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were stirred to enthusiastic cheers
when Mr. Brausssrd declared that the
sugar rates proposed bv his party
would rebound only To the benefit az
the sugar trust
The test vote on sugar came on an
amendment offered 10y Minority Lead
or Mann 10 strike out the prov sion
placing sugar on the free list in th~oc
years. II was lost IS to ISL. Repre-
sentative Hardwick. OF Georgia. de-
tended the rat = for the majority. de-
scribing Americas sugar industry as
OF the "hothouse' variety unable 10
stand on lis own feet and eNactinC eX-
cessive taxes from the people 10 sup
port IT, Representative Mann OPP
POSED the rates and Representative
Underwood closed the debate.
NO man is so ignorant that he
does not know" said Mr Mann.
that the price Of sugar ir this coun-
try 10 DAY would be n hundred To two
hundred per cent higher than ~ D.
were Il not for the beet sugar supply
produced in this country. and yet YOU
propose 70 strike down this indus
try in tho United States
Analysed Sugar Rates.
Representative Underwood analysed
the SUGAR rates in m" proposed bill,
described the Louisiana cane ines
try as one that could not survive.
and asserted that tho rates in th"
bill would not affect tho beet sugar
industry "Bcct sycar 100 this country
can be produced on an equality WIN
Furcperh rivals with no possibility oi
COMPETITION within reasonable
zone. hc said What tho western
beet sugar people seek Is 10 tax ~"
American people in order 10 bring
their beet sugar 20 tho Atlantic -'"-
hoard and drive ont All competition.
+ o. u.s. simply question oi ire'Eht
rates"
The Japanese question was touched
ON during ID, dohaf" on m" wood
schedule several members predicting
that reductions ON shingles and other
wood products would turn th" lumt'-
camps ~ the west into oriental labor
ramps Representative Falconer FRO
grossiyc. 81 Washington. alluded "
tho Democrats as "llindut hin"e"-
Jap-nss~ lovers. ard told them.
I 'Ynur .ccrptarv ~ state d. coming
/ back from California 'u toll your Dem
/ ocrafic President SOM" fact. about
oriental labor that hc do"s NOT know.
Proioraed Discussion.
Tho agricultural schedule prccIpi.
t1t~d prolonged discussion. although
Mr. Underwood h.Id b. down with fro
ruenf motions to cuf NJ debate ON
eucccssivc paragraphs Amendment
wcrc offered 90 increase fhc ratios or
raftio. sheep. hog. on wheat. ont
and other grains. and nearly cv"rf
tom boo tho bill hut 600 W"r' r"
ircfcd
ON fhi4 qcchodulr fir session again
cnt for into tho ui..f tUou1h fh'
opposition gave evidence NJ ha'int
largely qpout ifs force
Tonight fhore vcrr indications that
Republican leaders would mot under
take fo delay tho paaeag' az 'h" hI
much longer Wrprcs.rfa'tr Moore.
of Trurgvivnuia. who bias boon active
fu offering minority amendment.
voiced This Wow &c. said tho Wspuh
Hrare would NOT attempt fn fIihuef' W.
md thar thov had been .hlwusr.uF
Iavav 81 fhc trdcrvood tll fHr fpur
+ days without making a SINGLE dent
900 Co."
Tho fact that many Who claim fhoir
b business is affected are asking fNr
b Republicans tr hasten matters Boo
order hat fhcy wav roadlust their
/ affairs" o. said fp hc partly rcapon
4 sitle for tho minority attitude