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Show j THOMAS SCORES ADMINISTRATION SUGAR BEET POLICY WASHINGTON. D. C. -The adumbration's ad-umbration's -good neighbor 1(,!icv is injuring American sugar i. hirers while granting impor-ia impor-ia nt concessions to waning axis ll:1,Ums Senator John Thomas ol Idaho 'said in a recent senate speech. Speaking of tho reallotment of Ihe dutiable portion of the Philip-pi,, Philip-pi,, sugar quota for 1941, Inch 1 hillippine cannot deliver. Thomas said. "Let's see what good neighbors neigh-bors tire benefitted. Among them are Germany. Paly and Japan. I also find Belgium on the list, and Czechoslavakia. France and the Xetherlands. all of which are under un-der German domination. How the granting of additional sugar otiotas to Germany, Italy and nations under Axis control, can he justified by the 'good neighbor' neigh-bor' policy, I cannot understand. Surely litis situation should convince con-vince every member of Congress (hat we must have new sugar legislation." leg-islation." The Idaho senator scored the administration for restricting sugar sug-ar production at home when delivery de-livery from overseas sources may he questionable in the near future. "We still continue to make ourselves our-selves dependent on off-shore deliveries deliv-eries o sugar," he said. "Even if there had been justification for doing do-ing this when the .world was at peace, the fact that the war is he-ing he-ing brought closer to our doorstep changes the situation and we should take steps to protect ourselves." our-selves." Thomas contended that domestic growers Should be permitted to produce a much larger portion of the sugar which is consumed in the United Staes. |