The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-22
REPUBLICANS IN
SIGHT OF VICTORY
Everything Looks Like Another Sweep in
November---Burton May Come
Down All Alone


great majority Of proprietofs win b.
unable to do 80. horcos.r those who
DO continue. viii reduce the amount
they allow FOR the cost of production.
and hence wages will be everywhere
reduced 10 the detrimcnt OF the estates
and the working Glasses dependent
upon them, ana consequently TO the
revenue OF the colonies.
-. We wish to respectfully point
out what is no doubt We'll known to
you, sir that the effect OF the bounties
has been immensely aggravated during
the last Il months by the cartel sys-
TENS of Austria and Germany and
hence has arisen the apparently rapid
development of "A crisis which has been
hanging over the heads of the West
Indies for the last q years We have
every confidence. sir, that you are well
aware Of the critical condition OF these
colonies, but we feel that We would be
failing In our duty did we not express
To YOU clearly and decidedly our view
of the position. We who have signed
this letter are mainly instrumental in
providing for carrying on the estates.
Macy Of Us viii lose heavily by the
present crop owing To the inability of
those 10 whom We have made advances
for the crop TO repay those advances.
We have had. some of US. to consider
hlAtAllfl uuuFf lutft We
Were justified in continuing these ad-
vanccs for another crop. and have de-
cided that We cannot do 50 unless some
practical assistance Is given by our
government to make such advances
fairly safe.
&c. Present prices are leaving a loss
of from 81 TO go per ton on the sugar
produced. and we have. after very
careful reflection. decided 10 express to
you our conviction that unless his
ma!esty's government can see their way
20 relieve the strain by AT least e2 per
ton there VIII be "A material reduction
in the cultivation OF sugar in the West
Indies.
-. II is for the government to con-
slider what this would mean. We have
no wish TO put forward an exaggerated
or an unnecessary alarmist View, but
we venture to think such an event is
one which no government could con-
template without the gravest anxiety.
and we have yentured to write this let
ter to you, sir. to exonerate ourselves
from all responsibility. by conveying to
you our deliberate opinion In regard to
! what IL required to meet the case. No
1 one can absolutely predict the future
| but there is such q thing az tempting
! Providence. II is our duty to give his
maJeFty's government the warning. on
them must rest the responsibility OF
dealing with II. We believe that these
colonies are at the breaking point, and
that Immediate relief rs absolutely nee
ess0ry to prevent what we believe
would be a serious calamity.
| IS. In these circumstances we VEN
turc respectfully to request that you
VIII be pleased to receive, with the
chancellor OF the exchequer. a deputa-
ton OF the West India committee.
which may lay before you, verbally and
more fully. the consideration indicated
IN the above brief statement of the
, situation"
\ In forwarding a copy Of this petition
Consul Sawter says:
1T III "A fact that the sugar estates in
/ the British West indies are in a serious
plight. The heart has been taken out
I Of the people. the long depression has
! benumbed their energies, and they are
showing dull, sullen apathy which
BODIES no good. In many OF the dis
tricts n spirit OF recklessness has set in
mot lawlessness, but an irresponsible
ity regarding the higher relations OF
life. immortality is increasing and
more open. and certainly the recent in
crease Of Sc per cent I'm the illegitimacy
rate gives evidence OF this.
I'm "a recent interview with the cler-
| gy ut Antigua they tell me It In more
difficult to do successful work, and
many are getting respondent. The rea-
son Of this indifference is not far to
seek Everywhere there IL crushing.
grinding poverty. and where people
have no money to procure healthy and
legitimate enjoyment they always get
dcmoraiized and resort to low forms
OF pleasure.
"1he poverty. especially in Antigua.
is something appalling. II is scarcely
"a matter for surprise then that a
strong feeling of resentment IL being
created. The present heavy taxation
is rot yielding what II should; IL Ii di-
minishing industry instead OF increas-
ing II. and retarding energy and en-
tcrprise instead OF stimulating II.
Il append herewith the petition.
Jceming IL timely and OF interest to our
government"
The sundry civil law for the curren,
fiscal year. which was signed by the
4 President June 2s. has an item OF 1926
000 for the maintenance and ordinary
expenses. including pay Of officers and
employees OF quarantine stations" In
the list OF stations mentioned in the
law IL 1.-THE quarantine system OF the
Hawaiian Islands," the language being
broader than In the case OF the sta
lions on the mainland.
The general deficiency appropriation
law, which was signed by the Presi-
dent July ]. has the following item. Of
interest In Hawaii:
For the payment of William T. Patty
Of Honolulu. Hawaii. for services rem
dered and material furnished durini
the month Of September. 1900. in fitting
up certain rooms In the judiciary build.
ing at Honolulu and preparing then
for use for United States court pur-
poses $3.50"
The junketing trio OF Senator'S which
leaves San Francisco late In July. ac.
cordIng TO present plans, has no pro,
gram further than that Senator Bur.
ton says he wants to stay for a month
In the Islands. II the Senators ac'
complish anything further than to hav,
good time personally It win be a sur