The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-05-04
SUGAR SITUATION
AS SIZED UP BY
AAWA|PS GUESTS
win Stay Free u Democrats
Can Keep u There, But Re-
publioans Oppose
.tt'Il 4h- S. 80 H.. e.
SENATOR sMooT SAYS J.
y WAR IS PROTECTION
y "~y --..r..i &
Tariff WIN Be Restored Ere
w European Beets Can Be
Considered Again
sugar--boiled DOWNS this:

II will remain on the free list if the
Democrats can keep It there. II will
return to the protected list II the Re
Publicans have their way. This stu.
alton is not surprising, but four promi.
nent members, Of the congressional
party told; yesterday, why they believe
as they do. The Democrats were Sen
ator T. w. Hardwick Of Georgia and
Senator James f. MARITIME Of New Jer
sey; the Republicans were Senator
Reed Smoot of Utah and Representa-
tive ID. r. Anthony of Kansas. ,..
g Representative Anthony raised tho
point that the Democrats might be
forced to return sugar to the protected
list in order TO make up revenue de.
felt. Senator Hardwick secuted this.
Senator Smoot said that sugar was pro
teeted sufficiently by the war, now, and
that tho tariff would be restored before
planting of beets in Europe again made
uermany factor in the world g mar
kets. ~ ...
Senator smoots View f., ..
Senator Shoots view, the most
cheerful for Hawaii, comes first. ..,.
81 am looking after the interests Of
Hawaii ms l have been doing several
years. said he. ~ feel that the Isl.
ands are a part of my Western terri
tory. am interested in their canned
products as, we'll as sugar. o.. he.
1.-The sudden increase in the price of
sugar when the war began gave all the
protection needed. The tariff feduc.
ton was not felt, and 1t will not be felt
for some time to come. The final GO
ing on the free list comes in May, 1916,
year away. That will be a year before
the congress elected in November, 1916,
comes into office, it Is true; but Europe
Is planting little sugar this year, and
will not compete seriously in the world
markets before the new congress comes
ia" - '1'' - tt''i
CA Republican president, of coursei''
he was asked. 49,.
Senator Smoot could see nothing else
He said he looked for Republican con-
troll of the house, with the senate doubt.
full; hut still, he said, he believed
enough Democratic votes could be
swung to the Republican side to re-
store the tariff. Louisiana, in particu-
lar, is expected to help in. restoring
protection. ~
Representative Anthony's idea
Representative Anthony cited, the
20 100000 revenue deficit as sufficient
reason why the Democrats would need
to put the tariff on sugar again.
"Sugar alone would make up $50.
000O00 of that amount he said.
ct would be the quickest way. Some
thing will have to be done. No one
wants the industry ruined, either. l
don I know Just how the tariff reduc
ton has affected Hawaii, but I do
know that more than twenty in thirty
81 the big sugar associations in Porto
Rico went into the hands of receivers
when the law became effective. 1t will
be the ruin of the industry in that
island"
Senator Hardwick, Of the Democrat
ic side. probably knows more about
sugar than any Of his fellow Demo
Gratis. He conducted the investigation
of the sugar trust and of the whole
sugar industry, with thOrOughness
that drew the praise from Europe that
bis committees report was the most
exhaustive ever made. That was
while he was member Of the house.
lie h. qualified admirably, therefore, to
express the Democratic attitude.
Pledged To Free Sugar
"The party is pledged to free su
gar" he said. ct can do nothing
else except TO stick to its course. This
Is the best time for free sugar to come
on, while producers have the protection
Of the war. If tariff protection were
taken off later, as you, suggest, the
blow would be much greater. q,
Then the only opportunity for sn'
gar protection is in the return of the
Republicans to, powerf' the senator
was asked. ~ !a....
'I would not like to be quoted thai
wav,U he replied. "but you can draw
Your own conclusions. - D..
The senator did not agree with the
belief Of Representative Anthony that
sugar would be the quickest means OF
raising revenues.
"The deficit is not so great when
Ransma Canal expenditures are elm
rated" he said, "and there Will be
other means of raising revenues. The
surfsce hardly is scratched. We arc
pledged TO free sugar
Cane and Beet Sugars
lie was asked whether cane sugar
ran compete with beet sugar in the
open market
Beet sugar generally cannot com
rcte with cane sugar except under sub.
sidy," he replied. "YOur sPlerdif
progress in the Islands makes your
position secure. With up-to.date ma.
chinery aud methods you surpass even
Cuba, which the Spaniards called tbs
sugar bowl Of the world. That same
'"itiative will carry the Islands
through
Senator MARITIME also stood Arm for
FREQ sugar. ... "a 4
owe selected II az the most likely
Product to give immediate reductions in
cost to the consumer he explained,
1--WE must look after him. We beliey-
ed that tariff reduetion,would be fol-