The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
FULL SUGAR DUTY
MAY Be RESTORED
.---v.--
Congressman Glass Of Virginia
Latest Convert To Protec-
ton For Sugar
Treasury Needs the Money and
Duty Is Fairest Tax
He Says

The New York Tribune Of October s
publishes the suggestion that the ad-
ministration may recommend the
restoration of the full sugar duties,
amounting to 1855 cents per pound.
With Cuban reciprocity still in force
this would restore the protection Oh
domestic sugars to 1913 cents Fer
pound, or $26.96 per ton. The present
duty on sugar imported from foreign
countries is 1856 cents, giving dOmes
l.OO4S cents, or $2O.O96 per ton, against
their Cuban competitors.
The Tribune s Washington CORE.
spondent says:
''On the heels of the announcement
by the administration yesterday that
financial needs would compel the reten.
ton of the present duty on sugar, it
developed today that a strong fight
would be made in congress to restore
the full duty on sugar imposed by the
Payne. Aldrich Act. The full duty
brought in $60,OOOOOO a year, while
the present one, according to treasury
estimates, brings about $32 ,O0O,OOO al
year.
Revenue Not Protection
y "Those in close touch with thu
: " White House say that there will be lit
tange opposition from that quarter to the
so toration of the full Payne, Aldrich
bh 8hHs', though the administration will
nOM,g39ua that the backing down on the
thou,h Y reforms is only a temporary
-. e made necessary by the war.
Si'ua'ioh Underwood Simmons tariff bill
and Germ d that this revenue be cut off
at w. ...y next spring, but it is now adj
4, .nitted by the administration that the
, bill will have to be changed.
Representative Carter Glass of Nir
ginia, chairman of the house banking
and currency committee, one of tn"
leading administration supporters, came
out fatfoOted today with statement
that he would vote to rcimpOse the full
duty on sugar.
SUGAR Tax Is Fair
"I would do so, he said, mot to
protect American industry, but because
DO not think we can spare the rev
enuo that il brings in. The tariff on
sugar is one of the most equitahly dis
tributed taxes that could he imposed,
and in it there is no direct contact be.
tween tax collector and taxpayer,
which is so Objectionable
| am glad to note that the admin
istration is now in favor at least of
the retention of the present duty on
sugar. The problem of raising suni
Gent revenue TO run the government
and take care of the increased mill
tary and naval appropriations is
going to be very serious, and no such
logical source of revenue as sugar
should be overlooked.
Worried About Finances
Representative Glass had "A confer
Puce with President Wilson yesterday
and will see Secretary McAdOo tOmOT
row. 1t is believed the methods which
could be adopted by congress TO raise
sufficient revenue form the basis Of
both conferences.
"Mr. Glass declared himself in ia
vor of a strong navy and "A more rigid
government supervision of the national
gu"rd.
"'f have always voted for two bat
tlcships as opposed to none or one,
he said. 'and while do not pretend to
ray how many. ships we shonld have
this v. ar, am in favor Of Streng hen
ing the nvy materially. On the other
hand, | do not favor big standing
army. think the capacity Of the
West Point Military Academy should
be greatly increased, however, 30 that
more highly efficient, trained officers
would he available in ease Of rmer-
gcncy. think also that the militia
should he brought closer under fed
cral control and made more ctlci1nt,
probably fy placing regular army OH
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