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Show SUGAR CONTROL IS ADVOCATED AS A GREAT NECESSITY WASHINGTON. Oct 3 Told by Oeorco A. Zabriskie. president of the Sugar Equalization board, it -,'.as prar - UeaJly certain that, unless soma lagto lative action was taken Immediately, laugar prices would increaat aft r Jan-aary Jan-aary l. the senate committee investi- sating the sugar shortage today rr-; rr-; quested W A. (ilasow. BOUase for the food administration, to formulate lecislalion desipnod to alJeviale th" Situation and to make possible negotiations nego-tiations for purchasing the 1920 ruban suar crop. The committee made its request after af-ter Mr Zabriskie had testified that, despite urging by the sugar equalization equaliza-tion board President Wilson had failed to authorize purchase of the Cuban crop and after he. at Chairman McNaiy s insistence, had presented his : correspondence with the president. The Cuban government withdrew its ; offer of the sugar crop September 2?., Zabriskie said. He added, however, thai moans nvsht yel be found to obtain ob-tain the Cuban sugar, If legislat.lvt " ' tion could be had immediately It would be necessary also, he said, to make provision for continuation of tbe Sugar etjualizat ion board, which auto-Lmaticall) auto-Lmaticall) goes out of existence December Decem-ber 31 : The present sugar shortage, the ! board president Said, teas due to some 'extent to the recent marine strike, but more largely to the unusual de-ni de-ni nd. the American p. opl having consumed 340,OOO tons moie sugar up I to October 1. than normally. ... 00 |