The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-19
SUGAR AND THE CANADIAN
PLAN.

dian plan of encouragement or 90
nestle sugar production as substl-
tute for the graduated destruction
of the Louisiana industry, the Presi-
dent said that, although the sugges-
ton was interesting, it came TOO
late.
The sugar people, however, say
that if proposed earlier this plan
would have been offered too soon'
for Immediately all the influence or
the Trusa would have moved against
It. That it has not come too late Is
evident from the developments at
Washington in the last two or three
days which indicate a Formidable
fight in the Senate to block the Pres |
idents sugar plan. From the stress
of that struggle the President may pei
glad later on to turn TO this cana
dian plan as way out Of a great
difficulty.
Under the plan sugar would con-
tinue to be dutiable But the plant
ers who manufacture cane into sugar
would be allowed to import Tree OF
duty sugar equal in quantity to that
produced by themselves. The result
is apparent. With some reorganlz-
alton of the conditions under when
the industry is now operated, incmd-
| ing the abandonment Of a consider
able number of unnecessary manu-
facturies, it would be possible TO
double the output of Louisiana sugar
and make grinding matter OF many
months in each year where now 1t Is
only a matter of weeks. 1t would
mean an increased domestic produc-
| ton. longer employment for sugar
house labor, gradual increase of the
sugar-producing area, steadler and
perhaps lower prices to the consum
er and the establishment OF the
American industry on a firm basis.
Enthusiastically it would injure the
refiner. 1t would be perhaps the
worst blow that could be dealt the
Sugar Trust. But surely there art
few among the masses of the Amerl
: cs,a neople who would have any tears
to shed over the discontinue OF thu
i. Sugar Trust.
S The Trust indeed has been tn
: evil genius which has brought tn
d sugar industry to it's present peril
d Gus condition; and the strangest par
n of the present sugar situation IS tina
3 the President and Congress are seeF
IS ing to do exactly what the Trust ha
been intriguing to have them DO
!; put sugar on the free list.
e If any stronger sentiment exists
IL the country in favor Of free sugar
"a is primarily due to popular hostlilt
n to the Trust, which has been expo
" ed in false weights and other sWll
l. dies against the government, Whlc
has been credited with exercising
III malign influence in the confectlc
of previous tariffs, and which, FRO
lack of information, the large major
ty of people probably believe is iii
SUGAR INDUSTRY.
81 If, therefore, the Trust can be pu
ished and the industry saved, both
Ae ing distinct, the American peop
~ would doubtless welcome the resu
~ provided they can be convinced tn
~ free sugar will not appreciably chez
EN- the cost of living.
ho That is the end to which the sug
70 people and the friends of sugar Dug
~ to address themselves in the tle
ho now coming in the Senate.
What is needed is an intelllge
an campaign Of education to show u
VS. free sugar is not a Democratic sh
he bolcth: that dutiable sugar has
ing ways been of the warp and Woof
ual a Democratic tariff for revenue on
ley that sugar is as cheap now as
was ten years ago, which was
be fore the upward leap Of all other
ticles that figure in the cost or
ing; that sugar transferred to
free list would destroy an INDUS
in which over s1OO,OOO,0OO is inv
ver- ed, which yields crop worth
,arv 100000 annually, which supports
al a rectly or indirectly 100000 people
mo- this State alone, and that not
y in. consumer but the Sugar Trust w
his be the chief beneficiary Of the
,om. listing of this article of universal
- -~--~s-~-
ness Declining an aviator's invita-
hare John D. said: ''I'll wait until my W