The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-26
CHANCES
FOR THE
CUBsiS
Reciprocity Fight
Viewed From
Capital.
Especial to the Advertiser)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., August s.-
The Cuban reciprocity question. which I
agitated Congress excessively at the
last session and which, indirectly at
least Is of vital interest to Hawaiian
industries, is cropping up forcibly ana
in peculiar fashion.
President Roosevelts statement In MS
Pittsburgh speeches that CUBAN reci-
procity treaty would be negotiated
..sure as fate" has been taken up as
slogan in many States and Is ringing
from stump to stump. In the Con-
gressional districts. represented by Ike
publicans who bolted the reciprocity |
program. aspiring candidates for the
nomination are accepting 1t as an ex-
cuse for getting in on the game ana
some of the veteran leaders against
reciprocity are graphing ike Sixty win
these ambitious aspirants. The Presi-
dent naturally has quite foliowihs
among the newspapers or all THESE
states and. as always happens when
Congressman goes against the express
ed wishes of the President who Is by
virtue OF his position the political lead
er of his party, are lambasting these
recalcitrants. out In the Minnesota
district which Representative Tawney
halls from, there is Republican whirl- |
wind Mr. Tawney was in the fore
front of the reciprocity fight standing
out til the last ditch. Hardly had he
returned from Washington before the
fight was begun IN his district. His re-
nomination and reelection are regarded
as sure, but they will not come without
a severe struggle, for the influence OF
the administration is certainly not be-
ing thrown for him.
The scores of influences that make
for victory one way or another IN pom
tical campaigns are all tending towards
the Presidents declaration for recipro-
city, The cry for an extra session oil
Congress to ratify a treaty or recipro-
city is heard constantly and with es-
pecial force Just now. The representa-
tiyes who come to town for a day or !
two on department business are care
full to get in the newspapers that they
are for reciprocity and, II they have
not gone on record as against II, they
are careful to emphasize that they nave
thought all along that reciprocity was
n mighty good thing. Representative
Foster, of Vermont, one OF the pes'
fellows in the House, came poNh i'oHl
Vermont the other day and declared
that the people up there were heart ana
soul for the Presidents Cuban pollcy
Representative Sherman, of Utica N
Y. and one of the most prominent he-
publlcans In the House as well as wee
chairman of the Republican Congress
;onal Committee is back from long
trim to California, and in an interview
he declares that the people of the peet
sugar growing state of the Pacinc
Coast are backing the Presidents 5
policy enthusiastically.
Undoubtedly there is to be more ol
the fight yet. When the representa-
tiyes have secured reelection and no
longer are Immediately In need of votes
there will likely be a cessation of the
clamor for Cuban reciprocity IL Is not
probable that the recalcitrant senator's
who voted against considering the Cub
an reciprocity bill. haye materially
changed their views when the Senate
comes to consider the subject. either in
treaty form or otherwise, the opposl-
tion will then be seen In its real light.
No man can say whether a treaty VIII
be ratified although the President VIII
undoubtedly seek to have II ratlfled
with all the power there is back of his
high office.
There is great rejoicing here today
among the friends of the Pacific Com
mercial Cable Company over the deci-
sion announced from oyster Bay, which
will probably reach Honolulu in ad-
vance of this letter, that permission
is given for the landing of cable at
San Francisco, Honolulu, Guam. and
Manila Attorney General Knox has
given the subject very careful consid-
Grafton and the provisions attached to
the landing of the cable and to the
bxrt ha
of soundngs across the Pacific anc
other available information. This II
believed here to assure the speedy con-
structfon of the cable to Guam anC
Manila No doubt exists here that th'
directors of the Pacific Commercial
Gable Company will accept the term
imposed by the government.
The Interior Department has writer
to Honolulu for "A reply as to com
plants from Porto Ricans in the Ha
waiian Islands that they have bee
improperly treated. The complaint wa
forwarded here some weeks ago an
returned for recommendations. Ther
has been some delay in receiving re
ply and accordingly the department
has written second sletter as II is nc
desired to act till the Territorial au
thorities are heard from. The CON
plant makes no mention of particula
plantations but cites that Porto Rica
employees, who went from Porto RiC
quite a time ago to work on the sugf
plantations have been improperly trea
ed and hope the government will affol
them some relief and some assistant
towards getting back to their form
homes
1t was stated at the Attorney Gel
erals Office that nothing has yet be-
done towards selecting a successor
Judge Humphreys. While the opini
prevails there that the President W
name the man before September /.
Is thought that he win not take I
matter up for probably couple
weeks yet. AS far as can be learn