The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-09-30


kct. They sent their representatives
TO Cuba and purchased direct from the
planters. Then they arranged with
the rehners 60 refine the raw product.
paying SO much pound for the refin-
Ing. the title 10 the sugar always re-
manning with the spectators.
Situation Was Fictitious.
As result Of all this there was
created n fictitious and panicky stu
alton. The American consumer. as
usual. was the sufferer. lie paid the
price for this sort Of business.
II Is insisted by the government au-
thorities that there Is only one way the
price Of sugar can be held MP. and that
II for the Spectator 20 obtain an
other strangle-hold There seems to
Le small probability Of the spectators
again getting the upper hand.
The crop reporting hoard Of the de-
partment ~ agriculture has just com
pleted an investigation as to the stocks
NJ sugar on hand In the various states.
The board snys that this inquiry shows
there Is a larger supply Of sugar on
hand today than ever In the history
of the country"
Reports from Cuba. Hawaii and else
where show that their crops. plus the
home crop Of beet and cane sugar.
break all records According to the
crop reporting board. the present SUI
gar supply l. ~ per cent greater than
ever before
Recommending prices have stlmu-
lated sugar planting with the result
that more acreage is devoted TO the
crop 20 be harvested this fall and
winter than ever before. The depart
ment OF agriculture forecasts $500
400 tons OF beet sugar for the United
States this year against 1919 produc-
ZION Of G.l21 600 tons. an estimated In
crease Of 100000 tons in the United
States alone.
Cane sugar producers also have IN
creased their acreage from 4S1 900 last
year 10 553.5OO this year.
The Louisiana crop Is now estimated
nj 35G,O00OO0 pounds Of sugar for 1920
against 2i2,OOOOO0 pounds for 1919.
Cuban planters have doubled their
acreage since the war. the department
of agriculture Is Informed. European
production Is also being increased,
especially in Belgium and In Austria.
So IL appears that housewives trOu-
bles over sugar are about to come to
an end.
Organizing the New Army.
The new army Of the United
States Is being rapidly organized
IN accordance with the provisions
of the act Of June 4. 1920. The new
districts are officially known as corps
areas and replace the six departments
which had been established since 1916.
These areas are organized not only
with respect to the military population
composed within their boundaries. but
also with reference to experimenting
the military defense Of the coast lines.
The next step In the general plan OF
organization will be the development
OF one effective. well balanced army.
The national defense act, as amend
ed. contempates an army of three CO.
ordlnated components, namely, the
regular army, the National Guard and
the organized reserves; organized In
peace time SO as to include all Of
those divisions and other military or
gnnlzatlons necessary TO form the basis
for complete and immediate mobili-
cation for the national defense In the
event OF national emergency" Plans
In process Of construction by the war
involve the individual de-
velopment of each of the three. and
their effective fusing. one with the
other, and with the army as whole.
Each component will have fixed mis-
sion and an equally important role. The
development of each must be assured
without competition that will adverse
ly affect the others.
Their Respective Roles.
The regular army is TO garrison our
overseas possessions, the coast fort
resses and other stations necessary 10
be maintained in the United States; 10
provide personnel To assist in the train
ing of the National Guard and organ
lied reserves; to provide the personnel
for the administration of the
army and the organization of an ade-
quate and effective force which will be
instantly available for emergencies
within the United States or elsewhere,
and which In peace time will serve as
a. model for the organization, dis
clpline and training OF the active and
semi-actlye military forces Of the ma
tlOn.
The ultimate strength of the regular
army, under present law, will be APP
100000 officers and enlist
ed men.
The National Guard is 10 provide In
time of peace an adequate and effec-
tive force, available in minor emergen-
cies for employment by the states OF
the United States; I'm time of war 10
an adequate. balanced and eff
fective component Of the army OF the
United States for employment within
the United States or elsewhere.
The National Guard is the second