Show I I CAPACITY SUGAR OUTPUT URGED Michigan Congressman Is In Insistent In on Saving off Industry WASHINGTON Feb 24 W IP ing ng of ot continental sugar production quotas at a point at least as large as existing physical capacities could handle was recommended to the senate senate senate sen sen- ate committee today by Sena- Sena for tor or R. R Mich The proposal was in line with pro pro- tests by spokesmen of the beet sugar ugar Industry against any restriction in domestic do do- mastic sugar production The Michigan senator not a member member mem memo ber of the committee a also o offered an amendment to make provisions of the the sugar ugar bill expire at the end of two years A third amendment he pic presented n ed recommended that the processing tax and tariff on on sugar be concurrent in inan an any nr- increase or reduction Absolute Czar Representative Cu Cummings m m i n g S D D. Colo Cob to told tod d the committee the Cost gan lan Jones Joncs bill as now written made m Secretary Wallace an absolute lute czar of the sugar business both In continental conti United Stat States s and outside The uThe secretary would be empowered empowered empowered ered to make or break k any sug sugar producer op operator or handler Cummings Cum said sard r I The added It v vill ill be a asad sad day for or agriculture when they must be dictated to by the secretary of agriculture in order to benefit Cuban Cuban Cu Cu- ban growers rower Frank Robertson representing the Continued on Pate Page Two CAP CAPACITY SUGAR 1 OUTPUT URGED J Solon Wants Domestic Quota I Set at Fullest Production Pro Pro- Continued from front Pace one Insular Sugar Refining RelinIng corpora corporation of f the Philippines pines protested the 1 novel breakdown of sugar which Which- makes s specific reference to raw ar and refined sugar Wheat was not broken down i Into flour lour said ald Robertson hogs were not broken down to shoulders and i hams lams Robertson urged no restriction en On I of ot refined sugar and claimed Philippine refineries t are aret t more efficient than those of Cuba o or domestic United States State Robertson said no Cuban refined sugar ugar went into beet sugar j fo in i. i 1933 t Hull to Testify Testily Meanwhile Secretary Hull planned to o testify Monday on Cuban asp aspect to be bo considered in the Jones t gan bill It is expected the secretary will stress the necessity of ing ng the Cuban sugar industry through increased American purchases in Order or or- der ler to reestablish the previous large American export market in Cuba The bill does not point a holdup holdun gun at American producers Senator nar Costigan testified We are exceedingly anxious to help the beet sugar growers the senator sen ten ator atol said If IOU the beet growers grower do donot donot donot not wan want this help it should plainly be c stated slated here A. A N. N Mathers representing Nebraska ka ca beet growers charged the motive underlying the bill was wa-s to s save ve of American capital invested in Cuba We are entitled to who owns OWES those securities he said American beet farmers he said nid f are definitely opposed to the prin prin principle ciple of reducing a American Amer Amer- ican crop and turning it over to Cuba |