Show CAUCUS VOTES FOR FREE SUGAR IN THREE YEARS Louisiana J Men R Routed In Their Effort 0 to Secure Protection for th the Sugar In Interests resta tr Washington President President Wilson won his fight for ultimate free raw sugar In Ia the Democratic caucus on pa Saturday by a 4 i to 1 vote vote The Tho ThoLo Lo Louisiana slana men were routed In tn their effort to secure protection for the tho sugar interests T The e bill will vill be sent to the senate with a n 26 25 per cent reduction on the present duties ditties with free sugar at the end of or three years rears Underwood led the tho fight against Brousard Broussard to save the presidents president's compromise com corn promise pan and the tho vote was ive Bro presented in In- his ori ori- gina proposition n a a. reduction reduction ln In n the tariff on raw w s sugar gar to to 42 per bundred hundred hundred hun bun dred p pounds leading to free e raw raw sugar tin in in nine y ears He was defeated Inthe in inthe inthe the caucus 86 to 15 He followed this II with amendments gradually reducing the tax on sugar suga but always eliminated th the year three term under which sugar should be admitted free This was WM President Wilsons Wilson's compromise to meet the sugar planters of Louisiana Representative Hard Hardwick 1 wick of ot Georgia who was chairman of or the investigation of the sugar trust led the fight for I immediate im mediate free raw sugar He was Ido- Ido d de defeated by to 62 |