The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-06-05
get THE FACTS"
ON SUGAR QUESTION

Editor Silver State:
The Carson City Appeal, in its is
sue of June 4, has the following to say
editorially, under the heading ga
Questions:
"The sugar beet men claim that by
removing the tariff on sugar that con-
gress is playing into the hands of the
trusts. The people who have made
tariff study set up the claim that
by keeping the tariff On sugar the peo-
pie are fattening the trusts. 1t looks
like any way you play the game it is
case of lose. There seems to be only
one way out of the game and that is to
stop being democrat and becoming a
protected millionaire
/ take the liberty of replying to this
question, inasmuch as it has no doubt
caused many to question the conten-
tion of the sugar beet growers of the
United States that free sugar would
benefit the sugar trust.
The fact of the matter is that "peo-
pie who have made tariff a study say
that free sugar will destroy the home
industry and benefit the trust. Even
the refners of raw sugar admit this
to be fact, as the following extracts
from their sworn testimony before the
Hardwick committee will show:
Claus A. Spreckles, president Fed
eral Sugar Refining company, when
asked if he was carrying on a cam
paign "to reduce the tariff as bene-
fetal to the cane refners,' replied:
"I have" pages 2275, 2278.)
He further admitted that the beet
sugars were making competition sever
er. page 2269.)
Charles R. Heike, secretary Ameri-
can Sugar Refinery company admitted
that free sugar would destroy the beet
industry of the United States and
that he approved of its destruction.
page 292.) He also stated that with
free sugar the refners would have the
advantage. page 20S.)
w. A. Jamison, partner of Arbuckle
Bros, sugar refners, said: cit (beet
sugar. has interfered with us very
largely in sales in Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania. If the duty was removed we
would probably sell more sugar.
page 1860
w. G.. Gilmore, a partner of Ar
buckle Bros, said: "The refners of
cane sugar are not making enough
money! When asked if the refners
would make more money with free
sugar. he said: CT think we would. -
pages 1867, 116s.)
Claus A. Spreckles admitted, under
OATH that he told his sales agent to
ego out and beat the drum and make
noise' His sales agent testified
that he had spent $4,000 in eirculat-
ing literature and getting petitions to
congress, asking for free sugar.
1t is said that the people of the
United States want free sugar. The
fact is, the people want cheap sugar,
and they have been told that free
sugar will also mean cheap sugar. But
at the present time sugar is cheaper in
the United States than in any other
country on the globe, and that under
duty that fosters the home industry
which, by its competition. has forced
the refiners of Cuban raw sugar to re-
! duce the price.
/ The refiners say: "Take off the
duty, and we will give the full benefit
/ TO the consumer This sounds very
nice, but the American people must re
member that we had free sugar from
/ 1891 to 1894 The first year the peo.
pie did receive the benefit, but the
second year the sugar trust increased
it's profits 25 cents per hundred pounds
and the following year about 40 cents
per hundred, at the same time inereas
ing its annual profit from $2,7OO,Oot
to $10,000,000.
Who really wants Tree sugar, ane
whys There is only one answer-ths
sugar trust wants it, because it vii
help them to make more money ant
will be the means by which it can xii
it's only competitor, the beet sugar o.
the United States.
Mr.. Willet. employed by the United
States government and recognized a.
the greatest authority on the price O
sugar. saws: eff it were not for tn
domestic sugar industry, sugar in thi
country would be considerably high
er. I would not be surprised if /
would not be cent a pound more bu
for the beet and cane sugar produce'
in this country pages 1853, 1854.
We are told that the American con
sumner should buy his sugar in tn
worlds markets. As matter of fact
the world 8 markets are controlled b.
the biggest trust on earth, the Brus
sells Convention. When all our sugar i
bought from this trust and refined b.
the American trust, what will the pric
bea
The people are told that suga
should be put on the free list beeaus
il is a trust controlled product. and W
must kill the trust.
The fact is, that the trust is an in
porter of raw sugar, on which it ha
to pay duty, and putting its raw ma
teral on the free list would not XII
it, unless it died of laughter.
Therefore, with these facts befor
the American people, based entirel
on the sworn testimony of advocate
of free sugar, it can be plainly see
who wants free sugar, and whys
Get the facts.
J. A. BROCK.