The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-11


ess of preparation. When prepared they
no longer belong in paragraph 257 and at
once fall within paragraph 24l.
I'VE find that the goods are vegetables
prepared. and accordingly overrule the
! protests and affirm the decisions Of the
teollector.'
| HAWAIIAN FIRMS AFFECTED.
An important tariff case, affecting four
sugar firms in Hawaii, has just been de-
cided adversely to them in New York by
! Appraiser Jewell and Mr.. William Hay
wood, the agent of the sugar planters in
, this city, is preparing a protest that Wi /
send the case before the fun board OF
appraisers. The firms affected. are Hack
| field * Co, Irwin q Co, Alexander &
Baldwin and Grinbaum & Co. The con-
| troversy has been over duty on bags in
| which sugar is packed. The Hawaiian
| firms entered them ct a valuation the
same as the cost price some year or 50
! ago. following the law that has always
/ prevailed in Hawaii. However in the
/ last year the price of bags has increased
| 40 per cent or so per cent, ana he was
| Of the United States specifically declare
J that the valuation must be the market
price at the time the articles are enter
ed. The difference in the amount of duty
! is not very much, but unfortunately for
| the Hawaiian firms. a heavy penalty IS
| inflicted for violating the law. Further
| mere, Congress provided that the board
/ of appraisers should not take any cog
| nizance of the equities in such cases.
| Accordingly, 1t looks rather unfavor-
| able for the firms involved in the con-
| ttoversy. although the penalties, while
they might seem large. will by no means
prove setback to the firms If they have
4 to pay them.
Mr. and Mrs j. =. Atherton, who have
/ been stopping with friends in Baltimore,
were in Washington Nov. 25, and enjoy
| ed fine drive about the city. They
were planning to leave Baltimore Nov.
! p for the Pacific coast.
Mir. William Haywood has been laid up
with the grip for some days. since he
returned from New York. where there
was a hearing on the sugar bags case,
above referred to. He has given up his
Office in the Corcoran building, near the
Treasury Department which he main
tanned last winter and will hereafter keep
his office at his residence. 1712 I Street,
n. w, as he finds on the whole that
that is more convenient.
TO FIGHT CUBAN SUGAR
1t is Mr. Haywood's purpose to make a
hard fight this winter before Congress
against any legislation that looks to the
admission Of Cuban sugar at lower tariff
rates than now prevail. "The planters in
Hawaii, whom I represent" said he to-
day, have left the matter entirely in my
hands, but / have requested them to
come here and consult with me, when
ever liiGy COIllG where near w a5nlnG-
ton. EFen when they come to the Pacif-
ic coast 1 have requested them to run
on to Washington for a few days, if they
can spare the time.
I'VE cannot tell of course what will
be DONE" continued Mr. Haywood, "but
it looks as though the injury that would
be done to many interests throughout the
States by lower tariff rates on tobacco
and sugar would be sufficient to make
such legislation very difficult Lower
tariff on tobacco, for instance, would
strike at hundreds of small manufacture
ers of tobacco throughout the country"
The Cubans who are pressing the prop
aganda for lower tariffs on sugar and to-
bacco, had an audience with President
Roosevelt Nov. %. They presented peti-
tons from the Industrial organizations
of the island urging the. necessity of re-
duc!ng the tariff on tobacco and sugar !
Besides calling on the president the del |
egauon also saw Secretary Gage and |
Secretary Root. The delegation consist !
ed of Francisco GAMBIA, president of the /
General Society of Merchants and Busi- !
ness Men of Cuba; Miguel Mendoza, ST. |
mon Dumos, Louis Francke, Gustav |
Book, Dionisio Velasco, Juan Pedro, and |
Alfonso Peasant. The delegation was &C |
companied by State Senator Frank B. |
Pavey, the American counsel of the Gen /
eral Society; Octario Davis, the secretary |
of the delegation; and l. V. de Abad, a |
-
on economic affairs, which visited Wash
iugton last winter.
After stating in a general way the eco /
nomic situation in the island. the peti- !
ton asks for a number of reductions in |
the American tariff on Cuban products. |
The petition goes on to say that the eco
nomical situation in which the island of !
Cuba Is placed IS such that the remedies |
above expressed admit of no delay. 1t
as follows:
I'VE therefore respectfully entreat you
either by virtue of the constitutional au- L
thority vested in you. or by requesting l.
Congress in your first message to grant
you the necessary authority, to immed!- |
ately establish ample commercial privi-
eyes between the United States-the al
most exclusive market for our products
and Cuba, based on the foregoing petit
ion, as a measure of urgent necessity
md Indispensable for the salvation Of the
sland."
The Cubans have no intention of rest
ng on their oars. They will keep rep
'esentatlves in the national capital all
his winter TO press their cause before |
and to furnish any information
N the subject of tariff that may be re-
lutred of them. The forces against them r
ire very strong, including the beet sugar ,
'rowers, the Louisiana cane growers and :
obacco interests of the country general
Y. net TO mention the Florida people,
vho fear lest the next thing may be 5
over duties on fruits from Cuba. Z
The Cubans will be aided much IN their c
ause by the recommendat lions in the le
residents message that the tariff or ?
'uban sugar he reduced in return for =
rade concessions. While at this writing
he exact language Of the message, IT,
Fhich viii not be made public till next [
tuesday,. is not known. the president has I
tated to several callers that that was :
7hat he intended to recommend. He also |
1tends to recommend the reduction Of q
uty on sugar from the Philippines, go ?
hat the product from those Islands a. =
ieH as from Cuba, will be something on
par with the sugar from Hawaii The q
ugar trust will, Of course. earnestly ;
'ork for the embodiment Of that rec F
into law. The struggle Il
III he vigorous. 1t would be almost fol- ;
: at this stage to attempt to forecast a
be result.
KAHN STANDS WITH NEEDHAM Z
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