East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-12

the present time the situation plainly
calls for the reelection of Judge
Phelps. He is qualified to render
good service to the schools. he is in
terested in the schools and his po-
sition on the bench gives him an in
dependence that is very desirable.
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The Boise Capital News is deeply
perplexed at the arguments put forth
in behalf of a pro-
No Sugar Tariff tective tariff on
Is Needed. sugar. In recent
issue that paper
discussed the subject in the following
way:
In one of the latest efforts of the
bureau of "disinterested" advocates
oil tariff on sugar. We note some fig
ures which tend to support the claim
that a tariff is essential to enable
beet sugar to be produced in this
country.
Now. we assume that the figures
given are correct. This assumption is
based on the other assumption that
no advocate of a protective tariff
could afford to be caught misstating
matters of absolute fact susceptible of
being proved wrong, if they were not
correctly quoted. These figures, then,
show that the price paid to producers
OF beets is l 1-5 cents pound of su-
gar more in America than is paid on
the average to producers in Germany,
Russia and Austria Hungary
Now, the information that is lack
ing is the difference in the price
which the sugar manufacturers re-
ceive in this country and the Euro
pean countries named. The authors
Iof The literature that is being freely
mailed broadcast over the country
Just now. wish to leave the impression
and to have the conclusion drawn that
the tariff ought to be so adjusted as
to afford a protection equal to one
) and one-fifth cents a pound for Am
erican beet sugar, but such con
clusion does not necessarily follow
from the facts given.
For instance, if it should develol
that American manufacturers hav'
been charging American consumer
two and one-fifth cents pound NOR
than the manufacturers, or refiners, o
. the European countries named hav
. been charging consumers, then it fol
lows that Notwithstanding the highe
/ priced paid to American sugar bee
e raisers. American beet sugar refiner
= have been making more money tina
: have their European competitors.
. The establishing of such a fac
o would not necessarily show that
d tariff is not needed on sugar, but
n those interested in maintaining
;e high tariff are unworthy of conside
= alton because they do not tell IL
: truth-the whole truth necessary
/ forming an opinion on the subject.
a Then. in addition to this, the Ii
m erature, in order to give fair stat
"a ment to the public of this questio
is should show the amount that is add'
"a to the cost to the European consun
y er because of the internal revenue t;
re- collected by the European countri
o. named. OF course, the effect of SUI
G. fairness would be to show that wher
D. as in America the consumer is e
pected to pay protective tax, or su
sidy. to the refiner, the European r
20 finer is compelled to pay an intern
al revenue tax.
r In this connection, it is somethi
N, of a startling fact, that the inform
or ton suppressed by these advocates
u the protective tariff on sugar, wou
a+ show that the internal revenue
re which European refiners of beet
vo gar have to pay is greater than t
od difference of one and one-fifth Gel
-, a pound which the American refir
~ pays to the sugar beet raiser.
iu In other words, what the Americ
,ot refiner pays to the beet raiser,
NJ European refiner more than pays
ia his government by way of an int
A. raj revenue tax SO when all
facts are known. still we are lacki
in information as to why th'
should be a tariff on sugar in L
country.