The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-07-24


4 present tariff during this adminis- \
4 fration.n - Senator r. M. Sim =
4 mons.
4 .'If congress should attempt to =
4 change the tariff provisions rolat- =
y ing TO sugar or any other item in =
4 the present tariff law, President =
X Wilson would veto the measure in
- whatever form II might appear. |
4 talked with the President today 4
4 Representative Oscar w. Under y
wood. =
\ 1.-THE press Of the country could =
= do no greater service than to en-
+ phasize the fact that there will be =
; no change in any feature of the =
4 tariff laws while President Wilson \
4 Is in Office. talked with the \
4 President today - William G. 4
= Redheld, Secretary Of Commerce.
4 y
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These are messages direct from Wash
ington to the people Of the United
States through the Manufacturers Rec
Srd, which is thus enabled to set at rest
any uncertainties as to where the adj
ninistration stands. IL simply Islands
pat In the way Of tariff revision
Gherc is nothing DOING Not one jot
jr title of the Underwood Simmons bill
viii be altered while President Wilson
tetains the veto power, says the Amer
lean Economist.
All hopes of a reversal as to sugar,
steel or any other item are absolutely
yain, and any man who expects to see
an early change in any part Of the
tariff law may as well make up his mind
right now that he Is following up o
phantom, not fact.
Sugar Duty win Not Be Restored.
There have been persistent and wide.
spread rumors TO the effect that the
lnty on sugar would be restored, in
whole or in part, because the revenues
therefrom were required. The Mexican
demonstration and semi-occupaney was
IN item of expense not foreseen, and the
income tax has failed to produce the
revenues il was figured that 1t would.
AS sugar produced an easily and cheap
y collected revenue of over $4,000, 900
4 year, it was declared the government
would yield its position on this item
1t least, not only because it needed the
sugar tax, but because it was found the
industry could not survive with all the
luty removed. Newspapers from the
Atlantic to the Pacific have dwelt on
he theme, and SO convincing has been
the evidence adduced that some New
orleans bankers have assured their
erineds the duty would certainly be re.
stored, and others have commented on
I as though its authenticity bore the
administration stamp.
No Change Contemplated.
Senator l.. NJ. Simmons simply, but
Explicitly, said there was not word of
ruth in the report that any sort of a
hange was contemplated in the tariff
.aw with reference to sugar or any
other item.
Senator w. L. Chiffon, West Virginia,
aid the Democrats would make no
hange in the tariff, and there would be
no chance for Republicans to do any
hing for long time to come. Repub-
leans in congress had by their attitude
md their votes made the Republican
party joke, and they had no issue to
90 to the country with. The Democrats
would continue in office, and the policies
of the present ADMINISTRATION would be
sustained. i...a.. ... ~
Louisiana's Vain Esapes. Il
Congressman Albert Estopinal, Of
| louisiana, said he had seen good deal
IF discussion of the possible retention
If the duty on sugar, and felt that per
maps it would be found advantageous
by the government to retain one cent
pound, anyhow, instead of removing
The last vestige of the former duty IN
| 1916. .a. RI .,t
Congressman r. Il. Broussard, also o.
Louisiana, said he had been bombardeC
With letters, kilograms and newspape
rrticles referring to the report that thu
administration was inclined to relent /
any graceful way could be devised. HI
lad suggested that this could be accom-
olished very simply by merely passing
resolution authorizing the President i
suspend the operations of the tariff re
duetion on sugar, so that at least tn
final one cent would be indefinitely r.
tanned from 1916 on. This method woul
eliminate the possibility, so feared b
the party in power, of opening up tn
entire tariff question should any chang
be proposed. So far he had not sue
ceeded in getting definite assurance
that favorable action could be secured
Quick Action Necessary.
1t would be necessary for somethin
70 be done soon, as the planters ger
srally would grind all of their cane thi
fall, saving none of IL for seed, II tn
tariff reduction is to stand. An inye
tigation was being conducted throug
the department of commerce, as he ha
been informed, to ascertain what tn
effect Of the law would be on the be-
sugar industry. Whatever the repol
pight be, and whenever il might be ]
sued, was not of vital consequence
the beet sugar industry. If the inye
LEGATION were TO show that the industI
could not thrive without the duty, an
that finding should move the Cover
ment to restore or retain part of II
duty at least, it would be possible
plant new beet crop any time. IL u
GANG sugar industry is killed, howeve
il is IN entirely different matter, for
would take five to ten years TO 7
establish it.
Law VIII Stand Unchanged