The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29
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a 1Io. "a ] shouA like q ask him. !
: Ne light pf his study q tie
&10okioa, what eject the pemdtng
IN hill, II II shall b enacted into
~, VIII have, directly and indi-
xoot1y, upon the sugar purchaser
TT II, the consuming public IN
~ United States-to what extent
h will raise prices!
VIM Raise Prices.
sHenstor McCumber Of North
Dakota (Republican): think
temporarily it will raise prices,
and naturally so.
"lr. King Of Utah: Has the SEN
ator any idea how much the tarih
duty will cost the consuming pub
lie and how much 1t will inure to
the advantage Of the sugar pro-
Queer?
mir. McCumber: Today it is q
question Of life and death to the
cane sugar producers. ! believe
In maintaining tie sugar industry
OF the United States: think IN
the end It will be beneficial to do
so. | think It may cost the Ameri-
can public a little more, Just now,
to purchase their sugar should the
bill become a law, but think 1t Is
better that we should make the
sugar industry in this country self
sustaining.
"Mr. King OF Utah: Has the
senator from North Dakota any
idea OF how many millions, tens OF
millions, or hundreds OF millions
II OF dollars will be added to the bur-
dens Of the purchasers Of sugar as
a result Of the enactment OF this
measure?
"Mr. McCumber: l think 1t will
be very few hundreds Of millions
II It adds to their burdens at all.
Kings Question.
Mr., King: The senator has
called attention to the fact that
unless this measure was passed the
sugar industry might suffer mater
tally. May ask the senator
whether 1t was the purpose OF the
finance committee to take care OF
ali business enterprises in the
United States in all lines Of indus
try that we're suffering during the
present period Of readjustment? II
that be true, then We should take
care OF the laboring men who are
thrown out of employment, we
should take care Of retailers who
without fault have sustained great
losses; we should take care OF the
cotton growers who have been
compelled to sell their cotton, il
they could find a market at all, al
less than the cost price; We should
be compelled to pay the wool grow
~ ers compensation, perhaps by ar
appropriation for the losses the,
have sustained. In other words
does not the senator think that i
We predicate our legislation upor
the theory Of making reparation fol
injuries which have been the re
suit Of the application Of economic
laws, We are not only prostitutint
the powers of the federal govern
ment, but we are going far beyont
Woet VIC CoA pO0SSUiy dCCOMPHcu
"Mr. McCumber: The purpos,
Of the committee was to afford re
lief to the agricultural industries
Of the United States both in tn,
matter Of grain raising and sheet
raising and stock raising because
be believed that the depression il
prices was due not alone to tn,
present importations but to the i'm
mense importations which wer,
about to come into the country
and we felt certain that ~ tn,
American grain producer can pro
duce all Of the grain that is neces
sary to be consumed in the Unitet
States. and as grain is coming IL
that is being produced very mucf
cheaper than it can be produced il
the United States, We ought to Civ,