Evening star., 1924-08-06
SENATOR OPPOSES
SUGAR TARIFF CUT
McCumber Asks Coolidge to
Grant Hearing to Louisiana
Growers First.
TELLSOF G. O.P. CHANCES
President Advised to Establish
Northwest Headquarters and
Fight La Toilette Aggressively.

President Coolidge was asked today
by former Senator Porter j. McCum-
Der OF North Dakota to grant the
sugar producers of Louisiana a hear
ing before arriving at any decision
regarding a change in the present
tariff on this commodity. Senator
McCumber, who, as chairman of the
Senate finance committee. was the
CO. author of the present tarin law
approached the President as the rep
resentative of the Louisiana sugar
producers.
Senator McCumber said that he and
his Louisiana associates can produce
some facts not clearly brought out
in the reports from the Tariff Com
mission regarding the change In the
tariff on this commodity, II permitted
the opportunity to either nile brlef
with the President or else appear be-
fore him personally.
ber said, that the President VIII prop.
ably not act upon the sugar report OF
the Tariff Commission for seVeral
months.
Sees Chance In DakotaA.
Before leaving the White House.
Senator McCumber went over the po-
litical situation in the Dakotas. with
the President He stated that with the
have an even chance to carry tneSe
States in November. He approves oi
The suggestion to establish reS;onai
Headquarters in Minneapolis or some
other city in the Northwest to serve
as a base for the campaign to De
waged against La F'ollette In thal
section of the country.
Senator McCumber said that, while
not properly acquainted with tne
true situation in some or the otnei
Northwestern States. he does not De,
lieve Coolidge's chances are as gooo
in Colorado and Montana as they are
in Minnesota and the Dakotas. He
said it will take considerable or
ganization work to carry COLORADO
and Montana. II they can be carried
at all.
The farmers in the Northwest, es.
pecially those in the Dakotas, will
be too busily engaged In their asri-
cultural and other business pursuits
TO give the proper time to party woik'
Senator McCumber said They have
an opportunity now, for the first time
in several years. to make some money
and they will hesitate putting aside
their own personal affairs to give
their time to the Republican party.
This condition. in the opinion OF Sen
ator McCumber, no doubt exists In the
other Northwestern States, and II
should be sufficient reason for the
Republican management bringing
about a strong organization in these
States to meet the situation
Speech Being Condensed.
President Coolidge's preparation Of
his notification speech has reacneo
that point of completeness where in
tensive editing is required. He has
discovered that the speech as 1t STANDS
is too long and must be shortened
Also he has discovered that he at
tempted to cover too many subjects in
one paper and he has concluded that
some of these subjects will be en-
tirely eliminated. to be taken up by
him in speeches to follow later dur
ing the campaign. However, among
emphasize in this address, are the ad-
ministration's record in foreign rela-
tions. Government economy. tax re-
duction and industrial prosperity.
1t became known today that neither
Owen j. Roberts of Philadelphia nor
Former Senator Atlee Pomerene OF
Ohio. special Government prosecutors
in the naval oil lease cases. has re-
ceived cent OF compen sation from
the Government for their legal Serv-
ices since they began this work
seven months ago When this was
brought to the attention OF the White
House today 1t was pointed out tnat
Congress appropriated $4,000 TO oe-
fray the legal expenses in connection
with these lease prosecutions, put tne
investigation work and the bringing
of so many witnesses from the coast
to Washington have proven 50 costly
that this amount of money Is about
exhausted. 1t is thought that the
President will have a bill introduced
at the next session OF Congress sum
cient to pay those two special attor-
news, as we'll as several other attor-
neys who have been engaged by them
to assist in the work.
Drive on Northwest.
Other callers upon President Cool
idge during the present week nave
gone away with the impression that
he looks with favor upon the sug-
gestion that a determined and in
tensive campaign be conducted in the
Northwestern States Advisers OF
the President and others versed in
the President to direct those in charge
of the Republican national comnhttee
to carry the fight right into the so
called La Toilette stronghold, tne
Northwest, and it is thought likely
that this will be done.
1t is known that the President mas
referred the matter to William M
Butler, chairman of the national
COMMITTEES, and that when he comes
TO Washington next Monday some
decision will be reached Political
leaders here feel certain that this de-
cision win include, with other
things the establishment or
regional headquarters at Minneapolis,
Mimi which will serve as the baSe