Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-24
KENT PRAISES
WILSON; Wants
NO PROTECTION
First District Congressman
Returns Home EnthuSiaS-
tic for President
Contends 7 h at California
Would Profit Greatly by
Free Trade Policy
IRY Latest Mani

| SAN. FRANcISCO-Wi Kent.
representative in Congress from the
First California district, came back
| from Washington today an apostle Of
| free trade and an enthusiastic admirer
| of President Wilson. He left Wash
iington a week ago today and stopped
Ion at his ranch In Nebraska. boarding
| the Overland Limited again at Column
bus and coming the rest OF the way
on. the same train as United States
Senator George C. Perkins
Supervisor Byron Mauzy met the
train at Sixteenth street In Oakland
| to greet Perkins and Kent on behalf
of the city and thank them for their
work in support OF the Hetch-H etchy
bill, and at the Oakland mole he was
joined by Supervisor Daniel G. Muir.
ply as the mayors representative.
Mrs Kent met her husband at the
ferry building and they took the first
beat sailing for Sausalito. on the way
to Kentheld, where Kent will remain
for a few days and then leave on q
fishing trip to Eureka This Is his
first visit home since last December.
Kent's Opinion Of Wilson.
/ AS an independent who owed ale
glance to no organization, Kent was
free Ito, decide for himself on every
Tissue at Washington. But his views
icofncided so closely with President
Wilson's that he has been q more ef-
fective supporter Of the administra-
ticn than MANY of the Democrats.
+ president Wilson is the biggest
man know. said Kent. aHe Is alb
solutely clear headed on every pro-
position He knows exactly what he
wants, and he has the ability to sit
tight and make things happen the way
he wants to. His handling OF the
4 Mexican situation and the Japanese
question has been mastery He adj
Ldressed q fiattering message to Mex
II ico and then threw out hint that
4 tho country was not healthy place
immediately began to protest that
they we're not Boxers. and. Of course,
they took every precaution 10 protect
Americans: IL he had threatened
them, they might bave killed all the
Americans ii the country. / expect
the adniniktfa alton to wait until Cam
boa or some other man of his caliber
has been elected president Then il
the constitutionalists do not come In
and be good. the government will be
able to float a loan, buy arms and
ammunition and restore order.
His policy in the Japanese matter
has been to sit tight and let the
Japanese fuss and fHme until they
get tired Of 1t. I've seen him handle
several different matters just that
way, by sitting tight and saying moth
ing.
Il don't expect the tarif bin TO
have much Immediate effect on the
cost of living But it will help to
i redistribute the population by break
ing up q lot of industries that cant
stand on their own legs and by en-.
couraging a movement toward the
Free trade is the ideal condition
for California. Almost every product
Of California that is affected by the
tariff bill is exported in large guam
q titles. That is true of our redwood
lumber, our prunes and OF almost
Ievery others product that is no. con-
sunled IN the state. Our olive oil COM
mands higher price than the import
ed oil and needs no protection. Wines
i always will be taxed as a luxury and
an alcoholic beverage. About the
: only product of California on which
| q high tariff can benefit our people is
3 citrus fruit.
/ .Already vast quantity of Cali
fornia products are exported, and
with the opening of the canal and
Il cheap water transportation to Europe
our exports will grow, So what we
want above all things in California
is free commerce with the world.
Il Under protection the balance is all
against u.s.
Wilson's Program.
President Wilson has a big pro-
gram for the long session next win
/ ter even If the trust question does
not come up The president and Sec
Rotary Lane have constructive poll
Icy for Alaska, with the building of q
government railroad as the most inn
iportant step. Congress will be asked
90 authorize it at the next session.
4 Then Andrew Furuseth's bill to
Igiye seamen the full rights of free
citizens win come up, and there is
every INDICATION that the president
will give it his support A. few days
ago he appointed Furuseth a member
of the commission that is to go to
Europe and investigate conditions Of
employment in the shipping indus.
try" 4
q Although Kent considers Secretary
Bryan's lecturing silly and in bad
TASTE" he says that Bryan is proving
LOT the greatest assistance to the pres
Eident and he considers his appoint.
ment to the cabinet position a master
1 stroke. az - s1s..e
j Kent believes there is no question
that the senate will pass the Hetch-
{ Hetchy bill during the ehrst six days
lof the regular session which begins
& in December. r H. 80
i In sailing from Honolulu. the bark.
entine Irmgard win proceed to Co