The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-22
SAND WICH ISLANDS.
Treaties with EarOpeaA Powers to be
Rem odelsd-HOw Foreign AggresstoA
10 10 bo Wardod off.

Treaties with Earops.A Pows srs to be
Re" odsl:d-Hcw Foreign Aggrsssio.
10 10 be Wardod off.
Adyices from Honolulu to July %, are as fol-
lows:-
His Excellency c. de yarpny, his Hawaiian
Malesty's Minister of Foreign Relations, and
or more. As have before advised you, Varigny
will visit the several courts of Europe to re-
model existing treaties. 1t is intimated that
he will try to secure treaty & 6y which which the ne
hold hands off from this group,
and guarantee protection in case its
independence is assailed by any other power;
and France. Should he succeed the United
States wilt probably be invited to become a
party 10 1t. There can be no doubt that his
Majesty is troubled with the idea that the
American eagle contemplates swooping down
upon these fair islands, aud will do all in his
power to ward Off the catastrophe. Varigny
will do his little best-not so much to please
his Majesty, perhaps, rs to suit the policy OF
Napoleon, whose most humble servant he un-
duubtedly is.
OF his Majesty's Cabinet we have now remain
ing the Minister of the Interior and the Attor
ney-General, and the best interests OF the group
would suffer but little if the Minister OF the
Interior would accept mission to CHINA or
japan. The business of the Government could
just as well be carried on by one man as four,
aud for aught know much better.
The Japanese coolies which arrived here lately
do not come up to the expectation OF planters,
although they make excellent house servants.
One two of the lot have committed suicide.
His Maesty's Consul in Japan complains that
the American Minister is endeavoring to break
up the coolie business having issued a procla-
nation foIbidding Americans engaging i'll the
traffic, and American ships from Carrying
the coolies. No doubt money is made
out of this new trade, If we may
Judge from the expenses Incurred in Japan
in sending the first lot TO these islands, and the
proclamation will go far to injure the prospects
of some few individuals The action of the
American Mniater is emnently proper, and it
is to be hoped that the principal maritime
powers will JON the United States in putting
oo9n the business. Glowing accounts were
published in Japan regarding these islands, and
the Japs we're led 10 believe that they would
return in three years with quite sum OF mooey.
The poor fellows get but four dollars month,
out OF which they have to clothe themselves
and pay for such little luxures as they may
need. On arrival here they find different
climate, and the work much heavier than they
have been used to. As consequence they fall
sick, and 1t will take year for them to get
acclimated; while sick they cannot work, and
while idle they get no pay, and l doubt If one
in ten clears a full mouths wages IN the first
year. About every plantation has store where
a"ticles most needed by plantation hands are
kept Tor sale, and two.thirds OF their pay will
find Its way into these stores. l have every
T, ason to believe that they will be kindly
treated and returned to their native land at the
expiration of their term of service, but with
very little money. ...