The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-11
The KohaIa Ditch Matter to Be
Placed Before Congress by
SamI. Parker.
ALBATROSS AND THE WORK SHE WILL
DO IN THE OCEAN WATERS OF HAWAII
The Sugar Bag and Kmura Ca-M Dillingham; TaIks-ianders
to Fight Cuban Sugar = Notes About Persons
Local and Otherwise.

states that the Introduction OF the do
mestic registry service into Hawaii re-
suited in an increase in the business in
Hawaii during the last fiscal year OF
SS, 25S letters.
The Postofffce Department announces
that R. C. Stackable has been designat-
ed as a member of the Civil Service
Board for Hawaii.
CHEAP LABOR QUESTION
Mr.. B. F. Dillingham; of Honolulu,
who has been here in Washington, look
ing after the interest of sugar planters
in the islands, has written to several
members of Congress and Senator'S,
asking their cooperation in allowing
certain classes of cheap labor to be
brought into Hawaii for service on the
plantations. Representative ]. c. Need
ham of Modesto. Calf, who was the
first of the California delegation to ar
rive in Washing ton for the session of
Congress and who called al the White
House Nov 20 to learn something Of the
Presidents attitude towards the re-
enactment of the Chinese exclusion law,
stated that he had received one of those
letters. He is outspoken against allow
ing the Hawaiians any special privi-
The sugar planters of Hawaii, said
he must stand under the same condi-
tions that apply here in the States. we
are already menaced by the Importation
of numerous japanese. These Iaborers
have been going into Hawaii by thou
sands and I would In fact favor an eX-
clusion act against them, as well as
against the Chinese. But it is imprac-
tical now to attempt such legislation,
and we shall have to be content with
Keeping up the barriers against the
Chinese. Our treaty relations with ia
pan and the amicable relations between
the two countries forbid the agitation
of that matter now. / have been pleas
ed, however, at the attitude the Presi-
dent IS taking. He favors the re-enact-
ment of the present law and also in
creasing its efficiency in certain par
ticulars.
Mr.. Needham reiterated his belief that
the sugar planters of Hawaii would get
along very well. even if they were not
given special privileges as to bringing |
in laborers. They can not hope for any |
legislation along that line. continued |
Mr.. Needham. We must seek rather for |
greater restrictions than to attempt to |
let the bars down anywheVa. Mr. Need |
hams sentiments are cI<icurred in by |
all the arriving members OF the Pacific |
Coast delegations. Senator Mitchell of /
Oregon favors a stringent exclusion act |
for the United States and possessions
as does Representative Cushman of
State
THE KIMURA CASE.
The United States Board of General
A appraisers, assembled in New York,
have rendered a decision in the case of
5 Kimura and others in a controversy |
with the collector of customs at Hon
)lulu. The decision is in favor of the Ii
collector and holds that vegetables cut
open and washed and dried in the sun,
ire dutiable. The opinion, announced
~ the Treasury department here, is by
Fischer as follows:
1.-The merchandise in question consists
# various vegetables which were assess
d under the provisions of paragraph 241 {
# the act Of July a. 1897, at the rate of {
0 per cent ad valorem, as prepared veg
ltables. The importer claims that said
merchandise IS properly dutiable at ths
ate of 25 per cent ad valorem under the
PROVISIONS of paragraph PSI. as vegetables |
n their natural state. Il
THE condition and character OF these II
vegetables are shown in the statement
IN one of the protests, which |
escribes them as It
" 'Warima, the stem of the taro plant Y
ut open and dried in the sun, and the ]
enkon CT lotus, the bulb of the water | s
ly, cut, washed and dried in the sun. | :
AN inspection Of the samples shows ! 4
hat all Of the merchandise covered by q
he protests is of similar character and {
imilarly prepared. In G. A. 1920 this =
;oard. IN passing upon the question a
,hether beets which had been sliced and S
ried were vegetables prepared said: '
g While the goods in question are GER o
ainly very rudely prepared. we are Of '
he ooinion that the process of slicine l.
rs advanced the beets beyond the con- I
i''on Of vegetables in their natural
tate. ard We find they are prepared
e-otatles.' T
This decision was affirmed In the case ,
{ Petry VS.. United States, 90 Fed. Rep,
i. There are two provisions covering
egetables. One provides the vegetables l.
their natural state and the other pro.
des for vegetables prepared or IN other !,
ian their natural state When vegeta- =
les are cut UP and subjected to a proc
IS OF washing and drying, they are
ertainly no longer IN their natural state