Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-04-29 | Page 7 | Local News

The Senate )csterday adopted the Teller resolution that Inquiry bo made Into the charge that the Sugar trust holds the most of the present cnr's Cuban sugar crop. The beauty of this point Is at once apparent when we remember re-member th-it the plea made for the reduction re-duction of the duty on sugar from Cuba was to help the Cuban planters If It shall turn out. ns the charge Is, that the Sugar trust has the sugar, the planters would receive no benefit from such reduction; It would all go to tho Trust. This Is what The Tribune has said all along; and we affirm further, that even If tho Trust has not already got that BUgar, It can get It whenever It has the mind, for tho Cuban sugar planters have no refineries, law sugar Is marketable only to the Trust, which will fix the price; nnd this is so not only this )car, but will be so every )car. Ho that reciprocity such us the House Wnys and Means committee proposed, in fact did nothing for the Cuban sugar planters, but placed the boot of tho Trust on their necks, more firmly than I before. Tho Investigation of the facts will be followed by tho publlo with great Interest.