Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-22
sIo QUANTITY STORED
lin HOPE OF FREE DUTY
Trust Would Gain s2,ooo,ooo If Given
Single Hour Of No Tariff Democrats
Differ on Question Of Permanent or
Temporary Duty-Juioy Melon in
& Prospect.

mousse Dill pOStponlng 1T indefinitely.
Chairman F. NJ. Simmons Of the senate
finance committee told the president
that the conferees on the measure were
at deadlock and asked his advice.
Senator Simmons returned to a meet
ing Of the conferees prepared to insist
on the senate provision. s..L.
A profit Of $2,000,000 and possibly
much more for the sugar trust and q
corresponding loss OF revenue for the
government will result IL the present
deadlock OF the congressional confer
ence committee considering the repeal
Of the free sugar clause of the Under
wood tariff, continues one hour after
midnight, April 30.
Is The tariff law provided for free
sugar beginning May /, 1916. President
Wilson has recommended repeal. of the
provision and the repeal has passed
both houses. The difficulty arises from
the fact that the senate restored the
duty until 1920 only while the house
restored 1t without limitation. The
matter ID now in conference and sey-
eral meetings have failed to bring
about an agreement. ~.
Stored TO Escape Duty. +
The possibility Of huge profits rests
In the large~quantity Of Cuban sugar,
held in bond in the customs houses Of
New York and lesser quantities at 9TH
.er ports, and more sugar now In transit
from Cuba. An hour after midnight,
sugar on hand can be officially entered
free Of duty. -.s
No statistics are available here as to
q Ne - - ere ba11 q,
1t American ports at any recent date.
On Feb. 20, the last official figure
avaiiable, there was 80. S4s, 64S pounds
IN bond at New York alone as COM
pared with 35,44s.4s1 pounds on the
Same date IN 1915. $50
$3.50 Tons in Transit
Wfllett's sugar bulletin, an accred-
7 tied market report, shows $4,000 long
tons, 112,000.0o0 pounds. in transit be-
tween Cuban ports and New York on
April Is. i, b 49, rs
IN The duty on sugar IS 1 cent per
pound. Thus on the 99,842,000 pounds
In bond Feb. 20 the duty would be a
little less than $1.00O.O00. Sugar IN
transit on April Is would escape duty
of more than 100000 by an hour uf
\ free trade.
The profit would not be so great OF
course, If free trade continued for a
long period. There might be no profit
ut all In fact, because the abolish
ment OF the duty would be reflected in
corresponding reduction In price to
the consumer. There will be no such
reduction. IN this case, 1t appears, for
the reason that the tariff is almost
certain to be restored shortly after
May /, II not before. The administra-
ton 10 depending on the sugar duty for
more than $40,000,000 revenue to meet
Z expense OF the government and milf
tary preparedness. and can not do
without 1t, the democratic revenue
eeekers declare. The great profit
would come from just brief period Of
free trade from delay OF the free sugar
clause repeal by q congressional fill
4 buster. -.;..
Conference 10 Dsadloeked.
The conference committee consists
OF Senators F. NJ. Simmons w. j.
Stone and n. C. Lodge and Represen-
fatives Claude Kitchin, H. +. Rainey
and y. w. Fordney. Four Of this num-
{ ber, Senator Lodge and all Of the house
conferecs favor the complete repeal as
passed In the house. II the COMMITTEES
voted Its mind the result would be to
2 for the house bill. II the confer
eiice accepts the house bill, one or two
senator's can hold the bill up indeh-
nftely by d talking filibuster and Sem
14ors e. ". Eardwick, T. p. Gore and
others have threatened such a filibus-
txr unless their demand that the re-
I Deal be limited to 1920 Is complied
with.
IL the conference committee should
accept the serate bill, tho house re-
publicans win oppose anything less
tf.an complete repeal and there are
lid to be enough democrats from
sugar producing states who will take
& me same view to prevent passage OF
the 1920 provision.
Democrats Seek Way Out.
SO far no meeting of the full con-
ference committee has taken place. al
tho the democratic members have been
\ Ia session for several days trying to
md q way out Of the dilemma.
1--WE didn't get anywhere. We are
a Az far apart as ever, Representative
K RajY,ev declared when the latest ses-
s:on. Monday afternoon, ended.
Democratic leaders declare that 1t is
3 incotice;yabIe that the repeal viii not
4 ~ effected before May 1. but they are
q S,3ainly worried over the situation. The
Republicans are watching Developments
closely. =.
Juicy Melon in Prospect.
II sT have received several reports the
iSxt few days indicating that large
1nantities Of sugar are being placed In
bond at New York. Even with Just g
n ;,ormal amount In the II warehouses
,tIere would be a Juicy melon cut by
n sornebody II the free sugar clause -
~ r1nitted to remain on the books after
~ 4" said Representa- tive Fordney. q
q member 81 the conference. We re-
a aissbltcans know nothing as to what rs
& = I'M on ii, the conference COMMITTEES,
"a We will act unless something de-
Fs1opx pretty soon. have ALREADY
SsTitten Tor Information AZ to the exact
amount OF sugar held In bond at the
sSrrNriai,s ports and will present these
4 f6Icts To- lIhe house unless an early
s. & aSreemer,t iss reached,
N so.ne parts III Braxfi the cat does
q L. sl.sisx Z and the rat population is
Ii'Iut down ~ using 4 species Of slIislii
L 90 s<puatr ictor in - place
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