New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-25
SUGAR BEET SEED
may Be VERY SHORT
BEFORE MORE GROWS
GOULD PRODUCE ALL THE
SUGAR WE USE IF THE IN.
DUSTRY HAD THE BENE.
FIT OF A TARIFF IN NOR.
NAL TIMES

Special to State Record.
Washington, May 23.-The Dutc
ship "Noordam." bound for tn
United States, was turned back b
German subs the other day to dis
charge 1900 bales of sugar bee
seed consigned to growers in thi
dDuntry. That will result in an in
Jury to the sugar beet industry her
mat wilt be consequential in tn
year to come. If Germany had an,
respect for the law we would re
mind her that sugar beet seed
not contraband. If we had posses
sed little more respect for tn
industrial welfare of the Unite,
States we would be raising beet see,
sufficient for our own use today.
Both parties have been censur-
able with respect to tariff duty OF
Reet seed to encourage domestic pro
Suction,-the Democrats doubly Sc
Secause of their antipathy to any
tariff policy which would encourage
domestic sugar production. During
fhe fiscal year 1918, when beet sugar
uad a protective tariff, our grower.
imported about $4,000 pounds of tn,
seed. and the following fiscal veal
1914, with sugar operating under &
IS per cent reduction of duty, ant
scheduled for the free list May |
1916, imports of beet seed fell tc
about 100000 pounds, a decrease
of 50 per cent
Several considerations operated
after that to favor the beet sugar
industry; the war was creating a
vast draft on our sugar supply; the
Democratic tariff law was rank
failure as revenue producer; and
the vote of the growers in Utah and
other localities was needed. So the
program OF free sugar after May l.
1916. was destroyed, just a few days
before it would have become effec-
tive.
The effect was immediate and as
tonishing We had imported but
S600OO pounds of the seed up to
May. iol6. By the close Of the fis-
ssf year We had imported 100000
pounds, and By the close Of the ca
r1egd6f sSsaf lpl6 we had imported
sa1&l0go6 poaads the greatest import
xexf0u NiAsSar history. The bulk Of
n Tetpt An.&he war came from Ger
r. Mty4noW .at c0mes from KMssia
|: Y hegasuds. y'>4
onlpGmt sOf .dAoSiea1tMre
G6Dthalesdle 4 ~ xAa1 - osssise
uuv ~ 't)sis cu1sutr1 anll
stltesSuqo61tiua Df q small &uFff ITO
encourage legsSr0Wth wouid snaAe sas
Independent of Europe and such an
insaassce - that of the "Noordam"
woudd not pester US.
Reason for Delay.
The American people are not over
looking The fact that most of the
delay h getting war legislation is
due to the persistent effort of the
administrative departments to force
through congress miscellaneous
lot of bills giving them autocratic
power and creating new commits
sions with appropriations of unpre-
cedented magnitude. Congress act
ed expeditiously upon the really ne
cessary measures, with the single
exception Of the conscription bill,
and the importance and novel char
acter of tifat measure fully justified
the. lengthy discussion incident to
the adoption of amendments neces-
sary in perfecting it.
Right Comment at Wrong Time
Don c. Seitz, publisher of the New
York World. is out with a few we'll
chosen words in opposition to the
proposal to increase the postage
rates on newspapers and periodicals.
fmbedded> in his language is a tri-
butte to the Postoffice Department
which, he says, has of late follow
ed . persistent policy of assailing
newspaper postage rates while at
the same time raising salaries. ex-
tending rural routes and engaging
in other forms of unremunerative
expense. "A properly constructed
Postmaster General. who knew more
about business than politics." says
Mr.. Seitz, could save a million dol
lars a week to the postoffice" and
thus render Increased rates unne-
cesary. II il too bad that Mr.. Seitz
did not publish something like this
in his newspaper last fall. Mr.. Bur-
ieson was no different then from
now. Yet the New York World was
working tooth and nail to keep Bur- /,
teson in office by keeping Wilson in !
office.
Study the Rsvsnus Bill.
The consumption tax of a cent
pound upon coffee and two cents
upon tea will bring the war home
to the people in a very literal sense.
We hope that II will serve further
to stimulate popular examination of
the revenue bill in which this tax
Is provided. From that we hope /
there will be an examination of
other revenue bills drafted by the
Democratic party which at present
controls ocaxress. There will then
be a soeayenient further step in the
examiaation of the measures which
have spent the money thus raised.
And then the public mind should be,
ready to make the additional inquiry
into the revenue bills and appropria-
hon measures passed by Republican
This study will enable
voters to make upi their minds about
the elections which are coming next
year. |
Let Ceaseieutienal Covsrunsne Cen.
Two elements of action make up
the procedure Of . nation entering |
and concentration. /