Arizona republican., 1917-12-30
HOW HOOVER HELD DOWN E I., THE PRICE 0F SUGAR

by MT. Hoover as a chief member of the distributing committee, and that that committee has allowed him to figure in distribution that he claims for himself!
 Then, see, that point was made that the price of sugar was fixed by Rolph and the referees without the public. I1e the first place, Rolph rep resented the public, and in the second place, the price was hot fixed at all. The public retains the right to deal for itself, no price was or has been fixed. Although MT. Spreckels has, again and again, insisted that it should be! All MT. Rolph did was to get for the public a voluntary agree ment not to charge above a certain price. Mir. Spreckels insisted that they must be compelled to pay a minimum price and Mir. Rolph re- fused, Who really looked after them?
 Then, as to the LouisiaLa sugars. It has been said half truth is worse than a lie
 MT Babst did meet the Louisianans as to the purchase of their crops: but MT. Spreckels, in my presence, took MT. Rolph to task and was com pletely answered by him. So far from Mr. Rolph having anything to do with that, it was what has simply happened every year, as the American has a large plant at New Orleans, which usually uses q large part of the crop. Nothing new, nothing un- usual, nothing wrong could be shown answered as all fair men would think
 Take another instance. It is charged that a large part of Mir. Babst's force is helping MT. Rolph. I spoke to MT. Rolph about it. asked him if any of these men had power of decision, could, in any way favor the American, and he said mol It was in a very hard time simply labor accommodation. Frank 1 ly I would have found it very diffi- | cult to give up my force to help and this criticism seems as fal fetched as any I have heard of If you will analyze MT. Spreckels reported statement, I think you will find that he has always been treated justly, and has always suspected that he was not going to be! In our com mittee I have again and again said to him: If you will show me an in- stance where you have been unfairly treated, I will take up your fight, il 1 you agree not to suspect until some thing has been done
 "The suspicious are like the ieal- ous, and 'Trifles light as air are tc | the jealous confirmation strong as | holy writ! And so has it been witt | Mir. Spreckels from the beginning.
 An Unworthy Insinuation "One thing more, Mr. Spreckels went out of his way to ihsinuate that | he possibly was the only one not il a supposed sugar trust headed by tho l American. That was unworthy, | | is true he has always been a critic of his chief rival; but has he eve1 done anything but talk? I tough and beat it, and am freely competing with it because I won. But iri thi crisis, while I shall always keep m, Independence, I shall also try to drol all feeling, and while we are, O should be. operating to help ou country through these troubles, tr, to forget past difficulties.
 q am thankful to say that that ha been the general attitude and tha
 MT. Spreckels could give no greate proof of his love of our country thal
 in making it unanimous. No nor
 than MT. Spreckels do I like all thes
 interferences with the natural cours
 of trade. But we are the victims o
 the great destroyer-Wari And on
 evil begets others that must be sub
 mitted to until we win,
 After all, it all depends upon wha
 we put in the first place-that i
 where our hearts really are-and
 am proud to see how many of Il
 place Americans. not merely abov
 Germany. but above every materia
 thingi And the best proof that "
 so feel is in dropping all interns conflicts at least until we come tri