The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-07-18

I Coluemned on all SIDES Tor permit
ting his theories to injure prosperity.
Some OF the most encouraging letters
were from persons living in territory
but little affected by the tariff, but
IN no case was there single signer
who could be identified.
Disregard Of Sugar Growing
Interests
The Presidents cold indifference to
fact was never shown SO clearly es
In the fight to retain duty on rug-
ar. The Democratic party did not
pledge itself to free sugar, nor were
the leaders In favor OF such 4 course.
The President. however, had made up
his mind, and although the beet sug.
ar states and Louisiana besieged the
President to give up his radical
scheme he remained unmoved. All he
would say was that he would order
an investigation after the sugar du-
ties had been reduced, with proviso
for free trade later on, and that II
any injustice was found to have been
done 1t would be rectifed.
A Sort Of Investigation
Months have passed and no re-
ports have been filed by the seven
| investigators who were assigned to
investigate the beet sugar industry.
Four have been working in West Vir-
ginia, two in Michigan and one in
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Iowa. These agents of the Bureau
of Corporations of the Department Of
| Commerce have found that ont of the
total of 76 beet sugar factories 10
are entirely closed down and are not
contracting for future acreage.
Not only are the owners Of
only are the owners of these factor
les 10 are entirely closed down and
are not contracting for future acre
age. Not only are the owners of
these factories losing their profits,
| Dut THEIR tuOuSduus vi ehpioySo arc
out of work while the farmers who
previously sold them beets must find
some different market.
No Definite Information
Chief Robertson, who is in charge
of the investigation, admitted to the
writer that he had not received from
the agents in the field any definite
| Information as to the number of fac
tories closed down. II is likely that
this fact will be kept secret for as
long a time as possible, but it is
known definitely that 10 factories are
closed and when Truman G. Palmer
representative of the beet sugar in
terests In Washington, was asked to
confirm this he did so.
Hopeless Of Saving the Industry
Not long ago there was a well de
fined report that the House leaders
were ready to restore the Old duty
on sugar in order that the beet sug
| dT INDUSTRY nibul Sui wv ~ ~
pears, however, that the only basis
for this rumor was the operation o.
clique of Wall Street men who
wanted to boost beet sugar make
and who set the story in circulation
Most of the leaders are hopeless o.
having the beet sugar industry unde'
the present administration. Mr.
! Palmer, speaking of this said:
Can Only Be Saved by Restored
Protection
! would like to think otherwise
but | am forced to the conclusion
that we must wait for the return
the Protective Tariff before we cal
hope for action in our specific case
| It is true that 10 factories have al
ready shut down and that the other
are not working on full time. Tn
whole question is as to the length o
E time Il will AXE to put factories on o
= business. The industry is maxim
contracts cautiously. because 1t
D impossible for us to compete unde
our present wage scale, with chea
labor from Europe The duty is nov
one cent, but on May 1, 19lo -
: be wiped out altogether. Al :
err factories will then be compened {