Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-30
STAND. UP FOR SUGAR

OthNU. VI IUh OUuhN
. Whether or not the Sugar Planters .NSSocia,
ION is satisfied to await tariff revision with no
pop representation in Washington than is now
ffordod by Delegate kuhio and the attorney for
he planters, the thousands Of small holders of
.ngar stock throughout the territory are not sat
sfied.
Ii is true that two or three mainland repre-
pntativrs of local firms are likely to he in Wash
hgton fer the sugar tariff hearings. hut their
Presence is not the reinsurance To Hawaii which
hat of prominent businessmen from the terri
Dry would he.
Kuhio's course since his reelection as dele
pate has been, 10 say the least, unsatisfactory to
be commercial bodies Of Hawai,-not only ia
be sugar men, but to all the business Interests
with membership in the chamber of commerce
md the stock exchange He named a secretary
IA whom the commercial bodies cannot place ex
|ensiye confidence. Young Mr. Desha is un
0ubtedly a bright college boy, hut he has neither
experience in the work he is undertaking nol
lose acquaintanceship with Hawaii's vital com
.nercial issues. After naming Desha as his sec
etary, Kuhio was asked il he would cooperate
With representative of the commercial bodies
Tho would be sent to Washington. His replies
fere so vague and unsatisfactory that the bust
|essmen of Honolulu, many of whom had sup
perted him Loyalty through campaign in which
e was given hard race by McCandless, felt al
nee that not great deal of dependence is to be
)laced on his future actions in Congress Al
hat was asked of the delegate was to cooperate
With the business interests of Honolulu just as
'e had done in the past, and with their repre-
entative, but the delegate persistently declined
d pledge continuance of such cooperation
The planters now retain an able attorney t.
ppresent them in Washington, hut Congress
mite properly prefers to listen to the people
.ather than to paid attorneys. ANY support Of
he sugar tariff that Mr.. Ballou may make n
ariff revision hearings will be discounted be
anse he is known to be a lawyer employed t,
peak for client. Il
1t is essential that Hawaii make some kind o.
definite move before sugar tariff revision il
Undertaken. This present Congress is not at al
kelly to do anything with the tariff. True,
hearing ON the sugar schedules is set for Janu
lry Is, but no radical revision bill can pass this
congress. Twelve schedules are TO be considered
hiring january by the House ways and means
rommittee The fact is that the Democrats o
the present House are simply getting ready fo
he fight that will come when President Wilson
rails the extraordinary session in March.
The time for Hawaii to be ION the job is dur
Ing the extraordinary session. The wise plaI
would he fer some of the local sugar men to b
.on the ground early The new Congress viii
have many members who know 10 more phou
sugar than the man in the moon But they viii
Mani TO know. And Hawaii ought Ia have :; sys
tematic. campaign under way to furnish tIc in
formation, to furnish straight facts.
Some missionary work on sugar in Washing
ton during the latter part of January and il
'|February and March will show Congress tina
Hawaii cares morP about protection for her are;l
Industry than is indicated merely by an attornc
filling brief