The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-22

crate weather ttat'a hNh Ahf rf''tS
and avenues. parboiled by a burning
sun. have become by day like fiery fur
naces. The session Of Congress was 80
prolonged that an the Interest Sas
threshed out Of politics and there viii
be little OF political intercs; now on the
mainland till September l or therea-
bouts. This year the Republican Com
gressional committee has decided Ia
maintain It's headquarters in New York
City. There will be no branch in this
ity. only a bureau for the shipping Of
documents to various parts OF the
country Heretofore the Republicans
have either had their headquarters here
,or they have maintained a branch
headquarters here. Chairman Babcock
of Wisconsin has gone 20 New York
and intends to spend most of the sum
mer there. collecting funds and other
wise preparing for a vigorous fight as
soon as the campaign is on.
The Democrats are maintaining head
quarters i'm this city with branch I'm
Chicago and a branch in New York
City. Nobody seems TO have much
heart for victory on the Democratic
side No one, of course. can tell what
may happen in the next four months.
but unless the situation changes radi-
cally It win be surprise If the Demo-
Gratis develop any great strength.
YANG WEI PIN INyEsTIGATlON
Chief Clerk Michael of the State De
partment said today that there had
been no developments In the inyesti-
cation Of charges against the Chinese
Consul at Honolulu. Yang Wei Pin. The
matter IL being taken up by the Chi
nese Minister here, Mr. WI Ting Fang,
and officials of the State Department,
but II is asserted that the negotiations
have not progressed far enough yet TO
tell what the outcome viii be. Mr..
Michael refuses TO tell what has been
learned thus far from the investlga-
tions conducted In Honolulu.
THE SUGAR DEPRESSION.
Nearly every issue OF the large met
ropolitan newspapers nowadays has
something about the depression in the
sugar industry. and particularly the
impending distress I'm Cuba President
Roosevelt Is conducting a very astute
campaign to bring public sentiment
over to his side in favor OF reel
procity treaty He is talking II in his
speeches wherever he goes and II II
plain that he intends 10 fight for reci-
procity to the last ditch. II IL notice
able that some of the accounts OF state
Republican conventions are reported
favorably TO his cause, when az mat
ter Of fact the platforms were against
him. This was particularly true OF
Minnesota, a state whose representa-
lives IN Congress went squarely against
the President in the Cuban reciprocity
question. The reports telegraphed east
were that the Presidents friends had
won great victory In that convention.
1t seemed almost impossible to get a
straight account OF that convention tn
the local newspapers arrived from st.
Paul and In the meantime the ardent
administration organs had Numbered
about the Presidents victory and the
impression had gone forth to the pub
lie. which the subsequent corrected
statements could not entirely remove.
WEST INDIAN SUGAR.
a statement regarding the sugar In
dustry in the West Indies was given
out at the State Department few
days ago. 1t Is noticeable that the re-
port OF this was FASTENED 80 that Il
did not go through the usual channels.
The statement az II came from the
State Department was az follows:
United States Consul Sawter at An
! tigua, Is. w. l., has forwarded to the
Secretary of State a copy OF a petition
from committee OF the West 1ndin
| Company to Mr.. Chamberlain Of the
British Foreign Office. appealing for
financial assistance.
/ The petition which has direct bear
ing on the Cuban and Porto Rican
questions In dated April Is, and Is az
follows:
I'VE have the honor to call your at
tention to the critical position in which
the sugar industry OF the West Indies
IL now placed, owing to the fact that
the sugar bounties convention recently
agreed TO at Brussels will not take ef-
feet until September ]. 1908. We feel
II our duty to convey to you 10 the best
our our ability what the immediate
result Ii likely to be, and what. In our
I opinion. II is essential should be done
by his majesty's government TO enable
the industry TO survive the interven-
| ing period.
"2. We wish to say that We have no
doubt that the convention, II It comes
into operation. will solve the West In
dian problem: but, In the first place
the convention has not been ratified
and need not be ratified for some ten
months to come, 30 that until that
time arrives. the sugar industry OF the
world. 30 far as II IL dependent on the
British market Will be left In state
! of uncertainty, except as regards the
| European beet sugar production. The
beet sugar crop. which II about to BE-
sown. VIII be sown with the full
knowledge that II will continue to re-
ceive the enormous bounties which II
now receives.
80. There IL consequently, In oui
opinion. no hope Of any improved price
FOR sugar in the immediate future; and
the question to be- considered Is, wheth-
er sugar production OF our West Indian
colonies can be continued under the ex'
listing strain until September, 1903,
| 80 We haV. no hesitation in aylnl