Vigorous proteit was voiced yej-teidjiy
by the Cuban Finance Committee over
the attitude adopted by many newspa
pers and Individuals toward the new Cu
ban policy of sugar sale*. In a state
ment made through R. I', Hawley the
committee declared that the price !lxin?
plan is "rot to recoup last year's losses,
but rather to pi event last year's unfoitu
nate experience."
Although there is stiil a great seaivity
of sugar, the statement assert?, the
"same orey of speculation will not break
out because Cuba i* in control of her
own market and will rot permit it."
"Horn" publications and other me
diums," the committee's statement goes
on, "aie decrying the advance of sugar
from Xf j cents to <*?} cents delive-ed in
Americati ports, which cost the larger
half of Cuba to-day more, far more, than
4*4 cents to produce. What Cuba Is on
dcavorlr.ff to do and will do, and no out
cry from any quarter will prevent it. is
to presen t- her industry for those who
created it, and conduct it and to dispose I
of its products to our own and other,
countries novmal pric-H by which i
both producer and consumer ean live.
