The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23
|HAWA||'S
AFFAIRS
OBSERVED
What is Going on
at the National
Capital.
THE SUGAR
SITUATION
Wilcox. Liliuokalani and David.
Mrs. Judd Visiting the
tiartwsIls.
Especial to the Advertiser,

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IYYYASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. H.
| W. Cuban sugar duties have been
W OF absorbing attention here this
week from the Hawaiian standpoint
feeling of considerable security that
probably nothing would be done. espe-
cially as no stable government of their
own was in immediate prospect for the
! Cubans, was followed by feeling of
some anxiety. as soon as Chairman
Payne, of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, decided to give Cuban deiega-
tion hearings on the subject.
That stirred the beet sugar people TO
much activity. The Michigan delega-
ton in the House. composed OF twelve
Republicans. Immediately caucused.
Michigan being the second State In the
Union In the production of beet sugar.
They passed resolutions declaring that
we, the Michigan members OF the
House of Representatives OF the United
States Congress, unitedly use our best
endeavors to sustain the beet sugar In
dustry in Michigan and throughout the
United States, and that we will resist
any attempt, calculated to injure this
industry.
The California delegation. consisting
of seven Republicans, held caucus
the same day and passed oral resoiu-
tions of a similar character. One OF
their members, Mr.. Metcalf,sis mem
1, Of +Ia
Mr.. Robertson. of Louisiana, Demo-
crat, and necessarily a man in favor OF
the sugar interests, is also a member
of the Ways and Means Committee.
1t is the influence of President Roose-
veit that has been working mischief
Chairman Payne of the Ways and
Means Committee, comes from a sec
ton where there are large beet sugar In
terests, but the President has been
gradually pulling him over to the other
side on the plea that something must
be done for Cuba A belief has prevail
ed In some quarters that Mr.. Dalzell Of
an influential member OF
the Ways and Means Committee, and
next to Mr.. Payne in rank, IS hostile to
any legislation reducing Cuban tariff
duties. That is said to be Incorrect.
But the long and the short of 1t Is that
no accurate line on what the commit
tee is likely to do can be had at this
time further than this: There will be
no radical action by the Ways and
Means members. A twenty-five per
cent reduction of tariff duties on goods
coming from Cuba, providing a similar
reduction is made on goods going from
this country to Cuba, will probably be
recommended in a bill TO be reported
after the Cuban hearings. These have
been set for Jan. 22 There Is a quiet
tip going the rounds that the leading
men of the Senate and House will set
lie the controversy by compromise OF
that character and that the military
government at Havana Will be In
structed to make the IS per cent cut on
,ur imports into the Island Immediately
after such an act Is passed by Con
sress.
Even the advocates OF retaining the
present Cuban duties are In many
,ases admitting that this Is what the
lpshot Of II all will likely be. The oees
sugar men and the cane sugar grow"
,rs. as far as their sentiments can De
ya;ned through representatives. think
hat WIN be a desirable elimination
rhe Presidents determination to secure
,o,ra concessions for Cuba and senti-
nent throughout the country tha'
6Cont;uue1 on Pare o.