Evening star., 1927-11-30
Proposed Combine ON Sugar
Fails to Excite Americans

The new agreement for cooperation
among the sugar producers of Cuba,
Germany, CZechoslovakia and Poland
is viewed calmly by the American
press, though there are some expires.
sions of anxiety over the possibilities
involved.
"The Cuban sugar defense" says
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
processes to be free of any purpose
of price exploitation in it's scheme of
controlling production, but seeks mere
ly to accomplish a sterilization under
which production can go ahead with
some assurance of safety. Its spokes-
man recognizes the fact that expert
ence in wheat or cotton has shown
that no scheme of restriction of pro-
duction is likely to do much to raise
the price of any agricultural product
of such wide distribution. There
seems to be no occasion for house
wives to view the situation with
alarm"
That "there is no likelihood that an
international sugar trust will be
formed is the comment of the San
Antonio Express, which suggests that
both the cane and the sugar beet are
grown in too many lands to allow of
such a scheme. Cuba merely seeks, "
continues the Express, ito maintain
the price slightly above production
cost. in order to avoid business stag
nation" The Express, reviewing the
situation in the United States and it's
possessions, says: Louisiana, Porto
Rico, the American Virgin Islands,
Hawaii and the Philippines devote
great area to the cane, and for the
current sugar year their aggregate
production may reach 1,S5O,OOO TONS.
Sugar beets are grown in many
States. whose output has been esti-
mated at $4,000 tons"
1t is agreed by the indianapolis
News that combined, the sugar IN.
terests in the four powers can, IL
they cooperate closely, dominate
rather extensively the world market.
In case Holland decides to bring Jaw
anese production into the arrange
ment, all the principal international
exporters will be included" The
News continues; "While spokesman
for the plan say no exploitation is in
tended, and that the arrangement Is
really of value to consumers, because
ruinously low prices would cause
planting to be curtailed sharply and
soon bring about an acute shortage
with excessive prices, it is not of rec
ord that representatives of consum-
ers We're asked to help administer the
new control program. The trend
toward centralized authority over raw
materials is persisting in rubber. cof-
fee. tin. sisal and various other prod
ucts. The subject promises to take
on added. rather than dimintshea, I'm
portance."
ain view of the heavy supplies of
sugar." according to the Providence
Journal, "any appreciable rise in the
price of the commodity would be re-
garded with suspicion. Certainly the
United States would feel offended IL
the Cuban government should later
use this newly formed European al
lance In any manner detrimental to
the sugar consumers OF this country.
No objection can be offered to any
reasonable proposition that will cure
the present indisputable troubles of
the Cuban planters. But the remedy
must not be permitted to become a
matter for more serious dissatisfaction
than the present unstabilization."
The LeyingtAn Leader finds II I'm
portant that losinternational cartels