The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-09-07

. wnfEr,. Ca the .,isi lay II May. in the year II
Lyr,l thpus.,ni yi.,ht hunjry,I aud sixty
-ssyu. Cuusvnti.h Treaty uf kcriprsity wa-
s,.uciuivi S,n Fran,i,. iu the state - C,lifr-
u4s oite q the UniIgl State of Aucrca 10y IcnI,-
tcutary- iuly authorized aud
wuiEE,,. >lii trvaty Is nov before this Lcsisla-
tive N>-vuibly f'r approval. Now. therefore.
Bs 90 ~ ,crcr. - the King sud the Legislative
Assembly IT thc Hawaiian Islands. ia the Lrgtslst Irc
vf thr Kingdom assembled
Tit,r this Legislative Assembly approve said treaty
AMI thc Vrv,i-iou- thcryf. sui when the shall
have ,.Nu duy rttiacl ~ lis Majesty the King II
the Hawaiian l~aui-. AMI the President nul Senate
vt tlic Uuit~i St,tcs II America and when hy Royal
Proclamation u shall hc made known thht It has icrn
r.uhsl. the -. tr,y,iy shall have fOrvc law ia
every part - Ills Msicty's duminiuus; and all the
ATtclr- whch ~ si trvaty it - stipulated shall hc
admitted into the kingdom. trvc Of duty shall bc AL
uitcl frcv q duty accordingly anything IA any Act
or Law Il this kingdom. then ia force to the
trary Notwithstanding.
Aftcr the reading of the bill, His ENccllcncy
the Minister uf Foreign Relations made few
marks - iDlluw-
NiE- PEl-rps>r The biIl which has just been
ryli h.orr this Honorable Assembly j. the hill aul-
~ to by His Majesty IN his Royal SPccch and pro-
vics fr the carrying into ciiNi the stpulations Of
the Convention tur Commercial Rccipr,Sity.
The Ppscut Constitution, while having with the
Sovereign the Treaty making power. wisely demands
the cooperation Of the Legislative Branch Of the
Government give fall forcc snd cflcct to Treaties
altering the Tariff or the Laws Of the Kingdom. For
this reason AMI in conformity with these require
IIcnt>, this extra SESSION has been called and the
pp,-.nt bill submiticl to your deliberations.
do not prOP,sc "n this first reading, TO enter
into discussion "f the merits 1t the Treaty, 10 insist
upon thc political and commercial advantages
anteifate irOm it. This propose do ON the
oui reading, in conformity with our Prcccdcnts and
usage
Il i however my desire. ii allowed - to 10. to
say few wOrls upon the historical part Of the ques-
tion back the idea of u Treaty of Recipro-
city, where IL has originated from and To satisfy
you. MOBILES, and yOu too, Representatives of the PcO
pie, that the measure now submitted Ia YOU for ap
proval j. no new measure devised by the present
administration, but Is the result of persistent efforts
on the part ~ preceding administrations, whO how
ever divided they may have been in their views
many subjects have all felt and acted similarly in
rel-arl "a that one question.
This. in itself = already strong Recommendation
ia favor Of the adoption Of this bill.
Not only have previous administrations advocated
Reciprocity Treaty with the Uniel States, but can
prove that at a time when administrations hardly
could be said 10 exist in present sense Of the
word, at time when all the power yeStel in the
King and chiefs, at time when laws were enacted
in their and by them, they, your King and
chief- dill. than fifteen years ago, enact
special law this very subject AMI thus created
I.rcceslent for the very vote solicit from you.
This, contend, should satisfy you that this Recipro
city Treaty considered by kamehameha I'LL,
by keoni Ana, Sc-, a white mans Treaty, that
they, your chief, thought II good, wise measure,
some Of them still sitting in this very hall, and
those who sit in the places since left vacant,
will, trust ike their ancestors, take n cOmprehen-
siye view Of the subject leave aside all petty feelings
Of Of nationality, and will, after weighing all
reasons, all arguments, come To the same conclusion
a. kamehamelia III. aud his chiefs did, kameha-
maha ". aud his Privy Council did, as Kameha-
neha V. and his Ministers did.
Three Of your kings, MOBILES and Representatives,
already yOteL
+ finally contend, and this is the natural logical
conclusion Of what have stated, that this Treaty is
the result Of national and traditional policy, pur-
sued for years under various fortunes, defeated by
adverse circumstances, and now waiting for the COM
binel sanction Of King, Mobiles and Representatives.
Tie King has given his, we apply for yours.
And nOw permit me, in u few words to prove my
a.-ertions.
have To 20 back as far a. 1913 to find the idea Of
treaty of reciprocity between Hawaii and the Uned
States officially discussed Mr.. J. J. Jaryes, then
Representative Of this Kingdom, male two unsuc-
oe-ful attempts AZ negOtiatOn-the first the 18th
q October, 1873, with Mr.. Buchanan, then Secre-
tlry Of State the second ON the 23d Of November,
1889, with Mr. Clayton, Secretary Of State
Ia l-J2, the subject was reyiye'l again under diff
ferent form, and ON the 2s;h Of February Of that
year, petition, numerDusly signed and recOminend-
ing that attempt bc made To negotiate treaty Of
reciprocity, introduced ia the Pryy Council. II
resulted IA the following Act (See page ~ Of Laws
of l7jz, English text; page Of Laws Of 1892, ma
tive tsEt-J
Thi. Act I4i--e'l under the Constitution Of the
9Th Of october, 1870.
This fully establishes what were then the views of
the King aud IL the Chief, in whose hands the Tx
ecutse ani legislative powers entirely vested.
This fully proves that the negotiations attempted in
1919 anil SUBSTANTIALLY indorss-l ira 1882 by King
AMI Chief. theirs
What K.,nshlulsla III Attempted, Kamchamclia
~. did attempt lie a-ccnie'l the Throne ia No
setnber, 1854. and on the 18th Of March, 1865. lac,
with the advice of his Pryy Council, sgnc1 the full
pgNers nccr-iting ". T.. Lee. then Chief Justice of
the Kingdom, a. his Envoy ES,rIorli nary nnd Min
i-tsr Pienipentiary for ths negotiation IF treaty
81 reciprocity. On the 10Th of July such IA treaty
eas duly -ignei Ia the city 0f Washington between
the late W. l.. Marcy then Secretary Of State. aud
the Hawaiian PleniIspicntirry.
-tili remember. Mr. President. the cordial aud
enthusiastic welcome eKteni"l 10 the late " L. Ice.
biz return from the JnitcI States Of America
stIl remember the sf""chss male. the congratulations
exchanged on the <icc"ss of a national and trnd-
tDrt Ipliry.
Escry Que here l. familiar with the causes of the
failure ~ ths n'g"taii"n will revert "a them at
nafue future stage of th" discussion.
. Eaurhlnsha ". di.i AZ the cnI II November.
I-ss. kafnsii,fnrha v hal hardly i.n four months
Dn the ,i,s.ne. when. the 2jih 81 March. I-'.I
hr cDmnrsiDpei our Hon. 'hrf Ju-iio" H. ~. Allen
NJ hf LnsDy Extraordinary anI Minister rlcn,pu-
Tertiary. b. Eryptiaic with the Iurl States of
America treaty - reciprocity. Du the hi-iH 81 thc
Convention ~ ggth ~ July. 1850. III" 80
Nii'h the American Ipyrfnment WIS then engaged.
pfrg'nri 10" Fu'''rH - ihr n'g'iint"nH hui. rely
ing "r iH hi"nily d-Is,ri'iDn ~ uir Uui~i Slpi"r
Spgrrufnru' mol pn urr naFuiuur'a that. s-,u
ar iLr ru#''rfIi i.sur ~ thr would l"r"t. then
i'y sr'i enter ini, H"y''i,i"ts. tho Ring pni hiF
rD7srnfa"Ht Nsi'' ""'i th'y i'lt iu.ih'-i ,n
Hi.r-inrinT ny colleague. ~" htnist'r 81 tinsn'r.
90 If<'ri Geo ihr rtfir 'fftri nu which . J Iar1"u.
" g.. -. .ni D. ~. Alls" b,I already preceded
hffu.
Tho treaty y.u board rr,1 y'airri,y iu iio result
sf rIr fYir.u sni t nit frHi With y"u LY pacing
tHr iI iff.f' yYp. q, enable iiir Msisriy o."
'fffy tDh 'i'rsi t,s rfnsis.i,s nr i' st'' Hi,.pl
TpI f'.rs' t' bil. t"u FI"'i 90" u',iy Nhnuj
yaI spIr.a' "f u,' iail y"p approve ~ ii' tt',iy
lafe tt4r Hsiisfs yDu titt Historically -t.,tt
tuF Nir ufH'y ir ih' huii ~ us'rurl ir'iii,"upi
IrI..Y Nhsn uf gsusfti t...u.s,nu Will t,t' place
er t.Is o. asi.fy Y.r further 'i,rt politically sI
ssnnnisf..siIy yfti .,fbi a. 'rtY'Ha ii su tir