Show ff r i SUGAR BEET MEN ARE ti 0 READY TO STRIKE BACKS BACK They Threaten to Attack the Iron Industry If Cuba oj to 1 Gets Proposed Concession q f W WASHINGTON March 8 8 The he suggestion sug sug- of Chairman Payne of the 1 I Ways and Means committee to give C Cuban sugars g rs a reduction of f 20 per cent centIs r t i Is ye yet a long ong way vay from adoption I f Th The l Michigan members say they have iI received ce eved ved assurances from a m. m majority of the Republicans of the Pennsylvania I Jj delegation that they w will vote against I. I s such ch a measure The l Michigan deer delegation dele dee 7 r gation Is acting as spoke spokesmen men for foX the sugar Deet-sugar Interests w Its r members have openly announced i that If an any reduction is made on Cub CutE Cu- Cu t. t tE b ban in sugars they will Join with the Democrats Dem lem- q jf t in putting through the Babcock bill bm which places iron and steel products products prod prod- on the free list This would be most Injurious to the iron and steel In Industries Industries In- In of Pennsylvania in addition to hurting the coke business of that State For Tor this reason the Pennsylvania the mem bers are joining the beet combination The sugar beet-sugar demonstrated I at the conference last Monday night that would n t. t support any measure measure meas meas- ure with a percentage percentage- reduction for Cu Cuba ba v The sugar beet people hold the whip hand and are determined to prevent the adoption of any measure that will affect th the sugar beet-sugar Interests Tt Jt would surprise no one if It the President would be obliged to remind Congress of its duty to Cuba by special message |