Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-12
OPPONENTS OF FREE SUGAR ARE
TO Fight TO THE LAST DITCH

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army of prominent men who have been
fighting against free sugar are, mass,
ing their strength To change the sugar
| schedule in the senate. and upon their
success depends the life OF Hawaus
. greatest industry.
/ Beginning the first of the week re-
! Eewed assaults will be made on the
measure. this time in the senate SO
far as the house is concerned il has
shown its disposition to stand back Of
President Wilson. and has passed the
bill substantially rs recommended by
the ways and means committee, With
| 4 tariff on sugar for three years, after
which il is To be admitted free,
i The fight made few days ago To
/ have the sugar schedule SEPARATED
! from tie rest Of the measure so rs 10
make it impossible for the Louisiana
| senators to make combination with
I the wool men to defeat the general
bill or make important changes when
! it reached the upper body was lost.
| Representative Underwood. author of
| the bill, took firm stand against the
| division, which means that the bin
has gone to the senate in whole.
Meanwhile throughout the country
| not only unfavorable criticism to the
| theory of the bill is heard, but one
notable demonstration has been made.
This occurred a few days ago when
10000 persons marched through the
streets of Gloversville; y. Y. with
| music and banners, protesting against
the reduction on gloves, which the
paraders declare means lower wages
and less prosperity for them.
Violation of Treaties
The state department has also found
fault with the bill, and has given its
opinion that the last section of the
measure will violate commercial treat.
les which have been entered into by
the United States and most of the ma
tions of the world The section pro-
vides that a discount of per cent on
all duties imposed by the act shall be
allowed on such goods. wares and mer
chandise as shall be imported in YES
sells built in the United States and be-
longing to a citizen of this country.
The department gives as an example
the treaty with Great Britain in which
it is expressly stipulated that the same
duties shall be levied on imports from
that country, whether transported in
American ships or those owned in
Great Britain.
1t is almost impossible to enumerate
tf4e many Inconsistencies which have
been found in the bill. One is the |
provision allowing all articles grown
CT manufactured in the Philippines
from materials grown there or in the
United States, and not containing for
eign material to the value of more |
than 80 per cent of their total value, |
to be admitted free. One of the most
aiaring Inconsistencies is in para
graph ga. in Schedule n, say oppo-
nents of the bin, when compared with
paragraph 53S in the free list.
This shows weakness" said VIM.
S. Ware of Philadelphia, that is COM
mon in the measure, by which the fin
ished product of the manufacturer is
put on the free list. while materials
which enter into manufacture are
taxed, thus putting the American to
disadvantage with his foreign com
Letitor"
There are many other inconsistent
cies. few Of which may he amended
in the senate, though it does not seem
likely at present that the upper house
Will change the bill in any substantial
way. The measure will receive q
rapid review in the finaErc committee
of the senate. and the predictions are
that the committee will recommend It's
passage as it left the house.
There will unquestfonahiv be fight
when this is done It is known that
the Louisiana senators are opposed TO
any reduction to sugar, not to mention
free sugar. But they are in need of
two more Democrats to make this OPP
position effective, and the present sur
vev shows the two needed men not to
he in sight 1t is upon this fact that
the Washington forecasters state that
the administration measure will run
the gamut unseathed.
Opinion of Business Men
While congress is doggcdly working :
away to pass the tariff measure, it is I
Interesting to consider what men OF !
high standing and in the business
world and economic students have to I
say on the wisdom of President VIII {
sons determination to tamper with
the tariff
Charles A. Farwell. president of the
Louisiana Cane Growers Association, ]
declared recently:
This measure atrOcious in its atti- j
Jude toward American grown sugar, {
cannot be translated INTO law without {
I bitter fight. 1t would mean com '
DIete disaster for the Louisiana grow '
nrs. and how it would affect the {
consumer j hesitate TOT
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Another protest from Louisiana c
zones from G. ". Dry, large grower. r
Ie SAYS: c
As Louisiana stands today by her
.ete. she is in an awkward position t
She is repudiatirg her platform and 8
actually asking the enemy 70 help q
Ter cut. The Democratic platform in I
IS tariff revision plank promised that 5
10 industry would be materially hurt n