Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-26
SUGAR PLANTERS
sTAlDRAT ON
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Announcement was made at the
meeting Of the Sugar Prqtection CON-
mittee this morning, and received with
applause. that the Sugar Planters AS
location had just adopted resolu-
ton declaring that It stood pat for
the retention Of the present sugar
taFiM It was further decided by the
| assoc1ation trustees to cable the reso-
luton to Delegate Kalan1anaole and
judge BallDu. with q request that its
PuTport be communicated TO the sena-
tors. and representative
With Chairman George r. Carter,
/ commit eenaeH present we're Secretary
| w, III. Rabbit, Emil IA. Berndt, Joseph
i F. Cooke and E. TOwse, others in at
/ tendance being President Al. +. Grill
! fiths OF Oahu College. Prof. John NJ.
Young Of the College OF Hawaii, w. Il.
| harrington, Waiter Duisenberg, L. nj.
Judd, w. THOMPSON and George +,
Henshan, headquarters secretary.
Mr.. Cooke gave out the news from
the planters before the opening, and
the chairman called on him to repeat
it In open session. Mr.. Cooke also
! reported that Alexander & Baldwin,
Ltd, had written letters to 1900 stock
holders OF its own and allied cempa-
MES, asking them to take an active
Part in the campaign.
Mr.. Carter reported that w III.
Smith, attorney, Hilo. had written arti-
cles in support OF the campaign for
the New England Magazine and the
Christian Science Monitor Jared G..
Smith, he also stated, was writing TO
q congressman of his acquaintance
and, further, had related to him con-
versation he had with William j.
Bryan, secretary OF state, reeentiB IN
which the @CommoEer' had said he
vas opposed to the removal OF pro-
| lection from sugar, just on account
Of its effect on the island possessions.
Professor Young, in mentioning that
| he was writing to Senator Tillman, a
| pronounced free trader, stated that he
vas endeavoring to enlist twenty-five
or thirty South Carolinians here to
Join in letter to that statesman. On
agreed that copies OF Professor
Young's letter to Senator Thlman
should be sent to the South Carolina
representatives
Mr.. Carter said he had written to e
Prominent Democrat, IN which ne
made g special point OF the steward
| ship in which the American nation
held Hawaii urging that the dominant
Tarty should not make the error OF
removing the duty on sugar, thus seri-
ously injuTing the main industry OF
Hawaii. on the unfounded assumption
that sugar would thereby be cheap
ened to the consumer. In tarih re-
dnction, sugar being leading source
CT revenue, ought to be the last COM
modify to be attacked.
President Griffiths stated that he
had written q letter to q senator IN
which he used the same line, OF ar
Iument as that Just stated 81, the
| Chairman In the course OF further
| discussion Of arguments TO be en-
TlQyed, he urged that facts should be
presented to hack up every PROPOSE
ton. Mr.. Carter agreed with him,
saying that when annexation came
sugar was the pedestal OF Hawaiian
| prosperity, but with that event it en-
countered various new difficulties,
such as labor supply, the IRON heeT
of the coastwise law, etc. These
things were facts that should be made
prominent
Mr.. Thompson reported having seen
Senator Rice, the Republican national
committeeman for Hawaii, and he adj
rised that the chairman confer with
him.
Mr.. Harrington told OF having been
surprised this morning by receiving a
call from Mr.. NJ. nj. Tammen, proprie-
tor of the Denver Post, to whom he
had previously announced his inten-
ton of writing. The visitor was max