The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-23
The Duty on Sugar Should
Be Restored.


We clip the following editorial
from the Daily Post, OF Washing
ton. D. c. 1t is an unanswerable
argument, a mastery showing
Why the duty on sugar should be
restored. It shows conclusively
that even with the internal rev.
enue tax and the war tax govern
mont expenses exceed iss revenues
L shows that by the restoration OF
the old duty on sugar the govern
ment would get ample revenues,
and the people pay no more for
sugar than they are paying now:
"President Menocol, Of Cuba, is
quoted as saying that the United
States can hardly expect to in
crease its trade with Cuba, or
even to hold what 1t has at pres
emit, II II persists in removing the
sugar preferential which Cuba
now enjoys, by virtue of the reci-
prooity treaty. II the United
States removes the duty from
sugar, az the existing law pro.
vldes shall be done on May 1, 1915,
Cuba will be forced to abrogate
the reciprocity treaty, according
TO President Menocol.
"This will mean the loss Of
profitable trade in Cuba. This
trade is already passing into the
hands of Spain and other foreign
countries. The Spanish Trans.
atlantic Line has announced that
Il will increase it's line to Cuba by
ten steamers, and the Spanish
government has made certain tar
u concessions with an object of
securing Cuban trade.
s'lt may be that Congress does
not care whether American ex-
porters do business with Cuba or
not. Possibly that business is an
odious outgrowth of dollar diplom.
aoy, that should be destroyed.
But II It 10 to be destroyed, there
should be some corresponding
benefit 20 the United States. Will
Il be IN the reduced cost Of sugar
% the consumer? Householders
can answer that question from
thoif own experience following
the partial removal Of the duty on
sugar. They got no benefit from
The reduction. They will get no
benefit II the duty IL entirely re-.
moved. Cuba will be Injured and
trade between the two countries
will be injured, but American
consumers will not be helped.
'The. revenue from the sugar
duty was about $50. 000, 900 . year.
With The duty removed. the In.
come tai was substituted for the
purpose Of raising rsTenue for the
Rove9nment. The income tax
1ails 20 produce the revenue re.
CURED, and there 10 . deficit Of
o6,000. 900. The war tax is added
% the burdens Of the people, and
still the deficit RENAME. Il is now
proposed 10 keep the war tax on
until peace is restored In Europe
- iAdelnite and probably q long
49,. From present prospects the
1nR viii last until after May let,
~, the date when the United
NDaAas 70 TO cut Oh its revenue
4som the sugar duty. Thus, when
The government most needle funds,
5 q cutting down its revenue from
the ta5i6 and increasing the direct
taxes Of the people.
zone OF the obvious things to
Do, Il Congress wishes to relieve
The people from taxstio and at
the same time to stimulate trade,
= % repeal the law which will
place sugar on the fres list next
yooS. Let the old duty be re.
stored. The people will pay no
more tor sugar, while the govern.
1eot Will get more revenue"
A recent dispatch from New
York Gays: 'sMoees Wooler cele. |
0RAeed his tooth birthday with I
pArty ct which he made eucoura.
ring efforts to learn the tango. |
Wooler r. positive he will live TO
y 10. and tie his lgreatest ambi.
Non. He smokes 5 20 10 cioare
Dvosy day, besides : pipe and
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