Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-05-06
FAILURE TO BUY
CROP IN SEASON
MANY CONTEND THAT CUBAN
CROP WOULD HAVE PRE-
VENTED HIGH COST

well. can't help 1t. They said
what they had was 20 cents but it's
AL gone now" It was Jack calling
upstairs to his mother just as Uncle
Ted came In the front door.
lis that q nice way to talk to
yuur mother?" asked Uncle Ted as
~ hung up his coat and hat.
whats all this fuss about?'
Jack shuffled his feet around on
the rug and said, We'll, ;m0ther
wanted some sugar and went to ev-
~ store could find and they said
what they had this morning cost 20
cents pound but It was all gone"
1T 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. Sup
pose you call your sister In here and
I'll tell you story about sugar It's
too damp outside for little boys and
girls this evening and / know you
VIII like this story which may help
you to understand 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
TIL them story she couldn't scfam-
bic down stairs fast enough.
Jack was just telling me, Ruth, :"
began Uncle Ted, that he couldn't
set any sugar for your mother this
morning, even though 1t costs 20
cents pound. / thought you would
like to hear something about why
sugar costs so much and why 1t is so
hard to get. The democratic adj
ministrati0n in washington headed
BY Woodrow Wilson has made such
. mess OF the sugar situation that 1t
may not be long before we have to
pay 40 cents pound for sugar, IL
We can get 1t at all. Not long ago
Representative George Holden Tink-
ham Of Massachusetts, made speech
In the house Of representatives In
which he said that sugar would cost
30 cents pound, very soon because
President Wilson had done nothing
70 change the situation and because
the attorney general OF the United
States. Mitchell Palmer, took certain
action in the case of the Louisiana
sugar upon which a price was fixed.
He also said that II the present price
Of sugar kept up It would mean that
the people Of the United States
would have to pay $l,000,000,0 900
more . year for their sugar. He
pays 1t Is absolutely the fault Of the
Dgesident and Attorney General
Palmer and agree with him from
What ] know of the case.
"As ckr hack a. last August, the
sugar equalization board, which ut
that time was handling all matters
cCnnecte6 With sugar for this coun-
Try told Mr., WilDon that he should
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fn6t Ame. II that had been done,
,tkat sugar could have been sold to
2otk this morning for IL or IL cents
ii pound instead Of his being told
tAet Il costs 20 cents q pound and
oH1f It b all gone"
ibid Mr.. Tinkham say anything
Qut thatf" asked Jack.
Yes he did. Jack. I will read
y04 some .of what he said. The
oanee Of the present high price for
sugar he said, and the great scar
clty OF sugar in the United States II
attributed solely to the non-action of
lie president Of the United States In.
August and September and In part to
tho action Of the attorney general In
Nofomber last. Investigation in
Wtshington, where sworn testimony
- been taken. has fully established
G141o facta beyond contradiction. In
August and September last the sugar
equalization board recommended to
the president the purchase Of the
Cuban crop Of 1919 a. had been done
II the case Of the 1918 CROP He
thon went on to- say what have
1Qat told ron about how cheap It
eouIA have been purchased.
Later on he said. The action
3htdh the sugar equalization board
Iqqommended could legally have
- approved BY the president. He.
hWovor. withheld his approval and
ing 70. In November last, when
sugar was selling at retail at 10
eent1 = pound under control Of the
e1gnr equalization board. and at 6h
eoqts IN Cuba.. the attorney general
eoneurred IN . price Of II cents and
10 cents It the plantations for Louis-
lana sugar. thus giving ~ II were an
ol3<iaI government price for raw
snGor. The effect Of this action In
1a}t was to !. advance the Cuban
Dr1oe. In December the Cuban
Yelos advanced over IL cents and II
now quoted at rs cents
THE whole thing ID that while
49, are trying to have investiga-
tious In Washington to md out why
suHnP II 30 scarce and Why Il costs 90
l31oh, the real reason seems to be
I'm ~ Mr.. Tnkham says. that Pres
Monf Wilson failed to act when he
NJ the chance to get sugar for this
e1dkyy .. . low price. Even By
thls time, I expect that Mr.. Palmer
~ sppeared before the committee
" Ne house s0f representatives that
4 Investigating sugar to tell about
~ atre0gnent he u said to have
mn6i With the buisiana sugar men
which lets them sell their cane crop
at II and rs cents = pound.
"Ilsprssentatives OF the big sugar
c0naponleo were called to Washing
ton ~ talk with Mr.. Palmer and Of
Actsls Of the department Of Justice.
bit nome Of the officials Of the de-
Daxtmsnt or Mr.. Palmer would say
anything as to why they were there.
TheyE simply limited that these men
lha1 been called In to give the gov
srnment all the information possi-
~ about the sugar situation. All
tho enear men seemed to have diff
4n-x.s.x Il3no ~ ~, 4 ~ ~ nof}u~ NiAy,sf
epon 70 do : bit Of good"
why doesn't President Wilson
buy the Cuban crop Of sugar now!"
asked Jack
simply because II Il too late.
jack. He had the chance and did
not do A and now we and our neigh