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Show After all, the bitterness of Utah sugar men against reciprocity with Cuba does not reveal a very brave or generous spirit, because Utah is surrounded by a protective tariff in the form of mountain barriers and then, thus far, the Utah sugar mills have not provided sugar enough for Utah's own people. Sugar comes into California free of duty from Hawaii, but the beet farms and factories of the Golden State are flourishing exceedingly. ex-ceedingly. There is another feature of the Cuban sugar interest. It is the leading industry of the island. If the gates of the United States are closed against it, it will not be long until the island will be swept by revolution. In that event it probably will not be two years until the conservative con-servative men of the island will be petitioning for annexation to our Republic. If that comes not only the sugar lands now under cultivation, but another area quite as great will be planted to sugar and it will come in duty free. By the way, what proportion of the owners of the sugar factories fac-tories of Utah are to the manor born, and what proportion are members of the sugar trust? |