Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-18

Three points of view are shown in
comments on the Senate action in favor
of a sugar tariff rate which represents
an increase. AS on previous occasions
1t is declared by many that the Amer
lean consumer will suffer from the
higher rate. Certain supporters OF the
sugar industry and of the protective
principle hold that the tax is logical
and represents no discrimination.
Others accept the action as significant
move in the direction of completed
tariff bill.
"The Senate's action" argues the
Detroit News, lis a elimination of a
series of votes whereby old tariffs are
increased or new ones imposed on prac-
tically all foods, raw and manufactured
While some will be ineffective, enough
of them, like the sugar tariff, will in
the full amount be operative to in
crease the cost of living materially.
Those least able to pay will be COM
PEELED to pay; every one must eat. In
recent years could more unfortunate
time have been chosen to undertake a
program like that?"
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mo more than the old coalition is
the new one interested in protection as
a national policy" declares the Hart
ford Courant. TT is interested in 1t
primarily as a means of sectional en-
richment. The industries which 1t rep
reSentS by no means Mt the description
which President Hoover put forward in
his message to the special session, in
duStries which suffer from insurmount-
able foreign competition. Not protec-
ton, but swag, is the objective of the
new coalition. The higher duties on
sugar represent its first successful raid
on the consumer, whose protests should
not be long in being heard
"a legislative body that ran through
a season without vote trading would be
UNIQUE" in the opinion of the Spokane
Spokesman Review, which recalls its
own theory that "the United States
Senate is a hayward body, not knowing
today what its mind may be tomorrow, r"
and adds that Its vote on the sugar
tariff brings quick verification." The
New York Evening Post declares that
"the sugar schedule may we'll have the
same disastrous effects for Mr.. Hoover
as did Schedule K for Mr.. Taft"
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at is one of the horse-trading re-
sIllts that are shown many times after
long consideration has been given a
subject" says the Columbus Ohio
State Journal, with the further COM
ment: THE increase in sugar tariff
more popular. once it Is effective the
price of sugar will be raised to the con-
sumner. About the only point of inter-
est in the fight and the result is that
the sugar people wanted some help,
went into hard fight and were able to
get most of all they sought The con-
sumner pays the tariff. The increased
price of sugar will not be delayed long
and will supply proof of that fact"
In defense Of congressional action the
New Orleans Times-Picayune contends
that excitement over the sugar tariff
fight is largely confined to the Con-
areSS," and explains Both parties
are pledged to farm relief. The Amer
lean people in very great majority APP
prove or are willing to try the expert
ment of providing some part of that re-
lief by increase of the tariff duties on
farm products, The coalition majority
in the Senate is itself committed to
that undertaking-but Ior reasons never
very clearly explained has attempted to
bar the American sugar producers from
4 iie R"0p0f''OH"'' SNARE d '"e '"f'n re-
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"For Michigan" according to the
Flint Daily Journal, there Is a posi-
bility that this increase will stimulate
the beet industry and cause it to be-
come a profitable enterprise. For the
public" continues that paper. st may
mean higher sugar prices, but it is
somewhat of safeguard against price
control" The st, Paul Pioneer Press
offers the comment: THE strongest
opposition is based on the argument
that so many consumers, including the
major part of the farm population,
must pay higher sugar prices so that
so few sugar growers may profit. But,
of course, the same thing could be said
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