The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-03
EXPERTS
!. ARRIVE TO STUDY .
SUGAR ANDLADOR.
Both Subjects viii Be Gone Into
Exclusively For lnforma-
ton Of Government #
EMINENT STATlSTlClANS
WILL STUDY INDUSTRIES
investigation Of Labor win Be
I Separate From That Cover q
Ing Island Products

Six federal officials arrived in the
China last night to make extended
studies and investigations ON the Is.
lands for the government. Two Of
the sextet are from the department OF
labor and four from the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce. a.
The labor investigators are Roy
Meeker, United States commissioner Of
labor statistics, working directly un-
der Secretary of Labor Wilson, and
Special Agent Victor Clark. Mr.. Meek.
er was accompanied by his wife. J..
The commerce investigators are
Frank j. Sheridan, special agent in
charge, and three assistants, Thomas
Mills, Frank b. Meador and George
Lunt. Mrs. Mills accompanied her
husband. The entire party comes from
Washington. ; FE.. ~ .
Scope Of Labor Inquiry .-at: .
Mr.. Meeker stated last night that in.
aSmuch as the two parties arrived Mt
the same time they win work together
as much rs possible in the interest Of
facility and economy. 4
Mr.. Meeker says that the mission
which brought him and Mr.. Clark to
the Islands was that of gathering labor
statistics which are compiled by the
government every FIVE years. Mr.. Clark
was here on, tho same mission in 1910
and 1905. Mr.. Meeker stated that the
Investigation would delve into wages,
working hours, working conditions and
every detail of the wOrkingman g lot:
Mr.. Meeker win remain only about a
month but Mr.. Clark will remain until
the work is finished.
It 10 not expected that the investiga-
ton this year or the report to follow
will be as comprehensive as that Of
five years ago as no census of manu-
features will be taken this year. The
inquiry will be directed more in detail
to the welfare of the 'laborer.
Cane Production Important
The representatives of the bureau of
foreign and, domestic commerce. pre-
here primarily to investigate the cost
and method of cane sugar prodnctio
Discussing their mission last night Mr..
Sheridan said: >.s ~ ~,
"Under the law II is mandatory up,
on our department to ascertain the cost
lof all commodities. We have Just con
cluded rigid investigation into the
cost of making clothing, pottery, cotton
textile machinery and other articles.
We also have just completed q broad
inquiry into the cost of producing beet
sugar. This report will be made public
| soon. r.
a"It must not be understood that we
are here by invitation of Governor
Pinkham or the. legislature Of Hawaii
br for any other reason other than that
we have been sent by our department
70 come to Hawaii to ascertain what
it costs to produce cane sugar here,
During our stay we shall also look into
the costs of the various canning in,
4 lustries.
Cooperation Is Asked
"In our study of the sugar situa
ton so far as it will interest us we
beseech the cooperation of the plant
srs and sugar men, in fact, we would
mot attempt to ascertain what we want
TO know without their cooperation. We
expect to begin our calls on sugar men
tomorrow. We met a number Of repre-
sentatiVes of the Hawaii companies
while we were in San Francisco.
"We know that Hawaii has the best
and most scientific methods of sugar
manufacture in the world and we will
be glad to show that in our report
We will go into the facts as to plant
ing, cultivating, labor, cost, wages
hours, profits Of producers and manu-
facturers, in fact, every angle of sugar
production. 1t will probably take IA
several months to accomplish this We
will also look into the machinery anG
mechanical methods. So often in Oui
L ,.,x ksa,o a. ~
because of use of machinery which
should be thrown into the scrap heap.
Isra To Be Complete
10 Is expected that when the party
has completed its work and returns tt
Washington it will have complete rec
ord Of the sugar industry in the Islands
to lay before Secretary Redfeld anC
by him in turn through channels which
win reach congress, ,.,, -..,
The Aep IL g6agfess Aadet Which tht
oarty is, working was approved by con
gress in 1919 and charged the bureau
4 II foreign and domestic commerce "tr
Iscertain, at as early date as posi-
lie. and whenever industrial changes
Ihall make it essential, the cost Of pro
lucing articles at the time dutiable in
he United States, in leading countries
rh"re such articles are produced by
fully specified units of production, AMI
ander a classification showing the diff
ferent elements Of cost, or approximate
ost Of such articles Of production"
VIII Make Careful Survey
In ordering the investigation of sugar
Conditions in Hawaii, Secretary Red
ield insisted that the local survey be
made "as complete a picture of sugar
PRODUCTION as is possible in such per
pective and detail that congress and
he public shall be fully advised con
corning this industry in all its rela
tons" Mr.. Sheridan stated last night
that the investigation which he will
conduct will be entirely non partisan
and that politics has no entry into tho
visit of his party, He is after facts
nj, L. A.,