South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
HOOVER SAYS Mr..
SPRECKELS SORE
cut in Sugar Profits is Thorn
in Side of Head OF Re-
fining Company.
AssosiateG Press Service

associate Press Service:
i WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Charges
nade by claus Spreckels. president
Z the Federal Sugar Refining Co,
before a senate investigating COM
<nittee that the food administration
responsible FOR a sugar shortage,
rev from Food Administrator
Hoover tonight a vigorous attack
n Mr.. Spreckels.
An open intimation is made by
Pr. Hoover that Dir. Spreckels' tes-
4 mony was inspired by the fact
] hat the food administration cut
rofits IN sugar transactions.
1T requires no proof from me. ."
. aid AIr. Hoover. "to establish that
Efr. Spreckels. a leading sugar re-
ner. IS sore at the food admins
ration and would like 20 see IL de-
<troyed. / realize that Mr.. Spreck-
- balance sheet will not look so
God next year as last for rehners
=srOfits have been regulated Furth-
srmOre. his balance sheet would
ave looked better this year IT, the
price OF last August had not been
educed and held fast in the face Of
\ partial shortage that promised a
air opportunity for 30-cent sugar
nd much increased profits
says Others Don't Grumblc.
'Mr. Spreckels therefore has rea-
on 70 feel badly There are 9TH
citizens who viii feel the same
bay, and no doubt can entertain
4 he public by assaulting the food
administration. While many feel
adly. still the vast majority of men
nd women Of orr business commu-
4 lity and or our farmers are sacri-
ting their profts daily 10 the na-
fon's necessities without complaint.
|or MANY are sacrificing more than
heir mOney-their sons.
We have had two months Of par
Isl sugar ortage-October and
4Vovember-and will also have De
enlber before relief from the new
rOp. The American people have
rad 5000 tons Of sugar in these
NO months-that is 20 percent Of
heir normal supplies in each month
and IL cars are available they will
lave 20 percent . December. Ow-
Ing TO car shor ages. the shortage
has been most acute in the north
asst and about 200 cars are today
blocked from shat region.
France Gives Share.
This 90 percent is twice the
rench ration. I'm the meantime we
rave given France "a good part of
ne 90 percent and are proud Of il.
This supply TO France was given de-
iberately and the American people
were told Of IL at the time. We
ave also agreed TO draw 10. 600 tons
or our friends In Canada 7 have
CT 10 meet an American citizen who
<rould have had il otherwise.
AS 20 the food administration
topping the sources of supply. The
act that all available supplies have
been brought here that ships and
airs could bring and that it has al
eady been eaten is sufficient
MIR Spreckels knows the bitter
{ hess OF the 10-year fight between
producers and refners- between
different rehners-and If ne looks
8 back over the last three months. he
<will observe a desire of many OF
hese elements to use the food adj
<ninistration as club TO settle their
long standing bitterness.
Asks Sprcckels for Ships.
IF Mr. Spreckels viii tell us
where there is any sugar today that
|ships can be obtained 10 carry a.
.ars can be obtained TO deliver. il
twill be delivered az once with the
anne resolution that We have requi-
|sitioned or distributed over $4,000.
/o00 pounds of embargoed sugar
since oct. I I'm the meantime the
geo. GOO toms OF sugar i'm Java is "a.
remote as cheese ont of the moor
unless We wish 90 take bread
hips from our own soldiers and the
lilies 90 provide ourselves with can
ly."