South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 289, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 15 October 1920 — Page 7

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

PWIWY MORNING. OCTOHKK 15. 152.

Blame f 07" Sugar Situation Is Fixed Where it Belongs By Department of Justice

Failure of Congre? to Authorize Purchase of Cuban Crop is Ca life. m noma it t. srm. V. s. Drjvartnwnt f .FiixtUv. In rfuwirijr to authorize fivcrnr:vnt jurchfu an I control rf ths -tib.in crop, nct"with.'in-i:n: th: ;idministration's urgent rjupst for S'l'-h artlon, thf r publican congress ilAorM chaos for th F-jjrar -irua-tlon of 13;o and cost thn American rrople rrjor than 11 riO.'X'O.Gf'ö: On thft Approximately 2. 500. 000 ton of Cuban fiffar Importe! for in current yar, Cub.in planters in m urtabiMzrd. fxlely stimulated. ovrbi'1 conp'tltiv- rnrkft, havn nattd vprarf prlc of Lat SJnirnT, it'-fr this cf'p was put upon sa, Cuban rirar, whi'-h onstltuf the Katfr pirt of our national Kupply, rvan bIn purchi. '1 bv our ROv-rnrr.nt, thn aetir.f Throijsrh th'- vuyar 'pi.iMz.itlon board undT thf food control lav.' f ;t ,"..00 r.-nts !t pound. At Ortobr. 1 f 1 9 . threofourths th' rr.flr Cnhan crop wis Mill purchasable by our trovrnmf-nt, ould this h.r. ac pt-.l th offrlr : i:. for b1,. ;nd 7 (nts ppr po::nl. F'iKurinjr upon thH crop ulr.ru- by J'ifurfs from mos caution stimatf. th" rational bill of dimfrom r publican wilful refusal

and n gleet is I."0.000.00ft for th-- !

p rlcd. Control Surar Mrkot. Tb.it the pri' of CuKin stijrar nfr ssarily rubs in !;i re- drei'' th' rir- r.f all oth r j?ar.". Th" total r!am;i(; to AniTlran co:isuni-r, t hfrt for-, on this ;iccount is incalculably i;r-at. In 1 f 1 -1 3 the Minr ri;i ligation board, b.ickrd with authority t ir.ilnta in a lir.'ii systi m f..r thprevention of speculation, bought millions of ton of Cuban sucir at prices H round m cents pr-r pound, thus vintf th- country from hard--hl an-'. ps jrir.t; distribution nt ftah rjt, cv ( and 11 cent? per pound while the world's crop was far shorter than in rJ2. A Ilk4 jrr at vivirr and cutii. ience, ronforminc to democratic poj-y. would certainly hav born iichieved for the ?ramn of 151f-20. lrmont-l by Ci. O. I. Vft the republican conirross vtubbornly prevented it, and. to cripple :ini hart als the adtnini-.t ation. hi! attempting to biintf th- 'hle pat rourve of for.i control into Iis. j p u t e, threw millions upon rnilli'u.s

weal in :nio me nanis oi r " i t-a n planters und international! b:okrs who durinc months of ir-

l'-parable d'liv hid rraped ej.Iojtaflon of th siiirar supply. This p"it:ie of free protitr'nc v.iis for.'t i i! and fnvowartiil by Vres't WiK.'n. In bis urgent nieI ic to :he repi: idiea ii ru'i"!''.-.', ii:. v. l!l!. In- -aid; " ; n 1 1 :i ie 1 1 of the on cr '-!-s : I have vouch: th:v opportun;!;.' to iddrr-s r.u beeaa.- It i clearly toy duty to all your attention t"

the pre-. ;;: f-r-f of livi;.'. and to

tir;'o upon you. with all the j er-j-'iasive force of which 1 am tapable, the lepi.Iative measures which would be most fTectiw; in eontrolhi.s: jt and hrin-iii it down. The prices the ja-ople of th;s country are- payint. for e -eryThins: that H iifCs.iry for them to ue in order to lie ;n e r: r; t J jSti.' e i ,y :i short.'ie f.t suppl. either prent or prc.pei;tive. It is a matter of familiar know ivU'e, also, that a proees.s has set in which is likf'.y. unlj snieth!ntr Is lone. to push prlcs and r-nt and the whob cost of livinsr higher and yet higher, in a vicious style to whih thf re 23 r.o iojrical or natural nd. ''ht we can do we should d" and should tin at on e. I. t ie ure. in the fir.-t plaee, that the present fool control at t should be xunded both a.s t the period of time durink whim it shall runain in operation and Jis to the commodities to which It shall apply." Kefu-1 to Itrspond. The prfsident' recommendation included a complete apsuran e and empowering of the sugar e. plantation board, and ample continuation of government control of the price and distribution of uirar The republican concresr, made no timely or effective response to th. president's appeal, not In the vp, j. f;e pleadincr if the f-ijear board for renewal of its power before opportunity for the purchase of fh Cuban crop should pa.- The faepi are ; 1. On A US', in. 1M7. tin.br a democratic ronicns: and a deiuoeratlc president, the food control, or l.eyer aes as it is sometimes railed, was passed, and tind- r the precisions of this art the mi ear e-,?inlj7ation board was created, the Ctibin mi car crop wa purchased, and the llstribution of thiu crop and rf tin- de.mestio crop wan controlled, and k'eiural prices held within the neighborhood of 10 and 11 cents. 2. The food control act. bcinc a war iniRiir and terminating with the declaration of peace, (or earlier repeal. a was later frequently threatened In the republican congress) the president, on Aup. 8. 1010. In a message delivered in person to a joint session of both houses of congress spe-cl-hciully as!c d the congress to extend to a time definite the provisions of the food control act. .' . The concn ss refused to comply with this request and failed to extend the operation of the food control act. and h ft the pnwrr to control the distribution of Mjpar subject to the uncertainty of termination incident to the proclamation of pence. 4. On the third day of October, 1310. thr. president of the sutrar equalization board, Mr. Zabriskle. and Mr. fjlassjow. a member of that board, and its attorney, appeared before a su h -com m 1 1 1 ee of the senate investigating as to Mi,',ir and known as the McXary i onimittee. r.t.d advised that committee:

That at that time at least thieefourths of the Cuban crop, which w.-.s one-si;th more than pr'cedir.fc: Cuban crop taken iti the division of that crop between erjreles and th" comii; is,'or. pureha-;r.' suc;.r for Di'at Britain, was un-old and available for purthav at a price in the neighborhood of to 7 ents per j'Ound. That th sunr equalisation board would proceed to purchase thi? stjear if the eoncress a era Id izif its endorsejr.ent to the ve-nture, and extend to a time definite, sufficient to cover the distribution of th crop pup h'ised. a po .. er !i control is distribution similar to the p-rver earned in the food control art. Hoard Askrd KVr lerr. I; w as specpa ally pointed out and e n ph'isizr d that the su'ar equalization ;e.,ird would not undertake thi ji'irrh.ase in the ahsene-e of the endorsement of the venture by contrress or in the face of the possibility r.f Viainc its power to control distribution cut off at any time by trie proclamation of peace. It was inirr .-se.i in the strebest manner possible that in ob-r for an;, thine to be done benetlcil to the American people, legislation indicating the desire of conprr'-ss tc have the Cuban crop purchase.! and prantinc the power to control K distribution, must be expedited. No m mber of the committer ou'Ajioned the reasonableness of t'.v le-Vlation asked, or even intimated th it the sucar board should proceed without further legislation, but on the contrary the chairman e(f the full committee complimented the board for having come to concress for its le-'islative approval before pia ceding to purchnsT the crop. Only Me.iMire P;cvsol ... N'It'.l full knowledge of the situation thus priven and full responsibility, the bill known as the McNary bill, which is the only Iecrislation upon the subject, did not pass the senate until the 12th of the follo-tlnp December. It pHssed the house on the lf.t'n day of leceniber wdth amendments, and became a law after t he

December r"w of conpre5. and lifter the Cuban rop had. of course, been sold. ",. The entire legislative record of thici concrefs which had been in practically continuous -sslon for a year and throuchoJt whih tim'- there had been a constant acitation of the suear question.

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U a stimulation oi scramble for suKar with

the inevitable enhancement of price, in, that it passed a bill epressjp.p congressional assent to the purchase of the Cuban crop only after that crop had already been sold. A bill. moreover, which by its own limitations told the sucnr equalization board and all other administrative and controlling agencies f the prove rnmer.t. that tL republican con-irrcs-s does not endorse the proposition to purchase or contred the distribution to the American people of s'jtfnr produced this year. That H the record of this ronprr made with full information, complete power, and full respor.-ibil -ity, by itself so acknowledged. This bill is the last and enly act of congress touching the purchase of suprar unci control of supra r prices to the American pe-o-ple, and is the clear expression of its will and judcmr.t that all p-overnment control over dorn. stic suzar should end on June ;;0. 10 20.

and over all other e ucar on Dec. 'I. 7. This congrres-s adjourns with the record acnJnt 1. that i: refused to plve the niirar equlltatlon board legislative sanction to purchase th last Cuban crop and control ellstrlbution until after the crop had already been sold; that it affirmatively denies to the sugar equalization bc-ard its sanction to purchase or to have anything to do with the fucar in process of production and which is to supply the needs of the people fer the oomlnc winter and for next year; that its whole lepris'.ative policy and its policy of agitation has been directly for tlvs benefit of those who are interested in charpinp the American people hich prices for su-rar. S. The failure to pass the McNary bill, or some other bill of like import, until th Cuban crop was sold, prevented the government's purchase r.f the Cuban crop, put the suir equalization board out of contrel over siicar prices, subjected the people to the prices now beinff pali, and by the express limitations carried in the bill, limiting: to this year the powers and sanction to purchase provided In the bill. ruts off the bill, cuts off the American people from any heme of crettlnc sucar' next vcar tbrouch any purchas

ing: an! amin'.stratfr. arwcv fdmiliar to that which the cigar equalization board constitutes. Thup, then, the surar ituatlnn '. 1520 undeniably stands; and square ly at renubllcan puilt: Hxhorhltant prices and recurrent local fi-ilnes In a year of pufficin: national supply! Profiteerinr run mad in quarter' beyond punitive reach of the covernmer.t ! Sheer clft.s of fortunes froni thAmerican people's money by the i r publican congress to private interests! A cellosal republican publlrit;. propacanda of non-existent sueat shortage for the United State A errand, gratuitous boost of thsuir.ir market to the public hurt! The brute piling of over Jl 50.00". - f'UO upon the livinc exper.se Americr.n voters by republican partisan malice and incompetence! Wtt the householders of Ameno; f.. reive this crime?

CLOSING OUT SALE Farm Machinery Stoves Seeds Furnaces At Big Discounts WARNER BROS., 226 S. Michigan St.

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We've just gone through our entire stock of splendid values in furniture and picked out a gTeat many particularly attractive specials for tomorrovs selling. They are not confined to any one section of the store but you will find them among our entire stock enabling you to secure furniture for every room in the home at a decided saving.

Every article among these specials for tomorrow's selling is from our fresh new fall stock and although the prices on them were already low, we are making worthwhile reductions in order to make a record breaking day. We always like to feel that our values are a little bit better than is necessary to move the merchandise! Come and profit by these specials for tomorrow!

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Retailed at Wholesale Prices Women's APRONS from 39c up Women's Wash Dresses from $1.25 up Children's Dresses 67c up Wonderful Bargains in Ginghams and Fercales by the yard. Remnants will go Cheap. (Quilt Pieces and Carpet Rags sold by the pound) Come to This Sale at the Factory Where the Garments Were Made by SOUTH BEND GIRLS. Your Saving will be wonderful. Every Garment and Yard of Goods Guaranteed Commer:ially Perfect except where seconds are sold. SECONDS AND ODD GARMENTS CHEAP Sale Starts Saturday, 9:00 a. m., October 16th And continues until all Made Up Stock is sold. Thousands of Garments. Plenty for Every Household in This City.

Here is a Real, Genuine Bargain! For Saturday Only A handsome well made Golden Oak Library Table. Only 45 tables to be sold at this price, so come early if you don't want to be 4 öfT disappointed . . J) I UiUO

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A Bed Duo-Fold at $5y.öb Look closely at the illustration think or the usefulness of the article, and we know that you will immediately make up your mind to purchase one tomorrow. They are upholstered with the best grade of Spanish leather and come in either Fumed or Golden (tKQ Oak finish J)3J.OU Cash or Easy Terms

Your Home is Not Complete Without a Phonograph Music in the Home Put Sunshine :i Your Heart We ask you to come in and hrar the wonderful Mastertone. All phonographs in one. Plays all records. ix double records free with CQf "7C each machine. . VVSil W Cash or Easy Terms

Rugs are the background for your furniture. As such, they should be chosen with care and discrimination, so that their soft tones will accentuate the beauty of the furniture itself. True harmony in furnishing a room begins with the floor covering. SPECIAL THIS WEEK

9x12 all Wool Brussels Rug. new pat

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9x12 Velvet Rugs in patterns and colors, worth investigating. Tomorrow at 9x12 Gold Seal Congoleum Rug. Special..

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GARLAND COMBINATION RANGE THE PEER OF THEM ALL BURNS COAL, WOOD OR GAS

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The Home can save you some money on your new Combination Range. The Garland is the createst combination range on the market and has been so Id

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THE FLORENCE AIR TIGHT HOT BLAST HEATER No Smoke! No Soot! No Dirt! EVERYTHING CONSUMED No Clinkers from Hard or Soft Coal! ASHES AS FINE AS POWDER The Most Economical Stove on Earth! It r.cl th '.r::r. :l f a i.tovo. but it v v.)- it 1 .-' ;.' :ai- it that o-untp. Th- Flor r.-- : 0.1. in t it r ny fr i.;f in ' '.-"ry hn,n ttm. The Only Jointle Le Bottom and Bae v.-.tr. fy-.l r;aia--i: on the rur:. . .- 'v. -i : hi- v-r lf-n rrw-dt. Tii miH 5.

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