The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-27
CONDITIONS GOOD
FORSUGARR0POF
4. At LEAST AVERAGE
In Spite Of Labor Shortage Next
Year Should Show 0utturn
Y EQUAL To the Last
NEED OF LABOR WILL
q, Il BE EARLY IN SUMNER
Smaller Area Has Been Planted
For Following Year and De-
crease MustThen Come

Provided there can h" obtained IN"
necessary labor for the cutting Of ~"
cane next spring and early summer
when the juices are at their best, or
If climatic conditions are such that the
cane does not reach it's best stag" un
til a little later, there is reNson 10 "x
pect a splendid production of Hawai-
ian sugar, a crop considerably in excess
of that of this year.
The 1919 crop. has not had the set,
backs that the 1918 crop had. 1t il
true that conditions looked bad on
Maui and in the dry sections of lla-
waii last fall but later good weather
made UP for the setback of the drought
. and some fields were entirely or almost
entirely rsplanted when the drought
ended On such plantations the costs
will be higher but the increased price
will help make up for this.
Conditions Good
II is generally agreed in all Of the
reports from all Of the Islands that the
next cane looks fine. 1t is true that
grass and weeds have come up in some
Of the fields but for the past several
weeks, ever since the call of the guard
end then Of the draft. practically all
available men have been engaged in the
harvest of this crop and the planting
Of the 1920. Now attention can be Civ
en- to the cultivation Of the next crop.
Thus there remains several months to
bring in labor or to secure labor from
some source before the cane is at its
best in Juice. Usually this comes late
in April, IN Nav and in June. In such
event il will be too soon to utilize
school labor but some times chmafr
conditions are such that the cane ma
lures later and if this be the case next
year school labor, even more extensive
" than this year, might be used. There
is, too, the possibility, or at least there
js the hope, that some sOurc" Of supply
may meantime be found.
Word From Washington
Royal d. Mead, manager of the Sugar
Planters labor bureau, is expected
back from Washington within the next
few days. He may have something I"
report on the labor situation but hopes
are not large that r" will bring any
definite promises Of relief. He ean per
haps give so0e definite Information Of
what hopes for securing Oriental labor
may be entertained.
After a long delay, during year Of
which the question has been actively
ngitated, the territory has at length
sufficiently awakened TO take an active
stand for Chinese labor, or at least the
business community has finally been
awakened and now commercial organ
izations are in line with resolutions.
1t is reported, however. that, since the
chamber Of commerce Is now on record
as favoring the bringing Of Chinese
labor northing more viii b" done until
Kuhio finishes his campaign. Tn" Prlm-
arv campaign closes October but
new campaign will start almost lmmc
diately and last another month So there
j., apparently to be nothing done for
abont six weeks longer. Then 1t may
be that a delegation will b" sent t"
Washington TO carry the proposal there
and support the kuhiU bill
Planters On Record
For the first time the Planters may
be said to be on record for r.. FaXOn
Bishop, chairman Of the labor commit
tee has spoken clearly and forrIhIY and
it may be assumed that he represented
the Planters in 50 doing. Heretofore II
has been the open policy Of the Plant.
Crs TO luv Il statement of conditions be
fore officials in Washington and accept
the rcIrf that Was offered and they
deliberately Trfruinrd from openly ad-
NOcating the admission If Chimes"
labor.
Possible Relief
1t appears I" be considered unukrN
that any remedial legislation could J."
secured before the end Of this s"ssl"n
War measures nre occupying the att"n
tion of the national legislature and II
is unlikely that either lnrty or enough
of both parties to CIV" a majority,
would on the eve Of electlom vot" for
the admission Of Oriental labor "h"n
organized labor is still opposed t" i.
After election there might b"
"change Of srntimrnt' but II - SAFE