Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-19

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Mr. Carter. Yes.
Senator Walsh. Where were these
conferences held?
Mr. Carter. At our headquarters in
the Colorado Building. When got TO
San Francisco telegraphed Mr. Bal
lou to engage me an Office and a
stenographer, and my Office is at 321
Colorado Building.
Senator Walsh. How many Offices
have you there?
Mr. Carter There are three.
Senator Walsh. How large force
have you?
Mr. Carter. / have a stenographer
and clerk, and these gentlemen.
| They constitute the force.
Senator Walsh. And the delegation,
| if we may so speak of them, meets
there for general conference and con-
sultation, and for the purpose of map
ping out whatever campaign you care
| to engage in?
Mr.. Carter. Yes; we use that as
headquarters constantly. You can find
us there at any time.
Senator Walsh And in a general
way that is the character of the work
that you have been doing there?
Mr.. Carter can give you prac-
tical illustration. We have been try
| ing to get facts before those who are
responsible for legislation in this
country. dare say there is not a
member of the Senate who does not
think that If the sugar industry of
Hawaii is destroyed Hawaii could ex-
frnninol frsI1if infr fhiC
but ] do not believe there is single
| Senator who knows that there is a
| Federal quarantine which prevents us
| from bringing any fruit into this coun-
| try. If that Federal quarantine, be
removed California would immediate
| ly quarantine against us. We do not
oppose California in that, because we
have maintained similar guarantees
ourselves; but in spite of our efforts
the Mediterranean fruit fly came into
Hawaii, and if that fly should get
| into California it would ruin the cit
rus-fruit industry of California, so
| that practically no tropical fruit or
vegetables can be brought from those
Islands into the mainland; and not
] only that, but Federal experts, ento-
mologists, encourage us with the hope
or by the statement that we will prob
ably never get rid of that fly and that
this quarantine will be permanent. 1t
is such facts as those that we are
| trying to bring out and have the OPP
portunity of giving to you gentlemen
and to the public.
!. Senator Walsh. wanted to ascer-
tain the character OF the work that
you were doing. You have, take it
from what You say. then, done some
thing toward enlightening the public
| mind.
Mr.. Carter We have tried to ap-
peal to reason in every way we can.
| Senator Walsh. That is what /
wanted to knof-the way you did it.
Mr.. Carter. In every way we can.
Senator Walsh. What did you do
in the way of enlightening the pub
lie mind as to the impossibility of
fruit culture Ia the islands?
Mr.. Carter. / have prepared a
brief, and / have a copy here, and |
have tried to see certain Senators and
tell them these things. / have tried
to call on the President of the United
States and tell him.
Senator Walsh. The brief you re-
fer to is 9. general presentation of the
| subject?
Mr.. Carter. Precisely.
Senator Walsh. Including this mat
| ter of the inability to utilize the is
| lands for fruit. culture?
Mr.. Carter. Yes; and many other
points that the public does not under
stand.
Senator Walsh. Whatever you are
j able to do?
Mr.. Carter If l may be permitted,
Mr.. Senator, Hawaii is put under the
coastwise law, although 1000 miles
away from the mainland, and under
that law we are obliged to ship our
produce in American ships. Java can
send ton of sugar from Java to New
York for about one-half what it costs
us; so that if we were in position
! to compete with the world in sugar,
as long as that law is claimed on us,
we are at a disadvantage to that ex.
tent
Senator Walsh. l desire to avoid
if we can, the discussion of the &C
tual merits of your contention. / am
/ simply endeavoyipg to ascertain from
you what the character of the work
! is you have been doing. You have
in your hand, apparently, brief
which you have prepared, which pre-
sents such arguments as have occurr-
ed to you why a duty should be re-
tanned upon sugar. Is that correct?
Mr.. Carter. Yes; it was printed at
the digestion of Senator, because
of our inability to get a public hear
| ing. =<@
Senator Walsh In addition to the
preparation of this brief, what else
has been done at your headquarters?
Mr.. Carter. We have published a
| bulletin called the Domestic Sugar
Producers bulletin. that has been
published in conjunction with our
work. We have purchased space in
the newspapers and have published ad-
vertisements.s
Senator Walsh. Let us take them
one at time, if you please. This
| bulletin that you speak about, what
does that consist of, and how often
/ is it gotten out? 49,. ~.....*
Mr. Carter. 1t consists of single
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