Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-11-05
POOR PLANTERS.

And now we are told by the
organ Of the promoters of the So
called Hawaiian Sugar Planters
association that the said associa-
ton does not resemble trust"
or close corporation more than
Dole does Cleveland politically
or mentally. The association
is in fact 6 benevolent institution
for the sole benefit Of the much
abused and badly treated plan
tiers Of Hawaii.
The nine trustees who propose
10 handle an immense sum OF
money raised through a tax on
the tonnage OF the associated
plantations. for the protection
OF the planting interests OF the
members Of this association will
virtually rule this country if a
halt is not called in time.
1t may appear that the plan OF
the proposed trust is simply to
fight Claus Spreckels and when
the planters contract with him
expires, force them into a close
corporation with unlimited pow
or and with large amounts OF coin
at its disposition, a corporation
in fact. which bind themselves
together under cast-iron terms an
til the year OF 1907.
How the fight with Spreckels
will come out is of small moment
to US. he is generally able to
take care of himself, and $50 far
he has always got the best of our
psalm-singing planters. But the
government of this country, its
Legislature and Judiciary will be
nothing besides tool in the hands
of these nine trustees who will
have full swing over hundred of
thousands and who heretofore
never shrank back from bribery,
corruption and substituting .
in its worst form. II the people
of Hawaii does not stop this per-
nicious scheme and if the politi-
cal organization composed of
workingmen and tradesmen al
low this scheme to mature they
surely deserve their fate which
will be politically and financially
humiliation. II the small stock
holders tamely allow the con-
trollers of the plantations to rob
them annually of a sum of money
which they need, and which is to
be used according to the sweet
will of the nine trustees, all we
can say is that they deserve to
be robbed.
The promoters may place an
innocent stamp on the associa-
ton and label it benevolent in.
stitution if they please. We ask
those interested in this country
and also the representatives of
Claus Spreckels to read Article
IA of the agreement and see what
they think about the benevolent
and charitable features of that
paragraph. 1t reads:
All the members of this ass ci-
alton hereby severslly and speci-
hcally agree to bind themselves
one INTO the other. their several
heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns that they
will not and that their several
heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns shall not
contract. sell or dispose of the
sugar to be produced by them or
each OF them or any part thereof
save for consumption within tn e
Hawaiian islands between Janu- |
airy LIST 1898 and December 3lst
1907 to any party or parties or in
any way or manner other than as
agreed upon by a two-thirds vote
Of this association, and they fur
Their bind themselves to make and
conclude such contracts or obi
cations and deliver their sugars
upon such terms and in such
as shall be decided on by
B two-thirds vote of this sssocia-
alton. Il