Show soi SOLONS iii PLAN SUGAR ACTION Opponents of Administration Program Prop Propose se to Amend Bill WASHINGTON Feb leb 17 Jt 4 P Sen Senators and representatives who have I found round the administration sugar prOgram program pro prO- gram not to their liking plan to put their expressed opposition in the form of amendments to the bill introduced by Senator Costigan D. D Colo Cob A meeting has been called for far this afternoon by Representative Cummings Cum Cum- n ingS D. D Colo Cola at which proposed amendments will be discussed Senator Carey R R. Wyo joined other ther western representatives who have expressed opposition to the adT administration administration ad ad- T ministration t on plan tod today y While I have sympathy for for Cuba and her troubles said Senator Care Carey 1 I can cm see no reason why the American Amen Ameri can COln beet farmer should be forced to contribute to Cubas Cuba's needs Neither can 1 I why the domestic production should be reduced reduced re re- when the United States consumes consumes con con- more than two and one half times as much su sugar ar as lS we produce sl said d the senator Controversy arising over a recent statement on sugar by Secretary Wallace Wallace Wal- Wal lace ace brou brought ht from farm administration tion officials a statement that the domestic domestic domestic do do- sugar industry is not threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened by bythe the sugar program contained in the Costigan an bill now before con- con gress giess When the sugar program was announced announced announced an an- by President Roosevelt last week he declared that so far as Cuban and insular sugar was concerned he did not recommend noti placing sugar on the free list at this time King ing Pledges Aid AidOn AidOn Aid AidOn On Sugar Quotas Senator William H. H King of Utah is opposed to any restrictions on domestic domestic do do- sugar production but if such restrictions us ns advocated by the department department de de- de- de of agriculture are put into effect cUed he will endeavor to have the quota for beet sugar producers increased increased in in- creased to at least tons This information was wac cont contained in ina a telegram from the senator to the ch chamber of lof commerce in answer to toa a wire sent him recently requesting that hat he use his Influence to have hava the thebe be beet t sugar quota increased |