Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-28

how beautiful and 4 Interested Il wa
TO assure item tat n order TO slim
ulate su'Ar prOdultLn the C0Nc:u
ment is gong To take care of Their
prices; 1t 5 i proposal The, co.'s mol
particularly. dpi cal TO n" It >'."I7
to me that they had better be consult
ing with somebody abort SON, way
10 get the rice Of SUCu' down 90
not know ," what arthD,ity VI"
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d&'..t suI'IC 81 it is CItiC a, i"caus,
=. I avar" Of any office that IN
gentleman no d., vet at least Bat |
d" not 81 pnso it is necessary. II.
these days, TO vat 70 e>c;rlsp tn !
functions of an office until thr office
Is created, or to wait to exercise pow
ers until those powers are "a" luny
conferred
MR.. KENDRICK. NJ President =.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Doe
the senator from Ceor2,a yield t. tn
senator from Wyoml' %
MR. HARDWICK. | Yield to the
senator from Wyomlng
Mr.. KENDRICk In answer to I'll ,
statement made by the senator frOm
Georgia that he would like T. see the
prices reduced, | wish to state tina.
| was told yesterday by a man Ii1n
up in the councils of the West"rE
Sugar Co. that there was an abdnG-
ance of sugar in sight, and that II
there were no further agitation of the
price it would have to go down from
$50 to 81 hundred.
MR.. HARDWICK. | am very glaG
to get that information. 1t ought to
do it, but the trouble is that there is
a scarcity of sugar all over the world
We might just as we'll look the eco
n0mic facts in the face. and the
chances are that sugar is going higher
instead Of going down. There is no
doubt about thai in my opinion.
MR.. KENDRICK. Mr.. President,
asked this gentleman particularly as
to the supply, and have occasion to
know that he is we'll informed. He
referred not only to the supply in this
country but to the supply in Cuba and
one Of the other great producing coun-
tries, and he said it was a mistaken
idea that there was a very great scar
city of sugar.
MR.. HARDWICK. am sorry to in
form the senator from Wyoming that
the gentleman in question, IN my
Judgment, is utterly mistaken, "nd
have studied this question for years.
You can read any of the English trade
journals, any of the European trade
reports, any of the market or crop
reports anywhere, and nobody Ga
earth has the idea that sugar is like
ly to 60 down during this war to any
considerable extent . It's necessary
tendency is upward
The thing l am Directing to Is that
that man, without the slightest au.
thority to do it, seems to have agreed
already to a specific price for which
he is going to tax the American con
sumner of sugar everywhere-$6.75,
believe, was suggested. Was not that
figure in the letter. At all events, |
1T to be that figure. l am
amazed at the performance, in its en-
tirety. If there is anybody on earth,
In this country that does not nee4
my fostering care or protection from
the government at this time, It is thu
sugar producer. whether he tives In
Louisiana or in the West
Now, Mr.. President, that Is all l
want to say on that subject
Mr.. SMOOT. Mr.. President, will
the senator yield to me at this point,
II he is going on to another subject?
Mr.. HARDW1CK. yield to the
senator.
MR.. SMOOT. | want to call atten-
ton to a statement that has been
made. 1t is generally understood
the United States that
there is scarcity of sugar in all the
world. AS far as the United States is
and as far as all of our
allies are concerned, and as far as the
balance of the world is concerned out.
side of Germany and her allies, there
Is ample sugar to take care OF all OF
the people of the world.
Mr.. HARDWICK. would rather
The senator would make his argument
in his own time. 1 do not want t.
yield further just now The senator
can make his argument when l get
through with mine.
MR.. SMOOT. I thought the senator
was going to leave that subject.
MR.. HARDWICK. No; I am no!
going to leave that subject. Sugar is
higher today in England than it is
IN America. 1t is higher today 10
France than it is in America.
MR.. SMOOT. At retail?
MR.. HARDWfCK. Yes; and a:
Mr.. SMOOT. Oh, no.
MR.. HARDWICk. Oh, we'll, dis
agree with the senator about the facts
then, and think | know
Mr.. SMOOT. can show the sen
ator kilograms on that subject.
MR.. HARDWICK. do not care
anything about the kilograms. I have
some documents. too. But anyhow,
Mr.. President, the man who needs
protection in this sugar business is
not the sugar producer, but the sugar
consumer in this country. The men
who need help, if any help is to b3'
given on these industrial questions
by government action, are not the
opulent sugar manufacturers OF this
whether they are located il
the South or the West, but the great
masses who consume the Supar IF