The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-03-14
BUSINESS MEN IN ALL LINES
join IN FIGHT FOR PROTECTION
SENATE MAY CUT
Deep INTO SUGAR


HILO, March 10.-Attorney Har- 4
y ~ Irwin last week received from Il
Congressman John Martin, of Col X
orado. letter which contained 4
the not very measuring news that 4
the house and senate are likely X
to get together on a sugar rate I;
X much lower than that of the Bris. Il
tow bill. Says the letter, in part: X
There is no doubt about the X
sugar tariff coming before the X
= special session of congress and it X
+ seems to be taken for granted that #
X the house and senate win get to- X
y gether upon a sugar tariff reduc- X
X ton much lower than the rates in X
y the Bristow bill at the last session X
y of congress. / may say to you X
for your information that the Colo X
y rado delegation VIII be greatly di- X
y vided this time on sugar, some be- 4
x ing for reasonable reduction, X
y and some for free sugar" X
* X
Y x X X x X X X X X y X X x X * *
"The people here continued Mr..
Dillingham;, 'have shown their ability
to do things, and all we ask is q fair
consideration. (Applause.)
Then Frank Thompson threw his hat
in the ring.
81 confess" he said, ''that 1 have
been one of the apathetic ones, but
'now am n convert to Ex-Governor Car
| ter. In fact, 1 am glad to say that
| can almost agree with Ex-Governor
Carter for once. Daughter). The first
thing we need is money, and each
should contribute something to this
campaign, for it is for the benefit of
all. If Single there contributes $3.50
he will write at least seventy letters
to get his money back. daughter and
applause.)
Tackle House, Also.
"There is one thing, however, in
which can't agree with Carter. That
is about not shooting at the house in
Washington. Let us make fight there,
even to get minority report. Then
we can go before the senate and point
out that we made the fight and that
the minority report should have been
the majority report, and it Won't be a
slap at the house by ignoring it.
IF we are going to fight, let IS fight
all along the line, and show 'em in
Washington that if they propose to
strike at a trust they will kill an in
dustry. (Applause.) How many peo-
pie of this country really know any
thing about sugar7 Mighty few. Work
so as to make the congressman feel the
need of protection, they don t think,
any more than the rest of the people.
Make him feel it, like a sore thumb
, (Laughter.) Get in touch with the
man outside the sugar states. 1t is
the senator from Maryland. that we
need to back us up. Get the press
, on our side, the greatest power in the
country today, as no other power is.
(Applause.)
q don It blame Carter for not want
, ing to carry message to Garcia at
Washington when there is no army to
follow. Instead we would pat him on
the back and put lei around his neck
) and say, Go it, Georgel' Great APP
f plause and laughter.)
Practical Suggestions.
? Ed Towse made NUMBER of prac-
! teal suggestions, including the neces-
sity for systematic action, similar to
! a political campaign, and follow up
= every lead.
''Start in tomorrow declared Mr..
: Towse, "and get 1000 letters out in
the next mainland mall (Applause.)
w. o. Smith spoke strongly in be-
4 half of protection and showed how the
:, sugar industry here was fostered to the
= exclusion of other agricultural indus
u tries by the reciprocity treaty which
Z old Hawaii had with the United States
by which sugar and rice was admitted
Il free though other commodities were
taxed. He called attention to the fact
i that there are 1000 stockholders il
e sugar plantations here, but if there
. were 1000 farms they would all be fail
T. ures on account of the immense expense
n u and keen competition from foreign
- sugar.
y The sugar industry is dependent upoT
- protection here" declared Mr.. Smith
- ''The people of the Islands have reason
~ to be proud of their advancement alonl
- American lines, which has been large
y and all are dependent upon this suga
industry. Our civilized progress as
community along American lines is de
TO pendent upon the prosperity of tn
is sugariindustry in Hawaii. (Applause.
is Getting Down to Work.
j. =. Cooke called attention 10 tn
70 makeup Of the legislative branch Il
o Washington, accentuating the fact tina
many of the Democrats in the hous
40 there are from the North and should b
" easier TO convince as to the necessit
- for protection.
He moved that a committee of 81
VI be appointed from the chamber of con
20 merce and the merchant 3 association
40 with power to set limit for the can
paign and power to increase its men
bership or appoint subcommittee. tn
motion was carried unanimously.
" ]. d. Dole spoke in favor Of eombinin
- the fight for protection Of sugar wit
~ the fight for n duty on pineapplesi an
~ Carter suggested that an argument f'
~ protection could be sent out on ever
~ can NJ pines
," A. Il. @. Atkinson made a strong tai
lie told OF his Arguments with Senate
no Dixon and, at bis suggestion, advise
&c that the fight be made as from Il
DC "tilleTs OF the soil, - the actual gro'
~ ers Of cane, as against the manufa
"a tureTs and trust
81 ~ regard this meeting as a call
arlas, said MT, Atkinson, Tho taFl
bin IN tbs house ! have bean told I
in oEesllent authority u goiug Ia as
ep whole, according 20 nhaiTman Jade
80 .s.aH = ..laua IL IA Il eaHa a. Nulf 4