The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-02-25

mn. -. +. DILLlNGHAM returned
W 10 the city yesterday in the Ala
AVA media, after protracted stay In
san Francisco. which was broken by
three trips TO the East, where he made
staps in New York and Washington.
Mr.. Dillingham; returns having accom-
plished almost everything he undertook
In California. having completed the
sales of bonds OF the plantations and
railroad in which he is So heavily in
terested, winding up negotiations
which have resulted in the securing,
for investment here, Of something like
I 81 600 900. all within the past year and
| a half.
Il was in Washington" said Mr.
| DILLINGHAM; yesterday, Just before
starting home. and the conditions there
are such that no one could forecast
the future. President Roosevelt is very
Imuch at sea over affairs here. lie has
heard the statements of his old college
mate. Harold NJ. Sewall, and then men
of equal standing have come and told
him the opposite. He said he had writ
ten 10 George r. Carter for informa-
ton. az he had heard Of Mr.. Carter as
a man of standing In the community
a young man, and one who was likely
To be well informed. / don't think he
> expected to have Mr.. Carter go on TO
Washington. He had also heard most
lraVorabIy Of Mr. II. =. Baldwin, and
In turn he asked me to see Mr.. Bald
win and ask that he also send his
1 views " the situation to Washington.
The fact is the President is seeking
Information purely and simply.
There has been a great deal Of com
plant made at Washington against
the Governor, and this has been laid
directly before the President by Nj.
SewaU. From what ! heard when a
the Capital it appears that Mr.. SeWali
abandoned his fight for the Governor
ship and took up that of the name OF
Mr.. Parker. In san Francisco Mr.
Parker told me conclusively that ht
did not want the place. The best IN
. formation Is that as result OF the
continued solicitations of Mr.. SeWall
the President asked Mr.. Parker
, Would you accept the Governorship?
This. it would appear, was taken a!
Will All this was, according to mS
information, in the event of the resig'
, nation of Governor Dole, which 1t ha:
y been represented, was imminent ow
ing to the Ill nealtn ol the bONSliIoI
= There was nothing that / found whic!
would in the slightest indicate tina
there was any thought of asking the
: resignation of Governor Dole, or in any
contingency of removing him from his
office
There seems to be a belief that II
anything is done at Washington b.
Congress in the Cuban tariff matter
Ii will be nothing more than conces-
sion of 90 per cent reduction in the
duties. Many friends of Hawaii believe
| II would be the best course to have
such a reduction made at this time as
there would be little chance that the
Cubans would come into the next Con-
gress with a fight for greater advan-
tages. on the other hand IL there is
, no action and there is any trouble
there. the only thing the United states
could do, If compelled to intervene,
, would be to make the island "A part OF
the United States, and then there
would be no duty whatever. From the
best figures | could obtain 1t costs to
prepare sugar for market there $50 a
ton. including bagging. This with the
duty of SG3.75, would make ton of
) sugar cost $6S.75, Even with the 20
/ per cent off the duty there ould be
stiN a cost 10 the Cubans of about $50,
, land | believe there would be n COM
| petlng chance.
AS to land laws, I do not believe
there viii be anything done this ses-
a