The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-17


New York breeders of blooded
sheep: and so it goes all along the
line. But the sugar men are not II
unit because of divided interests.
1t is notorious that the Sugar Trust
favors free sugar. The raising of
the color line to lG Dutch standard
will admit Demarara and Java sill
gar which can he sold in competition
with refined.
The beet and cane sugar interests
are united against the proposed re-
duction. but the latter being Demo-
Gratis are not potential this session,
and the work of destroying a grow
inc and important domestic indus
try will be carried out by short.
sighted protec,ionist representatives
of the Republican persuasion. No
one pays any attention to the claims
of Hawaii to recognition under the
Treaty of Reciprocity, and the tariff
apparently will he settled without
reference to its treaty rights.
A new element will probably he
introduced by Secretary Blaine, who
is engineering general scheme of
reciprocity with Mexico, and the
Central and South American repub-
lies. Should this policy be ratified
it is thought probable, according to
the Chronicles Washington cores
pondent, that Mckinley will with
draw his Tariff bill, bu. this suppo-
sition does not appear TO be well
founded. The Pan-Amcrcan dele
gates have no power to bind their
respective Governments, neither has
Mr.. Blame power or authority to
pledge Congress to any international
policy. Reciprocity must be the
result of negotiation, to be ratified
and made vital ny subsequent legis,
lative action. Hence it follows that
nothing practical can come out OF
the Pan American Conference fol
years probably; and it should h(
remembered that the Senate has no
vet ratified the Mexican Reciprocity
Treaty negotiated by General Gran
and amended by Mexico to meet tn,
requirements of the United States
Senate Committee. Public policy
was opposed to the Treaty, and the
Senate wisely bowed to the popuIa,
Judgment as reelected by the Am
crican press.
These points are mentioned, how
ever. as matters Of discussion an,
possible disturbance at the prcsen
crisis in Washington. The materia
facts for Hawaiian planters are tha
the Republican majority tavors a re
duction in sugar duty, amounting
by close figuring, to about GO pc
cent, while an active minority of til
same party goes for free sugar.
THE AMERICAN REFINERY
remains closed; yet there is II
sugar famine and no increase /
price to consumers. The clamo
that was gotten up by the agents G
the Sugar Trust and its organ, tn
Chronicle, on account Of the closin
of the American refinery, proves t
have been without any basis of just
iicaliOn so far as consumers are cor
cerncd, but doubtless the Island
planters would feel far more comfort
able if the Trust refinery were ruI
ming, but there is very little prOspet
of that happening soon. 1t is ur
, fortunate that they tied themselve
up to an illegal combination formc
to extort money from the America
people, and the moral effect of thi
alliance is 80 strong that friends @
: the Hawaiian treaty dread its dis
, cussion, and perforce refrain frol
presenting the case of the planter
as an argument against the reductio
of the sugar duty. The free suge
advocates would make crushing ui
r of the combination of lIawaiia
planters through the American r.
, lincry Company with the thievil
Sugar Trust to plunder the Amer
can people, who had favored the
: by bonus of 23c. per pound {
: their sugar since 1876. The pc;
!. ton is an unpleasant one to say Il
. least, and if the Treaty argume
y has lost its force the planters knC
l. who are to blame for it,
'e The following despatch explai
It itself. 1t shows to what lengths 4
l. Sugar Trust is prepared to go in
-; fight against Colonel Spreckels.
% is rumored that they had near
IS every Eastern man in his empl
Al under pay either as spies or to inju
= his business. OF course this is co
~ demncd by the moral sense of t
- business community, but it is
y keeping with the commercial NOR
y iiy of the Sugar Trust from its
'e cepton. The reports in the Phi
lie dclphia papers 90 fully into t
! matter and leave no doubt of I
=, authors of this infamous conspira
a" which, fortunately, proved futile
p scheme to injure the Spreckc
refinery business. The annexed
copied from the Alta of the p!
, March:
Philadelphia, March 2Sth.-M
1t Claus Spreckels. having had rcas