The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1920-05-15
UacIe Tets Bel Tine Stsries
Current Events For tAs Ohildrsn
and 0rown-ups, TOO
WHY SUGAR COSTS so MUCH

"Well, can't help it. They sail
what they had was 20 cents but it IS
all gone now" 1t was Jack calling
upstairs to his mother just as Uncle
Ted came in the front door
| Is that nice way to talk to your
mother?" asked Uncle Ted as he hung
up his coat and hat. "What's all the
fuss aboutl'
Jack shuffled his feet around on the
rug and said, "well, mother wanted
some more sugar and 1 went to every
store I could find and they all said
that what they had this morning cost
20 cents a pound but it was all gone"
"It probably costs more than that
by this time,'' was Uncle Ted's only
reply as he made his way to big easy
chair in the living room. "Suppose'
you call your sister in here and III
tell you story about sugar. It's too
damp outside for little boys and girls
this evening and know you will like
this story which may help you to un-
derstand why sugar costs SO much and
is so hard to get"
Jack finally discovered Ruth in the
attic getting out some old rags with
which to make Summer clothes for her
dollies. When she learned that Uncle
Ted was home and would tell them 4
story she couldn't scramble down the
stairs fast enough.
"Jack was just telling me, Ruth, >
began Uncle Ted, "that he cou1dn t
get any sugar for your mother this
morning, even though it costs 20 cents
pound. 7 thought you would like to
hear something about why sugar costs
so much and why it is 80 hard to get.
The Democratic administration hea j.
ed by Woodrow Wilson has made such
a mess of the sugar situation that it
may not be long before we have to
pay 40 cents pound for sugar, if we
can get it at all. Not long ago Rep
resentative George Holden Tinkam, of
Massachusetts, made speech in the
House of Representatives in which he
said that sugar would cost 30 cents n
pound, very SOON because President
Wilson had done nothing to change the
situation and because the attorney
general of the United States. Mitchell
Palmer, took certain action in the case
of Louisiana sugar upon which price
was fixed He also said that if the
present prices of sugar kept up il
would mean that the people of the
United States would have to pay ST.
000,000,000 more year for their sug-
ar. He SAYS it is absolutely the fault
of President Wilson and Attorney Cen
eral Palmer and 7 agree with him from
what know Of the case.
AS far back as last August, the Huo-
ar Equalization Board, which at tn At
time was handling all matters connect
ed with sugar for this country, FOLD
Mr.. Wilson that he should buy the
sugar crop of Cuba for 1919 as was
done in 1918. The board explained
that the Cuban crop could be bought
for SO cents pound Mt that time. If
that had been done, that sugar could
have been sold to Jack this morning
for II or 10 cents a pound instead Of
his being told that it costs 20 cents n
pound and that TT rs ALL GONE. 4"
"Did Mr.. Tinkham say anything
about that2' asked Jack.
eyes, he did, Jack. will read you
some Of what he said. fThc cause of
the present high price for sugar he
said. 'and the great sugar scarcity III
the United States is attributable sole
ly to the non action Of the president
of the United States in August and
September and in part to the action
of the attorney general in November
last Investigation in Washington.
where sworn testimony has been taken,
has fully established these facts he
yond contradiction. In August and
September last the Sugar Equalization
Board recommended to the president
the purchase Of the Cuban crop Of 1919
as had been done in the case Of the