Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-15
Concerns Unite In Memorial to the Imperial
Government Denouncing the Recent
Brussels Convention.
''PERIL The GREATEST EVER THREATENED''
Overwhelming Advantages Favor Of the Cane Sugar Indus
try Of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the
Philippines Are Reviewed.

Washington. May 25.-Observance
OF the convention signed at Brussels
by the nations of Europe, with the eX-
ception OF Russia, abolishing export
premiums on sugar, will cause the ruin
OF the beet sugar industry in Germa'
ny, France and Austria.
This Is the conclusion of the beet
sugar concerns of Germany. which
have united in a memorial to the I'm.
perial government which closes with
this declaration:
The Brussels convention is abso
lutely unacceptable. The govern
ment cannot and dare not leave us in
extremities. Above all else. 1t is nee.
essary that the German sugar produc.
ers shall sink all minor differences
and disagreemcnts, and unite to com.
bat, resolutely and unitedly, the great
est peril that has ever threatened
them"
Effects OF New Conditions.
The effect OF the new conditions up.
on the beet sugar industry are thus de-
scribed:
"(a) Reduction OF the home internal
price OF sugar to the present price in
the general foreign market.
"(b) Wholesale and general shrink.
age Of beet sugar production in Ger
many France and Austria to one-hali
OF its present dimensons-in brief,
the ruin OF that industry.
"(c) Increase of sugar production
in all beet growing countries which
are not bound by the Brussels con
vention anu In all cane sugar growing
countries, including The Unitea States
I'D A probable slight reduction OF
the consumers tax and consequently
a small increase Of sugar consumption
in Germany, Austria and France
which will not in any important meas
ure serve to balance the loss to those
countries of their sugar exports"
Advantages to Cane Sugar.
The overwhelming advantages
which the cane sugar industry will
gain and derive from the enforcement
= the Brussels convention are prefig
as follows:
4. The annual production of 2 l-2 to
ons of cane sugar per morgen
bout one acre. against a maximum
ton per morgen OF beet sugar
it'll q net cost of marks per cent
uer ($29.4O per metric toni for bee
sugar-that Is, an advantage of 2.5C
marks per centner so per metric ton
In favor OF cane sugar.
"2. A 2 mark per centner higher
price for cane sugar by reason OF III
superior flavor.
80. Direct and indirect premiums
including freight rebates, import boun
ties and other government favor
granted to native sugars at least b!
England and the United States-say
as an average l mark GAS cents) pc
centner. There will be therefore
total advantage of 2.50-r2-I-l marks
equaling $50 marks $3.50 advantag
in favor OF cane sugar over beet 81
gar from the countries bound by tn
Brussels convention
Demands Made Of Germany.
The memorial then enters into
discussion of what the German Coy
eminent ought to do for its beet suga
interest to replace and compensat
for, in some degree, the advantage
which II will inevatibly lose under tn
terms of the convention. These dc
mands are formulated as follows:
II. Reduction of the tax (Ueberzoll
not below . marks lSl.43) per centnc
0l0 pounds of sugar
"2. Fixing OF the amount to be rail-