East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-26
C0ERCING THE PRODUCER; ROBBING THE
CONSUMER

E.ERE is ssomethng new that may interest the Amer
lean housewife who desires reductions in house
hold expenses and does not wish to be gouged by
the high price of sugar during the fruit canning
at other times
The charge is made that the beet sugar interests
through Senator Smoot of Utah and the American repre-
sentative in Cuba have tried to Cuban planters into
limiting their sugar output using the threat Of higher
tariff as club.
In front page story on April 21 the New York World
sad:-
The growers backed by United
their growers said psnsed Cuba si4o tariff
Dart @ mba ~ m % a o. % @ TO s,v senator soo mas admitted ms ms
planters
Those are sensational charges meaning in effect that
tne beet sugar interests have used congressional threat
to crta sugar production in Cuba that higher prices
may be charged the American consumer
The claims made by the World substantiated by the
Mecurlo Cuban newspaper published in Havana The
Cuban paper says it interviewed members of the Cuban
sugar commission and learned from native member Dr.
Ferara, that the offer mentioned above had come from
Senator Soo It is conended by the World that the de-
and made through General Crowder and this eliced
the following comment from the Cuban paper:
po the cbans President Harding %
republic here as the
dent ardns therefore Mr. Harding must by h action had
As Gen crowdsr here
fore President Wilson's administration II Gem crowder here
here not as diplomat but with other
duties declare this
the United States has taken action the friendly
ful nation,
Senator have
difficulty in ufng
Cuban people, Senator his
cowd and the cubans the beet INDUSTRY
phudi of
Crowders reputation
exposure cause sad effects In our relations with the
United
remember the times Roosevelt
be
Roosevelt is dead and II seems his principles exist
What Will interest Americans most is the fact that the
FEDERAL administration, or at least influential United
States SENATOR is using the power of congress to limit the
production OF sugar at the very time the nation seeking
readjustment and lower prices How could there be
more gross abuse of political power?
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Congressman Snot is cassed by his friends as grea
player at Washington but notice he allowed the fedora
road officials in that city to designate the Walula cutof
Us primary road while really needed roads in Easter
Oregon could not get look in Our legislators had suff
clent gupon to handle the situation as far Oregon
concerned but at the Washington end of the game W
failed miseraby and Nick Snnott is the man who shoul
have been guard He was our outfielder and when tn
ball came his way ne did not get although had give
him good basket for that very purpose.
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Quite frequently pedestrians walk slowly out from b
tween parked cars on Main street without giving gan
to the right from which direction they are in danger
being hit The man who the street in such MANN
should cast an eagle eye to the starboard.
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Now that Mr. Ottenhemer has been over the road frn
Pendeton to Walla Walla he may be able to understa
why we did not appreciate his suggestion that this bo
way is not suited for winter travel %
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TO get more houses reduce the cost of building