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. c., May 5,--Witn
the end4of the House debate on the
dJnderwood tariff bill In sight on
Tuesday Senator Joseph T.. Ransdeli
of Louisiana today threw bomb
into the administration camp by the
declaration that ITO continue IN
power, Democracy must keep Us
promises TO safeguard legitimate
American business and Industries.
FOR the first time my party las
raised the radical flag of free trade,
was the declaration which opened
his discussion Of the ruin wrought
to industry, incident to the admins
istration's avowed purpose OF re-
moving the duty from sugar.
The Senator accused the party oil
violating its platform promises. He
quoted one Of President Wilson's
pre-elaciion speeches wherein the
chief executive had declared that
''the Democratic party does not pro-
pose free trade or anything APP
pfGaCnlUp ITPe tIduS. dhu nv wi
lowed with warning that the ac-
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
IRE will go to the Senate practice y
unan.anded save in few minor de-
tails. In the Senate the real fight
Mf4F begin.
That the battle OF the Senators
over the various schedules will be
of long duration and provocative OF
bitter debate is foregone con-
clnsion 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, most OF whom are Democrats
is expected to take concrete form.
There was little fear expressed by
those close to the administration to-
night that these Senator'S 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 oil the Underwood
bill by the Senate might be exceed
ed.
There is no way to curtail the adj
dress of a member OF the Senate, as
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 meetings
open to the public. This will have
the effect of giving the disgruntied
Legislators greater latitude in com
mittee. as advantage they are only
too Likely to take.
Free List to Come.
In setting Tuesday as the day OF
which the tariff bill will be com
pleted in the House debate, the fas
time made by the lower body in ap
proving the various preceding SEIZED
ules has been taken into account
Yesterday the lower body approved
the wool silk. paper and pulp SEIZED
ules and made inroads on the sun
dries schedule. There remain fo
consideration the majority portion
of the big Democratic free list, tn
insome tax and the administrativ
features Of the bill
Senator Ransdell. in discussing
tn ruin to the sugar industry tina
won attend the success of the ad
ministrations 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 suga
must ultimately be removed an
sugar be placed on the free list. TIL
beet and cane sugar producers car
not conceive how such conditlo
can ever he sought by Democrat
administration, since Democracy hs
for Ine-e than century preache
and practieed q tariff for revenu
and sugar is the ideal revenue pr
Queer
'All the testimony adduced in n
cent hearings before Congress h,
shown that the Underwood sehedu
providing for free sugar after thr,
years. would result in the absoiu
destruction of Louisiana cane suga
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