Show SENATOR SMOOT ARGUES TO PROTECT UTAH SUGAR fEARS CUT UI I t Utah Lawmaker Replies to Georgia Senator in ma a Strong Address for Protective Tariff on Big American Industry T FARMERS CAN PRODUCE THE COUNTRY'S SUPPLY iI Allegation That Th t President Joseph F F. Smith of f Mormon Church Draws Princely Sar Salary Salary Sal Sal- r ary From Sugar Company rt Refuted Y TELLS OF SUGAR TRUST Washington May 26 In In re re- re ply to the recent speech mad madE by Senator Clay of Georgia Georgii against the sugar schedule Senator Reed Smoot today delivered delivered de de- livered one of the strongest arguments in favor of a protective protective tive tariff upon this commodity ever heard in Congress It was vas a comprehensive and complete presentation of the case from the standpoint of protection to American industry industry industry indus indus- try and Mr Smoot thoroughly riddled every argument that had been put forward by the Georgia senator S n Smoot that f the beet sugar industry of the United States did not exist 20 years ago that today it had had reached splendid proportions I and within a few years was vas capable of development until every pound of sugar consumed in America could be produced by American workmen in American built mills from American beets grown g by farmers IIo Io staler that this Industry came I Into Into- existence under the the- McKinley tariff had been developed de under ex existing x- x bUng law and must t certainly perish unless It shall shan continue to receive reasonable rea rca protection until such time as through h the prevalence of superior methods It will be able to stand alone IIo ilo claimed d that there Is no American Industry not fully developed which ismore Is Ismore more promising to th the American farmer far tar mer mechanic and laborer than the tho beet sugar Industry Senator Clays Clay's conclusion that a tariff of 1 5 per pel hundred pounds on refined sugar would be sufficient was i denounced by b Senator Smoot as f ar rul of actual facts and conditions Mr 11 Smoot urged that neither tho the cane 1 of r hi tho South nor st Bl tho tuv beet m mv v su- su ou- ou Ul J J n gar ar Industry could at present survive sur under a reduction on of or tariff lie HP a assorted asserted assort assert ed ell that thaI Senator Clays Clay's judgment was wa wasi i warped by b the tile contemplation of sert 1 the power Jower and avarice of or th tho sugar trust which had been heen pictured as RS throttling the cane planters planter controlling control control- Jill ling lIno the tho beet sugar ugar factories buying the raw sugar of ot the world as Its own prices and selling It to tho the American r at a profit of not less than 50 50 per year Senator Smoot stated that ho lie 1181 held no brier brief for the tho sugar trust but on the contrary demanded In the name namo of the American people that the American su sugar sugar su- su gar refining company whenever guilty should be te held civilly and criminally responsible IIi Arc rr t re o l. l I Discussing the tho assertion that the thu sugar Rr trust owned 51 per por cent of or the capital stock of or the beet heel sugar factories of or the Ow United Staten Slates Senator nr first l quoted the tho ho statement of the th American merlean Su Sugar ar Refining company o 0 othe o the effect that It owns less than hail 2 per perk t k Cun Continued I tin 1111 ln Tun ii SENATOR SMOOT ARGUES 1 TO PROTECT UTAH SUGAR Continued from Page Ingo Oue One cent of ot the total beet refining capacity of the tho United States and Its it annual statement from om which It appears that tha Its entire holdings In other corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- amount to approximately which as it appears from the statement state state- mont ment of tho the secretary of agriculture is IS approximately approxImate 29 por cent of ot tho the entire en- en tire tiro capitalization of tho the American beet sugar factories Senator Smoot added I that ho he had Jn ln in his possession affidavits affidavits affi affi- davits from m most st of ot the tho beet companies of the United States stating that they are aro not controlled b by the American Sugar ug-nr ug Refining company compan or so called trust tru s 1 Senator Smoot took toole up the assertion made malle by Senator Cia Clay that Joseph Ii F. F Smith president of ot tho tue Mormon church receives an annual salary of as president of ot the Utah Idaho Sugar company compan Ho lIe assumed that Senator CIa Clay mn may have arrived at this conclusion conclusion sion zion from customary salaries in companies com corn of equal size with the tho company mentioned but he denied the statement and said that President Smiths Smith's salary does docs not exceed 2400 per year yeal As to the further charge chale made II by Senator Cla Clay that Mr III Smith fixed the prices paid for beets b by tho Utah compan com coin pan pan pany Senator Smoot slated stated that If IC this were so Mr Smith might Justly justl be hailed bailed as the farmers farmers' friend since the farmers are doln doing so well In beet heet culture cul cul- turo ture that the they are constantly clamorIng clamorIng clamoring clamor- clamor Ing Ing- for or greater beet acreage and more factories |