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Show WILSON BLAMED FOR SHORTAGE OF SUGAR WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. The susar shortage was blamed on President Wilson by Representative Tinkham, Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, who to'.d the house today that American consumers would have saved f;;fid imo.OOO to So4u,t)ii0,000 had the president presi-dent followed the suprt?estlon of the sugar equalization hoard last fall to obtain control con-trol of Die Cuban crop. The Massachusetts representative also attacked Attorney General Palmer, asserting assert-ing the department of justice announcement announce-ment that congress had failed to extend government control over sugar was not only offensive, but unqualifiedly false. There Is no need for action bv congress, Mr. Tinkham contended, asserting the charter of the board provided that the agency might continue until July, 1920 |