The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-25
HAWlII'S
AFFAIRS
REVIEWED
Sugar as it May
Be Affected
by Cuba.


jus, now over cuban reclproc-
ity agitation. However since my last
letter there has been some red hot
politics I'm the House. growing out oi
tariff questions and incidentally Affect
ing the sugar question.
Vigorous protestations were made by
Gen. Grosvenor and Chairman Payne
of the Ways and Means Committee,
that there was no intention of side
tracking Cuban reciprocity, when the
war revenue reduction hill was placed
IN front of II. The beet sugar men,
nevertheless, We're claiming and with
complete assurance, that that was the
significance OF the move. There can
be no doubt that both the beet sugar
men and the high tariff men In the
Ways and Means Committee and In
the House. made the move for no other
purpose than to shelve Cuban reciproc-
ity. Thereupon President Roosevelt be-
gan to play his hand, and he has
brought the Ways and Means mem
bers and Speaker Henderson TO their
knees. II is now pretty safe to predict
that a Cuban reciprocity scheme prob
ably Of % per cent in duty, Will be re-
ported out OF the Ways and Means
Committee, before many weeks have
gone by. II the President plays MS
hand steadily he will win, but there
wnl be stormy times in both Senate
and House before the game is con-
cluded.
During the past week some new
plans have been advanced, two OF
which are noteworthy. one is by Rep
resentative Newlands, Of New, who
proposed that reciprocity be granted
for the year 1908, coupled with an invi-
tation 10 the Cubans to enter the Unit
ed States as a Territory and prospec-
tive state. Mr. Newlands was the au-
thor OF the act for the annexation of
Hawaii. Representative Page Morris
of Mimi, has advanced another plan
by which he would increase the duty
on raw sugar of SO degrees. from l.6So
cents to l.S44 cents and then grant a
rebate of SO l-3 per cent to the
Cuban planter. 1t is doubtful If either
of these plans will be endorsed by the
Ways and Means Committee, but there
is no telling at this time what the
House, or the Senate, may do.
A very brisk fight between Repre-
sentative Babcock, of Wis, who offered
some time ago carefully drawn bill
for the revision of tariff duties on
steel and iron, and Speaker Henderson
and Chairman Payne and Representa-
tive Dalzell, the last three all hlSh
tariff stalwarts, has given some spirit
also to the Cuban question. Mr.. BaD-
cock sprung his bill as an amendment
to the war revenue reduction bill. IN
the Waws and Means Committee, and
came awfully near having 1t adopted
so near that the high tariff men were
frightened to death. Meanwhllt
Speaker Henderson, Chairman Payne
and Mr.. Dalzell had been summoned
to the White House to hear some plalr
talk from the President of the United
States about his determination to have
Cuban reciprocity. There was a row
inside, but the details of 1t are no
known, for none of the four partlcl
pants are inclined to talk about II.
The hearing of Hon. William Hay
wood before the Ways and Means Com
mittee recently, has been printed b!
the committee during the past week.
The Senate Committee on an 18th
mian Canal has been conducting hear
ings during the last week. Progress Il
being made but there is little to indl'
cate yet what the outcome in the Sen
ate will be. There is quietus for th'
present on the question of CABLE
across the Pacific.
HOOGS IN WASHINGTON.
A few Honolulu visitors have been ii
washington during the past week. Mr.
w II. Hoogs member of the last Leg
islature and head of a large business
enterprise in Honolulu, arrived earl!
in the week 1T was awfully cold Owe
in New York" said Mr.. Hoogs to TIT
Advertiser correspondent, and
thought ] would run over to Washing
ton to see If the weather wasn't lit
tie more moderate"
That was all he would say as to hi
mission in Washington. He was at IN
Capitol last Thursday, accompanie
by Hon. william Haywood. The tw
iunched together in the House restau
rant and during their monday repas
Representative Kahn, of San Francis
co, TO whom Mr. HOogs has letter c
Introduction, entered and had lunc
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Macfarlane, {
Honolulu, and their two sons, haN
been at the New Willard for some day
the same hotel as has Land Commi
sioner +. S. Boyd as guest. The
are simply taking tourists trip
this part of the States, and have bee
enjoying themselves. A few days al
Mr.. Haywood took Mr.. Macfarlane
the White House and introduced HI
TO President Roosevelt. Their call w
for the purpose of paying respects b
Mr.. Haywood made of il an opportu
ity to discuss informally some affai
pertaining 10 Hawaii and the tarin s.
uation. However, there was nothil
OF special significance in the inte
view.
Chairman Knox, of the Commit
on Territories. has referred the bill {
the Hawaiian Ditch Company,
which Col. Sam Parker is intereste
to q subcommittee. composed of hir
self. Representative Powers. Of MAR
aud Representative De Grafenried,