The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-08-12
REED smoor ON NEW SUGAR SCHEDULES

Although bowbeaten by the Administration and the Democratic
majority the lobby probe committee of the senate the Domestic
Producers continue their campaign in Washington Get
the Facts before the people Their bulletin of July 20 contains
authority well the representative of
beet producing State His speech delivered the senate
July % showing that Underwood Bill as stands
will destroy the domestic industry will lead to lower
prices the but will every demand of the big
nes by removing the competition which they have face
O the of this tariff law perhaps the
worst the designed annate the production of this
country said Senator Smoot The demand for such legislation
principally from the rene They have expend
ed agang for free trade in order kill off the
growing beegar industry which has caused them to reduce prices
and threaten the destruction of this industry unwse step
could not be taken Not only does the growth of in this
try cheaper the product but it increases the production of the soil
Tor other and keeps at home the vast that would be
abroad for raised by afcived labor in Java and
other foreign countries There would be no assurance of cheaper
under free trade after the American producer destroyed
1t almost incredible that any party should make itself
sponsbe for such calamity putting the free list
to benefit few reiners on the seacoast
Last November and December the renes quoted
per 100 pounds in New York while beet sold delivered in Min
neapos and St Paul $465; Chicago $440 Detroit 464H
subject to discount of for cash The tariff of $50
pound was taken of 1890 but the average price OF be
tween 1880 and 1891 declined only 162 cents With 40
cent higher or 30 cents per 100 pounds than with free That
shows how the trust absorbed the profits Sugar about the
same as IN 1898 when on the free list.
Ihey he rencrs have absorbed considerable part the
duction made Cuban sugar and they also have for
less freight New York They price given
TO Louisiana planters the freight New York and then they
that sugar at New Orleans and pocket the freight charge 1t
species OF robbery The Louisiana planters beginning
produce fit for consumption without through
threaten to become independent of the hence desire
fehhe !" eAnngn the Louisiana canesugar industry well
the bee-sugar industry.
H. u Wagner of Milwaukee, testified of visit he
many III I'LL where he inspected 700acre sugar
growing where paid 81 day cents
IN addition to quart of milk pounds of potatoes
week and sleeping and working quarters
work Twelve hours day In factories labor
10 cents day and the best skilled labor $l44 day Those rates
are less than onehd the prices paid for similar labor Wisconsin
But IN Java BomeO countries sugar is
raised 10 large extent and where the production
increased wages mere frcb ofhDse paid Germany, oad
our TO the aborers in the fields And
sugar producers IN this country would have
they could not conduct their business with profit
petition.
Underwood of the ways and committee said
that Mr. w p Wie of New York recognized sugar expert
Chairman ardw OF the which investigated the
sugar question: said of Mr. Wie He is the greatest sugar Stats
clan IN America and Of the world This is
what Mr. Wlett said o this subject
me sugar trade of the world free open and clear
and IL subject to boun and conditions What
we want to do to Independent all that and we can do IL
Increase the domestic and beet the cepe
sugar on earth The supplies is of greater inn
porance III gang than reduction To decrease TN,
price OF sugar to the increase the production
rapidly possible
The Democrats from the time of jefferson have always imposed
duty ON sugar Even Calhoun advocated duty ON sugar oupl
not produced IN South Carolina Secretary Carlisle opposed punl