The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-24

tiIn. Bat - NUT - remembered hc l. n Stan-
-r 90 Washington. H.r --al,'- IN c.l favor
20 home ~ abroad, aui reroral popularity
O. -I way in such uast,r-.
A-il. hI- ot5ci.u- inquiry % TIL NAVY De
Faltment ~ WasLin-tau. a. Z, what bUsine-
tbe Le1iGraHra had AeFe. j.. Of it-ell. enpu-h u
eau-r tie odd -Lauller O. ~ t4rIs-l O. him IN he
ef,ru o., obtain tie treaty. We quote tie teie-
gram. Whieh Vac rci-rrol T. "a our lat l-uc.
but Wa aa-ii.nilliy I-1 uut.
Cur-,a". July 9l-u- Rpsbfrra's sr-vaI says
f- Ii4eaHu Minister La- Ls4 au interview with
sssu-.y N,--. AMI -eisrl o. kEo~ ally he
tle-lu s-r Ve-I 49, ~-t4;.lcl 20 H,u,glE.
Tie Hoofs -f@-li ~y. th- Secr-taIy rrpliel
tllt tL- a---l.n ~a- = -4r-.hiv one
Ilzt inquiry CARRIE with IL the suspicion 81 a
rant u confluence ia tie movements VI tie
American Government. Now 70 sIy 70 that
power. sc -l-Isrt your designs are nJt LoD,T-
able. IN -;a;i,uin- q war ye--ei in our water.
AMI ia ihe next breath T. ak u il a favor IN tie
-haIe e q r-eiI7,sity Jraty, J. very i~IGpnlitie.
: greater mi--,ep could n,t iaye hacn made. and
j. tLy treaty fails u - niiEel. It. failure may
h- attEiilt-I O. tAi- grand bluuicr II the Minis
Ter. who. however. iDuitle- act-l unier in-trur-
tisn- fruLI our Government. How d. thi-
e.rrs-taui with Nlr. Harris action while in >iu
Fsanei@-D? From that city he = aid u have
tei,zraph-l q Washington that no reliance
-hpuld - placed on the current rumDr- ahput
tie Hawaiian Guycmmcnt'- inquiries regarding
tie LGcEa,rgHEs.
Oar rcade.s wilI sec the need OF taking some
immediate action On this -aLjcct. Let petitions
be prepared and circulated 1T once, and the
planters and leading residents IF the Islands lie
convened in September to take joint action
choose and commission delegates for the purpose
u pressing the matter before Congress u early
AMI a. vigorously a. possible. 1t appears to u
a. the only way q insure the Iassagc Of the treaty.
Oar California exchanges generally sIeak
warmly in favor Of the ReciVrocity Treaty. and
We lave not sen even one adverse article. though
it j. stated that the New York HeraId has eau
TUNED Congress not T. act hastily in the matter.
From tie san Francisco Commercial Herald and
Martsi Reristr. Of July I9th. we take the follow
iug which presents the case in a fair and inIar-
tial light:
THE Trade Win HE HAWAIIAN LLlNu--TLe
telegraph within a few da:- past, somewhat vaguely,
IL J. true. infYrIu.l u that an Important reciprocal
treaty LaI Beru made between the United States and
tie Government q the Islands. and >ent to the
Uuitel States S-Iate for confirmation. We have no
doubt = very AEEe reduction IA duties uIzn the
-t4ule products 81 thee Islands will lie effected by
this treaty, because efforts IN influential quarters
have Teen IN progress for some time past for iisIt Oh
ject.
Is the peculiar geographical position Of san Fran
ei-eO give her the Opportunity Of controlling the
trade Il the Islands, AMI their produce are staple
articles ia our market, the benefits are greater, rela-
lively, o. u, than 10 the IslanIers, because such re-
dlctiou. being mutual between the two countries, we
obtain the additional advantage 81 an increased mar
Eet !r our g>sls, while their, Become cheaper 10 "a.
For. IL We can LnonoPdize their productions, il will
not pay vessels from ether countries 10 20 there for
Customer, seeking clrEoes.
The extent 81 the trade 81 tie Islands has greatly
increased within tie past few year. AMI J. ~suscepii-
BE q much greater extension. The value 81 the
cxf.rts during l-GC, reached Sl..r5i.5sG.sG aud
th. iniT-,rts amounted o. II ,sts3. 81. showing the
I~-iauleF. o - customers o. the value Il their
products. Uf th. imports, >s-i;.uE2 were from ile
Cuiiel static on the Pacific, and @l@-..2i from the
Atlantic eide. TLu- ssh 80, Or yrFy nearly one
half. we're from the United State. The exports were
ia nearly -I4ilar proportions
\ LIT o. te- 81 the articles exported viii exhibit
how Isvc--sry they arr t. thi- country, while a SINH
lar lit will -haw What facilities We have FOR supply
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