The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-01
Representative of Sugar Plant
ers Tells Of Work For Pre-
seryatiOn Of Product
CAMPAIGN or EDUCATION
IS NEEDED ON MAINLAND
American People Must Be Awak-
ened To Gravity Of Situa-
ton IN Washington
tl'rom SATURDAY Advertiscr,)

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Judge Sidney NJ. BalIou, Washington
representative Of the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association, arrived on the
Siberia yesterday. Judge BaIIou will
return to Washington in about ten
days He came to San Francisco to
consult with representatives Of tho
Western beet sugar producers, and not
having tecn in Hawaii for more than
three years, decided TO make the trip
TO Honolulu and once more get In per.
sohhi touch with The local situation.
Free Sugar Absolute Ruin
In an interview last night he made
the following statement.
At the time of the passage Of the
Underwood Act II was eonceded thar
tho free sugar proviso meant the Also.
lutte ruin Of the principal industry Of
Louisiana. The three years of grace
were given, not for investigation and
reconsideration Of this obvious fact,
but 70 afford time for Louisiana to
convert Der fields to other crops. With
the industry Of a great State, with two
senators and strong congressional
delegation, slated for annihilation, the
authorities at Washington are not much
concerned whether Hawaii, with no
vote at all. goes into the discard or
not. III We cannot raise sugar in com
petition with the world, we are adj
vised 70 turn our attention 70 things
that we can--eocoanuts and alligator
pears being the principal suggestions.
welfare OF Consumers
'.If the free sugar proviso is recon
sidered by the present administration
X win be along other lines than the
welfare Of the producers. The need
Of revenue, growing disbelief that
free sugar viii be Of any benefit to
the consumer, and the fear that free
sugar Is not as popular a political is
sue as was supposed, are all factors
working in 0uf favor.
~ On the other hand, il has not yet
conceded that even the profound eco
monte changes resulting from the In.
iOpaen war neeessitate any change In
the present tariff law, and we must
make all allowances for the natural re,
luctanee TO change policy deliberately
adopted. 1t is too early 70 venture any
prediction us TO the outcome.
Made In America Slogan
Summarizing the situation, Judge
Ballon said that much can be hoped
for the Hawaiian sugar industry by
Joining in the Made in America =
campaign for the local product.
There is no way TO mark sugar so
that the consumer will know its
source, he said. tfThe majority Of
the people never think 10 ask where
their sugar comes from. or who makes
H. Sugar is sugar TO them. They do
not know that one -half Of all the sugar
that they use is grown by American
farmers. nor 10 then realize that free
sugar viii send TO the wall and prac.
tically vitiate the investments of many
american producers,
Sugar Home Product .. \.
! ",rhe idea that sugar is just as much
q 'home product rs other classes of
manufactured goods and that the sugar
industry Is one of the greatest of the
home industries has not been grasped
by the average American. +
Every effort mast be devoted TO
educating the public up to a full real
ization Of tho fact that an established
industry must be maintained aud that
this is quite as important as the adop,
ton of new industries that formerly,
thrivcd only in foreign countries. =