Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-28
Provision Favorable 10 Goods
Shipped in American Yes
sells Regarded as Vlolative
Of Commerce Treaties,
SENATOR THOMAS HITS
BEET SUGAR LOBBY
Employees Coercion Charged
Presidents DenunCiation OF
representatives of Special
interests Commended,

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washington, May 27.-chairman
Simmons. of the senate finance com
mitoc. will call at the state depart
mont tomorrow to discuss with Secre-
mry Bryan the perplexing problems
which have arisen because Of foreign
protests to administrative features OF
the bill. Practically the entire time oi
today's cabinet meeting was devoted
by President Wilson and his advisers
to this phase of the tariff situation
senator simmons admitted that nu-
mcrons protests had been filed with
tho committee from Germany France
Great Britain and other foreign coun-
tries.
Complaints have been made that
certain clauses Of the Underwood blli
would ahrogate treaties with foreign
countries. Senator simmons was IN
formed today that Count Won Bern
storff. the German ambassador. VINO
recently went to Berlin to confer with
German tariff experts was about to
sail for America with a supplemental
protest against the provision which
Nould grant II. aQper cent discount III
the tariG on 4ns1hrts in American
owhsalpi 1eatF ed vessels. There
have Metlkinslil31ons that President
wilson wotila not object to an elimi-
naddn Of thissnfeyision which is said
10 be beld ~ ffefmany to be viola-
tf6a '8f the coAsiA roe and NAVIGATION
treaty Of 1928.
Tariff hearings by the senate IT.
nance subcommittee which have been
in progress for nearly month, closed
tonight ana tomorrow will begin the
actual work OF revising the schedules
as they come from The house with the
close of the hearings. The tariff be-
came the subject of discussion In the
senate, onllvcncd by references to
President wilson's denunciation Of
tariff lobbyists and other tits between
democratic senators on the sugar
questions.
Senator Thomas. Of Colorado, IN a
speech in which he declared he wonld
support tho Underwood bill as it comes
from the finance committee, branded
rs n false reflection of public sentl-
ment in his own state a protest against
the sugar schedule forwarded 10 the
senate by bankers and commercial or
ganlztions in Denver. This eommu-
nieation had been submitted by Sena-
tor Shafroth, of Colorado by request.
Senator Thomas described the protest
as part OF the organized effort being
made by the beet sugar monopoly to
manufacture artificial public senti-
ment and bring it to bear upon the
senators from Colorado.
Many communications from people
IN Colorado urging tho senator to
stand by the democratic program were.
read. ono charged that employees of
the sugar mills there had been order
ed to write letters to their senator's
and to President Wilson protesting
against the Underwood bill. and TO
advise the heads OF their respective
departments when they had written
the letters
A man named Price. formerly cm-
ployod by the Great Western Sugar
company, had enclosed letter recev-
ed from the head OF the company in
strncting him to write letter Of pro-
test The writer said he recently had
been laid off and that when he ap-
Piled again for work, he was taken
back at reduced wages. because of
the uncertainty about the tariff. Mr..
Price also had enclosed a letter from
The Great Western Sugar company to
farmers stating that under the pro-
posed tariff the best that II could pay
iof sugar beets would be $3.50 a ton.
Right here said Senator Thomas,
want to call attention to the fact
mat some years ago the beet sugar
manufacturers of the state notified
The farmers that $3.50 would be the
price they would pay for beets. At
mat time the farmers refused to grow
peets at that price and the manufac-
turers We're forced to pay higher
prices which 1t has been demonstrated
tney could well afford to do"
Senator Thomas attacked the over
capitalization of the beet sugar COM
panles, declaring that the $50, 900, 900
capitalization Of tho companies in
Colorado was $50. 100000 water. upon
which they paid dividends on the
preferred and watered stock" and
mat one of the companies had sur
plus in excess of $4,000 600. at least
'hey did have such surplus" the
senator continued, before they began
nus false propaganda against the
sariff bill. How much they will spend
iof that now and how much of 1t here
"iter will be treated rs cost Of produc- /
'on' | don't know. These heavy over
qualifications want to rob the people
y Pay profit on their capital invest