The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-17
IN BEET
SUGAR RANKS
DIFFERENCES OVER THE CUBAN
IN WITHDRAWALS.

WASHINGTON, January S. The
American Beet Sugar Association held
its annual session here today and
passed resolutions withdrawing oppo-
sition to Cuban reciprocity, but rec
ommending that the treaty be so
amended as to express i'm precise lam
guage what is intended to be secured
by it to the beet-sugar manufacturers
of the United States, viz: That during
the period Of five years covered by the
treaty no sugar exported from Cuba
shall be admitted to the United states
at a reduction of duty greater than 70
per cent of the rates of duty thereon
as provided by the tariff act of July
"A, 1891
The association also adopted a reso-
luton protesting against the unneces-
sary stimulation of the sugar and to-
bacco industries of the Philippine ISL
ands by means of further tariff reduc-
lions, thus as the resolution stated,
encouraging the people of those ISL
ands, where the labor is but a few
cents per day, to produce those things
which this country can produce rather
than such commodities as we are un-
able to produce.
The action Of the association was not
unanimous, the vote on the passage Of
the resolution standing three to two,
although Henry T. OXnard president
of the association. said he had enough
proxies with him to make the vote
twelve to two. The opponents Of the
resolution claim there are thirty or
more factories in the association. and
that the representation at the meeting
does not comprise half of the factories
in the association None Of the sixteen
| factories in Michigan was represented
in the meeting except that Julius
Stroh of Detroit, treasurer of the asso-
citation. was present.
The five companies represented at the
meeting of THE association tonight,
when the Cuban and Philippine resolu-
tons We're adopted, were the American
! Beet Sugar Company, represented by
| Henry T. OXnard; the Utah Sugar
| Company, J. r. Cutler; the Wisconsin
| Sugar Company, r. G. Wagner; the
! National Sugar Company, f. K Carey,
| and the Los Alamitos Sugar Company,
j Ross Clark.
! Wagner and Clark strongly opposed
! the Cuban resolutions, declaring that
! the present gathering was not a repre-
! sentative one of the sugar-beet growing
/ industry of the country, inasmuch as
! the entire vote includingthe proxies
! held by OXnard, did not amount to one
| half the sugar beet factories in the
! United States.
Both Wagner and Clark after the
meeting had adjourned said that they
| would withdraw from further connec-
! ton with the association as it had out
! lived its usefulness and was dominated
by a .one-man power. Wagner and clark
both voted against the resolution OK
nard contended that the yearly output
of the companies which he represented
| and those for whom he held proxies was
vastly greater than the output of the
companies whose representatives had
opposed the resolution. The Michigan
| beet-sugar interests have not yet pass
ed on the resolutions adopted by the
| convention.
Following is the text of the resolu-
ton adopted, together with the pre-
J amble accompanying them:
! Whereas, a reciprocity treaty be-
tween the United States of American
and the republic of Cuba has been laid
before the Senate of the United States
by the President, who believes that the
interests require its prompt ratifica-
ton; and whereas, this association be-
lieves that the proposed reduction of 20
per cent will be limited in good faith for
a period of five years to that amount
and VIII insure to the manufacturers of
beet sugar in the United States a five
year period of relief from the harmful
agitation of the subject which is now
harassing the industry and making its
prosperity and healthful growth an
impossibilty; and, whereas, the perma-
nent welfare of the United States as a
Nation has become involved in the con-
sidera.tion of the proposed treaty, and
while this association remains of the
opinion that a disturbance of the tariff
relations between Cuba and the United
states is from many Standpoints I'M
warranted and unwise. it is not willing
to permit the commercial interests OF
its members to stand in the way OF
adoption of a public policy which has
the approval of the Administration and
leading members of Congress of both
political parties;
Resolved, That the American Beet
Sugar Association has determined tc
withdraw its opposition to the ratifca-
ton of the said treaty; that it respect
fully recommends to the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations that the
eighth article of the treaty'b amended
so as to express in precise Language
what is intended to be secured by the
treaty to the beet sugar manufacturers
of the United States namely, that dur
ing the period of five years covered by
said treaty no sugar exported from the
Republic of Cuba shall be admitted into
the United States at reduction of duty
greater than 20 per cent of the rates
of duty thereon as provided by the ia
riff act of the United States approved
July "a, 1897"
Whereas, The House of Representa-
tives of the United States has passed
a measure reducing the duty on Phil
ippine products entering the United
States to 20 per cent of the duty as
assessed by the act of July a. 1897
and whereas, all of the principal prod
ucts of these islands with the single
exceptions of sugar and tobacco, al
ready enjoy free entrance to the mar
kets of the United States; and where
as the value of those articles already
enjoying free access to our markets
comprise more than rs per cent of the
total expectations of those islands;
and whereas, the United States now
annually imports from the various
countries of the world over $3.50, 900 OOC
| of these duty free products; and
| ANhnraaa the I-nlIad SIaIns is mnahla