Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
iOovER SAYS spRECKLEs SORE.
Not Going to Take Bread from tho
Soldiers to Mako Candy.

J. llerDcFt hoover, united states
Food Administrators, has issued
statement from Washington replying
to the charges OF Claus Spreckles,
independent sugar rcliner, to the ef.
feet that the Food Administration Is
responsible for the shortage Of sugar
in this country. The charges by Mr..
Sprcckles made at hearing before
tho Senate Committee in Washing.
ton recently. Mr.. Hoover makes tho
following clcar-cut statement as tC
the aims and purposes Of the Food
Administrations:
"Anything have to say to Mr..
Sprecklcs' statement will be said IN
due time to the committee. II to-
day requires no proof from me to e:.
tablsh that Spreckles, leading
sugar rcfiner, Is sore at the Food Ad-
T!nistration and would like to see
1t destroyed. | realize that Mr..
Sprecklcs' balance sheet will not look
profits have been regulated. Fur
thermorc, his balance sheet would
have looked bette: this year t. the
price OF last August had ret been re-
duced and held fast in the face of a
partial shortage that promised fair
opportunity for 30-cent sugar and
much increased profits. Mr.. Spreck-
les, therefore, has reason to feel
badly. There are other citizens who
will feel the same way, and no doubt
can entertain the public by assault
ing the Food Administration. Willie
many feel badly, still the vast ma
jority OF men and women of our
business community, and Of our far
mers. are sacrificing their profits
daily to the nations necessities with
out complaint, for many are sacriflc-
ing more than their money---their
sons.
1--WE have had two months of par
tial sugar shortage-October and No
vember-and will also have Decem-
Der before relief from the new crop
comes. The American people have
had live hundred thousand tons of
sugar in these two months. This is
70 per cent Of their normal supplies
in each month, ,ii.G II cars are avail
able they will have 70 per cent for
December Owing to car shortages,
the shortage has been most acute In
the Northeast, and about 200 cars are
to-day blocked from that region
This 70 per cent Is twice the French
ration. In the meantime, we have
given France good part Of The 50
per cent, aud we arc prOnd uf il.
This supply given - France was
given deliherately ana Ire Amari.
can people were told ., il at tnu t..nu.
We have also agreed to draw ten
thousand tons for our friends in
Canada. / have yet to meet the
American citizen who would have it
otherwise.
"As to the Food Administration
stopping the sources OF supply, the
fact that all available supplies have
been brought hVc that ships and cars
could bring, and that it has already
been eaten, is sufficient answer. Mr..
Spreckles knows the bitterness OF the
ten years fight between producers
and refiners. and between different
rctlners, and if he looks back over
the last three months he will OBJ
serve desire Of many Of these ele-
ments to use the Food Administra-
tion as a club to settle their long
standing bitterness. If Mr.. Spreck-
les will tell us where there is any
sugar to-day that ships can be obtain
ed to carry, or cars can be obtained
to deliver. it will be delivered at
once with the same resolution that
we have requisitioned or distributed
over sixty million pounds Of embar-
coed sugar since October 1st. In the
meantime, the nine hundred thou
sand tons OF sugar in Java Is as re-
y ote as cheese out Of the moon-un-
less we wish to take bread ships from
our soldiers and the allies to provide
ourselves with candy
French Cruiser Is Sunk.