The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-04
Many Hear and Applaud as Rep
resentativc of People of Terri.
tory Gives Account of the Seven
Weeks Fight of Himself and
Friends of Hawaii's Chief In
dustry.


dustry.
"lIawaii must keep up its fight.
' Free sugar is not here and will not
come. There is to be an election be.
fore the coming into force of the free
sugar schedule, and / do not believe
| that the people of the United States
are willing to go on any free sugar
basis when they know what that means.
We must help to carry ON the campaign
to put the facts before the people. An
other thing seems sure: the demands
upon the revenue will make the post
pOnement of 'the date for free sugar,
because there will not be revenue SUIT
fcicnt to carry on the business of the
government and provide for the in
crease in appropriations that will b.
demanded by the Southern States.
This, in effect, was the closing state
ment of the public report made yes.
terday to the people of Honolulu by
George II. Carter, who has been through
the Democratic fire at Washington fol-
the past seven weeks as the authorized
representative of the people of Hawaii
sugar tariff, which means the fight for
the preservation.,of the main industry
Of the Islands. Mr.. Carter returned by
the Manchuria yesterday morning, and,
at his own request made an early re-
port. While he had been snubbed by
the President, roasted by a section of
the mainland press, grilled as an Gin
dious lobbyist" by a senate sub
committee and been forced to leave
Washington with the idea that the OBJ
ject of his trip had not been accom-
plished, Mr.. Carter came home far from
being beaten man. He came back
full of fight and with his main recon,
mendation to Hawaii of fighting char.
acter.
He paid high tribute to the earnest
ness and the ability of those who
worked with him--Messrs. Ballou, Pax.
son, Walter G.. Smith and Irwin--each
of whom, he said had his heart in Ha-
waii and who brought to their task
something which could not be bought
There was large number in the
Young Hotel pavilion to listen to Mr..
Carter and applaud his ringing sen.
fences, and there was a decided feeling
of encouragement among his hearers
ut the conclusion of the meeting. Mr.
Paxton, who also returned from Wash
ington yesterday, was present and re
coived warm welcome back.
Carter's Address.
Mr.. Carter plunged directly into the
matter for which he was sent to Wash,
ington. On arrival there he found f..
F.. Paxton and S. NJ. Ballou engaged
IN the work of presenting material and
facts before those who were going to
be responsible for legislation in con
gress. All the sugar interests in Amer.
lea, including Louisiana, Porto Rice
and Hawaii, and the beet sugar people.
had combined as the Domestic Sugar
Producers.
There were nine Hawaiians on hand
in the interest of Hawaii's main in.
dustry. They did not employ any one
outside, rs they wanted only people
who had "their hearts in Hawaii
He said the attitude of the cabinet
officials was rather peculiar. The com
mittee ascertained that no one could
see \ cabinet official unless he stated
beforehand that he had no intention
of talking about the tariff. The sec
rotary of each official required the per.
son to always state the nature of the
business on which he intended inter.
viewing the cabinet men.
1t was a surprising attitude, - said
Mr.. Carter. 81 had been to Washing
ton at different times under different,
admin STATIONS and never found such
an attitude. The attitude of the sen.
ators might be described in this way:
My heart is with YOU, but my vote is
against you.
grbaN. g..
not wise and sound policy, and did
not felieve in it, but were going to fight
for the bin as requested by the Presi.
dent. Senator Lawrence said he be
lieved the people wanted free sugar
and added; You must admit the people
have right to be wrong. That wac
his attitude -
Hearings Wers Limited.
Mr. Carter said the most important
question that arose was that of public
hearings. There had. been no hearing
on this specific bin. Wien the Under.
wood Bill came Into the house there
were no hearings in the house, or in
the committees, aud talks on the same
were limited 10 one minute. The Re.
pnbllcans were urging that hearings be
permitted, One Friday afternoon The
Hawaiian committee received tele.
phone message from the secretary OF
tho chairman Of the senate subcommit
too thar had the sugar question Ia hand
stating that there would be- public
hearing 90 Monday Judge Ballou had
finished q sugar brief Carriers wa,
not ready
They decided hrst 20 hnd oui what
Kind of . hearing was 10 be- held N,
ininrFniien nn this point epnli he oh
iainei Tho chairman fouii W w0ula