Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-05

"A 81 lAlNDON, lS6Dt, l5.-IAo recent
/ withdrawal of the British government
H from the Brussels convention has once
iaore brought to the front the question
of the growing In England of sugar
bets. and with view of learning what
erect the action of the government is
likely to have on this ,mascent English
Industry. and what the prospects OF
the industry itself are considered to be
a representative Of The Christian
Science Monitor callel on Mr.. .Alexank,
er. the manager of the National Sugar
beet Association Ltd
! Mr.. Alexander said he had no reason
Il tc believe that the withdrawal of the
! government would have any present
/ eject on the English sugar industry.
lit was thought, however. by. some peo-
4 lie that Ii might cause the govern
i ments of the continental countries
concerned. to take advantage of the
taIrangement which made il possible
/ for the cohventiou to he abrogated
! with the consent OF all the contracting
/ parties. In such circumstances it was
ldificult to know what would happen.
On the other hand. there was the
ibossibilfty that In, the immediate fu3
tture the convention might Re annulled
Lin Ave years time. In these circum-
distances the tsuestion of the growing
OF sugar beet In England vas most
uncertain one, and it was unlikely that
people would be willing to embark
their capital ON an Industry who's
prospects were SO extremely doubtful.
4 Cove rnraent May Aid.
| Mr.. Alexander went on to draw at.
1 tention to statement made in the
House OF Commons on Aug. last by
1 the prime minister. In which he had
7 limited attethe possibility of govern
ment assistance I'd the sugar beet in
/ dustry IN England This staten,enf
Mr.. Alexander remarked. seemed to
nave passed practically unnoticed I'M
the press. anu vet it was a statement
ct considerable Importance. both for
1.-THE hope fts actually held out and Tor
! the. policy IL advocated Mr.. Asoulth,s
/, statement was as follows. : 8 :
"As regards the cultivation Of beet
in this country the withdrawal from
I the convention leaves our hauds-and
THAT is an important matter from my
point of yiew-perfectIy free. Ut will
enable the British government. If SO
minded. to give q preference I'd the
lIoduets of our own colonies. That is
one of the results. but everybody must
tssree that that would be 4 result in
ifIe direction Of which l need not saw
bis majesty's present advisers do not
intend to advance. -
TN regard to the cultivation of beet
sugar in fhfs country. T agree that
giving bounties' is not the form in
which Il shofild be encouraged. but |
see no reason why this nascent In.
dustry-I am expressing no opinion of
my own-should not receive assistance
from our DEVELOPMENT fund in it's early
stages. Whether that would he de.
scribed as bounty ar not nv fhreign
countries r do not know -
"Of course II NAV he and without
EXPRESSING ,any sopinion of INV own and
sim less. without giving any nIedge 7
sllould think that II wo,;fd he q man
strous thing Thai the pnVarnment NJ
this country shonId nave ire banffs tod
with regard IN the devalonment NJ a
domestic and IocaI indnstry NV an ar.
raneamnnt, With foreion corn+r;ar
what VIC u,unt ond u,hot ,,,, hot,o ,rr,t
l,v the witbdrau ,aI from tho oonyon
tim is comnIeto economic froedor"