Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-17
Sugar Trust Is Scored
IN DEBATE
Over Cuban Reciprocity


was resumed iii the House some rou'
tine business was transacted. Ohm
setad oil Pennsylvania presented the
report on the contested election case
OF rowler VS.. Thomas from the Third
.,ortn Carolina district.
Henry OF Connecticut asked unani. |
nous consent to disagree to the Sen.
ate amendments to the oleomargarino
bill, but Richardson OF Tennessee oh.
jected anu the bill went to the Com.
mitteo on Agriculture. ne House
then went into committee OF the
whole and the Cuban reciprocity bill
was taken up.
William Alden Smith OF Michigan
was the first speaker. He spoke
against the bill. He presented the
question from the view point OF the
Republicans who have opposed Cuban
reciprocity on account OF the beet SUI
gar interests, and said in part:
Il would not for anything have You
believe that we who for two months
have been battling for what we be.
lieve to be right were animated by any
hostility or unfriendllness toward the
island Of Cuba. Such is far from the
truth. We have always aided and
sustained her in her struggle for indie.
pondence. We glory in her approach.
ing sovereignty. But we must not
forget that. while we may sympathize
with Cuba. our first duty is toward our
own people. and everything that tends
to strengthen and develop our multi.
piled resources at home and add to
the measure OF our natural strength
and independence should be the oh.
jcct of our profoundest solicitude.
81 am opposed to this measure be-
cause I believe II is calculated to
breed strife and dissatisfaction with
the other sugar countries OF the world
which are thus Disseminated against.
believe it will have a tendency to
provoke commercial hostility among
the othey West Indian Islands and our
neighbors in South America.
Sugar Trust Beneficiary.
81 AM opposed to this measure be,
cause in order to give it effect. II be
comes necessary to violate solemn
promise Of the Republican party de
libcratrly made in solemn convention
to the American people: because
believe it will be harmful TO the agri
cultural and industrial classes OF the
United states. whose great interests
have been confided to our care; be
cause I believe il will be harmful In
the extreme to the Island Of Cuba; be
cause | believe that the principal ben
efiCiary will be the American Sugar
Refining Company. which does moi
need our sympathy; because believe
that the people oil Cuba will receive
no benefit therefrom."
Smith then entered upon n discus
sion OF the policy Of protection. which
had resulted in the upbuilding Of Amer
lean Industry, with especial reference
to the establishment OF the beet sugar
industry a a rival OF the sugar trust
which. he said, refined and controlled
81 per ceHt OF the cane sugar He pre-
dicted that the struggle for supremacy
will be long and relentless and costly
Tine farmers OF the country" hC
went OF. have been cncoulageu by the
Republican party in the ambition tC
produce the sugar OF the country. Il
was a distinct promise 10 the farmer
that he need not fear that the Republi
can party would permit the cheap Ia
Dor ard cheap sugar OF any troplca
territory 10 be brought in in a manner
which would destroy the infant indus
try of the beet sugar production which
the farmers Of the United States have
; under thr fostering care OF the Rcpub
lican party. been building up during
the last lew years.
! The ,amented Mr.. Dingley said
with hi7 Uncrring wisdom, in the dis
cussion OF the tariff act which bear.
his name. Nothing can be done to ST
successfully clip the wings OF tn,
sugar trust as to develop our beet su
. gar industry, and at lhe same timC
confer immense benefit on our farm
ers and all our people. "
Protection for Beet Sugar.
He also quoted Payne, Grosvenor o
Ohio and Steele of Indiana. prslictinl
n great future for the beet sugar in
dustry il the tariff was not disturbed
and added; The great States o
Michigan, California, New York, Colo
RADIO, Utah. Oregon and Montana tool
these distinguished statesmen at thel
word; had faith in the promise of on
party declaration; abandoned the cul
tivation OF wheat and corn, developing
a new industry thus encouraged
Il know it is claimed that this cut o
20 per cent will do our present factor
les no harm, but when the Dingley Law
was passed, and YOU invited rs TO on