The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-10
CONF USING
REPORT
MADE
Committee to Investigate
the Agreement Made on
Sugar Schedule

Washington, April 9.-President
Taft has won signal victory for the
Philippine Islands. In the acceptance
by the senate committee on finance,
late tonight. OF the provision of the
Payne bill for the free admission OF
100000 gross tons annually of Fill
pino sugar This decision was reached
after the sub committee considering
the sugar schedule had taken 10 the
White House Charles B. Warren.
president of the Michigan Sugar
company, and had confirmed an agree
mcnt between Mr.. Taft and MI War
rem. made IN this city last fall
After the agreement between Mr..
Taft and the beet sugar raisers had
been announced. the right OF Mr..
Warren to speak for the beet sugar
interests, was brought into question.
The house committee on ways and
means on January 2S. adopted a sec
ton in the Payne bill relating to free
importation of products from the
Philippines, with limitation of 300,-
COO tons annually on sugar. Within
the last week. this section has been
attacked severely by representatives
from beet sugar states and 1t was
charged in the house, that in making
such an agreement. Mr.. Warren had
assumed authority he did not possess
AS result, the question was referred
to a subcommittee of the senate COM
mittee on finance. consisting of Sen
ators Burrows, Smoot and Flint. Tho
subcommittee learned that Mr. Taft
had entered into the agreement In
good faith, and that it had gone un-
challenged for many weeks until the
senate committee began considera.
tion Of the tariff bill. Not willing
that President Taft should be placed
in a false light, the senate sub-com-
mittee summoned Mr.. Warren from
Michigan by telephone and he ar
rived at $50 tonight Accompanied
by the three members of the sub-com-
mittee. Mr.. Warren went ito the
White House at 10 o'clock and last
falls agreement was confirmed
Whether Mr.. Warren was author.
lied to speak for the beet sugar men
was not taken into account 1t was
sufficient for the members of the
committee that Mr. Taft understood
lDdl oDu,bbu lO1S VI sugar bt
admitted free of duty from the Philip
pines annually All other questions
may be fought out between Mr.. War
rcn and his fellow beet sugar produc.
ers.
An amendment 10 the Philippine
section. prepared by Senators Lodge
and Smoot. was adopted by the COM
mittee on finance, however, which Is
designed to prevent the substitution
OF Java sugar or sugar from other
islands in the Far East. and the inn
portation of such products into the
United States free of duty. This has
BEEN accomplished by requiring the
collection OF a duty equal to the
amount due on all sugar imported by
the Philippines except from the Unit
ed States. The Philippine customs
service will be required to keep strict
account Of all expectations OF sugar
from the islands. and it is believed
this will afford ample safeguard for
the American sugar producers.
II is said that it will be some time
before the Philippine sugar industry
attains position that would enable
the islands to take advantage of he
right to send 100000 tons annually
10 this country, as the yearly produc-
uon is now about 100000.