The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-07-02
SUGAR VOTE IN
SENATE DELAYED
insurgents Stand Pat on Tarifi
for Revenue and Oppose
Underwood Bill.

WASHINGTON, June l0.--The OPP
posing forces in the sugar controversy
are sleeping on their arms, 50 to speak.
awaiting the final decisive action.
Scouting parties from both sides are
constantly accommodating, gathering
what information they can of the enc
my's plants, while the engineers are
busy throwing up entertainments wher-
ever they consider their position to be
weak or most liable to attack. In the
camp of the protectionists, the com
handing officers are preparing for the
oral onslaught upon the free sugar bill.
On the other hand, the Democratic for
ces are endeavOring to reconcile differ
ences of opinion among the leaders as
to what strategical move would most
enchance the interests of their party
whether to 90 into battle with free
sugar banner flying at the head of
their column, or whether to fight on a
more conservative issue of small re-
duction in the present rates.
Camped on the flank of the Demo
cratic column are the Republican insur-
gents of the senate, anXiously awaiting
message from Democratic headuuar-
tiers inviting them to join forces upon
common lines, but the insurgents want
those lines to be according to the plans
which they have mapped ont, to the
end that, in case OF victory of the
allied forces over the protectionsts, the
laurel crowns may be placed upon their
heads, and that they may. hear the po-
pulaee cry ''Vlve Ia insurgency" Re-
Gently, under a flag of truce, the lead
ers of the protectionists and Democrats
practically decided to- fight the battle
along straight partisan lines, treating
the insurgents merely as military OBJ
servers of a foreign army; today,
however, subaltern may be seen here
and there comforting with a member of
| the insurgent ranks and nonchalantly
returning to his headquarters as if the
conference was merely personal
And so the situation stands today,
and so it will probably remain for some
little time to come.
The Democratic members of the sem
ate recently held caucus at which the
few advocates of free sugar attempted
to get their colleagues to commit them
selves to free sugar policy. A pro-
tracted session was held, but without
any action being taken.s Very little
free sugar sentiment prevailed at the
meeting and it now looks as if a TWEEN
| ty-five per cent or a thirty-three and
! One.third per cent reduction would be
as far as the Democratic senators will
| go. Some pressure will undoubtedly be
brought to bear on the senate Demo
Gratis by the house Democratic leaders,
looking to the endorsement of the I'M
derwood Bill, but practically all of the
Democratic members of the finance
committee are "tariif for revenue"
men and the odds are against free
sugar measure being reported by them.
1t was started by prominent sena-
tor a day or two ago that there was a
possibility OF the sugar bill being call
ed up in the senate next week, but
while this is possibility, it is not con-
sidered very probable. Just now in
terest is eenterely t9a the Lorimer' de-
bate which iSsGOinr on in the senate
and none of theitWiff bills, unless it be
chemicals, viii ,be t1k,I up ntil this
case is settled Hope OF adjournment
before the National . nYenHcn is not
talked of; in fact there Is \ rumor that
Senator Lorinler has agre9q with his
opponents that GasYote Oh is case will
not be had until q. ~ the Conventions,
and so the session may drag atong until
well in July O. ApgGst. fIz
1t is undeIs 'oed that .ifBator Foster
is preparing to make: strong speech
the matter comes before the senate.
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