The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01
WILL NOT
GIVE WAY
Sugar Men Fight
Against the
Cubans.

r. N Llnenthal, manager o. the An
glo-Californian bank, was among the
passengers who arrived in the Alameda
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. LilienthaI is
accompanied by his wife and son and
the wife and daughter of his cousin,
there being in the party as we'll Mr..
Albert Langerman, who has heavy in
terests in Hawaiian shares, and Miss
Alice Gerstle, a friend of Mrs Lilien-
thai, who is travelling with the pleas
ure party. Mr.. Lilienthal said yester-
day that he was only for pleasure and
would stay for two or three weeks, or
50 long as was necessary t. see and
enjoy all that is to be seen. Invitations
have been presented to Mr.. Lilienthal
and party already for several of the
most pleasing of the excursions about
the islands. The special car of Mr..
Dillingham; has been placed at the dis
posal of the party for a trip through
the plantations, and Mr.. L. \. Thurs
ton has invited the members OF the
party to be his guests for a trip 20 the
Volcano. Mr.. Lilienthal said
II had the most certain information
before leaving San Francisco that sem
timent in favor of Cuba was changing,
and there was then little danger that
there would be reciprocity between the
two countries on the basis of free sugar
and free tobacco. The fact that the
whole scheme is one whereby the. mem
bers of the sugar trust hope to gain
larger returns from plantations which
they purchased cheap, is being general
ly recognized and the people of the
country are becoming aroused to the
danger which lies in such action to the
future of the sugar industry. Cuba is
doing very well and the granting of a
reduction on the sugar there would
only result in the securing of larger re-
turns by the trust, not in any advan-
tage to the people. Senators and mem
bers of Congress are beginning to feel
the weight of the influence of the farm
ers, and the outlook is very cheering
for the sugar interests of the United
States.
Hawaiian securities in San Fran
cisco are holding their own very we'll.
There is little feeling of uneasiness;
rather the people there see that there
will be a great revival of business here,
just as soon as the money begins to
come in from the sugar crops which
are now being grown, and they are not
in the least uneasy over the future.
San Francisco is putting its money in
some of the best ventures here, and
believe will continue to do so. There
is a great deal of interest felt there in
the future of island trade, but with the
clearing of the Cuban situation there
seems to be no reason to fear that
there will be any serious decline in val
ues of local holdings.
of
watching with interest the outcome of
the launching of the new administra-
ton of city affairs. Mayor Schmitz is
a representative of the labor party,
man who has never studied questions
of government closely, and one who
has. of course little knowledge of ways
and means. However, he seems to be
starting right, as he is ready to do
what is fair and is taking advice from
some of the best men. The real power
behind the throne is A. Ruef, who has
been his adviser so far, and without
doubt will continue to be. The great
interest felt by all business men de-
tered my brother from coming with
us as he planned. He represents many
large interests and is kept closely
watching their standing in the city.
am very hopeful that the administra-
ton will be a good one, thought it will
have to be compared with a rather ex-
ceptional one at the head of which was
Mayor Phelan.
L have long contemplated this trip,
and 1 will enjoy all the time to the full.
Although 1 am largely interested in the
First National Bank, 1 did not come
here to take any active part in its af-
fairs and if do act in any way it will
be only after investigation of the sit
uation, and a thorough understanding
of all sides of the matter