anaheim-gazette 1908-12-31

BEET SUGAR AND THE TARIFF INDUSTRY SHOULD NOT BE MOLESTED BY REVISION OF DUTY National Grocers Pass Strong Resolutions in Favor of Beet Sugar—What Free Trade With Philippines Means to Local Farmers The consumption of sugar in the United States is $140,000,000 annually, 80 per cent of which comes from Cuba and other tropical countries. Under the Philippine and Cuban reductions sugar has already borne its share in tariff reduction and should not be touched in the matter of Tariff Revision. Misleading Referring to the letter of the Agents for the Federal Refining Company, Smith & Schipper, dated Refinery, Foot of Vark St., Yonkers, New York, Nov. 11, 1908, the average mah depending as he necessarily must on scraps of information from the newspapers, does not go deep enough into the sugar tariff question to understand details but he knows in a general way that to open the market of the United States to the cheap labor of the world would put our sugar factories out of business. He needs to make a careful study of the whole question to prevent being misled by a tissue of falsehoods perpetrated by designing ones who wish to exploit Cuba and the Philippines in their own selfish interests. In the first place Smith & Schipper start out with a mis-statement of fact when they say that the Retail Grocers of the United States are demanding free sugar. Here is the proof: National Grocers Pass Strong Resolutions in Favor of Beet Sugar. At the National Grocers' Convenience Store, 1.685 cents per pound on test sugar is obliterated and ban tariff of 1.345 cents on duty on 96 degree test basis of value of sugar in United States. The domestic beet sugar thereby loses 34 cents per pounds of its present protein has lost over one-half of the by Cuban reciprocity. It should be fully under sugar importations now in 355,000 tons of full duty pay which is proposed to be by the same amount of duty sugar from the Philippines. Thus it will be seen that United States has only to than double the 63 factor produced 492,023 tons of beet sugar in 1907 to obtain the full dutiable sugar not ed, and bring us to depend ban reciprocity sugar for supply after consuming the ored sugars of Hawaii and added to home production. Might have had eighty factors since been revived. So we to confining our necessities to the Cuban crop capital had not become time prospect of Cuban annexion anticipated legislation in the Philippines. Acute agitation for the reduction of Philippine sugar it appear that the time is mote when the other 86 factories will ever be built. Rich prize lost As can readily be seen prize of the American market United States home grown sugar had it not been for ad isolation was almost within Now however, it is very when it can be attained, for the future by the past, to seek to make themselves falsehoods perpetrated by designing ones who wish to exploit Cuba and the Philippines in their own selfish interests. In the first place Smith & Schipper start out with a mis-statement of fact when they say that the Retail Grocers of the United States are demanding free sugar. Here is the proof: National Grocers Pass Strong Resolutions in Favor of Beet Sugar. At the National Grocers' Convention, held at Boston, Mass., May 14, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: "Whereas, the erection of beet sugar manufactories have added greatly to the prosperity of the merchants and farmers wherever the industry has been established, and "Whereas, the territory in which the sugar beets thrive extends from ocean to ocean, and "Whereas, the nation is still sending $100,000,000 abroad annually for the purchase of sugar which we are able to produce at home, and "Whereas, the contemplated free importation of sugar produced at a wage rate of 10 to 25 cents per day has stopped the erection of new beet sugar factories, which cannot secure labor for less than $1.50 to $2.00 per day; "Therefore, we urge the Co. of the United States to further reduction to the islands, which abound with bor, the chief factor in the sugar production." Again, why do they not state the whole truth in regard to the Philippine concession of 25 per cent on the regular tariff rates, i.e., that the balance of the 75 per cent collected is paid over as collected by the United States to the Philippine Treasury. Not Sound Policy It is not urged that free Philippine sugar is sound financial policy, but that we can afford to be generous to our wards. Philippine Hole in the Wall Free trade with the Philippines would mean for us free trade with all the world through the Philippine "hole in the wall." It is a well recognized fact that no new factories will be built and no new territory developed until two fiscal problems have been settled. First, shall we have free importation of Philippine sugar? Second, will the general revision of the tariff still further reduce the sugar schedule? Had the policy of McKinley and the Republican party of 1896 been continued the United States' yearly output would be nearly 2,000,000 tons the world through the Philippine "hole in the wall." It is a well recognized fact that no new factories will be built and no new territory developed until two fiscal problems have been settled. First, shall we have free importation of Philippine sugar? Second, will the general revision of the tariff still further reduce the sugar schedule? Had the policy of McKinley and the Republican party of 1896 been continued the United States' yearly output would be nearly 2,000,000 tons instead of 492,000 tons of beet sugar, or nearly as much as we annually import. Reciprocity with a Vengeance In order to increase our exports to Cuba to the extent of $22,000,000 we have not only been obliged to buy $20,000,000 more goods from Cuba but have during the same time, donated to the Cubans from our National Treasury $36,000,000. Had it not been for just such agitation as this, for the last ten years which has had the effect of discouraging capital from engaging in new interprises in the beet sugar line, this country would now be producing all the sugar consumed here, to the manifest benefit of all the people. Hemp More Profitable Secretary Taft said he did not believe the sugar crop of the Philippines under free sugar would increase materially, as hemp is more profitable. Why not then let them raise hemp with their cheap labor. The arable area of the Philippines is five times as great as the combined area of Cuba, and the available good sugar land in these islands is greater than that of Hawaii, Porto Rico and Cuba combined. As Secretary Taft once said, all except the rocks is available for cane growing. Tariff Obliterated Wherever no full duty is required for consumption in the United States, then the Dingley rate of duty of ments per pound on 96 degree ear is obliterated and the Cuff of 1.345 cents per pound 96 degree test becomes the value of sugar in the Units. Domestic beet sugar industry loses 34 cents per hundred of its present protection; (it over one-half of this already on reciprocity.) Could be fully understood that importations now include only tons of full duty paying sugar, proposed to be substituted a same amount of duty free suthe Philippines. It will be seen that the states has only to much less stable the 63 factories which 492,023 tons of American sugar in 1907 to overbalance duttiable sugar now importing us to depend upon Cuprocity sugar for an import after consuming the duty favors of Hawaii and Porto Rico home production sugars. We had eighty factories more the agitation for the free encuban sugar began, 86 new factories, to cost $50,000, in course of organization. Of these enterprises have been revived. So near were confining our necessary importation to the Cuban crop, provided had not become timid at the end of Cuban annexation and led legislation in regard toilippines. Agitation for the free introof Philippine sugar makes that the time is very rehen the other 86 projected will ever be built. Rich prize lost In readily be seen the rich American market for the states home grown beet suit not been for adverse leg-ias almost within our grasp. However, it is very doubtful can be attained, for judging by the past, those who make themselves rich in ex- market in making their purchases, and still at the same time control the market for refined in making their sales. Who guarantees that the Federal would "deliver the goods," when they say, that with free sugar the cost to the consumer would be two cents less. America for Americans The other side of the question looms up when we stop to think of the enormous amount of labor required to raise a beet crop, and the slogan "America for Americans" applies right here. Last year American farmers received over $22,000,000 for their sugar beet crop and the industry yielded nearly as much more to the laborers and other employees of the factory, the coal mines, the railroads, the lime kilns and numerous other classes of American industry. Our Department of Agriculture now classes it as the seventh most important agricultural product of the United States and yet its development is in its infancy. Of the $22,000,000 received by the American farmers for their sugar beets, very apportionately $20,000,000, or over ninety percent went to the farmers of Arid America and the Pacific Coast. "The Sugar Beet Belt" however stretches from ocean to ocean across the continent. AMERICAN NAVY SECOND Leads Germany and France in Tonnage—Japan Fifth The United States navy stands second among those of the great world powers at the present time, according to the Navy Year Book, prepared by Pitman Pulsifer, clerk to the senate navy committee, and now in the hands of the public printer. Germany follows third, while France has dropped to fourth place and Japan to fifth. The United States navy stands second among those of the great world powers at the present time, according to the Navy Year Book, prepared by Pitman Pulsifer, clerk to the senate navy committee, and now in the hands of the public printer. Germany follows third, while France has dropped to fourth place and Japan to fifth. The Year Book will show that Great Britain has sixty-one first-class battleships, with a tonnage of 910,330; that the United States has thirty-one, with a tonnage of 449,796; Germany thirty-one, with a tonnage of 414,486; France twenty-six, with a tonnage of 357,132, and Japan fifteen, with a tonnage of 233,444. Including armored cruisers also, however, France ranks Germany her navy tonnage of both battleships and armored cruisers being 573,364, while that of Germany is only 548,254. The tonnage of the United States battleships and armored cruisers is 607,241. That of Great Britain is 1,395,930. France takes precedence of both the United States and Germany if the tonnage of all the vessels in the navy, including submarine, torpedo boats, etc., is counted. All told, France has 516 vessels to the credit of her navy, their total tonnage being 801,-188, while the total tonnage of the entire German navy is 693,599, that of the United States 770,468 and that of Japan 444,903. 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