The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-06
Broken Pledge in Removal of Duty
on Sugar in Tariff Charge by
Louisiana Lawmaker,
MUST CONSERVE INTERESTS
Control Of Senate Next Fear to be
Lost Unless the Promises
Made Are Kept.

Washington. D. G.. May 5.--With
tho end OF the House debate on the
Underwood tariff bill in sight on
Tuesday Senator Joseph +. RansdeH
Of Louisiana today threw bomb
into the administration camp by the
declaration that ito continue IN
power, Democracy must keep lts
promises to safeguard legitimate
American business and Industries
For the first time my party has
raised the radical flag OF free trade,
was the declaration which opened
his discussion Of the ruin wrought
to Industry, incident to the admin
istration's avowed purpose of re-
moving the duty from sugar,
The Senator accused the party OF
violating its platform promises. He
quoted one of President Wilson's $
prediction speeches wherein the
chief executive had declared that
.'the Democratic party does not pro
pose free trade or anything APP
preaching free trade and he fol-
lowed with a warning that the ao-
tion of the administration would
cost the party the control of the Sem
ate next year.
Real Fight in Senate.
The announcement that the end
OF the weary debate on the Under
wood bill would be reached in two
days came as surprise tonight.
AT the conclusion OF discussion
over, the bill in the House the meas
ure will go to the Senate practica ly
unamended save in few minor de-
tails. In the Senate the real fight
..HafF begin.
That the battle of the Senators
over the various schedules will be
of long duration and provocative OF
bitter debate is foregone con-
clusion. There is keen antagonism
over the free wool and free sugar
features OF the Underwood bill and
the dissatisfaction of certain Sena-
tors from wool and sugar producing
STATES, IlfOSt VI w nun ait ltthipStoNA
is expected to take concrete form.
There was little fear expressed by
those close to the administration to-
night that these Senators would bolt
the party, but it was thought not
unlikely that Senator Simmons esti'
mate OF six weeks for the final pass.
age and adoption of the Underwood
bill by the Senate might be exceed,
ed.
There is no way to curtail the ad
dress of member of the Senate, al
there Is in the House, and further
more. it is regarded as significant
that the rules committee has turned
down Senator Ashurst's resolution
throwing all committee meeting
open to the public. This will hav,
the effect OF giving the disgruntiet
legislators greater latitude in com
mittee, as advantage they are onl.
too Likely to take.
Free List to Come.
In setting Tuesday as the day o.
which the tariff bill will be com
pieted in the House debate, the fas
time made by the lower body in ap
proving the various preceding sched
ules has been taken into account
Yesterday the lower body approve
the wool silk. paper and pulp sched
ules and made inroads on the sun
dries schedule. There remain 70
consideration the majority porto
of the big Democratic free list. tn
insome tax and the administratiy
features OF the bill.
Senator Ransdell. i'm discussing
tn ruin to the sugar industry tha
won d attend the success of the at
ministration purpose to remove tn
duty from sugar, declared:
From the beginning the admins
tration forces have been proceedin
on the theory that all duty on sugs
must ultimately be removed an
-,rsaear be placed on the free list. III
beet and cane sugar producers cal
not conceive how such conditic
can ever be sought by Democrat
administration, since Democracy hi
for noe than century preachs
and practieed tariff for revenl
and sugar is the ideal revenue pr
ducer
All the testimony adduced in r
cent hearings before Congress b
shown that the Underwood sehedn
providing for free sugar after thr
years, would result in the abscln
! destruction of Louisiana cane sugs
concluded on Page Six.)