Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-02-08
FOREIGN. NATIONS
CONTROL ] | SUGAR ] J A !.
COST OF COMMODITY THROUGH.
OUT THE WORLD SHOWS a
GENERAL INCREASE.
KNOX MAKES "A REPORT
Resolution to Prevent Third Term 70.
Roosevelt sidetracked in the
House.-Other News Of
Congress.

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Washington, Feb. 6.-Sugar, univer-
is subjected to government control and
regulation as to price in almost every
country and to varying trade methods
as we'll, reported Secretary of State
Knox in letter which President Taft
forwarded to congress.
Retail prices of sugar, varying even
in different localities in the same
country, generally showed an increase
throughout the world between July
and November last, attributed to the
shrinkage in the Cuban cane crop and
prospective shortage IN the best crops
Of Europe. The increase ranged from
to 8 cents a pound, averaging about
2 cents on ordinary white sugar. The
great range Of price quotations is
shown by the IA cents a pound
charged in Italy and Spain and cents
in Glasgow, Scotland.
Secretary Knox said that in Spain,
where the July prices ranged close to
10 cents, actual decreases even took
place in some cities
In Russia, where large surplus
stocks had been carried over from the
preceding seasons, the government
kept the price unchanged. The sugar
combination in Sweden, which had
been enforcing a high price prior to
the general deficiency in the sugar
supply, found it difficult to make in
creaseS.
Control in Persia Absolute.
Russia exercises absolute control
over the prices in the empire. Trade
guilds In Japan and Brazil individually
assert the right to manipulate prices.
The Argentine republic fixes prices by
law. In Canada, Montreal refineries
control the situation. In Sweden retail
dealers combine to keep the price just
low enough to make imports unprofit-
able.
The United Kingdom, the Neither
lands, Belgium, Switzerland, Greece
and Peru treat sugar solely as q
source of revenue, Sweden, Roumania,
Japan. Mexico, Brazil, Chile and the
Union of South Africa subject sugar
to high import duties to protect and
develop domestic industries with sec.
Dndary regard to the revenues.
Russia, Spain, Italy, Canada and
Denmark treat it as means Of foster.
ing native production and of providing
for national revenues.
Austria Hungary, Germany and
France, signatory to the Brussels con,
ference, which abolished bounties on
production, may be said to form q
class by themselves in their treatment
Of sugar in relation to import duties
Thus Austrfa-Hungary, Germany and
France hold in allegiance their regular
tariff rates in so far as they exceed
the So cents q 100 pounds avoirdupois
which the conference permits as the
maximum import duty allowed above
their excise duties Some Of these
also remit the excise taxes on sugar
when imported and France and Portu
gal give sugar from their colonies
preferential treatment.
Liability Bill Is Passed.
A house Dill extending to the en-
ployes Of the bureau Of mines the RICH
to receive compensation from the gov
eminent for injuries received while OF
duty, was passed by the senate.
The house Of representatives avoid
ed going on record on presidential
third terms. Just at the moment whe1
the Slayden resolution aimed primar
lily at Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
Eseemed about to pass, shrewd par
liamentary turn displaced the meas
uro from further consideration.
The Slayden resolution sought to e1
press the 'opinion Of the house" tina
the example of Washington, in retiring
after a second term had by universe
| concurrence become the time honore,
custom Of the country, q violation o
which would be fraught with peril t,
free institutions.