Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-15
II AVERAGED ,72 A FAMILY.

Averaging It up the cost Of the re-
fusal Of President. Wilson and his at
torney general Palmer to permit the
sugar board to buy the Cuban sugar
crop cost every family in the United
States $72.
Put another way 1t cost the family
paying $S6 month rem: just two
months rent. the family paying SIS
q month rent paids rent money for
one-third OF a year in order that q
small group Of Louisiana sugar pro-
ducers might get II cents wholesale
for their raw product.
At the same time sugar was being
sold from army supplies III France at
low price and sugar was, being ex-
ported in large quantities when it
was selling at from Is to 25 cents a
pound In this country and few fami-
lies had weeks supply ON hand or
could get 1t.
Seven members Of The Sugar
Equalization Board, board created
by him, recommended and urged up
on the president the purchase of
Cuban sugar at 6h cent, a pound.
He was shown how unless he took
advantage Of this opportunity sugar
would mount to a very high point on
account Of an alarming world short
age In the sugar crop. He refused to
act. Again in September, 1919. he
was given another opportunity, but
again he refused to act. Why? No
body knows.
The next official act came when
the attorney general Of The United
States. an appointee Of the, president,
agreed with the sugar planters Of
Louisiana upon II cents a pound for
one grade Of sugarsand III cents for
another grade-nearly three times
what Cuban sugar might hive been
purchsed for few weeks before.
Sugar, when it could be purchased
at all. sold for 25 cents d pound re-
tail at this time.
With reference to Mr.. Planners ac-
ton the sugar situation en- Nevem-
Der 8. 1913, George Zabriskie, head of
the Sugar Equalization hoard, and
the highest authority on sugar in
America made the following state
ment:
"Ths sugar situation is now hope
less, for the reason tina ait has got
ten into politics, and the sooner that
it gets out the better. The ridiculous
prices Of II cents wholesale for the
raw sugar. now charged by abe
planters is an outrage.
can't say that the attorney general
fixed the price. but it was known in
Louisiana that he would stand for
It."
1T has known, Furthermore. that
he approved Of it. 1t wa, this folly
that inspired the Cubans to make
their gouge. When they saw Ameri-
can sugar planters getting away
with II cents they deci ded it was
perfectly legitimate for them to get
some Of the plumber, and today the
people are paying the price for the
attorney generals mistake"
Again on December "a, 1919,
George Zabriskie states that he was
helpless to stop the worst, orgy of
profiteering from which this country
thus far has suffered.
1T is evident that the administra-
ton has brought on the present sug-
ar situation thru neglect to use the
same powers that are extended un-
der it." says the New York Sun of
January 2, 1920. "The responsibility,
however, now rests comp etely with
the president. George Zab1iskie, head
Of the board, and his ass stants are
now known to be loath to continue
the sugar control because of the
presidents attitude"
On the one item of sugar it is es-
timated that the cost of a democrat
administration to each family was
$72. You paid it.
Those who approve an6! desire to
continue the System" should vote
the democrat ticket fhfs f.,lJ