoot Of Utah, who II also
u member Of the Finance Committee, de-
Tended the sugar schedule. Senator
Bristow Of Kansas, one Of the Insurgents
offered an amendment to reduce the duty
on raw sugar and to strike out the phrase
mot above No. 10 Dutch standard IN
COLOR OF which he declared the sugar
trust Is the principal beneficiary. he
read from articles contributed by Dr.
II. w. Wiley to magazines condemning
the Dutch standard as .the open sesame
TO fraud The Senator read list OF
the leading nations Of the world that had
abandoned the Dutch standard test.
Only seven retained it. He characterized
it as an instrument solely in the interest
Of refiners and declared that the denial
to the American consumers OF the priv
ilege Of buying low grade sugar was
tyranny
The Senate adjourned before vote
was taken on this amendment
Senator MoEnery concluded bis speech
begun Yesterday afternoon In which he
appealed for protection for the cane sugar
producers of his section. He declared
that the removal or lowering OF the duties
on sugar would kill the cane and beet
growing industry in the United States
within year.
For a while it looked as II Senator Owen
might furnish some excitement, but his
complaint was quickly adjusted.
Mr.. Owen arose TO find out why several
diagrams and photos showing how weigh
ers in the employ Of the sugar trust mad
succeeded in defrauding the Government
out of several million dollars Of revenue,
which he presented in an article from
Washington newspaper he had read IN
the Senate on Monday, had not been
printed In the Congressional Record IN
accordance with his request. Senator
Smoot, who is chairman Of the Committee
on Printing, explained that the committee
some time ago decided not to allow dla-
grams or illustrations to be printed in the
Conversational Record, and In accordance
with this decision the diagram and cuts
submitted by Mr.. Owen were excluded.
In spite Of this explanation Mr.. Owen
asked unanimous consent to have them
inserted because Of the Importance Of
giving publicity to the frauds.
Il object said MIR. Gallinger, who Is
also a member Of the Committee on
Printing.
of Course IL the Senator from New
Hampshire objects to publicity, Mr..
Owen retorted. they cannot 60 in.
Il do not object to publicity Mr..
Gallinper replied, but / think the de-
cision Of the Printing COMMITTEES Is q
wise one and should be carried out with
out exception.
Senator Gore. Mr.. Ovens colleague,
ing Committee could be met by printing
the article. together with the diagrams
and photographs. as Senate document.
which was agreed to.
Senator Burrows spoke in defence
Of the rates on sugar m the pending Dill;
Any great reductions. he said. would
injure the beet sugar industry. ANY
will also hurt the cane growers OF the
South and the beet raisers OF the West
and North" The beet sugar industry.
Mr.. Burrows declared, is successful In
sixteen States and Territories and has
an invested capital Of about seventy
million dollars. Any change in the e1-
isting duties. he predicted, will hinder
II not interfered with will eventually
furnish all the sugar consumed in this
country.
Mr.. Smoot concluded the debate In
defence of the sugar rate. The sugar
trust, he asserted, owns less than 30 per
cent. Of the beet sugar factories and con-
sequently does not control them.
A lively discussion arose between MIR,
Smoot and Senators Clay Of Georgia and
Bristow Of Kansas all OF whom had OBJ
tanned information from Secretary Will
son Of the Agricultural Department as
to the relative production OF sugar from
a ton OF sugar beets and as to the cost
OF extracting the sugar from the beets.
Mr.. Smoot declared that Secretary Will
son admitted that the information in
the letters written by him TO Senators
Clay and Bristow was incorrect.
Senator Carter suggested that the
information obtained by all three Sem
ators, although varying slightly, might
be correct, because beets grown in diff
ferent parts Of the country would natur-
ally contain varying percentages Of
saccharine.
Senator Clay said he would confer
with Mr.. Wilson and might have some
thing to say on the subject later.
Continuing his speech. Senator Smoot
said reductions in the sugar schedules
would reduce the revenue obtained by
the Government from importatons Of
raw sugar and at the same time would
destroy the beet sugar industry Of the
West and North.
TO RESTORE DUTY ON OIL.