The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-29

key note for discussion al Yesterdays
regular nesting % the board OF trustees
% the Chanber % Commerce. although
the subject that led up 20 the forrnas iou
% more than one opinion on the sub
1ect was brought about b. the address
81 G. l. Weeh who argued against a re-
newHl OF the reciprocity treaty between
the Hawaiian islands and the United
states. principally on the ground % SIS
being one-sidei arrangement, all tn
favor OF the Islands. The matter will soon
D. before congress again. and Mr.. Verb
advocated a thorough investigation OF shs
subject OF renewal OF the treaty, on the
assumption that such q renewal would
operate against a development OF the
great industry Of beet sugar raising and
sugar refining which Mr. Webb propSe-
sled would AZ no distant day contrib4lts
its share OF wealth. not only TO the state
but 20 the whole country.
The speaker took his text from a re-sat
article published In the Argonaut. and TO
the facts and figures set forth he added
RS own investigation OF the subject, and
MS experience as a dealer in the principal
product of the Hawaiian islands He said
tnat ne had discussed the subject OF beet
sugar raising with railway officials and
others Interested. and from experiments
made os the agricultural college he had
come TO the conclusion that larger per-
eole nom the beet raised In the state Of
Washington than anywhere else in The
country, and from such reports he de-
duced the opinion that the industry was
worthy OF the most liberal encourage
inent on the part OF the state. In rela-
ton 70 reciprocity Mr.. Webb said that
ne ala not see hos there can be any ques-
ton.
To put the question briefly. the rec,pro-
= go kao k.~xH
large fortunes In the islands has rnada
one multi millionaire and several million
ares. ana has made some DO planters very
wealthy. X has given a certain amount OF
business 10 few large mercantile houses
IN san Francisco. But IL does not anyar-
t tase tne people OF the United States one
iota, ana has done very little for the re-
saileIs. the mechanics. the artisans and tha
farmers OF the Pacific coast When n is
.bons sess that The entire population OF
ne ISLANDS Is about one-third that OF the
gty OF San Francisco. the people OF the
Ioast may note how small a market for
their products Is involved.
iprocity treaty with Hawaii, providing for
tne Tree entry OF her sugar into the limited
aI1sIes, A. that time our total exports 10
-, ,1a"s al amounted TO about sl00ona In
80 they had reached nearly s. $40 600 our
imports from Hawaii In 1871 were 81 800 90
has ,e b sae a ga T Tor The past ten years
ISIS 70 1876. $40 10000. while we sent 70
hawaii only Ns.5oA 01o OF goods The hall
.nce q trade thus recorded against us Was
Ssvn,vo: AS 70 the goods sent TO us they
consist practically Of nothing but sugar.
Out Of the $40 10000 OF goods son, fTa,,
fta~ah TO the United States. siS9 90 coo
Sonslsted OF sugar. which came I'm free
" men TIE reciprocity agreement was made
the Hawaiian sugar tonnage amounted 10
p p,sg''. - o nso dd But by 1851 e had
$4,000 pounds came into the United
States from Hawaii duty free.
Inc argument made by those in favor
continuation IF
tse,e - invested in Hawaii about SIS. 600 900
OF % american capital We do not see why
me 1hitea states IS called upon to protect
1eIneriesh capiial when II Is taken out OF
America. As for the 'Amerfcans' down
there, good many OF them have taken tha
lie. and many of them freely sta.a tbs,
they would take the oath OF allegiance 10
sIiy other government, even that OF Japan.
fore, We DO not see why the United states
should aEitate Itself about the protection
OF such american capital
- But look al the figures concerninR
the number Of Americans there 4 a. -
perihtendent OF the census has Just sent
olt advance sheets OF the recently COM
pieted census. From this we learn that
there are in Hawaii 81 0ig HawafIsns a g&s
Americans, $3.50 British. / 49, Germans
lala Portuguese, 24.487 japanese, 2I.sIs
Chinese ana few hundreds OF scattering
nauonaiiues, amounting I'm ali 20 I've 015
Ihus We md that the total number of
Americans whose American capital is AZ
STAKE = about 500. We do not quite see
why the United States should have for
feited between forty and fifty millions OF
dollars In the remission of duties on sugar
In order TO MI the pockets Of $500 Amer
leans who choose to live abroad
In the latest number of the Hawaiian
commercial Journal there is "A list OF the
corporations engaged In sugar planting
There are forty OF them. We observe such
figures as these: Hawaiian Agricultural
Company, par value SEQ current ollota-
tions siSs.50. Honomu Sugar Company par
value 500 current quotations Sis Hon
rent quotations ass: Haiku sugar Com
pany. par value 500 current quotations
3 90 hoioa sugar Company par value
rent quotations s1ss. Pacifc' sugar Min ain
par value sioo. current quotations $50 10
sao. These are only few Of the quota
tton-. quoted for the purpose OF showing
how the prices OF these sugar stocks have
been swollen. And WHY are they swollen.
Because the United States RENTS the duty
on their sugar and allows II TO come in
duty free.
I'm this country there is an attempt now
being made 70 create n beet sugar indus
try. IL f. in a fair way 20 become sue
cesSful In AT least SIX states there are
large arreages of sugar beets and large
plants for beet sugar refining IN Callgor-
MIA there are several such plants and the
sugar beet acreage Is being extended from
year 20 year. This country paid last year
syvey 80 as9 Go for sugar which Il imported
from abroad. II is now trying 10 raise rs
own sugar The way TO do il is not by
letting IN foreign sugar free Of duty. but
BY encouraging the farmers 20 raise beet
sugar here. IL anyone can tell why the
duty should be RENTED on 4G.sr 90
pounds OF Hawaiian sugar per annum. and
how this Is going to encourage the Amer
lean farmer In raising sugar. should Ike
20 know the reason
Mr.. Webb stated that IL ne had not con-
ndence in the future for the beet sugar
Industry la Washington he would fsvor
a renewal OF the treay for The benefit *
consumers. but. under the circumstances.
with everything pointing 20 a successful
solution or the problem Of beet growing.
he believed in the forwarding OF me-
mortal 20 the Washington representatives
IN congress urging them 70 vote against
= renewal Of tire one-Si9et arrangement.
Hawaii only buys in tire Crste1 States
xh~s1 y cannot bay IL England. Canada.
France and Germany. The Yakima and
snake river valleys can s1Ons produce
enough fer the state. sns a greater sup
MY would seek its market outside o<
Washington.
A NJ Brookes moved that the matter
contained IN Mr.. Webs address - re-
yerrNa 20 the committee on state and ma
ttaasF Affairs. 20 which should - added
NJ yyehn's nzrss. Chairman Shipper
sHfs>s that os Mr.. Webb and also % Mr..
next wesks meeting.
A discussion or tire subject % entertain
ing tire visiting railway conductors who
~ soon Ne IA cnuventtcr a. Los Angeles
followed. ard SSs matter ~as LETT 70 the