The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-18

Louisiana, the Japs of Hawaii, the
Cubans, and the Porto Ricans to sell
their sugar for $40 per bag more
than the intermountain beet sug-
arr
Why should the white people of
Utah and Idaho sit idly by and per-
NIT this administration to fawn on
the Japs Of hawaii, the negroes of
Louisiana, the Cubans and the Porto
Ricans, while the farmers of this
section face a disastrous financial
situation?"
This section is likely to produce
this year over 100000 tons of
beets. If the beet growers receive
$3.50 per ton, the sugar companies
will have to pay the farmers $47,-
600, 900"
Should the Dem ocratic admins
tration succeed in forcing down the
price to s13 per ton. then the farm
ers would receive only $26,0O0,Q0O
"a loss in gross revenue to the
farmers Of $21.0O0,09
Most OF the money paid the
farmers. comes from outside the in
termountain country, for the reason
that about 80 per cent of the sugar
produced, here Is sold in the eastern
and foreign markets
Should the farmer, thus be fore
ed out yof beet growing by the ad-
minfstration forcing the price of
beets' I'd. Utah and Idaho down, and
the heet-tarnaeffbe sent back to in
crease the ranks Of the grain and
Segetables farmers, it would be q
severe xhlow. to- the intermountain
farming industry, while the negro
and Jap cane sugar raisers would
keep up their price as high or high
er than 1t is now
Looking over the comparative
statements here quoted can any per-
son discern the amount of good"
that comes from "curbing the farm
er" to 313 beets in the present sit
uation, and crushing the beet-grow-
ing industry in Utah and Idaho?
And IL tnel 10 no amount of
good" but only harm, why permit
1t?
The beet growers in Willard and
Juab counties took up this matter
at meetings in the early part of July,
the consensus of opinion there being
thus expressed:
why does this Democratic ad-
pick out the Utah farm
er TO, destruction? J.. says nothing
against, but rather encourages the
cane growers in Hawaii, and in LOU
isiana and other southern states,
who are selling their sugar in Utah
at the higher market price. Why
does 1t jump on the Utah beet grow
ers for doing that which it aids the
outside growers in doing? 1t is
plain that this is a political scheme
to uphold the Democratic cane sugar
planters of the southern states and
destroy the Utah beet sugar indus
try"
The beet farmers, like other farm
ers and reasonable people generally,
wish to help others to live, but to do
so must be allowed to live them
selves.
Recently meeting was held in
Fork, Utah, according to
an account published in the Des-
eret News of August II, at which
it is claimed 800 farmers of that
and the surrounding country were
present, at which resolutions were
passed upholding the stand taken
by the Utah-Idaho Sugar company,
and containing practically the same
arguments as are contained in Mr.. |
Nibley's defense. All these bear the |
of having emanated from
The same source, and appear to us
20 be foolish.
Why not wait till the court has
passed on the evidence that will be |
presented in Pocatello at the Octo-
Der term of the federal court? What
s the use of the defendants trying
% arouse public sentiment in their
'avor? The court will take no no.
ice of this. The court will give
hem a fair trial, and a competent
Jury will pass upon their guilt or
innocence.
ITO Be Continued).