Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-17
SUGAR REFlNER's srArEMENTs
REsEMrED ~ FOOD
ADMINISTRATOR
ENORMOUS PROFITS ARE
TAKEN FROM SUGAR KINGS
spreekIes Tsstimony Alleged TO Dc
Aimed !. upssttins Adm'nistratlen's
Aims-HoovsPs Statement Contains
Warning for Those Who Would W.
set Government RulsA

Washington, Dec. 11--CnaI8 % noU'
by Claus Spreckels, president OF tn
Federal Sugar Refining Company. be
fore senate investigating COMMITTEES
that the food administration Is re
sponsible for sugar shortage. drew
from Food Administrator Hoover
vigorous attack on Mr.. Spreckels.
An open intimation is made by MI
Hoover that Mr.. Spreckels' testimon!
was inspired by the fact that the foot
administration cut profits in suga
transactions.
1T requires no proof from me-
said Mr.. Hoover. ito establish tina
Mr.. Spreckels. a leading sugar re-
finer, Is sore at the food administers.
ton and would like to see It destroyed
I realize that Mr.. spreckels' balanc'
sheet win not look SO good next yea
as last, for rehiners' profits have beer
regulated. Furthermore, his balanc'
sheet would have looked better TIL!
year II the price Of last August hac
not been reduced and held fast. in tht
face Of partial shortage that prom.
ised a fair opportunity for 30-cen'
sugar and much increased profits.
Sacrifices Necsssary.~
"Mr. Spreckels, therefore, has rea-
son to feel badly. There are other cit
izens who will feel the same way. ant
no doubt can entertain the public by
assaulting the food administration
While many feel badly. still the vast
majority Of men and women Ut oui
business community and OF our farm
ers are sacrificing their profits daily
to the na.ioa'c necessities without
complaint fer many are - .rihcing
more than their money-their sons.
I'VE have Tad two months OF par
tial sugar neutrality-suspicious. and No
wonderland will also have December
before relief from the new crop. The
American people have had 100000 tons
Of sugar in these two months-that is
10 per cent Of their normal supplies in
each month, and II cars are avail
able, they will have 10 per cent in
December. Owing to car shortages, the
shortage has been most acute in the
northeast, and about 200 cars are today
blocked from tnat region
Twice French Ration.
This 70 per cent b twice the French
ration. In the meantime we have given
France q good part Of the 80 per cent
and are proud Of It. This supply to
France was given deliberately and the
American people were told Of 1t at the
time.
I'VE have also agreed to draw 10000
tons for our friends in Canada ! have
yet to meet an American citizen who
would have had 1t otherwise.
"As to the food administration stop
ping the sources of supply: The fact
that all available supplies have been
brought here that .ships and cars
could bring: and that 1t has already
been eaten Is sufficient answer.
Has Been Long Fight. IN
"Mr. Spreckels knows tho bitter
ness Of the ten-year fights between
producers and rehners-between diff
ferent reflners-and II he looks back
over the last three months, he will OBJ
serve a desire OF many Of these ele-
ments to use the food administration as
a club to settle their long. standing
bitterness.
III Mr.. spreckles will tell US where
there is any sugar today that ships
can be obtained to carry or cars can
be obtained to deliver. 1t will me de-
livered at once with the same
resolution that we have requisi-
toned or distributed more than co.
600. 900 pounds OF enlarged sugar
since Oct. 1. In the meantime the $780,
900 tons Of sugar in lava IL as re-
mote az cheese out Of the moon-unless
we wish to take bread ships from our
own soldiers and the allies to provide
ourselves with candy"