The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
HIGH PRICE OF SUGAR


Partisan efforts to convince the
American people that they are paying
high prices for sugar at the expense
of huge exports to foreign countries
are denounced By Representative
Henry T. -Rainey, Democrat, Of Him
ois, who has made an investigation OF
the sugar situation and learns that NO
American sugar is being exported.
The attention of Mr.. Rainey was
called to this character of partisan
propaganda by an Illinois constituent
who sent him newspaper clipping
entitled americans Plan for Big EX-
port of Cheap Sugar" The story was
carried by a news service and was
evidently inspired, the purpose being
70 persuade the American people thar
foreign buyers have been allowed to
come in to this country and buy up
stocks of sugar for shipment abroad
resulting in exorbitant prices on sug
ar here while other nations are profl-
ting.
GAS a matter of fact said Mr.
Rainey, nothing Of the kind has oc
Cured. None of our sugar is being
exported. We consume it all at homo
and the retail price here does not
differ materially from the retail price
in other countries. The tariff charge
we make here, which we have retain
ed for war purposes, account for the
difference in retail prices between
England and this country.
The monthly summary of foreign
commerce of the United States for
November, Mr.. Rainey advised his
constituent, shows that America s
sugar exports amounted to -12S ,149,-
TT pounds, valued at $10521, ,638. Pra-
ctically none of this was produced IN
the United States, but came IRON
Cuba or the nearby British Islands IL
the form of raw sugar and was re-
fined in this country in accordance
with the trade custom that has exist
ed for many years. All of it was pur-
chased by contract in those islands
and merely stopped here enroute to
England, France and elsewhere for
the purpose of being refined.
Mr.. Rainey looked up comparative
sugar prices and found that the price
If sugar in this country in November
was but little more than half a cent
a pound higher than in England, and
n November, but one cent higher
This difference is accounted for by
\merica's war tariff. 'The prices in
other countries which received sugar
produced in Cuba and which passed
through the United States refineries
we're higher than in the United Sta
tes," Mr.. Rainey said. During the
months of November and December
practically no sugar produced in the
United States was exported. It was
all consumed here"
Calling attention to the purpose OF
such misrepresentation, Mr.. Rainey
wrote his constituent:
II have exposed many Of these ar
ticles in the past, and l am glad you
;alled my attention to this one; all of
which illustrates what we are up
against and all of which shows the
character of the fraudulent misrepre-
,entations which are being scattered
broadcast in an effort to discredit
he present administration. / have
confidence in the intelligence of the
american people, especially the intel
igence of the rural sections where
men read and think, and it is this con-
idence which enables me to look for
ward with hope for the future. The
party which will disseminate such
misrepresentation as are
contained in the article to which you
called my attention should not be en-
trusted with power in any state in
the Union"