Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-13 | Page 9 | Smoot Criticizes Cuban Sugar Plea

SMOOT G CRITICIZES N SUGA PLEA Tariff More Than Fair Solon Declares in Answer to Chadbourne Talk The plan of Thomas L L. Chadbourne prominent New York Democrat and anc author of the Chadbourne plan for control of world sugar production to have President Hoover use his Influence Influence in influence In- In fluence to do away with the Cuban sugar tari tariff was sharply criticized by Senator Reed Smoot Monda Monday Senator Smoot cited Chadbournes Chadbourne's statement before the Institute of ol Public Affairs at the University of or Virginia that Hoovers Hoover's suggested rest of one year for Germany was a step stepIn In the right direction but that re removing removing removing re- re moving the Cuban sugar tari tariff was necessary to complete the job as an example that it is impossible for the average Democrat to give a a Republican publican can credit for doing anything constructive constructive con con- regardless of how patent or meritorious it may be As an argument in favor of the plan Mr Chadbourne states that when our country took over Porto PortoRico PortoRico PortoRico Rico and the Philippines we re did not Continued on oti Pace Pase Sixteen SMOOT G CIZES N SUG PLEA PlU Continued from Pace Pae Nine give them their liberty but we wc gave them everything e else ele and through the same war we gave Cuba liberty but gave her little else Senator Smoot declared It I Is i true tre that the United States has ha been more than fair in its it dealings dealings deal deal- del del- ings with both Porto Rico and the Philippines and I think that the record record record rec rec- ord will wJ show that we ve have been ex exceedIngly exceedingly ex- ex generous in our treatment of Cuba since ince that country was a re relieved relieved re- re from the Spanish yoke by our army S Senator Smoot pointed to the commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial treat treaty made with Cuba in 1903 under which Cuba Cuba was given a 20 per cent reduction in tariff duties dutes on 01 all aU her products shipped into ito the United States It I is i true tre that we were given the same reduction on exports to Cuba but the balance of trade from that day has ha been largely In Cubas Cuba's favor aggregating to date dat close to two and one hall one hal billion dollars he said The Utah senator described as unfounded unfounded unfounded un un- un- un founded Mr statement that the United States enriched herself herself her her- self seI last lat year at Cubas Cuba's expense to the sum of 95 million milon dollars by collecting collecting col col- col- col that amount amount- of tariff on Cuban sugar This is proved by ex examination ex- ex of the dally daily daly prices of raw sugar In Cuba and the duty paid prices in the United States he saidI said If I Cuba pays the duty the consumer consumer con con- sumer does dos not and vice vie versa de declared declared de- de dared Senator Smoot