The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-27
IMOCRATS To
| Be CONSISTENT
Sc Will Pass Free Sugar Bill
While Senate viii Put
on the Brake.
By Ernest @. walker.)

Mail Special to The AdNertlser.)
ASHINGTON, December r. Ha-
an interest at Washington is cen
now upon the forthcoming revis-
If the tariff. The ways and means
nittee has announced that hearings
be conducted in January and this
ldes hearings upon the sugar sched-
Methods have been prescribed for
ing a chance before the committee.
lie some more radical protectionists
been saying it was no use to ap-
at these hearings, the cooler Re
lean heads are all advising their
lds to make the utmost of the OPP
unity.
ne hotspurs, of course, feel as
ugh they would be Inundated APP.
ing before Democratic ways and
rs committee that is to have its say
1T tariff and will frame bills which,
some form or other, will now Ger.
" become law But this is the
ing attitude. Such level headed
ublicaus as Senator Crape of Mass
usetts are advising those who in
lie of them to take what time they
get before the ways and means,
to state their case moderately and
good temper, without eXaggeration.
here is little expectation that the
Is and means Democrats or the
Sc Democrats will modify materially
bills they passed last winter or at
extra session of the year before.
V might like to modify some pro-
ons of these bills but they can not
sistently do so. However, the way
modify is clear. The senate can cor
some of the deep cuts and it is
erstood at the Capitol that the sen
rs. will do so. The differences can go
conference, will go into conference,
then the house Democrats can
cefully yield.
Must Be Consistent.
his statement should not be misun-
stood. Democrats are going to re-
and reduce the tariff. They will
by their pledges but they will re-
less radically than the house bills
ght indicate. Free sugar may go
Tough the house again, probably will
approved there, but with the likeli-
lething like the Bristow provision
that something like the Bristow
vision will ultimately prevail.
Kuhio ION the Way
Hawaii has no representative thus far
the Capitol. Delegate Kalanianaole
reported to have left San Francisco
terday. His secretary, Mr.. Desha,
keeping the office open against the
when the Delegate arrives. There
Je been some hearings at the Capitol,
ching upon appropriations for Ha-
"a. These include hearings on appro-
ations for Notifications, but in mat
of general legislation nothing is
Ter way for Hawaii at the Capitol.
Only Wall Street Wall.
An uneasy feeling has come upon
my legislators at Washington be-
ASH. LETTER-Galey .. p
Use of the cry from New York that a
mic is threatened. A good many
,mocratic congressman, on the other
md, say it is Just the cry that Wall
rect is sending up and that it would
folly to pay any attention. Wall
Feet is almost frenzied on the subject
the money trust probe and ever
ice the Pujo committee began to re-
me that panic cry has been sounding
nth. Then it was about the same
ne (only few days ago. that dates
r the tariff revision hearings were
ed by the house ways and means
mmittee The arrangements for
ese hearings looked tremendously
.siness like and were accompanied by
statement from Chairman Underwood
at he favored getting congress into
ira session just as soon as possible,
rhaps by March Is, that the uncer-
inty might cease with the speedy en-
tment of tariff revision bill.
Their Hand to the Plough.
All that has made New York yell
panic" as never before for a long
me and men of Washington are re.
embering that New York fnanciers
I'VE great potentiality in bringing
bout panic if they are tremendously
earnest. But the Democratic party
now in the position where it must
srform the operation and the tariff
VISION must be achieved. Probably
so, the money trust probe, which is
lrting New York even more than the
likelihood of tariff revision, must be
lrried 10 a fnality. Otherwise the
emocratic party would look rather sill
before the country and would be
arting ON the road to relinquishmen'
governing.
Bank Corrections.
As far as the money probe is con
arned. Washington is beginning Il
link there is much which should b,
Drrected in the management Of banks
he horrible and excruciating scream
rom Wall street are taken as PROOF
hat sunlight is about 10 shine upoI
ueh that was dark Otherwise Wal
rect would welcome the Performance
the Puio committee with that cain
Omplaeency for which Wall street 4
amous when il has nothing 10 fear
course the supreme court decision
lssolYing the Union and Southern Pa
he railroads, has much 10 do viii
AL street nervousness, la a ehafac
1eTsile nonehalanee New York decline
pT some dHYs 20 accept the full signih
inee Of that decision. lta meaninl
4Enel upcn the maRnates, somehow b
~ her Just about the time the fnb
E amwifier aet doRn 10 NgfA- Ih
4mhinniion 81 circumstance made Oh
nfoHF " protests more foTcrful thnl
heFHifo might have been,
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