Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-15
PLANTERS IN SESSION
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inc and pcrfccng their knowledge in relation to sugar proou
ton $50, ,... :,
liz character its cardinal purpose being bring ont by discus
sion ideas and the mutual exchange ct khowse anu III;
ricnccs the best and latest economical me,oos VI
sugar affair, but trust the meeting VIII ho' w 'i i
and pleasure TO all of Ms :: a.,
The year just passed has indeed been an eyenfu one III no
annals the Association We have produced the largest crop
which has so far been turned from these Islands we have
cnoyel good prices especially i'll the latter part OF he season
owing the expected shortage of the European beet CROP e
much dreaded tariff legislation has come and gene
ing our industry in any and we have passed through
prolonged labor disturbance learning lessons thereby wich
mv believe will make for better feeling ON all sides Ill the
future.
ducton for 1909 find that the year just closed has been
very successful in respect 1t has been the record
breaking year the Island sugar industry our output being
53J SO tons an increase of 4.O33 last years crop
our prcyi,,s highest record And. conci,nt with bumper
crop good prices have prevailed throughout the year. s'ay
improving las the progressed As has Happened Wor'
However, with ascending market the bulk ot on" crops III"
not benefit by the higher prices but nevertheless the average
price received for product has been an cun'ny sasac
tory ;,
known to all of you but few words this most important
subject may be Of place In March of this year Con
gress in session called for tie purpose OF passing
new Tariff Bill known the Payne Bill The Bill
did provide for reduction i'll the duty either raw
refined sugar. the sugar schedule came up Tor
discussion bitter attack made the American Sugar
Refinery with view showing that the larger portion of the
increased price paid by the account of duties did
not 90 swell the of the country but found its
into the pockets Tie socaled Sugar Trust Partly through
the support afforded by the senators and representatives from
the bcsgrowing states and partly through his mastery tactics
which apparent all through the handling of this tariff
measure, Senator \lc enabled ward off all refer
sugar in the BILL with this cxcepon--tlas
100000 tons of sugar each year admitted from the
Philippines free of duty The importance of the result achcv-
ed by the passage of the mH bill without any reduction
in the sugar schedule almost inca cuabe far we
concerned At any it has put the whole of industry
N II disturbed
time to
STRIKE In the early part of May the Japanese laborcrs
several of the Oahu Plantations went strike. Labor
obtained from various take their place and
the work of the plantations continued usual On August
9Th the strike was formally declared Off and from that time
the Japanese have been gradually returning the various
plantations where they formerly work.
IMMIGRATION. The question of immigration has been
before your Trustees less during the whole of last
One of the immediate results of the labor disturbance
them to take in hand very vigorously the question of OBJ
tanning supplies of fresh labor from every available
Messrs. Pinklam and Stevens the Philippines
revive native immigration from that point They have for
waed thus far six hundred people, who have taken
hold OF field work in very satisfactory The phys
of these Fipinos not sturdy that Of the Japanese
and they not tough workers but this compensated
considerable extent by their industry and raclaby There
hopes of obtaining g'odly number Of these people in the
near future by reason of the opening NJ of this immigration
Hawaii Will obtain very supply of labor and apart
from this possibly selfish considerations has opportunity
been offered MS to assist the home government in Americana
ing the Fipnos! Hawaii has been ntly termed the e
roads OF the rnchc where people of all naonacs meet and
enter INTO commercial and agricultural competition We bring
from the Philippines several thousand alorcrs aud their fam
lies many of whom will return later their country cnbcl
with American ideals, having better knowledge e labor MS
ractscd away from their olc surroundings nnong poo
pie OF all mo,aitics, and better fitted the new cond
tons which must surely their country gIc, has
been for centuries practically isolated Tie Hawaiian Islands
have earned the reputation of conducting their o, cal affair.
in accordance with the methods pracc ON the mainland If
the Filipino is his soom here the different islands becomes
acquainted with hes" methods he returns to his country bet