Evening star., 1909-05-27
FIGHT ON SUGAR LOST MAY RUN MAIL CARS
Insurgents Fail to Reduce Duty Post Office Officials Ask Rail-
or Remove Dutch Test. road to Make Attempt
AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN FiREMEN OFFER SERVICES
Cummns Smith Clash Georgia Strikers Will Operate Trains
in Debate Without Passengers.
ALDRICH DEFENDS SCHEDULES C0MPANYS DECISION DOUBT
Beet In
Alike Starting Out Trains
Insurgents Fail to Reduce Duty
or Remove Dutch Test.
AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN
Senators Cummins and Smith Clash
in Debate.
ALDRICH DEFENDS SCHEDULES
Asserts That Standard Affords Pro-
lection to Beet and Cane In
dustries Alike.

Senator Aldrich. chairman of the finance
committee. was victorious again to-
day at the conclusion of the fight on the
sugar schedule of the tariff bill. The two
republican "progressive'' amendments,
submitted by Senator Bristow of Kansas.
were defeated.
The first Of these, which was to
strike out the Dutch standard test in
measuring the strength of sugar at the
custom houses. was lost by vote of SO to
AZ The second amendment. to reduce
the duty on refined sugar from $1.9O to
s1sola hundred pounds, was lost by a
vote of 80 to SO.
Eleven republican insurgents voted with
Mr. Bristow on the amendment striking
out the Dutch standard. They were Bev-
eridge. Bristow. Brown, Clapp, Crawford.
Cummins Dolliver. Johnson. Jones, La
Toilette and Nelson.
Two insurgents, Burkett and Gamble,
deserted to the Aldrich side. All the
democrats voted in the affirmative with
the republican insurgents except Foster
and McEnery of the sugar cane state of
louisiana
The amendment to reduce the duty was
supported by only six republicans. Bev-
eridge, Bristow. Clapp. Crawford. La
Toilette and Nelson. The democratic vote
was the same as on the previous amend
ment.
Contest Is Vigorous.
C1inching In real earnest today, the ad-
vocates and opponents Of the Aldrich
sugar schedule made 1t apparent that no
mean fight was on.
So vigorous became the attacks Of the
ansurgent republicans that Senator AL
drich. chairman Of the finance committee,
came out into the open and defended his
measure. delivering body blows in return
for the onslaught Of his adversaries. He
particularly devoted himself to defense
Of the dutch standard requirement.
which. ats opponents claim. works no
beneft to anybody except the sugar trust.
Most Of the time Of the debate was oc-
OF the republican ''progressives." He was
aided by Senators Beveridge of Indiana
and Bristow Of Kansas. Acknowledgements.
He claimed that out of fairness to the
american people the ,so Dutch ,sa II, STANDARD lard
beet sugar industry would be aided by
that course, he held
The issue was squarely joined by Mr..
Aldrich and Senator Smith of Michigan.
who asserted unequvocilly that the only
effect of the removal of the Dutch stand
ard would be to remove all the protection
which the beet sugar industry now en-
joys
Cummins Sees Endless Conflict.
Senator Cummins. attacking the AL
drich sugar schedule, asserted that the
conflict between cane and beet sugar in
dustries in this country will never be re-
pressed He further asserted that he
did not believe both these industries
could be protected in the same bill. For
his part, he chose to foster the beet sugar
industry. believing that in the course of
years enough of this product could be
turned OUT to satisfy the demand of the
entire country and make importations of
sugar unnecessary.
cane sugar refiners and beet sugar man
ufacturers. he held. The present bill he
claimed. delivered the beet sugar manu-
facturer into the hands of the cane sugar
refiners. Therefore. he thought the AL
drich sugar schedule should be most care
fully examined.
Beet Sugar Menaced.
Looking into the future. Mr.. Cummins
said that with free sugar from Hawaii,
the Philippines and perhaps from Cuba
the beet sugar industry in the United
States would be wiped out entirely.
You can't favor both protection OF
cane sugar ref1ners and beet sugar manu-
facturers In this BILL" he declared. "You
are at the parting Of the ways. You
must decide for one or the other. For the
human intellect cannot put down this nat.
ural conflict"
Had No Remedy to Suggest.
Senator Foster Of louisiana agreed
with Mr.. Cummins that such a confiic,
existed and said he thought 1t was a
mistake to allow Philippine sugar to come
in free. and asked Mr.. Cummins to sug-
gest q remedy. Mr.. Cummins didn't
suggest any.
Senator Curtis of Kansas wanted te
know whether Mr.. Cummins though,
there was "any danger" of 100000 pounds
of sugar coming here from the Philippines
In the near future. Mr.. Cummins said
he thought so. Mr.. Curtis didn't agree
Mr.. Cummins said this action on the
part of Congress would benefit the islands
but would injure the United States
But IL may be that my idea of the
white mans burden may lead me To vote
for that provision when we reach it.
said he. But l shall do with my
eyes wide open"
Tlllman Sees a Way.
Senator Tillman declared he couldn',
understand why the cane sugar industry
in Louisiana couldn't be protected and
pet made of the beet sugar industry al
the same time. The way 10 do IL woulC
be TO prevent the dumping of free sugar
into the United States.
Louisiana is in the continental limit.
OF the United States. thank Cod addes
the fiery South Caroinian, "and you can
hurt her by protecting the beet sugar in
dustry here
Smith and Cummins Clash
1t was suggested by Senator Smith
from tine beet sugar state Of Michigan
that the conflict between the beet sugar
manufacturers and the cane sugar refiner
was not now as great as II used to be.
Mr. Cummns replied that the beet suga
industry had not increased any In the las
five years, because the refiners OF can
sugar had decided that the beet sugar in
dustry has reached the limit to whicl
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