Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13
louisiana Man Voted Down in
Fort to Sidetrack NO-Duty-
in-Three-Years Plan.
HAROWICK, TOO, IS BEATEN
His Proposal for Immediate Free
Entry Voted Down-WoOI Pro-
tectionists Organize.

WASHINGTON April 12-Presi-
dent Wilson won his fight for uiti-
mate free raw sugar in the Demo
cratic caucus to-day by u to I vote.
The Louisiana men were routed in
their effort to secure protection for
the sugar interests. The bill will be
sent TO the Senate with a % per cent
reduction on the present duties. with
IRE, sugar at the end OF three years.
I lderwood led the fight against
Ii, Issard to save the Presidents
Compromise plan. and the vote was
decisive.
81 0ussard presented as his orig
NAL proposition a reduction in the
tariff OF raw sugar to SLAP per thou
sand pounds leading to free raw su-
gar in nine years. He was defeated in
the caucus Sc to Is. He followed this
with amendments gradually reduc-
ing the tax on sugar but always
Eliminated the three-year term I'M
der which sugar should be admitted
free. This was President Wilson S
compromise to meet the sugar plant
srs Of Louisiana.
Representative Hardwick. Of Cieur-
sIa who was chairman of the inves-
lgatiOn Of the Sugar Trust, led the
sht for immediate free raw sugar
Tie was defeated By 1856 10 o..
Wool Men in Arms.
FIFTY one Democratic members Of
lne House met to-day on the cali uf
Representative Ashbrook. OF Ohio. on
free raw wool 10 which they are OPP
posed. They sought to effect a com
1ination with the sugar men in Oppo-
ton 10 the removal of all duties
uu wool and sugar.
a resolution was passed at the
meeting, proposed by Representative
i.ObeCk. of Nebraska, that they would
.ut be bound by the Democratic eau
nfIs and would join with all oppo-
uaHts Of the Underwood bill in 0ppos-
.n- free raw sugar
Republican Leader Mann will be
asked by Representative AshbroOk
Tor an early copy Of the wool sched-
ule, which the Republican members
we're instructed to draft at the eau
Gus held last night " the wool
growing Representatives can agree
with the Republicans they will unite
no fight against the Wilson Bryan
Redield tariff scheme for free raw
wool
The wool Congressman passed a
rasolution to-day that they would not
eco below "a 10 per cent ad ValOrem on
wool, suggested by Underwood as a
compromise, and will fight any bill
presented TO the House that carried
.ower duties. The - per cent ad
ralorem per pound is equivalent to
8 IL or ! cents duty per pound
uu imported woods. The Payne-Ald-
rich duty is II cents per bound.
Pleads Sugar Trust.
Representative Bruussard made the
point that cuba alone competed with
The Louisiana cane growers and that
the product Of both The Louisiana
cane field and the cuban plantations
was controlled by the sugar refining
companies in The United States which
the courts held were in a trust The
preferential duty Of 20 per cent al
lowed Cuban sugar growers to reduce
the proposed tax of SLAP per 100
pounds to $1.14 per 100 pounds when
applied to Louisiana growers.
lie called attention 10 the fact
That recent floods and the Hoods new
threatened might destroy "A large per
rentage Of the crop in Louisiana, and
thar the Government may be asked
for assistance from the National
Treasury to rehabilitate the sugar
cane growers.
Cuba, he said, had not suffered as
are suffering the sugar planters in
Louisiana through inundatiOn and
destruction of the crops. He plead
-d that whatever comfort might lie
from the Government To its own pao-
pie should be given.
Following his fight to prevent the
Wilson compromise on reduced du-
H"s on sugar. Broussard presented
three other amendments. Each of
these amendments opposed free raw
sugar. They carried gradual reduc-
lions in the duties on raw sugar "a
Ho cents per 100 pounds, below which
Mr.. Broussard held the sugar plant
RS of Louisiana could not compete
with Cuba. All his amendments We're
asleaJed