Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
HAWAIIAN PRINCE
AGAINST TARIFF
FREE PlNEAPPLES WOULD AID
HIS ISLAND HOME
TITLEDVIsIToR WITH
CITY OF ANGELS
Prince Cupid Favors Commission Plan
of Tariff Revision-SelieVes More
Equitable Measure Would
Result

"The tariff will never be satisfac-
torily revised until the question is
placed in the hands of a tariff commits
sion, and taken entirely out of poll
tics" said Prince Kuhio Kalanianaole,
delegate to washington from Hawaii,
who arrived in Los Angeles last night.
Prince Kalaniaole, who is better
known as Prince cupid, arrived in Los
Angeles last night, accompanied by his
wife, the princess, and are guests OF
Col. Samuel Parker, the Hawaiian SUI
gar king, at the Hotel Alexandria. He
discussed affairs at washington freely,
stating that as Hawaii is but a small
part of this big, free country, its voice
in the affairs of government is corre-
spondingly slight.
That the prince Is keenly interested
in the present tariff discussion was
shown by his readiness to discuss the
proposed revision.
He laughingly acknowledged that his
brief service at Washington had made
him a thorough politician, and he
talked of lobbyists and wire pullers as
though he had been dealing with them
all his life. The prince said that the
proposed tariff reduction on pineapples
was not to his liking and would not be
we'll received by his constituents.
"The pineapple industry" said the
prince "is a new one in Hawaii and one
that the poorer class of people can
work with profit. ! was in favor of a
higher tariff on pineapples, but Senator
Aldrich told me that the reason that
the party leaders are anxious to reduce
the tariff on pineappleS is to encourage
the poor people to eat more fruit. That
is pretty good, but we all know that
pineapples should be classed as luxuries
They are raised in other places in the
United States, and the political leaders
evidently don't want to have the
market swamped with the Hawaiian
fruit.
"Of course sugar raising" continued
the prince, sis an industry only rich
men can indulge in, and the tariff will
not affect that industry at ALL We
Hawaiians are surprised to have the
schedule on coffee changed, but that is
a necessity and something poor per-
sons need, therefore the change is salts
factory to me. But If a tariff commits
sion with time to devote to the work Is
appointed, men who are not playing
simply for future political advance
ment then, think, and only then, vii
satisfactory results follow l dom
| want anyone to think that I am ques
| tioning the ability of congress, for 1t Il
composed of brilliant and honest men
economic questions as they should. O
course, now we are part of your bis
country, and as such we feel proud, ant
we all want to see the best results oo'
tained possible"
This is the princes first visit to Los
Angeles and he is greatly impressed
with it's beauty. He intended to re-
main but a day or two, but mas de-
cided that what little of California he
has seen is so impressive that he VIII
remain for several days.
at have heard great deal or Los
Angeles" continued the titled visitor
but never imagined it was so charm
ing. We boast that the asset OF Homo
lulu is it's climate, but here you nave
climate and everything else possible
1t is magnificent. L don't like to say
So but it's far ahead of Honolulu"
Last night the prince and princess
were guests of Col. Parker at dinner
at the Alexandria. A band of Ha-
waiian singers were engaged and lent
a homelike setting to the occasion.