Show o 0 0 C Q 0 Q 9 Q 0 VP 0 n ill Q Q Row Breaks B re ak s Out In Tariff T ariff Hearing THREE OBJECT TO MEMBER TAKING PART I Internal Fight of Com Corn Commission Commission mission Comes Into Op Open n HEARING TO START Question of Great Importance Imp Importance or tance to Western Beet Industry WASHINGTON Jan 15 The Internal fight tight of the tariff com corn commission commission mission came out Into the open at atthe atthe the beginning today of the public hearings on sugar duties Three members Vice Chairman Culbertson and Commissioners os Cos- Cos tigan Cos-tigan and Lewis challenged par par- partiCipation par participation by Commissioner Glassl i In n of or the question In solved lv ed r GLASSIE EXPLAINS E Commissioner made L statement declaring that he per per- personally personally personally had hOod no Interest In the sugar business but hut that his wife and members of oC her hel family owned and operated a 0 sugar plantation and mill He contended that this cir clr- cir circumstance did not bar him front participation In the case io cn o Commissioner Costigan countered with his formal protest saying he hewa wa was authorized to Bay any that Mr Ill Cul- Cul Culbertson Culbertson Cul Culbertson bertson and Mr Sir Lewis joined In Inthe inthe Inthe the challenge Commending Mr Classic for h his high sense of oC duty In stating slAting the tho sItuation Chairman Marvin dahl eald the commission In November Lad ad decided that It had no authority to disbar Mr II sale GIa-sale le Mr Costigan to question the accuracy accuracy acy ncy of oC the chairman chairman's statement saying that Instead there bad hOld been no decision on the point because of ofa ofa ofa a three to three tie Us vote A long and technical argument developed over the situation recently had been laid bot before ore Pres President s- s ident Coolidge but In which he de- de declined de declined dined to make any decision MARVIN 1 MAN CHAIRMAN CHAIR IA While members of the slon slon sion wore were discussing the question announcement was aas a made at tile the White House that President Cool Cool- CoolIdge Idge had decided to re designate loll Mr Mar Mariin In as chairman and Mr Cul- Cul Culbertson Culbertson Cul Culbertson bertson as vice chairman for fol the year beginning today Their terms had expired yesterday and the question of the tho chairmanship bad been Involved het between een the con con- controversy controversy con controversy of the two groups in the commissIon Friends of Mr Cut Cut- Culbertson Cul Culbertson bertson had brought ler pressure to bear benr to obtain hl his ap- ap appointment appointment ap appointment oj ILl chairman Counsel for Cor those Interested In InI Inthe Inthe Inthe I the sugar Investigation took 1 put utIn p-utIn t tIn In the argument ov Os er i- i Mr rr a qualifications but It was nas decided finally to go ahead with the h hear hearing ar- ar arling lug ing without deciding the point Mr ling Glasle said he would announce later In the day whether ho In- In Intended intended In Intended tended to participate H He was urged to do so by former Senator McCumber of oC North Dakota ap- ap appearing ap appearing for Cor the Louisiana raw sugar producers but Edwin P Shattuck representing tho the petition petition- petitioners I ers for a a change In rates said lie he did not desire to argue either rither WIl way The Note Note The hearing In Washing Washing- Wl Washington Washington ton Is I 1 called for fol the purpose of oC Iton hearing evidence for COl and against the tho contention of the tho Cuban sui-nr sui Industry that the tariff on sugar entering the United States should be red reduced The health h of the beet sugar augar In- In Industry In Industry In la the United States Is de- de declared de declared dared to be wrapped up In the question of tariff It If the duty on sugar Is la reduced the Cubans can clIn put sugar on tho United States market at n a a price which will drive the western beet boet Industry out of business Foes of the sugar tariff argue that the United States should bay sugar lugar where It can be had cheap cheap- cheapest est act Friends of ot the tariff come coma back bacle and say that If It tho the tariff 1 Is rev i-c- re reduced and the tho western beet indu- indu try try Is II I driven out of existence the nations nation's sugar consumers consumer will ue ia at the mercy of the tho Cubans Cubana The Cubans could then rals raise prIces price and nd the consumers consumer would hay hav bave to pay those prices price prices I The Tho beet sugar Industry is II I a guarantee against a such luch extortion I Sugar can be b produced more cheaply In Cuba than In the State because lower wages wage are aIS paid and a smaller price paId the tho grower of cane than are oro paid to American workers and beet to J |