The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-25

all kinds OF sugar, 1nclu0inS the re-
fined product"
AN INJUSTICE TO HOME PRODUC-
ERS.
"A rebate given to the planters of Gu
ba would not only be an injustice to the
growers of sugar and tobacco in this
country, but would wage an injustice to
all other nations producing sugars and
tobacco with which we are trading. 1t
would certainly be resented by such ma
lions.
by turning this rebate into the Cuban
treasury the people of that island will
take the responsibility for it's expendi-
ture, and if they deem it wise to directly
aid the growers of tobacco and sugar.
they can do so. Now that Cuba is an in
dependent nation, L hold that the United
States have no right to pay either bounty
or rebate to any of the particular indus
tries of that country"
Mr.. Dietrich's state is where the first
beet sugar factories We're built. He has
given the question a great deal of study,
not only in the United States, but in for
eign countries, where beet sugar is pro-
duced. AS long ago as 1890 Senator Diet
rich went abroad to acquaint himself
with conditions pertaining to the indus
try. -
TO DEFEND SUGAR.
Several western State delegations in che
House are preparing 10 take the d fen
sive against possible threatened inroads
of foreign sugar producers upon the
American beet sugar industry, Their
present efforts are more in. the nature
/ of throwing out picket line, prepara-
( tory to skirmish. They don't want to
"holler before .tI.cJ are hurt" but are
ready 20 lake a loud outcry if neces-
say
Michigan and California are taking the
! initiative those States being more extern
sively interested in beet sugar growing
than others, and Wisconsin, Nebraska
+, and kansas will probably join forces.
1 Thus far, the disposition seems to be to
merely give notice that they are here to
protect the interests of their constitu-
ents, if they be threatened. 1t is not
yet made clear that a reduction of the
Cuban sugar tariff will harm the beet
growers. There are conflicting claims
upon this point, which will be settled
by the Ways and Means Committee as
a result of the hearings on the subject
soon to commence.
| 1t is not to be supposed. 1t is said, that
the Ways and Means Committee, with it's
present pronounced pro-protection make
up, will recommend legislation likely to
harm any protected industry of this
country. Some of the rock-ribbed pro-
tectionists of that committee are now of
opinion that reduction of tariff on Gu
ban sugar may be made without disad-
vantage to any one, but on the contrary
for the general welfare,
The attitude of the western delegations
is not, therefore, construed to threaten a
split within the republican ranks. The de-
cision reached by the Ways and Means
Committee is expected to be based upon
sound principles of public policy likely to
receive the Endorsement of the western
delegations, and easily explainable to
their constituents.
The Michigan delegation, at a meeting
held late yesterday afternoon, adopted
the following resolution:
THAT we. the Michigan members of
the House of Representa- tives of the
United States Congress, unitedly use our
best endeavors to sustain the sugar beet
industry in Michigan and throughout the
United States, and that we will resist
any attempt calculated to inture this in
dustry."