The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-05
UNDERWOOD ON
THE SUGAR
TARIFF
Tells Congress That the
$6O,OOO,OOO Revenue
Looms Large.
NO SUBSTITUTE SEEN
Free Sugar Advocates
Point Out Trust
Records.
NO SUBSTITUTE SEEN
By Ernest G. walker.

N
WASHINGTON, April Zine mat
ter of revising or reducing the duties on
- .,o ~ IN tho bopse of repre-
~ ..,.-- g., ,ho
sentatlves today' An inquiry AiVnl 'He
Republican side OF the house was put
souarely to Representative Underwood,
oho;rmon of the wavs and means COM
'uai- -l'''- ~. Do,,oora+s ala
mlttee, as 10 "hy 'ne Ne''
not put sugar on the free list.
"fThat is a legislative matter we will
,roo+ later when we come to it, - replied
MI underwood. 1.-THE revenue from
ugar amounts to about 100000 and
we can mot abandon 500, ,OOO,OO of reve-
nue. till we see something to take lts
place.
This and other authoritative lntoI.
nation warrants the statemen' InsS us
there is no prospect OIL a removal oh sne
duties on sugar, raw OF renns1'
haps the Democratic mouse WIN reuuoe
those duties, although tnaV ls not en-
tiTely certain yet, put IL Is quite eeI'aLn m an
that the senate will not concur OF tne
President approve
Raciproctty VIII Be All.
g Coz. +l,o ,,os+ outbori.
as d ma. =. " az sanata these davs
!a'ite tniA S;4t,o az tos;Sf iog;slotion outside
l tIa' .ho Heuod;ar nss @ aroei5rocitv biIl. will
1L tne SSnI ;N4o iotr Sonator w Muir
pe eHaoeu H df lF'T Was"o,bnsetts who Is a
ray Nia5o ;,5oo " 90 senate conditinns. pre-
sUu ss;ta tSot Sue tho ontIooE ia for the defeat
ulo's suaS ~ os tha otbor tariff hills
OF de1ermeh. . u 'no nS;n9 ;nei oTsr ~
tng q mouse menus NJ ;tat;ars 5s Co, raduc.
hoMeteI, ene ssa d"t;os ;s now Under
tlon IN sne ohI, susa Il wiiI he kent
way anu anu p 'I rt;,lo 4rom tba
up. ne 1o T;. 90 todav 10 a samnle
MasnnsUn a;,so ~. rcynds of the
oA "n"' - s0-Ae
press
A1ber bno AEuS~
"fCharging that immediate revision
of the sugar schedule is absolutely
necessary to prevent the sugar trust
fixing its grip on complete monopoly
of the sugar business OF the country,
Independent refners are opening de-
termined campaign to convince the
ways and means committee that 1t
ought to place sugar on the free hst .
Inc trusI, ~ Ss an a.
prActlcaity colpieVS oIn ~ 80 ~ 90 80
sources from "hiTn onesp st b. Laa,
pe ofousnt m ~ SS no of tS;'
sugar anu the nouisi ot;aoiIa. III .,,aa,
country. ~ gess Pl"St' ~ S,,5;oa ~ 80 iss,
Mnleh 10 80 pioushS ,nn ~ Sn T.o nTo
than @l'ooo per wv E pOus 9'.n d,,t,, SOra w
Petl.oIs sS PIJ u5 49,, III;
sSIlDeu oy tne ts, anu oCs ;ss, ~,
.ney oSn"o' Po''4O'' SO'Ps''
trusS, 49,, .L. 4.;o,
Inc trust has mn s ne s.as
on iss e1Ipeti.oIs ~ Te Eodoroi SnooT Pc Re
OF pIooHlyn, anu sIe s 9'ut'o e. &c ~
hnlng Oompahy, VI .:t LvnAe 70. @ 80
most llhpVI IylIt collpeti:ois ~ TS,, H.,
tne ttust @ mas Deeh myLnins 9Iiey, s, Ta
eHectisely' " sS' oOn'aOi ~ ~ al AmaI;.o, pfaS
Oa OIL. sugar ,os. mntim In ' the fnI % tarff ratss
PoLts at less theh 'ne tun toii" ~ I;
It has now secured TINS control! a. a ana .e.I,
apie 10 Drlng IN Ats sue1l ae ;9 9attos n on sen;
hucn lo"eF mt tnan mus oo pau W !,
Pesit3is Pesit;ns @ no+ iG ;ts rot;nod % nroSncf y,
Posi'oh w Pu' I've 80 - -
tne haIAet az Piioos eo tIou 49, 49,
tnan competito[s cah PossiOiy aS
Ihat riVsl concerns are an inlniinei, rin.l,
danger Oh Delhg uliVeh OUT pA ouSin's'
This Country's Consumption
"The sugar situation is the mos
complex that revolves about any singl
schedule of the tariff. This eountr
uses about 3,500,00O tons of sugar al
nually. Nearly 25 per cent of this
produced by the Louisiana cane grower
ana the peet sugar factories S scas1eIe I''
.lIoug HOgo y goo odo sne mes.. s ieas,
t avvuL s,Oo'Vvo IONS 70 pe inPos.e' e'
enei rom toieisn S'4n.Lie0 pa p; u Aioi nu
tL VSi sIopiesI eoIohes, II o'o nLeo al an
sRo Io oao .Sna wSiian tstanus senr easH aDus
SoE,ooo .ons per anlun aese . iSiauu Ma;.a
Ss Ssatsss AaSi pa'S u tne .;thee G,se
, .';, sn s Joes ~ "1shos H.,Is
y ~ uca .,a