Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-07
FREE SUGAR NO LONGER A MENACE.

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Secretary McAdoo's plans to recommend til
retention Of the existing sugar duties, an
bounced IN Washington yesterday and con
fr1ned last night as the attitude of the admin
istration, is the logical result of situation
which has been developing for many months
But the definite news that the tariff is to b
retained Is none the less welcome to Hawaii. /
dispels the cloud of uncertainty which lal
shadowed the industry on which rests the wei
fare Of the entire territory.
The attitude of the administration has tw,
main reasons to indicate that II will be carriet
out IN legislation by the Democratic congress
the country as a whole is dissatisfied Will
fleestradb legislation and unwilling to visi
hardship on q great industry such as sagai
production; and the move to retain duties i
consistent with the Democratic platform d
tariff forreyenue only.
The Democrats may rest assured thai
throughout the United States the plan to Tetair
the sugar tariff will not be political boom
IIing, while the free traders and the stancf
|oV<tarif advocates in their own party vii
lave little difficulty inreconciling their time
1oiIored views with the exigencies of the situa
Ii6n
The argument that the duties must be re
Iained Because Of urgent need for revenue
needs no exaggeration. There IS no question
that the United States faces extraordinary ex-
Ienditures for national defense Only few
days ago naval experts made it known that the
European war has not changed their conclus-
ions as to naval methods. This means primar.
# I',et the United States viii continue build
'he big battleships and cruisers, and further
more Secretary Daniels intends to recommend
the building Of the new type of fast battle
cruiser. So on special naval increases alone
The ccuntry must spend probably as many mil
SOUND SENSE AND SOUND PATRIOTISM
There is sound sense and sound patriotism
d tie Following editorial from the New Yorker
Stats Zeitnng, the noted German American
.|.6Hs rs emphasis on the fact that the
United States intends to settle its questions
ind there cannot be foreign law il the United
States Is timely statement on behalf of a
|siRa element Of American citizenship:
american law and the interests Of America,
and those alone, must govern every attempt to
conduct q propaganda here. No other paper
has emphasized this as often as we, and no
1iher has received as many bitter words Of re-
pfoach from foreigners who forgot that they
we're guests In strange land, because we have
for years insisted that purely American qnes-
lions must be taken TO the realm Of public agi
tation exclusively by citizens Of this country,
by snch citizens who are not merely Americans
With their mouths.
,Perrerted ideas regarding liberty In this
country have led many persons, including some
Who ought TO know better, to think that they
can do anything they please here everything
which, in their own land, q foreigner would not
be allowed to do for moment #
This must stopi Especially as much of the
propaganda has not helped the people whom
t was intended to aid, but rather has embar-
Iassed them. Whatever Americans have to-
8 eht out with their own government is settled
Il. the arena where it belongs Strangers, no
matter who they may be, are guests Of this
country. They must conduct themselves as
such, even in these stormy times America de-
nands that. The German Americans who.
wish to live here after the war also have the
right to demand it. =
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