The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-06-03
Vote in Favor Of Free
Sugar.
Hawaiian Treaty Denounced ia
Congress.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nav 2Oth.

SAN FRANCISCO, May goth.
The first blow has been struck at
the sugar interests Of the Hawaiian
Islands by the Republican House of
Representatives., which, in Commit
tee of the Whole, rejected the fol.
lowing amendment TO the sugar
schedule OF the Tariff Bill, moved
by Congressman Mckenna, of Cali
fOrnia:
All sugars not above No. -,
Dutch standard in color, syrups or
cane or beet juice, melada, concen-
trated mclada, concrete and concern
tra,ed moiasscs, testing Ivy polar
iscope not above as degrees, shall
pay duty of 9l-l00 o! IL cent per
pound, and for every additional
degree, or fraction Of degree
3-l0O of q cent per pound additional.
All sugar above No. ID and not
above No. IL, Dutch standard,
1o-lOO cents per pound.
All sugar above No. l6 and not
above No. 20, Dutch standard,
39-loo cents per pOunu.
All sugars above No. 20, Dutch
standard, 2 1900 cents per pound.
Molasscs testing not above sc deg
rees by polarisc0pr, 2 cvu's a gallon.
Molasses testing above 50 degrees,
cents a gallon.
This amendment. which would
have reduced the duty about 33 per
cent, was lost by q vote of !3i to
ll5, majority of nineteen thus
affirming the principle of free sugar,
or rather that sugar should not lie
protected like other industries. The
California delegation voted for the
amendment.
Undoubtedly the feeling in favor
of free sugar has been greatly
strengthened throughout the coun.
try for two reasons---lirst, because
Of the rascally and iniquitous
methods of the Sugar Trust; sec
ondly, because it hail been demon
stratcd that the Hawaiian Islands
planters, who enjoyed special treaty
advantages, had joined the Sugar
Trust which hail been formed to
plnndcr and harass the American
people. II it had not been for the
latter reason it is hardly probable
that the majority Of the present
Congress would have done anything
to disturb the treaty, but it is con-
tended that by joining the Sugar
Trust the Islands planters placed
themselves outside the plane of
moral consideration, and that when
they themselves destroyed the scnti.
ment upon which the Treaty rested
they have no cause TO grumble at
the natural result OF their own sell
fish, deliberate act. For this rea.
son especially the majority in the
House voted for free sugar, prefer.
ring to pay q bounty TO American
sugar to continuing special tariff
advantages to the Hawaiian brancl
of the Sugar Trust. Congressman
Cannon of Illinois made this yer,
clear in his reply to McKenna, whel
he said: because l am Republic
can | am in favor of removing the
revenue leech from the pro,ectv,
system and placing sugar on the fret
list" He then denounced the re-
ciprocity treaty with the Hawaiian
Islands and declared that q few mer
in California control the production
of sugar in that country. "Pu
sugar on the free list he said
land good-by to five million dollars
to four men OF California who owl
sugar plantations on the Hawaiian
Islands,"
If you can explain this declaration
in any other way than as direc
attack upon the Treaty, for the rea
son already stated, you will please
trot out your reason. 10 people
who have followed the course o
events closely there is but one ex
PLANTATION possible, and it is the deli
berate alliance of Hawaiian planters
with that huge swindlng combina
ton known as the American Sugar
| Aiuob' ~ WV CNil COuli OS COIiiiltCt
to the principals in this affair i
might be viewed with some degre,
OF cquanimity, but the innocen
suffer with the guilty. There il
just one hope, namely, that a con
sideration Of the appropriations ma,
compel Congress 10 retain ut leas
seventy-fiye per cent OF the suga
duty for revenue purposes. If not
II heavy deficit will he created, mas
much as the Service Pension Bill
calls for an annual expenditure o
$50, 200, 600, which draft upon tn
Treasury had not been confirmed b.
Legislative action when the Way
and Means Committee reported tn
, Tariff Bill. On the other hand
the House is not in a considering
/ mood, and II will take very stron
arguments to convince it of its erro
r in this matter.