Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-05-30
Senate Opposes Sugar Trust.

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In striking contrast to the fa-
nous star chamber methods,
wherein the free sugar bill was
sprung on democratic members
and forced on them in the form
secretly prepared by the ways and
means committee, and then jam
med through the House under the
gag rule, is the comprehensive re-
port made by the majority Of the
Senate finance committee. Scarce
ly no opportunity was permitted
by the democratic managers of the
House whereby the thousands off
American citizens, whose ruin is
spelled IN such legislation, could
voice their protest. The Senate
report is ready, and is one Of the
ablest documents that has been
presented to congress at the pres
ent session, Senators CliiIom, Of
Illinois, and McCumber, OF North
Dakota, participated I'M reaching
the findings set forth by the ma
jority report, which document
recommends that the present duty
on both raw and refined sugars
remain nndisturbed, except for the
abolition Of the Dutch standard
and the removal of the differential
which, as the committee points
out, gives an unfair advantage td
the refners. Even the democratic
senators were unuable t. swallow
the free sugar dose prepared by
the democratic leaders of the
House, but have recommended
merely a reduction of 33 1-3 per
cent il the present duties. The
nndigested report accompanying
the bill In the House contained
some unsupported declarations,
and the democratic safraps adj
mitted that their bill would oper-
ate IN the interests Of the sugar
trust and the other refiners, and
declared that the refining IN
dustry il the most important factor
connected with sugar manufacture
ing IN the United States; there
fore, the industrial position Of re-
fining deserves primary considera-
ti0n. The Senate finance COM
1nittee, on the other hand, held
extended hearings at which rep
resentatives of the sugar beet
farmers and manufacturers OF IL
western states, the cane growers
Of the south, the representatives
Of the sugar industry built UP III
Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Phil
ippines by the republican protec-
tive policy, and the representa-
lives of the refners as well, all
were heard. Tn its report the
Senate committee says: The re-
timing Of imported sugar tends to-
promote monopoly, while THE pro-
dncti0n of domestic slgaa means
widespread competition. The re-
fining industry ii conducted iii
large units. which are controlled
BIZ few men who fix the price Of
the product at will. while II is
impossible fa conceive 81 several
hundred beet or cane sugar fac
tories scattered fhrongh d large
number of states being controlled
by one body of men. & Continuing,
the Senate report says While
the refining 81 imported raw sugar
is merely process Of working the
dirt out of Ii nearly finished com
modify, the production of sugar il
both an agricultural and manufae.
turing business, which furnishes
mnch employment for labor Pro
lection to sugaf IS first protection
ito oar farmers, and second III oall
sugar producers. Iii The above
statements one the snap decision
of d few democratic leaders atl
tempting to throw the sugar in
dnsffy Of the country into ths
hands III small group VI
millionaire refiners, and th'
other. thu deliberatiVe jnd8xaen'
of republican senator's defending
The interests of American fafasrs