The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-06


might have fixed the wool aud the
sugar schedule little more satisfac-
torily. but the President has made
II impossible for Ms TO do so Unless we
want to take the odium of combating
the President of our party and Of being
called tariff tfaitors. Oh, no; we do
not intend to do anything IKE that.
The arrangements ms TO sugar and wool
will have to stand. II the party is hurt
by II the President will be chiefly 10
blame. -
And so the matter lies. The sugar
and wool provisions will not be modi-
fed by the finance committed. The Pres
ident made his point on those. Whefh-
er any amendment can be forced after
the tariff bill is ont of caucus and in
the open senate is open to conjecture.
Presumably it can not be. But in 9th
er provisions the finance committee Is
making amendments. While there was
n great hnllabaloo about hearings which
the Democrats of the senate refused
there have actually been many hearings
before subcommittee. Latterly these
hearings have been public. Briefs have
been filed unanimously and the public
has been allowed TO consult with the
texts.
There have been vigorous debates in
the senate now and then, while this
committee PROGRESS has beer going on
with the tariff bill. The debates have
contributed little to information on the
subject but have been an evidence of
the earnestness with which tariff is be-
ing considered by individual senators.
Republicans have been driving their
Democratic brethren mereilessly. Sena-
tor Smoot, of Utah, one of the well-in-
formed Republicans of the finance com
mittee has, "gone to it, with furious
energy and vexed the air of the senate
chamber with most pronounced asser-
tions about what he regards rs the In
Justice of Democratic tariff revision.
Senator Boies 'PenrOse, ex.chairiman of
finance, has likewise been harassing and
annoying the majority party, and Seiia-
tor Gallinger of New Hampshire has
taken much part in the discussions.
The story of past financial panies and
the effect of former revisions of tariff
upon the business of the country were
threshed over in these debates. The mn.
tcfial was not altogether new but the
orators presented 1t with all the voea
and mental power they had. 1t has been
decided to send out a list of questions
to the manufacturers of the land and
such a list has already been formulated
in the finance committee. The answers
are to be maHe under oath and returned
by mail. Lively wTangling there was be
tween Democrats and Republicans over
the forming of these questions. Repub
licans wanted to get out list of theil
own and have these printed and dis
tributed. The Democrats said it wouC
lead to confusion and insisted upon hav
ing list of their own and sending II
out as the only printed list. Hours OF
eloquence pro and con were poured ovel
this contention but of course, the Dem
ocratic senators had the votes to d,
things as they wished.
Manufacturers Active.
Manufacturers by the hundreds hav,
been sojourning in town. Some of tn,
biggest men in their respective line
have come down to Washington and, OF
the whole have been given very conrte
Gus treatment before the subcommittee
Although this has not been the expert
ence of Hawaiians. This does not mean
however, that they are getting altogeth
er what they wanted. The senate fin
ance committee will give the miamufac
tuners something. 1t is significant tina
the President is withholding his han,
in practically everything except woo
and sugar. This leaves the senate FIRE,
to grant some concessions.
Although the situation seemed q;
dead open and shut, with program
pretty well determined upon to pas
the Underwood Bill about as IL 20
through the house, those interested il
tariff have not despaired. They hav
exhausted every opportunity OF pro
test Besides flooding senator's with let
tiers and kilograms they have made per
sonal appeals to their senators an,
gone the limit" in presenting thei
eases before the subcommittee. No
only have the manufacturers come blu
they have been enforced in few Ia
stances by their employees, who hay,
lourneyed to Washington at their owl
expense to tel the committee and il
subcommittee that the Underwood hi
IN certain cases lowers duties updul,
and will injure the wage earners, J
, notable instance of this was the Uni
|, ted Textile Workers of Massachusetts
5 who not only appeared before subeom
5 mittees ON finance but carried their ap
h peal to the President. e7Hf
,. And all this activity has made an i'm
I preston upon the Democratic senators
Il 1t has augmented conviction that tn
II senate ought to step in and do what I
= can to rearrange the bill on n basis NOR
G satisfactory to business. some Demo
u cratic senators from the West continu
h to be very FESTIVE, as the products q
: that section are hit by the proposed re
! duetions. Most of these Deinoc rati
= senators from the West have six year
II to serve and are therefore not worryinl
y especially about their own political for
> tunes but they are disturbed about Dem
oeratic supremacy in their constituent
cIes. They made their protest to tn
n PRESIDENT some time ago and he deeline
Is to intervene but since then thev hav
re been carrying their case before the fin
re anee committee and will carry II late
4 to the Democratic caucus, when tba
u body is called together. -''
e However, there are no indications We
{ that any Democratic senators save IN
: two from Louisiana, will decline TO Q
II into the caucus or to abide by it's d,
y eisions. Presumably all these Democrat
y will stand by the tariff bin as il conc
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