Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-15

AS a specimen of letter that may do
effective work on the mainland in
fighting for the continued protection
OF sugar, the following, Wi ten under
the letterhead OF Fred l.. Wal1ron.
Ltd, has been given out Ey the Sugar
Protection Committee for publication:
Honolulu, March II. 1913
Mr.. e. l.. Lomax, Passenger Traffic
Manager, Western Pacific Railway,
San Francisco, Cal.
Ny Dear Mr. Lomax--I fully realize
you have troubles of your own and /
would not add to your many prob
lens were it not of the greatest i'm
portance to not only myself, but TO
each individual of this territory.
Our peopla are now strsining every
effort to keep from becoming law the
present legislative agitation in Wash
ington to place sugar on the free list.
This letter is not a plea TO protect
the men in this country who have
been made fairly wealthy by their
consistent and scientific application Of
hard work to build up the sugar in
dustry to perfection second to none.
hut II is a plea for help to our entire
populace. which as a unit is depend
ent directly or indirectly on sugar.
AS an instance, / own not one share
Of sugar stock. but on the other hand
my business depends directly on the
success of sugar in these islands.
I will endeavor to condense a few
arguments why the present tariff
should remain against foreign sugars.
Most important. il would not reduce
the price of sugar TO the consumer,
for the reason that. after killing the
growing of beet and cane sugar In the
United States, the Sugar Trust. of
which we are no part. would have ab-a
solute control of the foreign produef.
which (making the IInitad States MGR
chant marine flag, If possible, a little
more rsgged) would enter the United
States in foreign bottoms and incl
dentafly. suicide tonnage under the
American flag to the tune of the car
rage of over half million tons OF
sugar per annum from Hawaii to San
Francisco and New York and like
quantity of merchandise to Hawaii
from your ports. an increasing share
Of which. by the way. comes via our
friends, the Western Pacific Railway.
On account of the climate. sod and
In some instances transportation, tta-
vail cannot convert its cane plsnta-
tions into grain fields or successfully
grow and market other crops. =
The protection to American sugar
IN Hawaii has made possible an ex-
change in commerce OF over eighty
million dollars per annum. Free SUI
gar viii certainly be fatal to this
showing.
The Western Pacific Railway Com
pany. without doubt. has some more
than ordinary influential men IN
Washington and the object OF this let
ter is to reach these man through
vour good self and Mr.. Adams. En-
list their efforts. not to legislate D1il-
lions to few individuals Of the sugar
Trust. but have protected this sugar
industry which is helping to suruoTt.
directly and Indirectly, thousands OF
Americans. and. furthermore, in con-
nec,ion with the sugar from Hawaii.
supporting the strongest remnant OF
the American, merchant marine now
afioat.
Inasmueh as these ships are feed
ers" for the railroads. know you will
give the matter not only some Thoughts
hut also good action, even II not quite
ss strenuous as when lighting for ter
mjual track rights.
am sending a copy Of this letter
20 MIR. Adams and thank you both in
advance for any action YOU may take
TO the end of converting some of our
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