The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-06
JUDICIAL FARCE THE TARIFF WILL STAY
AGAINST CUBAN
REDUCTION
Dr. Wiley Testihes That European
Boundes and Cartels. Not American
Tariff is Now Burdening cuba,

w ACld NUN YIN january ~ "A
member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee said late tonight that a poll had
been taken i'm the committee on the re-
duCtiOn of the cuban tariff, and that
il stood Z for reduction and 10 against.
| There is a little question as to one
man. said this committeeman, who is
included i'm the count of 10 against If
he gets over to the other side it will
make the committee stand for and 8
against. You can positively say that
there is a majority of the committee
against a reduction of the tariff on
Cuban sugar. l think the plan is beat
en- in the light of this vote"
DR. Wiley, chief of Bureau of Chem
/ istry, Department of Agriculture, was
before the Ways and Means Commit
/ tee today i'm connection with the Gu
| ban reciprocity question. His state
ment covered the scientific phases of
| the production of sugar from beets,
| cane, etc, and the development of the
| respective industries. BY means of
charts he showed the comparative in
| significance of the beet sugar industry
/ in 1855, when most of the sugar was
made from cane. Since then conditions
/ have reversed, until now the greater
part of the sugar production is from
beets. Much the larger part of this
production was in Europe, the product
in America being comparatively small
Dr. Wiley expressed the opinion, how
ever that the beet sugar would never
| eXtnguish the cane product, as the
/ latter had certain special uses.
DR.. Wiley's emphatic declaration that
/ Cuba's appeal to the United States was
misplaced, and would not afford relief
attracted much attention. This came
/ after he had shown that the European
bounty and cartel systems were the
controlling factors in the sugar situa-
| ton. The Cuban planters had pros
pered, he said, under Spanish regime
and why should they now lay their
misfortunes to the breaking of the
Spanish yoke? Under such circum-
| stances, it might be best to lead them
back to Spain.
DR.. Wiley then said The cause Of
the trouble they are fighting is not in
the tariff duties of the United States,
but is the OveTproduCtiOn of sugar, due
to bounties granted by Europe. Their
cause should be pleaded in the parlta-
ments of Europe, not in that Of Amer
lea. Their suit should go before the
Reichstag and the Bundesrath, and not
before the American Congress. The
place to plead their cause is before the
Congress Of Brussels, not before the
Ways and Means Committee of the
Congress Of the United States"
At another point DR.. Wiley said It
was a question whether the relief
sought for Cuba would have the effect
of killing outright the cane and beet
sugar industry of this country or
merely paralyZing them, rendering the
patient a burden to ms friends. But 1t
seemed perfectly certain ne -aid, that
there would be no further factories end
investments in this line in this country
Probably there would be feeble efforts
to save things from the wreck, but, Dr.
Wiley said, there would no longer be
the work of young giant of protection
On being questioned by Representa-
tive Newlands of Nevada, Dr. Wiley eX-
pressed himself in favor of Cuban an
nexation but said admission of Cuban
sugars at reduced rates would be dis
astrOus to beet sugar.
Representative Richardson Of Ten
nessee questioned DR.. Wiley on the diff
ference between his views and uho7.. ex-
pressed by President Roosevelt and
Secretary Root. DR.. Wiley said he was
formerly connected with the Beet Sugar
Experiment Station in Nebraska. lie
disClaimed speaking for the Secretary
of Agriculture. He was aware of the
views of the President, Secretary Root
and General Wood. but he said his
views were the result of his own in
quiries and conclusions.
Special Agent Saler of the Agricul-
tural Department, in charge of beet
sugar Investigations gave the state Cf
business, showing fifty factories oper-
ating or about to begin, and some nun
dred capitalized and expected to OBJ
crate.
The committee went into secret sas-
sion and Representative Richard son
moved that Secretary Root be invited
to appear. Chairman Payne said he had
had several conferences with Mr. Root
on the subject, who had stated that ne
had no additional facts to present ard
did not desire to appear before the COM
mittee.