The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-02


timers dealers who have been injured by the manipulation Of
sugar prices by the suear Trust
Gently pleading with Democratic President and congress not 60
ruin the industry Of the country 10y placing their product on
the free list will be remembered The planters charged with
Il was pointed out m the representatives of the planters at that
time the cfncrs who secretly working for the
repeal Of the tariff that the trusts hold on that
industry would made more that growers who
without a monopolistc organization. would be ruined
This forecast is being quickly borne out by developments though
the suits agggang several million dollars which have already
been filed against the American Sugar Rens successful it
would appear that they be compelled TO for their alleged
manipulation The Louisiana Sugar Planter and Sugar fner OF
November 10 in speaking of the suits already filed against the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company explains the situation fully as follows
The sugar world has had quite sensation ~ Inc institution ~
the federal in New Orleans of suit by Messrs Wogan Broth
e the weknown merchants of few back who have
been identified with the sugar industry OF Louisiana for many years
against the American Sugar Refining Company and IFS local agent
in New Orleans Mr. r. Whespoon The bill of particulars gives
the details of the series of charges Of unfair discrimination and of
final refusal by the American Sugar Refining Company by its local
agents TO do business with the firm Of Wogan Brothers even for
payment advance for merchandise desired all of which had the
final result of driving wogan Brothers of the trade and for this
been realizing the business in which they engaged and the
penalties that the law allows under the circumstances if the charges
be proven true
Messrs wogan Brothers enerprsing firm and
gagged largely the and moIasse business and to
argemnt of their work and this to such extent that their belief
that the American Sugar Refining Company determined to
press them They have secured the best legal talent available
there every promise of "A fight in the courts
SIN laying the foundation for their claims Messrs Wogan Broth
the history the Trust absorption Of various
competing establishments and dismanng them the purchase of the
spreces refinery in Philadelphia the loan money to Adopf
Sga the control of the Pennsylvania Refinery
Philadelphia the Trust the beugar
dominating monopong and controlling and debating prizes
dividing up territories for respective establishments and
charges which public unfortunately
ready too familiar Personal charges made against j. T. With
because of his interest creditor otherwise in the firm
of John Barley Co.. and debating certain transactions
way as to compel the business to pass through the hands OF Johi
Barky Co. with resulting loss to themselves They claim tina
cong OF themselves and the monopoly unfair competition ant
awlcs methods charged in their petition that they the Woga
Brothers driven out of the and moas business Their
being seller left in New Orleans from whom they could buy tn
needed their business without which the
could not successfully operate that in the year following that
which it made profit of 813G111 ST.
s275 and finally forced suspend active business and tina
in this they damaged the Of million
lars and were entitled TO triple that under the provisions Of tn
law of 1890
lawsuit will be- time only will deter
mine is significant however of the power that lies in tn
hands of these monopoS who with word crush
iron and steel business in the meat business The Bible
that there giants in those days We may say
truthly that there these days
be eXpated IN order to form
men Perpont Morgan became the practical dictator the
lean financial world When his firm fit the Ne,
Haven Railroad the whole fabric down with
f only now slowly recovering under its new organization.
"The fact that the Sugar Trust able by its skfu
congressional legislation exclude high grades of foreign
from country by misplaced sympathy of President
Roosevelt and Taft granted practical monopoly Cuba
the socaed reciprocity treaty of the wonderful il
stances of slfu manipulation
officers OF the government that the world has The Suga
Trust comparatively Indifferent prices sugars
long as they could create and control wide margin of profit 70
themselves in the of refining alone In doing this they
broken down the markets of the world unparalleled
eVe whe every other known staple commodity higher than
former years The Standard Oil Company and the Steel Trust hay
not hesated to crush ont competition when they though
such crushing desirable The American Sugar Refining
pany has followed different and while mercy crun
ont all competition it held the prices of down because of III
practical cooperation of the United States government with tn
Sugar Trust the exclusion of hggade foreign
the monopoly of Cuban that they effected the
procy treaty These influences reacted the markets
# tne world depressing them every depression again adin
= the Sugar Trust in its nefarious actions.
y Whether not MesSrs Wogan Brothers establish the
ra of the charges that they make and bring their
directly 10 the doors of the Sugar Refining Company
matter that be determined by the federal
will be learned in due course but the fact Is that the Auerca
IN its contests with the general been found either
Of actual crime Of such of Judgment intention 10 dan
other parties and the corporation has been compelled
immense sums IN pano PREPARATION Al least Of these evil deeds
nell 1--WE shall await with Interest the Of the WORan su
i, DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM FOR REdULAR SESSION,
" Informal has been made bl Congressman lluml