Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-09

committee On ways anu "tdhS, rii
day, January "a, 1902.
The committee met at 10 o'clock a.
M, pursuant to adjournment, Hon. 5.
L. Payne in the chair.
Statement of Mr.. William Haywood.
of Washington, d. c., representing the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
and the Chamber OF Commerce Of Hon
olulu, against reciprocity:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen OF the
Ways and Means Committee: My name |
is william Haywood. l was for three
years, prior to the annexation OF Ha-
wall United States Consul General at
| Honolulu, and upon the extension OF
American laws to the islands was APP
pointed collector OF internal revenue.
resigned this position last winter to
come to Washington as the resident at
torney OF the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association.
Mr.. Atkins made several references
last week to delegation from the
Sandwich Islands. | am that delega-
| ton.
Hawaii being as II we're, the infant
Of the American family, is naturally
| difident in making suggestions regard
ing legislation OF national importance.
She is not opposed to Cuba being as
sisted II Congress in its wisdom decides
that the United States is morally re-
| sponsible for Cuba's welfare. When
Hawaii sought and obtained the bless
| ing OF American citizenship she expect
ed and was willing to bear, her share
OF the burdens OF citizenship. She Is
! perfectly willing to stand her share OF
the expense OF helping Cuba, but with
her limited means and small population
she naturally objects to being plunged
into bankruptcy that Cuba's absentee
sugar planters may be put on more
favorable footing than she. From all
that can gather. about 30 per cent of
those who will profit by a lowering of
the duties on Cuban sugars are Span
ish and Americans.
Helping an Alien People.
To give to Cuba free market for
her sugar will be to give an alien peo-
pie Just as much advantage as Amer
lean citizenship gives to Hawailans,
and the extra advantage of not being
Obliged to conform to. the stringent
laws regarding labor and immigration.
With annexation Hawaii lost her best
source of labor supply-China. The
islands are so isolated that labor does
not naturally come to Hawaii, but
| must be sought Prior to annexation
i Sho ,nuIl ,egist I'm, mi Urn finn aud Ih.p-
tect herself by making contract All
those advantages she gave up for what
sne thought free, protected market.
The prohibition against importing Chi
| nese and the laws against assisted and
contract labor has added greatly to the
| cost of producing her one, and might
| say only. staple. II must be borne in
| mind that Hawaii produces practically
| nothing that she uses. All her food
| clothing. machinery and in fact every
! thing but few vegetables. come from
| the States and the only thing she has
| to pay with is sugar.
Hawaii. with an area approximately
| Of $4,000 acres of land suitable for the
| cultivation of sugar cane. produced last
| year, sold in the American market
| 3G0,033 tons Of raw sugar, valued al
| s27, O93. 923.4l, which was 1922 per cent
| of her total exports of every descrip'
| tion-$2S. 054. 43043.
| New Methods at Mills.
| | might say right here that the an
| nexatIon commissioners, when asked
whether the limit OF sugar production
i was reached, placed $4,000 acres as tho
total area OF ianu suitable for sugar
= They only have $4,000 acres In sugal
now. We are producing more sugar
than Mr.. Thurston told Congress h;
thought we would, but we are doing Il
because new methods are being de
vlsed every day for increasing the out
+ put OF the mills.
, The Chairman: What was the pric,
, per pound?
, Mr. Haywood: We figure every
almost impossible for me TO give any.
thing In pounds
4 Mr.. Newlands: What do you mean b.
a short tons?
b Mr.. Haywood: 1000 pounds.
The Chairman: DO you not know the
price at which raw sugar Is sold?
4 Mr. Haywood: IL fiuctuates with ev,
E cry steamer.
The Chairman: And 1t fuctuates II
q Hamburg, too. would like to know
!, the relation OF the price in Hawaii /,
the price in New York?
Mr.. Haywood: As | understand II