Show SUGAR BEET INTERESTS DISCUSSED BY SHAW Secretary of Treasury Urged to Increase he le he Present Countervailing Duty on German pro Product WASHINGTON March 11 Since Since the announcement nt that the Brussels conference confer- confer nce ence ence at which were represented all aU the sugar beet-sugar producing countries of Europe Eu- Eu rope ope rope had decided to do awa away with all aH government bounties on sugar Intended for or export the sugar interests of this country have brought blOUght prominently to public notice the cartel artel system in vogUe in n Germany by which it is declared a bounty in addition to to that directly paid by th the government Is given to the sugar ugar exporter By S thi system sugar Is sold to the exporter at a a. less figure than it Is furnished fur fur- fished for domestic consumption n the purpose being to ke keep p the domestic price steady and one yielding a a. fair fall profit by selling th the surplus at t a a. lower towel rate which it is S competed to do in ip order to compete with the sugars of other coun couP trIes ries In the markets market of the world The e Brussels conference re recently de decided de- de that the effect of he tte ie cartel system system eye eye- tem tern was a bounty on exp t t sugar Sevela Several Sev Sev- ela eral gentlemen interested n this question ques tion had a a conference h wh Secretary Shaw at the Treasury dep department tb today ay and urged him to the present countervailing d duty ty on n Ge Geman n. n sug sugars rs by the bounty realized und the cartel carte system I The question q of the of this action has rec received ived some hention of late in n circle but there ther-e is reason to believe that tie its Government Government Govern Govern- ment merit will wll tak take the view Viey tha while thai the cartel system may and pro bly does result In a bounty to the It is not a bo bounty nty paid by tile the Ger an Government Government Gov Gov- and hence does not pot cO coie cae within the he provision of 01 section 5 of W e tariff act authorizing the levying of unter- unter duties on articles on sUch an export has' has been paid The wording of the law it iS ld is such as not to warrant this Gov in Iii taking any action in the |