The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-15
SUGAR HOLDS
ATTENTION OF
THE SENATORS
Continued from PAGE /.

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Senator Aldrich said he had not heard
such an objection before and added that
unless some such regulation was made
sugar might be shipped into these
islands and then come into the United
States free Of duty.
Declaring that the Philippine sugar
was so poor in quality that there was
no market for if in the United States.
Senator Buckley said the legislation al
/ lowing 100000 tons annually to come
into the United States was a humbug."
The sugar industry in the Philippines
he said, had gone down until now only
$4,000 tons were raised annually. The
cause of this condition. he said, is the
'1azness and stupidity of the people"
Americans Not Benefited.
Resuming his remarks, Senator Bris-
tow said;
''Wnen you enact this law admitting
100000 tons of Philippine sugar into
| this country free of duty you do not
benefit d single American except he be
interested in the American Sugar Re
timing company. Primarily. the sole
purpose of this bill is TO benefit the
Philippine Islands and the Filipinos
very year they import from Germany
and China several millions OF pOunus
of sugar and now the Incorporation of
| this provision for a duty on sugar will
force the people of those islands to
purchase the refined sugar from the
American Sugar Refining company. In
turn for that they can sell their raw
'ugar to the sugar trust free Of duty
[ ask senators whether this is in fact
legislation i'm the interests Of the peo-
p,e of the Philippine Islands
A proviso offered by Mr.. Lodge, Civ
ng to the Philippine commission the
JOwer to allOt and pay out the inter
nal revenue which is provided for in
the tariff bill. was adopted
Bristow's Amendment.
Mr.. Bristow offered an amendment to
ne Philippine free trade provision
which would permit the importation of
aw and refined sugar into the Philip
)ines at rates that may be lower than
the sugar duties OF the United States
He also proposed an amendment eIimi-
iating the provision of the bill which
AVE the preference for the 500 000-to
rec sugar prOviso to producers of less
than SEQ tons of sugar. Mr.. Bristow
! aid the change he proposed would give
IN opportunity for the establishment Of
centrifugal sugar factories in the Phil
ippines.
Mr.. Foster opposed Mr.. Bristow's
amendment speaking i'm the interest of
the American sugar grower. and de-
caring that the finance committee
amendment did not propose to excludf
rom the free trade provision the sugar
PRODUCED by large factories in the Phil
ppines, but that it merely gave the
reference 10 the production of tho
small farmer.
Concession TO Free Traders.
Mr.. Lodge replying 10 MIR. Bristow.
.aid the proposition to admit sugar ana
ObaCCo into the United States free o.
luty was d concession TO those who
/ had contended for absolute free trade
ottween the islands and the United
states.
lnterrupting Mr.. Lodge. Senator
Buckley said no compromise had been
made on this provision with the tobac-
/ 20 growers of Connecticut.
we have reached no compromi~t
: with the senator from Connecticut, re-
-orted Mr Lodge
You viii have to- responded tn
Connecticut senator.
( We will see about that when the vot,
$ taken said Mr.. Lndce
Bounty for Fiipinos.
M Aldrich insisted that The Philip
zinc amendment provided practically
Philippines. I venture the prediction"
&c said, that The processes of refining
'ugaT in lhs Philippines viii be ehangHc
ma that this sugar VIII come to thc
I United States I'm a refined condition"
Senator CIapp took the view that the
admission of free sugar would benefit
/ the American Sugar Refining company
+ When. he said. the time comes to vote
io~ free hides f. viii not be argued
+ that it is q benefit to the cattle rails
ers of the Argentine Republic or an
/ me else except the American purchaser.
/ The two cases, he s'iC, were siriilar.
President Taft Quoted.
IT is well understood and an open
! secret that this proposition is here
( he request Of the president of tn
United States. said Mr.. Aldrich. anu
hat ne desires it for people ne be-
ieves to be wang is of the United States
If the presidents wishes were 81
carefully regarded" Mr.. ClapD said
the committee on finance should hav,
/ considered his words favoring lower
tariff duties" So far as he knew. tbs
/ senate had had no direct communfca-
/ ton from the president.
While / do not pretend to be his
official representative on this floor.
said Mr.. Aldrich 81 do not transcend
my idea of my obligation to the presi-
dent when I say that I know that not
only is the president in favor OF legis-
laticn Of this kind. but he is in favor Of
this identical legislation
Able to Speak for Himself.
Mr.. Clapp said the president mao
means by which he can communicate
with the senate.
I do not believe. he added. that
the president Endorses any such fallacy
as that Of all thu clap-trsp work ever
reported for legisf ton. this does seem
! 10 me to take the palm
In reply to comment on his amend
ment Mr. BIistow said the committee
provision favoring the output OF pro-
ducers Of less than 500 tons of sugar
would prevent refining sugar BY th,,
/ centrifugal process. 50 that the raw
sugar would Of necessity be marketed
in the United States and be purchase
I by the American Sugar Refining COM
pany thus preventing the refining Of
/ the Philippine product in the islands.
I Hence he concluded that what appeared
/ to be a favor 10 the Philippine Island
1 producer did not exist in fact
Amendment Voted Down.
MI Bristow's amendment eliminating