The Caucasian., 1911-07-23
(TO the Caucasian


There are only two classes of men
iSome one has divided them int
ithose who pray and those who prey
zone class believes in the protection
education, elevation and ultimate
salvation of the individual, and the
lsubJectlon of property interests tC
human welfare. The other believes
IN the protection, accumulation, ap-
lpreciation, and ultimate supremacy
Iof property, and the subsection OF
man to property interests.
1t is impossible for those in the
first class to subscribe to the doc
|trine that the Great White Throne
was tested according to the Dutch
Standard or that the solid matter
in the Crystal Sea" was granulated
under refining process.
1t is equally impossible, even ad-
mitting that the groves were Gods
first temples" to believe that the
saw mills are wayside shrines, and
the tables OF the law" would have
been holier had they been built of
protected lumber.
They who represent sovereign
states are supposed to look to the
greatest welfare of all, not to the
greediest nor to the most clamorous.
Within ten days we have seen
striking illustration of the despotic
and destructive power of the pres
ant policy supported by the two can
didates who have announced for the
1913 Senate term. Every sugar
planter who testified swore that the
sugar trust controlled the price of
sugar to producer and consumer.
Their petition that the tariff on su-
gar with its enormities be main
aimed was SO evidently the cry of
cowardice that the tone of some
named has lost quail
ty. The first attitude to assume on
sugar is too well declared by the
National Democracy: Articles en-
ering into cosapetition with trust
controlled products should bel
placed on the free list" This is not
he doctrine of an apostle of de-
truction; it is from the National
)emocratiG platform, and Minos
iordy of the Third Congressional
district served On the platform
Cmmittee and filed no minority re-
ort.
Refined sugar is trust controlled.
Why not put it on the free list,
here the refiner can no longer pre-
5rve his margin of profit? The in
ustry should go back into the
ands of the producer. Refined"
lgarfis not necessity of life. "Su-
ar" is. The solution is, to put a
,venue producing duty on sugar.
he trust today secures the greater
crtion of its raw sugar from
broad: From Hawaii and Porto
leo in 1910 $4,000 tons; from the
in 1910 $4,000 tons; this
as imported free. From Cuba inI
10 100000 tons. On this it paid
.34S per 100 pounds. In addition to
is the full duty for sugar below
}. f6 Dutch standard was paid on
1900 tons.
Why this 100000 tons paid full du-
is a question easily answered. The
ust owns the Philippine friar lands
cured by fraudulent manipulation
ID under the Payne tariff act may
port 100000 tons free. The short
e of 100000 tons necessitated the
rchase of full tariff sugar.
From Hawaii and Porto Rico evil
Y pound of sugar came from trust
med plantations, and every pound \
sugar produced came. :
It takes no stretch of Imagination
picture the not distant day when
. sugar planter of Louisiana will
oduce a surplus product, unless
can compete with sugar at sf.35
I'M Cuba. If he can, he will de-
oy the trust, for has not the dead |
n Of sugar protection, Senator |
Emery, told US that European re- |
ers can compete with American |
iner whenever refined sugar can |
ter at less tariff than 81 80, and |
lords of the sugar lands have
It repeated it.
competition will destroy the trust.
npetition will remove the Demo- |
tic reason for free sugar.
'ugar (all, refined and raw at a |
ximum import duty of Si.35 ap-
ed not only to Cuban sugar, but
the sugar of the Philippines and |
er imperialistic acquisitions will
duce far greater revenue than
ar at Si.90. There can be no rea-
for higher tariff. There is mol
lisiana interest affected by ex-
ding the scope of the tariff, but
ening its amount.