The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-08
JUDGE HARTWELLS VIEWS LEN FRANLEY COMPANY
BELIEVES TARIFF BILL WILL
FAVOR HAWAII.
The Senate Will Probably Pass En-
ceptonal Clause. - Hawaiian Crop
viii Not Interfere With Market.

Gen. Alfred S. Hartwel returned on
the S. S. City of Pelling late last night
from a rather long stay in the United
States. He is looking in the best of
health and it is very evident that the
trip done him a great deal of good.
While in Washington, General Hart
well secured a full insight into Ha-
waiian matters pending before Con-
gress His report is very encouraging,
indeed. He says:
"It is useless to say that we are out
of the woods yet in reference to the
Treaty. The antagonism developed by
the Sugar Trust and its dependencies
! is acute, and the prophets are to be
found on both sides of the question.
''The fact, as it is generally under
stood, that the Republican members
of the House Committee of Ways and
Means. which reported the Tariff Bill,
We're so nearly divided on the subject
that the exception of the Hawaiian
1
ly reported, had majority of only
one of those members, was an indica-
tion that the treaty clause would not
have walkover with the Senate Com
mittee.
"The subcommittee of the Senate
Committee of Finance undoubtedly
contains members hostile to the
Treaty. Senator Aldrich. their chair
man, may be set down as leader of
the opposition. Allison of Iowa, a
State which wishes to make beet sug-
ar, is said TO have been Mr.. Claus
Spreckels' nominee for the Presideh-
cy. Jones of Nevada, also on that SUBJ
committee, was formally on terms of
great intimacy with Mr.. Spreckels. Of
the remaining members of the sub
committee, Senator Platt of Connec-
ticut, is known to be thoroughly
friendly to Hawaii, while Senator
Wolcott of Colorado has been reported
to be disinclined to the Treaty.
''If the subcommittee should report
adversely to the Hawaiian clause in
the House bill, the committee report
would be to the same effect
"The foregoing analysis of the
makeup of the subcommittee does
not look well; but I think that a clos
err analysis of conditions will lead one
to believe that if any Tariff Bill is
passed, it will contain the same eX-
ceptional clause in favor of the Ha-
waiian Treaty which the House bill
has.
a portion of my reasons for so
thinking is that Senator Allison, no
matter how friendly his personal re-
lations may be with any person in
terested in the Sugar Trust, is man
of absolute integrity, whose public
course will be governed solely by his
Judgment of what the public inter
ests require. Senator Wolcott, also, is
a gentleman of the highest character
npurchaseable and unsaleabIe.
II believe that the political argu-
ment or political reasons which in
duced the making of the Treaty in
t 1876, and it's subsequent extension
, will, in the opinion of Messrs. Allison
Wolcott and Platt, override all the
| considerations of abrogatng the
Treaty which may be presented by
, the Sugar Trust people, who now in
clude the beet sugar men.
, II do not believe that those Sen
, ators can be misled by the pretense
that the small Hawaiian crop can hurt
the beet farmer, in view of the fact
that it takes 100000 tons of sugar a
year now to supply the American
market
"'The California interests in favor OF
the Treaty are thoroughly awakened
There are many influential people, who
/ learned, do not wish openly to an.
tagonize Claus Spreckels, but whose
: sympathies and influence in a quiet
and, perhaps, no less effectual way
are upon our side.
I have met people very pleasantly
in Washington and Boston, and shal
take pleasure in giving The Star som,
' of the impressions which 7 obtained
upon our vital question of annexa
tion, as soon as | can get the time tC
70 do So"