Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-11


you and the people Of Hawaii have
carried on this publicity campaign?
| Mr.. Ballou. Because when ! first
came here heard the testimony be-
fore the Hardyick committee and I
learned that the free-sugar sentiment
Of this country had been entirely Gre
ated, or al least agitated, by the cam
paign carried on at the expense of the
Federal Sugar Refining Co, and as
Gov. Carter said this morning, and I
will further state that Senator WILL
ans told me that the only mistake
that we made was that we allowed
Mr.. Lowry to get a two years start
of US. ~
Senator Nelson. What is your own
belief and faith as to the effect of
free sugar on that industry In Ha.
wall? - ,-~.~
| Mr.. Ballou. It win be the ruination
of that industry. There may be few
plantations that by economy may be
able to survive, but no plantation last
year produced sugar at the cost Of
sugar now in New York, without the
iduty. So under present conditions
land present practice there In not, a
make profit II they could reduce
their expenses, or II the prices went
up, some of them might, but IL would
be practical humiliation of the
lsugar industry In the Hawaiian
islands
Il Senator Nelson. Then, as under.
island you, you and the people Of Ha.
lwaii are carrying on this campaign as
la matter of self-preseryation OF the
lmain and principal industry Of your
islands?
Mr.. BaiIou. Yes.
II Senator Nelson. And for no other
purpose?
/ Mr.. Ballou. That il it, exactly.
i Senator Nelson. Have any of you,
SO far as you know, made any corrupt
Iuse Of any money?
Mr.. Ballou. No. I am certain of
THAT. am certain that no corrupt use
lof money has been made.
Senator Nelson. 1t has been con-
fined to this work that You have de-
scribed here before the committee?
Il Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
] Senator Nelson. Wholly?
Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
Senator Nelson. And your purpose
has been to counteract the sentiment
for free sugar that was started ~ the
other side?
DIT. Ballou Yes. i
Senator Nelson AID ycu have
done 1t simply for MISREPRESENTATION
Ito protect your own industry in the
islands?
Il Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
4 Senator Nelson. And you have no
tother motives?
Mr.. Ballou. No.
The Chairman. Was 1t intended to
linfnence Senators s7'a-sse
Mr.. Ballou. Yes: we hoped to In
form and influence them.
Senator Reed. Yousdid not mean to
i make your statement so broad Is to
lsay that the free-suear sentiment OF
this country has been all created by
the Federal Sugar Refining CO.?
j Mr.. Ballou. Yes. heard Mr..
Lowry boast that he and he single
], handed practically IS,
j Senator Reed. Oh, let me be fair.
4 Mr.. Ballou. / beg your pardon.
| Senator Reed. Do you mean to say
that there was not any free-sugar sen.
Itiment in this country. and that there
would not have been If 1t had not been
for Mr.. Lowry?
!. Mr.. Ballou. said 1t had been agi.
ltated by him. / did not quite catch
the force of the word created"
heard him testify
Senator Reed. We know that Mr..
Lowry did testify that they had en-
barked on campaign of that kind. ]
Just wanted to know whether you
WANTED to make your statement in
answer to Senator Nelson SO broad
as to say that Mr.. Lowry had created
all the free-sugar sentiment there is In
this country. - ~. -. -. >.ss
i Mr.. Ballou He certainly agitated
1t. Let me make my statement in
answer to yours. l heard Mr.. Lowry
testify that when he started this cam
paign he asked for contributions from
importers of sugar in order to carry
1t on, and that they all told him that
he was running his head against a
stone wall in endeavoring to start the
campaign, and they refused to contri-
butte, and the only one that did contri-
butte was the Federal. Sugar Refining
'iCo. =<.
Senator Reed. I know all about
that. s.-,s d.
Mr.. Ballou. That il, as to the ex.
Iistence of the sentiment at that time
in the opinion of those people who
would benefit by the propaganda.
i Senator Reed. But the Democratic
Iparty has stood for free sugar some
Is or Is years ago? ~
Mr.. Ballou. l do not SO understand
it; no, sir.
Senator Reed. And there had actu.
ally been a free-sugar bill passed
once?
Mr.. Ballou. Not by the Democratic
party. The Republican party passed
a free-sugar bill, and the Democratic
party put it back on the dutiable list
at 40 per cent ad valorem, with a diff.
ferential of one-eighth of a cent on re.
fined sugar.
Senator Reed. You heard this testi-
lmony. before the HardWick committee