The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-18
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(From Saturday Advertisor)
Although the official campaign has
not been declared rs under way hy the
committee in charge-tnis viii begin
Monday morning preliminary work by
the comm tteo yesterday was rushed
yesterday and much was accomplished
at the joint meeting of the committees
in the rooms of the planters associa-
tion in the Judd building.
The committee on organization, of
which Ed Towse is chairman, made an
interesting report, outlining the cam
paign and suggesting the dividing OF
charge of the work for each organiza.
tions in the city with one man in
charge of the work for each organiza.
ton or group to act as a sort of "stim.
ulator" on the job.
The committees made n number OF
suggestions as arguments in favor of
protection for sugar. These arguments
will be divided into two classes, one
affecting national interests, the other
more specially local ones. At the
meeting this morning at eleven O'Clock
the committee will decide upon Just
the time to open the campaign. 1t is
proposed to open headquarters in the
public service rooms and get down to-
systematic work as soon as possible.
Already the work of the committee
is bearing ripened fruit and scores of
letters were sent out yesterday by
FIRMS and individuals in this city to
correspondents in the States soliciting
their assistance in blocking legislation
for free sugar. Two of these letters
will answer as n sample
An Eloquent Letter.
The following letter from C. vonI
Hamm, of the Won Hamm- Young Com
rany, Limited, one of the representa-
tive firms of the Territory not con
nected with the sugar industry is a.
strong one and indicates what can be
done along this line. The letter is as
follows and speaks eloquently for itself
and the sugar industry:
Mr.. Henry B. JOY,
President, Packard Motor
Car Company,
Detroit, Michigan.
Dear Sir:-As local dealers of
the Packard Motor Car Company,
we take the liberty of addressing
You on the following subject.
Within a few weeks congress
will convene to take up the ques-
tion of the reduction of the tariff.
One of the main articles sched-
uled for reduction is sugar. The
question which is now agitating
all Hawaii is = is the tariff on
sugar to be abolished, or will it
only mean small reduction of
the present TARIFF A small reduc-
ton of the present tariff would not
seriously embarrass either the Ha-
waiian Islands nor the beet sugar
industry on the mainland. To
abolish the tariff on sugar, how
ever, would no doubt seriously
cripple, if not wipe out, the entire
beet sugar industry of the United
States; would surely kill the cane
industry of Louisiana, and would
wipe out the large sugar industry
of the Hawaiian Islands.
To be sure the Democrats are
pledged to downward revision
of the present existing tariff, but
why put sugar on the free listq
In fact, why attack sugar? II is
about the only commodity in gem
eral use the price of which has
dropped, instead of rising, for the
last twenty years.
1t is not question of large
profits; not a question of high
prices of sugar TO the consumer.
The sugar industry of this Terri
tory, and of the mainland. will fall
if the tariff falls-and there will
be very little if any, reduction in
the price of refined sugar to the
consumer.
fnbn tubp1n
been largely campaigned by the
Sugar Trust. Once the tariff was
eliminated, the Trust, as the raw
sugar passes through its hands on
its way to the consumer, will get
the benefit. The people will vir-
tually have to pay the same price
as they are paying today. The
Sugar Trust will reap tremendous
profits, and for whatf The de-
struction of a healthy, constantly
growing industry, now employing
millions of people all over the
mainland; the destruction of the
cane sugar industry in Louisiana
and of the Hawaiian Islands.
We are putting this matter be-
fore you, soliciting personal aid.
We ask you to help us, if possible,
10 prevent the commercial destTuc-
tion of the Hawaiian Islands.
Sugar is Hawaii Is life. The people
have $l50,0O0,000 invested in
sugar; it forms ninety.six per cent
of our entire export.
Differing from mainland condi.
tions, where other crops can be
substituted for beets, we cannot
grow anything here TO take the
place of cane sugar.
Plneapples, our second largest
crop, amount 10 only one-twenty-
fifth Of the output of sugar, aud
tho demand for pinoapples on the
mainland aud In Europe has pTae.
tieally reached It's limit.
IL IL needless for us 10 point out
that II sugar il put on tho free
list, tho automobile business la
those Islands viii get death
blow.
We ask son 20 uso your innu
enrr Win your representative aud
Henaior 40 avoid "a calamity which
viii NOT only affect us but viii
produce frr0ua results ln great
many States on The maitland.
we one NnrtIng through oar
ntlfRaiH ln Washington. lui Hfa
lrrfIrF lr'fF fInn ~ en- m.in
lhri i0 tEm fal oar Interest," Wf
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