Show BOUNTIES ON SUGAR SUGAR- I MAY NAY BE ABOLISHED Treasury Officials Advised of Action of ot Brussels ro B-ro els Conference WASHINGTON March 8 Minister 1 Minister Townsend at Brussels els has has' informed the Department of ot State State that h he Is unable to toc c certify as as' as official the statement of the agreement reached by the tile sugar beet-sugar producing countries namely the ab abolition ll- ll tion of ot all bounties on sugar and provision provision pro pro- vision for a uniform customs tariff of six lx ix francs per kilograms or about a a. half cent a a. pound alone of the countries represented in the conference withdrew and refuses to enter Into this agreement Her sugar production is beHaved believed be be- Raved Haved to be too small to affect the integrity integrity in In- of the agreement t These facts have been made known to the Unit United d States Treasury and the Treasury officials must proceed at once t to T take remove steps step to remove the ing duties now levied on bounty bounty aided sugars sugars thus considerably affecting the revenues revenue It will be for the Treasury officials officials officials of of- to say when the change Js s to take effect and how cargoes in shipment willbe will willbe willbe be affected |