The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-04
{. FbE0N BISHOP
SOUNDS WARMING

CARNATIONS or the Chemists unu I'm
Qneering Associations, whose work and
ahnual conventions have become an e.
tablished feature in our industrial pro
qress.
1.-THE personnel anl membership Of
these Associations are largely OF the
expert class engaged, directly or indi.
reetIy. with the manufacture Of sugar,
ana the proceedings Of their meetings
reflect laudable effort 20 attain high.
er standards OF achievement, which Is
~ snbstantial leneht to the sugar In.
dnstrv as n whole, and this effort ear
wing with Il an evident interest in
their work Is worthy OF the highest
eommenaation and encouragement
Experiment Stations Triumphs
.The report Of. the experiment sta
ton committee and its director fully
covers the work Of the station for the
wear. and win not attempt 20 ~
into the detail Of u, as the report a.
self win rome under discussion during
or sossion.
~In passing. however have noted
with particular interest that the en-.
tomoIogieal division has been giving
especihi attention to securing a para
sila for the Anomola beetle, probably
tli9 most dangerous pest now extant
Ia our cane fells, although not ~ yet
widely spread
Nj. Muir. who has recently return
81 from the Orient where be has been
searching for the desired parasites, has
already sent IN the Tiphia, parasitic
wasp which attacks the larvae Of the
An0mola. II Is not yet known whether
this parasite has become positively es'
tablished. Mr.. Muir also reports that
be has Identified other parasites prey
ing upon the AnomOla beetle, but thus
far has been unable through trnnspor-
tation diifeulties, 10 get them to Ha-
wall.
The agricultural division Of the
station continues its important work Of
developing Seeding canes and during
the coming year larger supplies Of the
seed OF the new varieties will be avail
abe The work Of the pathological,
analytical and factory inspection bu-
reans has been progressing in the usual
efficient manner.
Political
"There has been practically no
change 10 the political factors bearing
upon our industry during the past year.
llnder the provisions Of the Underwood
tariff act of 1913, which IS now the
law Of the land, sugar will automati.
taDy 20 on the free Eyt ia May, 1910,
ID appears TO me entirely unlikely that
anything viii transpire in the time In
tervening to change this program
Much has transpired, giving ample
reason Tor congress TO retain the duty
on sugar, and the Federal government
at the present time Is badly in need
OF revenue. Congress has passed a
revenue act, taxing innnmerable arti-
clea, but II seems 10 be the deterrnin-
alton Of the party in power to continue
its free sugar policy. ] do not belieyf
any change Of attitude in this respect
viii take place while the Democratic
party IS in control Of the congress, nm,
less forced by q need Of revenue even
greater than caused up 70 the present
time by the European war.
The Publicity Campaign
1.-The efforts Of this association, re
spocting protective legislation to the
sugar industry, during the past year
have been confined 70 a publicity poll
cy calculated TO give the public the
actual facts upon the question. Poll
teal parties are so set on their so-called
policies aud FIX their activities so post
nYely along political lines that il seems
like wasted effort 10 plead for just
canse, nnless t,be at the same time
politically consistent. We are accord
ingly proceeding with an educational
publicity campaign, which we are hope
fnl will put the public right as TO thu
need Of protecting the home producer
Of sugar.
Must Put House in Order
f.lt Is not pleasant 10 draw gloomy
picture, to make an nhfayOrable fore
east or prediction as to what the futur.
has in store for our industry, but
feel entirely Justified, IN view of 10,
actually existing factors bearing on tn.
question, to sound note OF caution.
In the first half Of the year w
were wei started upon policy Of 70
( trenehmept pressed upon as by the al
hat conclusive fact that after Ma,
1916 We must have orr house in orde
10 produce sugar in competition will
the world, without the protection b,
tariff that has heretofore safeguarde,
~, OF else 70 to the wall.
.rr AfNNihb thc FaFt AvHf hitttthnt Neh
ditions have obtained, due to the Ell
feets Of European war, that have TO
the moment. eased up on the press,ir
that We are under. and diverted W. i
some measure from this purpose. II !
difficult perhaps to close the eye AM
turn deaf car 20 situation so bril-
liant and allnrinq, 20 a sensation so en-
thusiastie, MS possesses the system 0
the sugar produecr when the value o
his product scars to point only al
tainahle through some abnormal even
having taken place. Moreover. it
hnman 10 be happy and Industrial pro,
perify Is powerful influence 10 III
attainment of that constitutional pr,
rogatiye. 'the pursuit Of happiness
War Bills Must Be Paid
Even 50. we must not blind on
selves 20 the fart, as borne out by III
meteOric hactnations Ia sugar yaln6
that have taken place in the past fou
months, that abnormal prosperity ~
liftine, aud we must not allow Gu
.NI-..1.,-..-.-.