The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-10-12
The Reciprocity Treaty.

Nothing Of course can be known for some
months ., eone what action the American Senate
viii take on tie treaty which las been sent 70 It
for ratification, Ia; If we may judge from the
general continent O.. tie papers which come :,
hand, pGblic opinion in America j. strongly in
favor of IL. y number Of the leading influential
Iapers have expressed themselves warmly ia IT.
support. When We take into consideration the
entire u~nanimity which prevails in California
and Oregon regarding the measure. We are
strongly Of the belief that it will Tass the senate
by the requisite tw1-thiEd vote.
From q -pessh delivered IN the Oregon Senate,
BY one of the Senators, recommending the PASS
age OF resolutions insJrueting the Representatives
and Senators Of that S;ate 10 advocate a recipro-
city treaty, we cut a few Iaragraphs to show tie
views entertained there
. 1; i s~ingulsrly true that the Necessary
imp0rtstiOns O; tie P4c.ic States and Territories,
AMI tho-e Of the Sandwich Islands, can, IN nearly
every particular b supplied by the exports Of the
other. Tie merchant vessel ealing fron the ports Of
san Francisco and Portland. wih her cargo u lum-
Der, -par-, shingles. slaves, -four. Esh, coal and but
ter, ~Ith which o. supply the demands q the people
q Hawaii, returns IN q few short weeks from the
port q Honolulu bearing her cargo Of sugar, mola-
80, syrup, coffee. pull. padiy, rice, arTow-root,
tobacco, cotton, gJat-ssins and tropical fruits with
which % supply the necessities and swell the lpxuries
OF the F-TfaE 7 EAa- a. A4E AslA AaHIEs u Eul-
necti0n Nth the consideration of the relative se-
graphical POSITIONS Of the ts0 countries in a CONNER
cial point q view, j. q sufficient IMPORTANCE 20
induce the people II Oregon and u this coast 20, at
least. pray the general government, IN an earnest and
r@p@ciful manner, % remove ever barrier 20 a Sys-
tenn o: free trade between the Hawaiian Government
and the Pacific Stats- and Territories.
But there are additional and -till more w.ishty
Considerations that demand our uuitei exertions in
an effort % secure closer relations Of reciprocity be-
tween the two Governments The great and iDealcn-
liable advantages Of these Islands 20 the United States,
in 4 commercial and Political point Of yiew, and
more especially % the people Of the Pacific States and
Territories. will not Tor a moment be questioned By
any one. The binding hgameEts Of trade are difficult
o. bs broken, and let these Islands he bound 20 Us by
treaty and interest, and il will prove the strongest
barrier that can possibly h reared against the en-
crOaehments Of foreign powers upon = trade Of such
vast Importance 70 Us = people. The United States
Government has az the present day a great advantage
over al the nations q the earth combined, ~ far a.
the trade Of these Islands i concerned; and it Is
alone By removing the restrictions imposed by heavy
duties. and by encouraging 4 closer relation Of reel
pretty between the two Governments, that We viii
lie able o. retain IT.
PROM statistics il i evident that American interests
largely prei0minate in trade, commerce and naviga-
ton; and not only -, but the sugar plantations Of
these Islands are principally owned by and under the
management ami control OF Americans residing there,
and who are engaged in commerce and trade; and in
this view, the proposed treaty Of reciprocity would De
regarded more as a measure 20 facilitate trade be-
tween our OWE people than as a treaty with a foreign
power. Every consideration, then, Of duty and in
teresL- 10 seems 10 ne, would concur 20 animate every
American citizen resiien; upon the Pacific coast with
and zeal in favor Of a treaty OF recipro-
city between the tTo Governments, BY which each
viii BE- greatly benefited, and also bound indissOlu-
bly, together ~ the strongest ;ies Of interest and
trade.
While Il Is true that such a treaty would, under
our present rates Of tariff, diminish our nations
revenue. It would reduce the cost upon this cost 10
the consumers Of such articles IS COFFEE. sugar.
syrup, rice, Vulu, etc, etc-. % about oae-half O; their
present ratc-proyilei the supply from the Islands
should prove c=usl 20 the demand: n: which fact.
ther~ roll1 - NV LITTLE roon - doubt.