Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-28
BEET AND CANE SUGAR AS INDUS.
TRIAL FACTORS.

MAX SCnlppel, DaS HanuelS museum VI
July 16, 1903, Official organ of the AUS
trian Government, publishes matter of
almost universal interest. II says.
among other things, that certain ne
elected fields have been investigated
and facts fur nished that can not fail 10
be OF interest to all who participate in
any way in the production and distri-
button of beet or cane sugar. Attcn-
ton is first called to the enormous in
terest India has in the maintenance OF
the old. primitive methods of boiling
the sugar. The writer then deals with
the disastrous catastrophe that has
overtaken and almost overwhelmed the
sugar plantations of the West Indies.
Attention is called to the West In
dams powerlessness to compete with
the beet-sugar producers Of Europe,
also to the difficulties that reset the
path of North American sugar pro-
ducers because Of inadeQuately trained
labor. In regard to the results that are
expected to follow the aims and efforts
Of the recent congress Of sugar-produC-
ing countries held at Brussels for tho
purpose Of finding way to avoid dis
astrous competition and premium pay
ing. the paper quotes Schippel as fol
lows
In the competition between the for.
. ner prcmium-paying countries, the dis
participants does not make such very
great difference"
In other words no very noticeable
change has been effected. As far as
relatively favorable positions are con-
cerned. Germany. under the arrange
7 ment proposed. would come out ahead.
J The sugar production Of its neignbors,
particularly France. would lose more
: than Germany. The separate OF spec
: tal favors granted by the congress TO
: Italy. Sweden. and Spain. says Mr..
: SChippel. conceal no new danger. but
: rather some profitable features COM
: pared with the present situation. These
: countries. by staying away from tia
= conference. could have enacted or kept
= such sugar laws as would ultimately
: have raised them TO the position where
: they would be able to provide for
" themselves: Italy IL almost at that
: point. Sweden, with her premiums and
= protective tariffs. was able. as far back
: os 1902. to get along without sugar
q imports Spain. whose sugar supply
-, consists Of two-thirds beet sugar and
one-third cane sugar. is producing
more now than the nation needs. Spec
+, iaI care has been given to the beet
>, root-sugar Industry since the colonies
:. we're lost. Plans are on foot for re-
Quoting the production by CffCCtiEg q
union OF some kind of all those inter
II ested in the production of sugar The
=, IparticIpation of these states in the con-
>, ference has led to one good thing, viz,
that when they become sugur-eXpOrt-
ing states, II they ever do, they will
= be bound by the treaty or agreement
. arrived at in the conference (article
g. e.. On the other hand. they are already
4. bound to find compensatlng measures
against the sugar that comes in from
mountaineering countries. Thus 50
:. far as they import sugar at present.
p. they must seek their supply, or the
10 largest part Of 1t at least, in the lands
d bound by the contract, The careful
watching Of sugar in transit will ne o.
value.
.s Mr.. Schippel says, further, that on'
Il needs to have no fear of Russia. She
st opposes export premiums, In conse
u Qucnce of her system of lawmakins
u and claims in all cases, on the basis Of
the most favored nation clause, eXemp
ton of her sugar from customs penal
= ties. Still, her position in this respect
8 has been exceedingly unlucky. II
l. lSS7-SS, at the London conference, Rus
IS STA joined those, without any reserve
: who claimed that Compensating duties
did not violate the most favored ma
ton clauses. Since 1897 the United
10 States treats Russian sugar as a prod
Z. uct to which premium Is paid. II
le 1899 India began to do this. Nowhere
At has Russia's claims been allowed
r. Now, ii all the other interested parties