Evening star., 1946-03-27

the hearings that any general :suea,
/ quota law for all areas probabl,
would be limited to three years. /,
the Philippine quota were left e
determination In that way, Mr.
Maloney pointed out, q man "woult
be asked to invest q million dollars
In plant in the Philippines" thai
might be nullifled at the end oj
three years"
Maloney Favors Quota.
Representative Cooper, Democrat
OF Tennessee asked Mr.. Maloney
who comes from a cane sugar State
| II the "cane sugar people favor {
quota in the Philippine bill.
Yes answered Mr.. Maloney. H.
favored keeping the quota, but on {
short-ton basis.
Mr.. Cooper put the same question
to Representative Woodruff, Repub.
lican, of Michigan, a beet sugar
State. Mr.. Woodruff replied:
The beet sugar people would like
to see something done about ths
sugar proposition in the Philippine.
IN this measure because they agree
I think, with every one who ha.
information on the subject, that the
Philippines ought to know exactly
where they stand when they begir
the rebuilding Of their great indus.
try in the islands, which was prac-
tically destroyed"
See Quota "Frozen."
Representative Curtis, Republican
of Nebraska took issue, however
with the statement that the beel
sugar industry favors a quota in the
Philippine bill.
Both Mr.. Curtis and Representa-.
tive Knutson, Republican, of Min.
nesota contended that If a sugar
quota is in this bill it could not be
changed during the % years to pave
the way for an increase in domestic
quotas except by violating the
agreement made under this bill.
Representative Mills, Democrat
OF Arkansas disagreed with them
He argued any future Congress
could put different quota on sugar
Mr.. Mills said if that happened, ii
would be up to the President of the
Philippines to determine whether
it violated the agreement.
The war shortage has made sugar
quotas unnecessary for the time
being. For example, the Japanese
invasion cut off the Philippine sup
ply. Meanwhile, according to Mr..
Wilson's testimony, Cuba furnished
between As and so per cent of this
country's requirements. instead of
its normal quota of 28.6 per cent.
Mr.. Wilson told the committee he
thought the resumption of quotas
would be necessary within three
years.
Proposes Other Relief.
Mr.. Wilson argued that rehabili-
tation of the sugar industry is going
to bring the Philippines no real as
sistance for about three years. He
said the United States should give
the Philippines other more immedi-
ate relief.
Representative Cooper contended,
however, that the Philippines can
not be cut adrift on Independence
Day, July 4, with the status of their
chief industry - sugar - undeter-
mined.
Representative Curtis said that.
as matter of fact, Cuban interests
are in Washington now and have
been here for some time asking for
some relief to taper off from IS to so
per cent. Is not that right?"
Says Higher Percentage Sought.
They not only have been asking
that" said Mr.. Wilson, but they
have been asking that in the postwar
market they be assured higher
percentage than their prewar per-
centage because of their war con-
tributions"
Later in the discussion Repre-
sentative Robertson, Democrat, of
Virginia took issue with Mr.. Wilson
over the relative claims of Cuba and