The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-31
SAYS AMERICA
a factor Of controlling importance in
this confederation

factor Of controlling importance in
this consideration.
Low Grade Sugar.
You say In your letter that instead
Of discriminating against the Philip.
pines as would make it appear,
that these islands are enjoying a mea.
sure OF protection not extended to
any industry In the United States. II
assume this to mean that as e costs
less TO produce sugar In the Philip
pines than in the United States q
greater benefit Is derived from the
same protective duty here than in
/ the home country. This would be cor
rect If the industry were in condition
/ TO realize in full the profit to be
derived from the protection the duty
affords, but It is not and will not be
for many years to come. Our sugars
are of a low grade, mostly in the mo-
lasses class, which finds a limited
market in the United States. On
this account, and because the duty
on low grade sugars is correspondingly
less, the Philippine grower does not
receive the price for his product that
is realized by the Porto Rican or the
/ Hawaiian. Before he can hope to do
so, modern field methods and modern
mills must supplant the present prac-
tice and equipment, and this means
virtual regeneration of the industry.
Discrimination Against Sugar.
! But there is another very important
feature in connection with the exist
ing commercial relations that you have
evidently overlooked. There is no
duty in the United States on any i'm
portant export product of the Philip
! pines, or ON any article the islands
are adapted to produce successfully
excepting sugar and tobacco, yet
practically every item exported from
the United States to the Philippines,
realizes the benefit Of a customs
duty that is levied on imports of SINH.
lar articles from all other countries.
1t is possible that we of the Philip
pines do not appreciate the measure
of protection that has been extended
to us, but you must admit that there
is always a point of view that differs
from the other fellows.
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pending the congressional approval
AS a matter of fact, the bond clause
is a distinct advantage to the bona
fide franchise seeker, for, as he will
go ahead with the construction in all
events, the cancellation of the bond
cannot worry him. All it costs him
years, and as the clause rids him Of
the competition of the wouldbe fran
chise hawkers, the provision should be
very advantageous one.
Prisoners for Park Work.
The question of what work should
be performed by the prisoners in the
county Jail, which has been brought
before the public since Judge Wise
, threw the spotlight on the ancient
abuse of prisoner farming, is one
which is being discussed considerably
and various views have been express
, ed on the subject The county Off
. Gals who benefit from the free ser.
vices of the prisoners take the stand
I that the offenders are better fed by
r them than they are by the county, try
/, ing to pass off a bad matter by an
s altruistic pose. An opposite view was
8 taken by Paahao, the orator, who be
r lieves in letting the prisoners do the
o dangerous work, as it is immateria
9 whether they live or die.
(, There is one kind of work which
prisoners have always been ready t
q perform, and which does not in an!
n way, even in appearance, infringe 'ol
4 the rights of the free citizen laboreI
g and that is the cleaning up Of park
5, and streets, particularly the former
It Jack Atkinson is not name wit
d which to conjure in Hilo, but attention
IS might well be called to one thin
N which he did for Honolulu during hi
m career as acting governor, which
while apparently a detail of small in
,r portance, has done much for that cit!
e and that is the establishment of ten
~ porary parks on private propert
1t which would otherwise be an eyesor,
n The gore lot by Palace Square, the Il
iii on Bishop street opposite the Youn
lie Hotel, the large lot on Nuuanu stree
ed by the Pauoa road and several simil5
RI pieces of property at the time whe
Atkinson took the thing in hand gay
to Honolulu the same shiftless ar
10 unkempt appearance which some 10
gu in the heart of Hilo give to this cit
~ although it may be added that son
~ of the owners here are now doing the
best to remedy this condition. The A
kinson plan was cooperative. The !
~ owner gave the government the rig