The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-22
GERMANY'S SUGAR TRUST.
It Absolutely Controls the Home Su-
gar Market fer Both Raw and
Refined

From the Philadelphia Press rep
The fact that the greatest sugaI
trust in the world exists in Germany
under the name of the "Kartell" neej
cause no surprise. 1t is well known
that there are more trusts in Ger
many than in any other country. anG
that nowhere else are they so power
full. Evidence of that fact has been
furnished by the British diplomatic
and consular agents in Germany. and
has been widely published.
We have our own sugar trust in
the United States, and we-are by nc
means proud CT it. But it is not with
cut competition, and it has never con
trolled alone the market for refined
sugar. But the German "Kartell" alb
solutely controls the sugar market
of Germany for both raw and refined.
The German government is support
ing the "Kartell'' by means of boun-
ties, both on production and exports.
As a result, Germany exports no less
than 100000 tons of sugar, after
completely supplying her own popu-
latiOn These exports. which are al
most one-fifth of the worlds avail
able supply. are sent out at a loss 20
German manufacturers; but owing TO
the bounty paid by the German gov
eminent and the absolute control by
the "Kartell' of the German market
the trust makes a handsome profit.
The German consumer pays a great
deal more for his sugar than is paid by
gar. and some short-sighted persons
contend that the foreigner, under
such circumstances, has no ground of
complaint But there is another side
of the question. If the German ex-
porter is allowed to get control OF the
foreign market by selling at a loss
and thus destroying the sugar-grow
ing industry in countries that do not
pay bounties. making such countries
dependent on Germany and other
bountyfed sugar at the oppOrtune
time the "Kartelr' may put up tbs
prices and recoup its losses in the
foreign trade from the foreign con-
sumner. The production of sugar is
net the work of 4 day. a month. or a
year. Once Germany gets control of
q market and destroys the home pro-
duction in that market. il will be
more or less at the mercy of Germa-
ny. The abolition of sugar bounties
IN Europe may be put down as GER
tain at some future time.
Congress was wise in providing
oounteryailing duties against this
bounty fed sugar and thus enabling
the United States TO build up its own
sugar industry. In that way in time
We win not only keep at home the
enormous milliors we now spend
abroad for sugar. but We viii give
employment to a vast army OF men
IN producing sugar in the United
States. The helpless condition of
such OF the British colonies as make
sugar production their chief industry
Is an illustration of the folly OF Great
Britain in depending on the bounty
ted sugar or Europe for her home
consumption. One of these DAYS the
hounties will be abolished and then
Great Britain with her ruined colo
MES viii have 10 paw much higher
prices for sugar II il were not for
the markets the British colonies find
in the United States for their sugar
they would to-day be hopelsssly bank
rupt. In fact, they are new TO large
{ Stent depending on subsidies from
the British trust.