The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-04
Coming Round To It

He New York Journal Of Commerce, discuss
ing the question of the readjustment of tariff
duties from the point of view OF revenue require
ments. makes the following editorial remarks
There TO be little doubt that there win be need
OF increased revenue unless there be decided inn
proyement In the way Of economy in Government
pendtures. There why the additional rev
enues should not be derived from duties upon imports
properly laid for the purpose II 10 said that the pro-
vision Of the tariff act putting sugar upon the free list
be inconsistent with the principle Of purely revenue
tariff This provision was of the serious mistakes
OF the tariff act because the sugGr duty yields large
revenue At small for collections with snch wide
and complete difnson that il lie not perceptbIe ee
ment of cost to the consumer. The effect as eoncen
trated upon the producers, especially of sugar
somewhat protective, but objection, that does
mot outweigh its advantage as means of revenue
large part Of the of sugar luxurious rather than
necessary and the fact that some Of il is pro-
duced in this country is not sufficient for not
deriving revenue from that imPorte There are other
duties that may be levied for without restrict
ing trade or having for their object protection against
foreign competition. b.
The American Agrculturist, non-partisan farm
journal and one of the oldest and most influential
of its class makes the following editorial remarks
in recent issue on the domestic sugar industry
There any sound reason for this destruc-
tive policy tof free sugar. toward Of our greatest
agricultural Industries. But for the which cut of
the supply Of German sugar and temporarily helped our
market, the growth Of sugar cane In the Southern
States and sugar bees In the Of the country
and the manufacture Of herefrom babe fair to
be destroyed. The high prices following war gave the
business Temporary respite but the feeling has been
general that 1915 will be the last crop Of Of
beets for which profitable price could be paid grow
ers in competition with free sugar from the tropics.
While war conditions might help the 1915 crop, free
sugar next year would be a death blow. -. n. ss' d,
Now the need for revenue gives domestic sugar
producers another chance. In their present effort to
continue at least the current tariff II it impossible
restore former duties growers of and beets the
manufacture of sugar therefrom, and the labor and
capital invested therein should have the cordial sup
port of all other people and interests throughout the
country All parties in congress should unitedly sup
port this demand. How much better to pay to Ameri
can producers of and beets the 900 an
nually paid out heretofore for imported sugar! No
matter what you may think about protection free
trade, tariff for revenue only, here is item
upon which the tariff is both producing and
protective, against the socaed coole labor Of the
tropics. go -. p. # ..r..,. d.
Shall farmers double and treble the area and
yield Of sugar beets within the next few years, in
change for the 100000 900 heretofore paid out
ally for imported sugar. shall this great domestic
industry langush, only to turn its golden millions into
Cuba, Java and other isles Of the tropicsf .
To ask such question, says Facts About
Sugar" is to answer it. -. - q"