The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-25
NJ cANDLESSuKENS
BEER TO SUGAR
+ Brewery Be investigated,
Sugar Corporations Should
Also Be Looked Into

of il Is wrong for the Brewery cor.
pOration TO spend money to Influence
legislation In its behalf, and l believe
it is,'' L. L. Me- andess said yester
day, cit As also wrong for the sugar
planters to do the same thing. VI
"As I see IT, there is a pr:nelPle at
stake. An individual may spehd his
own money as he peases, so long US
he does not attempt bribery, or IN
other ways oyerstep the law, ne has a
right to use his own money to create
public sentiment, or influence the
opinions Of others for or against any
measure that be may deem fit. With
corporation it is different. The uso
Of "a corporation + money for political
purposes is wrong. ..4
Personal Judgment ..r
at does not matter that tho diree-
tors may have authorized the manager
of a compauy to use company funds In
/ a legislative campaign, or TO create
sentiment favorable to the business in
which the company is engaged unless
I that is done openly and above
board" McGandless said. 1.-THE man
ager would only be using his own per
sOnal Judgment and the droe IOrs won a
only be exercising their personal judg-
ment, they might all be wrong-they
might all be taking the wrong view of
the matter. The point | MAKE is that
, they are trustees of other people s
money and they have no right to use
other people s money in that way.
eff the expenditures ( the Brew
cry management for political purposes
are to be investigated the, equally tno
expenditures made by every corpora
ton in Hawaii for political purposes
should also be investigated he said
"There is not one particle Of diner
ence before the law, or on the com
mon grounds Of right and wrong.
opposed to Lobbying
81 am opposed to the sugar corpoI
ations employing lobbyists in Wash
ington, men who get bigger salarie
than any senator or representative an
who, it is known, are kept in Wash
ington to influence legislation. Tha
= policy has cost the sugar industry o
., Hawaii a great deal. 1t Has create
{ enmities where Hawaii needed friends
"Senators and congressman will a
lwavs receive and listen to delegation
of business men from community o
representing an industry. They will no
listen to or give credence to, a pal
lobbyist whom they know gets NOR
than the people give their elected rel
resentativcs, and who has al his dill
posal an expense fund to wine an
dine his friends.
/; A Business Proposition
"Thc sooner the Hawaiian men VIII
have the interests Of their legitimat
industry at heart give up such mett
ODDS in their publicity campaigns, tn
better it will he for hawaii. 1t is NO
= Legitimate use of corporation none
T. to spend one cent that belongs to tn
: shareholders for political purposes, ii
: roctly or Indirectly. say that if il
t. dividuals who are interested in suga
Y want to spend their cash in that wa
. they have a right to do il, but not CO.
porations. | as a shareholder in man
, sugar plantations, have never give
n nv consent and there are others WI
. believe as | do. II every single shar'
i holder consents that would make
T right, but company directors max
! mistakes.
f Legiti--ato Methods
a " ADV CrtlsIng Is Legitimate, u
y averrcd. "Srnding delegations to til
:, seat of government is legitimate. An
:. open and above-board method is leg
r innate, and viii carry weight. o.
a icct to the employment of lobbyist
and publicity agents by the plantatio
. Corporations Of Hawaii So, if I'll
= Brewery management is Investigate
to find ont whether it's funds HAY
>, been used to influence legislation,
Ihopc the same investigation will |
:. made of the planters also. The san
!, Iprinciplc is at stake,
Furthermore, he said, "that il
vestigation should be carried back fou
teen or fifteen years. 1t is not que
ton of the 'advisability' of doing ce
0 tain things hut whether a course {
3 action is right or wrong. No corPOr
r ton is justified in doing wrong thir
< that good may come. Hawaii needs
r, turn over new leaf hope the r
c lation of the Brewery management
l. LEGISLATION will be investigated. -