The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-05
THE COTTON CRISIS.

The shortage the United crop will be felt very
severely in all consuming and especially England
Throughout the there has been doganzaon the trade
and thousands OF operators have had to work short time Some mills
indeed have had shut down altogether In there has
been considerable suffering chiefly Lancashire But the depression
ALREADY c VIII be as nothing to what must come on now Inc cond
tons promise almost that forgotten famine dur
ing the civil This condition brought about by the consumption
oveag the supply consequent upon partial failure OF the crop Tor
dependent the world for its cotton upon the States
shown by the fact that so OF the whole supply from
plantations shortage in our crop becomes thus an international
calamity but falls heavier upon the United Kingdom seeing that OF all
her manufactured exports goods take the lead
How great the dependence England upon the United States for
the supply OF be gathered from the following figures In
the year 1902 the total mpoaons OF raw cotton into the United
Kingdom ISI6OOOOoo pounds. OF this
pounds from the United States leaving only little
pounds Egypt
the lions share than half and the chiefly from
1t thus becomes quite plain that any shortage crop
have very serious effect upon the manufacturing population OF
Great Britain which absolutely dependent upon fields
Fortunes be being made by the manpuao of stocks but
the people going and indeed already suffering The spin
OF this will also affect the trade OF the world and the prices OF
cotton cloth and allied fabrics will the disadvantage the
classes The crisis far important than
There strong conviction among those who have given study
the subject the United will comparatively time
OF the she produces That with
deb increased the population OF the United States and the
evergrowng foreign trade Of the country will within measurable
period up with production that
surplus will to be sufficient to supply the for
egn demand At any is insisted that the worlds supply of
ton sufficient for the demand If this the the condition
the Lancashire operatives will become chronic unless other part
OF the world takes the cultivation of upon similar scale
that OF the United States.
Such efforts being made British colonies and dependencies
Experiments growing also being carried the
French Portuguese Italian putting
energetic efforts increase production in her Central Asat
and Cuba is spoken likely growing country
The significant growth OF the imperial sentiment among tn
British people has led the desire produce within the Empire
much possible the things the Empire There
widespread and profound belief among spnners the
try that the only salvation Of their trade Btisgown
this it that British grown will least within
thing like the future altogether take the place Amerangow
cotton The hope and expectation that the British product will
supplemental the supply drawn from the United States
that this supplemental British supply will only the eXpece
shortage in American but will the cornng and
puaion OF American cotton. 1t is claimed that this cOnering
manipulation possible largely because Of the fact that the supply
staple almost exclusively country but that would
impossible for these operations any ohe
supplies fairly considerable quantities from different
of the world
But the establishment OF agricultural industries slow
There much be learned experiments be mad
and many failures be encountered Should much that is said
the American market be there assuredy
be almost revolution the industry before supplies be obtain
ed from markets Mr. Chamberlain among his many schemes ha
established the British Cotton Growing Association and has fun
$4,000 the purchasing seed hiring experts
Quoting experiments Most of the seed purchased and the
ployed the United OF this is line hi
protective and imperial policy 1t WILL however take long time
work and meanwhile the Lancashire operatives will