Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-15
Dutch Have
100000 Tons
Stored At Java
Groceryman Pays Only w
Cents q Pound for Product
and Can Sell at 8 Cents and
Make 10 Per Cent Profit

George NJ Ro!ph former general
manager OF the California and Ha
waiian Sugar Refining Company,
who resigned to give his services
10 the United States as sugar admin
istrator under Herbert Hoover, Is the
subject Of a half page article in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. In the
following interview Mr.. Rolph sets
forth his ideas as 10 sugar produc-
ton, disclaiming there Is a world
shortage and explaining that the canse
for the temporary shortage Is lack
Of ships to get the product to market.
The Ledger's article follows:
Sugar Was the first Of the great
food products to be organized from
a world standpoint that the supply OF
it might be most wisely used for the
winning of the war
Those innumerable threads Of the
production of this great staple that
Intervene among the irrigated farms
Of the West which grow the beets
from which II is made. that thrust out
across the Pacific to Hawaii and the
Philippines, that tie knots about the
yield of Cuba, that grope for the sup
plies of the lonesome islands Of the In
dian ocean, that draw upon the steepes
Of Russia and the toilsome little farms
of France, are all brought together
in the American capital at Washing
ton. The network OF dissemination
through which sugar again goes forth
through the channels Of trade until II
reaches the Eskimo on the rim OF Der.
ing sea, the Fiji islander on his coral
reef, the Moor in his oasis OF Sahara
and the French poilu in his trench
pushing back the Hun. is again con.
trolled by this committee Of allied
nations in their world organization for
the establishing Of democracy for all
who sweeten their food.
The outward and visible agency OF
the operation of the sugar corner OF
the world 10 busting young busi-
ness men from. San. Francisco, who
was born on a sugar plantation,
gummed q little bag OF 1t tied up in q
rag before he had teeth and has filled
his waking hours with 1t ever since.
His name Is George NJ. Rolph and he
draws salary of a dollar q year from
the government for his work, sum
which is said to be just one-forty
thousandth of the stipend which he
gave up to take his present job.
aRolph IL one of the three Ameri.
can members OF the International SUI
gar committee. The other Americans
are Earl d. Babst, president of the
American Sugar Refining Co., and
william Al. Jamison Of Arbuckle
Brothers. Then there are Sir Joseph
White.Todd and John " Drake, ST,
European representatives Mr.. sRoiph
is. however, the one man who deyotes
himself exclusively to the work.
IT thought there might be an inter
esting story in the handling Of all the
sugar IN the world and wrote Mr..
Rolph q note asking II might come
to see him. He replied:
Il am q very modest man and
would much prefer to remain in the
BACKGROUND. /. expect, however. to
be IA my palatial offices in the Hotel
Gordon on Monday, Tuesday and
wednesday Of next week, and shall be
delighted TO meet you, giving you q
bum cigar to smoke while ! talk to
you about Liberty Bonds, even II !
cannot tell you anything ABOUT sugar.
Hotel Gordon was q venerable and
rambling hostelry before Mr.. Hooyer's
food administration took IL over and
converted II into an office building for
this war work. There the sugar
committee has modest corner.
The other day. Mr.. Rolph said.
vixen / found him, a member OF the
French high commission came to
washington. He was haggard4 and
tense, as these men who have gone
through 90 much are likely to be. His
eyes were those of wounded and suf
fering fawn y
Pleading for France i.
He had come to plead for sugar
for French soldiers in the trenches.
The small pittsnce which these men
who are keeping back the Hun daily
receive 10 the quantity represented by
the cone of graduated sugar that
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