Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-07 | Page 4 | Philippine Sugar Quota due for Senators' Study

I Philippine Sugar Quota Due for Senators Senators' Study WASHINGTON April 7 UP UP- UP The somewhat ticklish problem of t deciding what to do about the Philippine sugar quota will be tackled by a senate subcommittee shortly after th the Easter recess Senators Walsh D Df Mass J Johnson D. D Colo and Vanden- Vanden berg R R. Mich have been designated by the finance committee to io report on a bill bilI by Senator Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray D. D Mont which would assign as as- sign aign to domestic producers the amount Which und under r the 1937 sugar a act t the the Philippines were allowed to market In this country None of ot the executive departments departments departments depart depart- ments consulted thus far favors ors the bill which would leave no American market at all for one of the chief products of the Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines ines which supplied tons torts in 1941 Allotments for Cuba and other foreign countries would remain unchanged A somewhat similar bill in the house hous introduced by Representative tive Morrison D. D La would allot 2525 per cent of f the domestic domestic domes domes- ti tic production to the continental cane growers compared with 1131 under th the sugar act and under the Murray bill Senator Tydings has a a. resolution resolution resolution tion which has passed the senate and been referred to the house Insular affairs committee which would cr create ate a commission to deal with the sugar question as well as other common economic problems problems problems lems of f the Philippines and the United States after the war war