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Show Mr. Myrlck chairman of tlio Lcaguo o( Domestic Producers lias llio following to say nbottt the Turlir bill for 1'orto HIco in regard to sugar: "Such policy is best for the country. For Instance under reciprocity 1'orto HIco increased ber consumption of Hour only 15 per cents per capital yearly fo In r 1,000,000 people, whllo tlio beet sugar industry, if developed only enough forloral consumption, con-sumption, would par $2.60 into the pockets of tlio people of Minnesota and .. " tho Norshwcsl. licet sugar industry Is j now so far developed in New York, Michigan, Ohio. Winconsln, Minnesota, VirRlnia. Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Nobraska, Colorado, Utah, Now Mexico, Washington, Oregon and California that to sacrlllcu it to tropical trusts would bo n crime. Today, therefore, tho Amorlcnn farmer B.tys to Congress : I I ' "I have supported protection for other InteteBts; now I want them to support j protection for tho farm, if sugar, fruit. ! tobacco, vegetables, etc., aro to bo ad- Imittcd free from Porto HIco, Cuba or tho Philippines, then it will bo fiee manufactures from Kngland and Europe. If duty on tho produco I have to hkII arc reduced 12 to 20 per cent by reciprocity, then make a like reduction on tlio man- m ufactures I havo to buy. So long ea p tliero is piotiTtion I want my share of jj ""v it especially on those things upon H which a ilutp will really protect. Dor.'t U subject me to freo trade conditions nnd H expect mo to voto protection for the H other follow." EH |