The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
BILL TO EXTEND
SUGAR CONTROL is
READY FOR ACTION
MCNary Measure Reported
Out to Senate and Placed
on Calendar With View to
Early Ballot.

|, WASHINGTON, Nov. 3-The McNary
Dill proposing continuation Of federal
control over sugar during 1890 was re-
ported today to the senate and klaced
on the calendar with view to early
action.
In a majority report Senator McNary,
Republican of Oregon, author Of the bill
and chairman of the senate agriculture
subcommittee, which investigated the
sugar shortage, declared " a serious sit
uation will ensne' IL the sugar equal
cation boards control over sugar is
not continued, another year
Minority views presented by Senator
tansdell, Democrat. of Louisiana, ex-
pressed agreement in the plan to con-
tinue the sugar board, with authority
Tor its purchase of Cuban sugars, but
opposed giving the board power to buy
ana sell domestic sugars as an unwar-
ranted interference with natural eco
nomic laws and as likely to unduly de-
press prices of Louisiana and other do
nestle sugar.
Senator McNary's report suggested
that the present sugar famine condi-
tons largely are psychological and not
due to present shortage but to fear of
future shortage and the anticipation of
thls situation is reflected by specula-
ton in the sugar trades. Data in the
hands of the committee. the report
sNNNCNt SlOWS aDOul i0UtUUu LOF .. OF
CUBAN and domestic sugar are available
for distribution until Jan. /, which
quantity will provide for consurn ption
above normal during this period. The
world shortage of sugar was estimated
az 2,VOO,0OO tons over the pre-war av-
erage.
THE Cuban, crop" the report stated,
II not controlled by this government
working through the sugar equalization
board will supply field for corApeti-
ton with the resultant effect of extra
ordinary high prices for raw sugars
WIN corresponding reflection of in
creased prices to the consumer"
American sugar consumption per cap
ita annually, the majority report stated,
mas increased from rs to 80 pounds
Que in part to larger consumption Of
sweet meats and fountain drinks con
tanning sugar"
Regarding the senate committees re-
tusal of the sugar boards request to
provide for licensing power in the
%ugar trade, the majority report said:
Whlle serious misgivings are enter
tanned BY the sugar equalization board
OF its ability properly to function with
out it being given legislative authority
70 license manufacturers and dealers in
sugar 1t is the opinion of your COM
mlttee that a serious situation will en-
sue II the law creating the sugar equal
izatlon board is permitted to expire. 1t
IS believed that II the life of the sugar
board is extended until Dec. 81, 1920,
and by appropriate legislation the board
Is authorized to acquire the domestic
and insular sugar crop OF 1920 plus the
cuban crop, that its power to regulate
the refiner and his charge to the broker
ana their charge to the final consumer
can be fixed by the control the board
would exercise over the 1920 crop by
reason of the requirement OF the crop.
Having acquired the product, it rs rea-
sonable that the refiner and the dealer
VINO must have the sugar will uncom-
plainingly conform to any rule of reg
ulation imposed by the board"
Conceding that a large part of the
Cuban crop Of 1920 already has been
sold, Senator McNary said the commit
tee believes the two-thirds remaining
can be acquired reasonably, although at
prices higher than If the board had
been authorized to buy it last summer.
In this connection the report detailed
failure of President Wilson to respond
to recommendations Of the board for
power TO purchase the Cuban sugar.