Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-22
TAFT'S VICTORY
FOR PHILIPPINES
Agreed With Beet Men
On Schedule For
Sugar

Washington, April o-Presidcnt Taft
has won a signal victory Tor the Phil
ippine islands in the acceptance by the
Senate Committee on Finance, late 70.
night fthe provision Of the Payne
bill for the free admission of 100000
gross tons annually of Filipino sugar.
This decision was reached after the
subcommittee considering the sugar
schedule had taken to the White
House Charles b. Warren. president
of the Michigan Sugar Company. and
had confirmed an agreement between
Taft and Warren, made in this city
last fail.
After the agreement between Tat
and the beet sugar raiscrR had been
announced, the right Of Warren 20
speak for the beet sugar interests was
brought into question.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means on January 2Sth adopted a sec
tion of tho Payne bill relating to free
importation of products from the Phil
ippines with limitation of 10000 tons
annually on sugar. Within the last
week this section has been attacked
severely by representatives from beet
sugar States and IL was charged in the
House that In making such an agree
ment Warren had assumed authority
he did not possess, As a result The
question was referred to a sub.commit
tee of the Senate Committee on III
nance, consisting of Senators Burrows
SmoOt and Flint.
The subcommittee learned that Tai
4, sV,s.. A..
good faith and that II had gone unchal
! lenCed for many weeks until the Sen
ate committee began consideration o
the tarifr bill. Not willing that Presi
dent Taft should be placed In n faisl
! light. the Senate subcommittee sum
moned Warren from Michigan by tel
| ephOne and he arrived at $50 tonight
/ Accompanied by the three members q
the subcommittee, Warren went I,
the White House at 10 O'clHCk end las
falls agreement, was confirmed.
Whether Warren was authorized I,
speak for the beet sugar men was no
taken into account, 1t was suflcien
for the members Of the committee tina
Taft understood that 100000 tons q
sugar should be admitted free OF dut
from the Philippines annually. Al
other questions may be fought out b,
tween Warren and, his fellow beot,sui
ar producers.
An amendment 10 the Philippine SEE
ton prepared by Senators Lodge an
Smoot was adopted by the Committe
on Finance. however, which is d,
signed to prevent the substitution {
Java sugar or sugar from other island
In the Far East and the importation {
such products into the United State
free Of duty. This has been accom-
plished by requiring the collection {
duty equal to the amount due on a
sugar imported by the, Philippines @,
cept from the United States The Phi
ippine, customs service will be require
to keep strict account of all export,
tons OF sugar from the islands, and
Is believed this viii afford ample SAT-
guard for the American sugar produ
ors.
II Is said that IL will be some tim
before the Philippine sugar industr
attalns position that would enabl
the islands TO take advantages OF III
right to send 100000 tons annually /
this country, as the yearly productiu
Is now about 100000.
II is said the Senate committee wi
reduce the existing Dingley rates q
lumber onehaif. A canvass of the Sc
ate indicates that an effort In the d
rection of getting free lumber, II mao
after the bill reaches the Scnat
would be unavailing.
The canvass on the question of hid,
was concluded today. and II is asscr
ed that as a result hides will be take
from the free list and duty fixed
10 per cent al valorcm
That wool of all grades and wo
tops would be placed In the Senate II
under the existing rates was stated u
on what appears TO be excellent a
thority.