Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-11

mot only despondent they. are ihdig
nant They feel that they nave .,eeu
duped by the TefneTs and without ex
ception they now want the domestic
sugar industry developed TO a point
where their supplies OF sugar will not
be imperfled by outside influences like
the present European war.
Senator Ollie James Of kentucky
Wants Free Sugar.
Against this almost universal sen
timent for a suspension OF the free
sugar clause, Il heard hut one discard
ant note during the entire trip. Tile
morning 4 reached Washington the
Post OF that city carried an interview
with Senator James OF Kentucky. who
made the trip to Hawaii with the
Congressional party, in which he was
| quoted as saving: g.e.N
Hawaii ia cxcaedfhelY PROSPEROUS
and am more than, ever, convinced
from what saw that a tariff on sugar
is not needed. The Hawafians Are get
ting $95 ton for sugar. and In many
INSTANCES the. yield Is as nlncfl as nine
tons TO the acre. Under such condi-
lions the Hawaiian farmers, even
with free sugar, prosper many times
more abtindantly than our farmers in
Kentucky and other states. and I see
no reason Why the millions or sugar
consumers In this country should be
forced 60 pay a tax that Is not In the
least needed S - ]. ,
. This pronouncement by the Ken
lucky senator naturally caused wide
spread comment In Washington. II
was cited by nearly everyone met
as soon as they learned of my eonnec.
ton with the T1uuisianB sugar indus
try. Many OF them referred to the
fact that Senator James brother.
InIaw, Congressman Thomas, Of
Kentucky, who also was . member Of
the Congressional party which made
the Hawaiian trip, had similarly de-
iivered himself upon his return to
Washington a few weeks previous.
The reiteration of these sentiments by
Senator James was therefore general
ly accepted IN Washington as an In
dicatjon that powerful Kentucky In
terests could be counted upon 70 keep
up the fight for free sugar IN the next
Congress.
consrsssmsn Thomas 81 Kentucky,
Also Wants Free Sugar. s.
with the sentiments OF Congress-
man Thomas on this qilcstion, j think
/ can frankly state that the Louisiana.
sugar interests have no quarrel. There
has been q continuous policy OF oppo-
sition to tariff on sugar BY the Ken-.
tuclry distilling interests ever since
the civil war. That opposition has
been counted upon we look for It
and expect 1t whenever the tariff Isl
brought up for revision The cause
FOR this attitude Is not hard to IA
thom. They argue that II the enor-
nous revenue which the government
receives from sugar is removed Con-
gress viii be compelled to turn TO the;
revenue derived from the sale of dis.
titled spirits and beer to make up the;
defcit in the United States treasury.
They would make collections through
the internal revenue agents rather
than at the custom houses. That has
long been a recognized policy Of the
Kentucky school Of Democrats, so we
take no offense at the opinions 0f
CA efae6y,,a1 Thomas
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