The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-20
Arkansas SeuatOr Attacks Joseph Smith, Head Of
Mormon Church, Whom He Charges With Rob-
bine the Beet Producers of Utah for His Personal
Gain in Behalf of the interest of Sugar Trust
sMooT PROMPTLY RESPONDS WITH DECLARATION
THAT STATEMENT is UNTRUE-cLAY ANSWERS
WITH FURTHER ATTACK ON CHURCH AND PRO
cEED TO VIOLENT ARRAIGNMENT OF TRUST

WASHINGTON, May 19-Decaring that Joseph i. Smith,
head Mormon church, eve year fixed the price of bees
in the interests OF the sugar factories of Utah. rather than
favor producers of bee Senator Clay the senate today
called forth Characterization of his statements absolutely
untrue bv Senator Smoo himself official of the Mormon
church.
Mr. Clay declared in response that Mr. Smith, president of
beet sugar factories in Utah. personally received annual
salary of $4,000 which for his services in holding beet
prices for the trust and asserted that Senator Smoot
could be expected To make fair statement where the
church involved Mr.. Smoot replied that Clay spoke
falsely Clay ngored the reionder and proceeded with his
long speech '.gl,ea
1t severely aragned the so-caed sugar trust and urged
material reduction in the duty refined sugar He argued
that the Is deriminated against in favor OF the
American Sugar Refining Company and that the sugar grower
gets benefit OF the dfeenal between duties raw and
refined sugar lie criticised most severely the manner IN which
the sugar schedule Of the Payne bill was framed.
Contendng that the American Sugar Refining Company
the principal refneries in the United States and IS
almost without conception in refining Mr. Clay de
cared that the duty refined almost prohibits the mn
porao of foreign sugar into this country lie said that the
grower and the grower of both compelled
sell sugar to the trust at the price which 1t likes Comar
the wholesale price of granulated sugar III Hamburg ana
in New York which said 21 cents per pound cheaper
Hamburg, Mr. Clay figured that the American consumer
pays difference of $360sO0O0 for his refined sugar Of this
he said the government gets $530OOOOO IN custom dnes
while the sugar trust gets the other $33OOo,Oo0
he American consumer sugar have paid to the Ameri
Sugar Refining Company, commonly called the sugar
Trust at least yve millions per year IN proh' sao MI
Clay amounting in twelve years to $66O0O000 The meri
people not of the fact that sugar we import
into this country free of any duty both raw ana renneo
the cost OF sugar TO the American coismne, "o' II IL ~
nearly onehaf not insisting that boh renned anu ,aw'
either should this country free OF duty Dn' 'eLe
ought be substantial reduction over the rates hxed III the
Dingey law
Replying TO the argument that sugar great revenue
producer NJ Clay desired 10 know why of the necessities
Of life used the entire American people should be taken
and its increased to the consumer oneai We e CON
tended the amount Of the revenue now producced p sugar
could easily be suppliey by an income tax -
Saying that the American workingman during the las. ieM
years, has had a hard time to llvng MI Gay ueP
ed the fact that the duty refined sugar remains IN the m
bill substantially the it is in the Dmgley law lie s g
that the sugar trust had no representative before the a
framing committees of either the house or the senate anu
added iudpnp form the treatment which the sugar Tst
has received t cornoration needed representative be
fore either committee" c
commonly called the sugar trust, Mr. Clay declared s
trust has constantly violated both the criminal ana cv aM
bed the American noone since its organization Instead OF
knocking at the door of congress seeking to increase ITS