Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-15
OF u. S.
SUGAR CONTROL
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hands of the Cuban planters and inter
national brokers who during months of
irreparable delay had grasped exploita-
ton Of the sugar supply.
WILSON POINTED NEED
TO FORCE II. c. L. CUT.
This game of free profiteering was fore
seen and forewarned by President VIII
son.
In his urgent message to the Repub-
hcan Congress, Aug S, 1913, he said:
"Gentlemen of the Congress- have
sought this opportunity to address you
because It is clearly my duty to call your
attention to the present cost of living
and to urge upon you, with all the per-
suasiye force of which am capable, the
Legislative measures which would be most
effective in controlling it and bringing
1t down. The prices the people OF this
country are paying for everything that
is necessary for them to use in order to
live are not justified by a shortage OF
supply, either present or prospective.
TT Is a matter of familiar knowledge,
also, that process has set IN wnicn
is likely unless something is done. TO
push prices and rents and the whole
cost of living higher and yet higher, In
a vicious style to which there is no log
ical or natural end"
What we can do we should 90 anu
should do at once"
"Let me urge, in the first place, that
the present food control act should be
extended both as to the period OF time
during which 1t shall remain in opera
ton and as to the commodities to which
It shall apply"
The Presidents recommendation in
NRluded a complete assurance and en-
towering of the Sugar Equalization
Board, and ample continuation of Gov
Sernment control of the price and dis
&tribution of sugar.
20. o. P. CONGRESS
#IGNORED APPEALS.
The Republican Congress made no
4timely or effective response TO the Presi-
*dent's appeal. not to the specific plead
ing of the Sugar Board for renewal OF
BITS power before opportunity for tho
.{purchase of the Cuban crop should pass.
The facts are included in a speech OF
Hon. Hatton W. Summers of Texas, de-
livered IN the House of Representatives
June 4. 1920
He said
I. On Aug. IS, 1917, under a Demo
cratic Congress and a Democratic Presi-
dent, the food control, or Lever act, as
Is sometimes called, was passed. anu
under the provisions of this act the
#Sugar Equalization Board was created,
The Cuban sugar crop was purchased.
and the distribution of this crop and
Hpf the domestic crop was contrOlle| and
general prices held within the neighbour
'2hood of 10 and II cents.
2. The food control act, being n war
measure and terminating with the dec
laration Of peace, Tor earlier repeal, as
was later frequently threatened in the
Republican COngress) the President on
aug. s, 1919, in a message delivered II:
person to joint session of both houses
&Of Congress specifically asked the Con
agrees to extend to a time definite tho
#provisions of the food control act
a 3. The Congress refused to comply with
Ahis request and failed to extend the
s. peration of the food control act, ana
. EFT the power TO control the distribu-
ion Of sugar subject to the uncertainty
bf termination incident to the procIa-
3nation of peace.
4. On the third day of October. 1919
he president of the Sugar Equalization
picard. Mr. Zabriskie, and Mr. Glasgow
member of that board, and its atto--
&ney, appeared LefOre a subcommittee OF
he Senate investigating as to sugar ana
Dknown as the McNary committee: that
2at that time st least three fonrths Of
the Cuban crop, which was one sixth
Inore than the amount of our share of
ne preceding Cuban crop taken In the
hNsion of that crop between ourselves
and the commission purchasing sugar for
treat Britain, was unsOid and ayaiIable