The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-11-15
THE OWOSSU TIMES
uDMUND O. DEWEY. EDrToR.
oWOSSO. MICH, NOV. is, 1919.
another Canard About Fordney il
Oisproved.

With reference to an article pub
jshsd in the Saginaw Evening News
and4r date of October 20, 1919, and
other statements Of a similar nature,
Ia appears to me but just and fair to
tAs beet growers of Michigan that l
make the following explanation; The
afscial records in Washington will
assr me ont in what 1 say. 1t further
sSsurs to me that l should make this
explanation because it Is a we'll known
.acs in Washington that hon. Joseph
yordney is very ardent advocate of
he rights of the farmers of Michigan.
The Payne.Aldrich tariff bill as
framed by the ways and means COM
nistse Of the house of representatives,
of which committee Mr.. Fordney was
ri active member placed duty of 25
peg cent en- sugar beets. This was
he came duty as had been in effect
N previous years and under other
ari9s. The house of representatives
passed the bill as framed by the Re-
publican members of the ways and
means committee, consequently Mr..
yordney secured a provision in the
t@sif law providing for % per cent
3zty on beets. Moreover, he voted
br such a measure when it was put
10 the house.
when the bill went to the senate,
she finance committee to whom it was
seported reduced the duty on sugar
Sesss from 25 per cent to 10 per cent
Their action was taken because the
duty ON sugar cane had for years been
% per cent and they considered that
3es naw material for the manufacture
" beet sugar should not pay any
eigaes rate of duty than the raw. ma
isgssl Cor the msnufat ture Of cane
wgax, especially as beet sugar sells
ia q, less price than the cane sugar.
rasre is quite a large importation of
cane from San Domingo and other
Vest India Islsnds into Porto Rico
sad Cuba. Sugar from Porto Rico
ss0mes snto the United States free from
sssy and sugar from Cuba comes into
Ne United States at 20 per cent less
s&an full daty, consequently it seemed
Ansair 10 the members of the finance
ssOSauaittes of the senate that the raw
wat9xisl from which beet sugar is
xssda should pay higher rate of duty
Imam the, raw material from which
asle sngar is made.
When the finance committee re
sorted their bill to the senate that bill
2xpyifed for 10 per cent duty on sugar
aasta The senate passed the bill as
reported by their finance committee.
As the senate differed from the house
Ta., the tariff bill necessarily went to q
osaference committee made up of
aAsmbers OF the house and senate.
Mhsn the conference committee made
asrsport back to the house and senate
axeported favorably on the senate bill
A8eefar as 10 related to sugar and the
rsss material from which sugar is
fxsslsA Mr.. Forjney must then vote
l&r the bill as it came from the confer
sAes committee or vote against the
s2sirs bill. AS protectionist he
Axozed the entire bill though it did
apS quite meet his approval in all
PARTICULARS.
Tise bill as passed has in no way
afeeked the farmers of Michigan to
aae&a jamage for the reason that so
fkxas know no Michigan factory Is
eeTs contracting for orr receiving sugar
heSks from Canada, or other foreign
cs@ntries> w. 81. WALLACE,
sssginaw, Oct. 81, 1919. Il