The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-08
smuggling.

Thers Is ID society 81 idea D0F openly expresssd,
ba nons the 3ess appareut. that there Is nothing
particularly criminal or disg-aeeful ia breaking
reTenue laws and cheating government out Of re
daes. Import duties are looked UPON re annoy
anees, # not as grisvous imposdtions, Iai5 gruag-
ipgy and eraded IF possibie- The man WHIP
ssoeesas IN elr81ag the Ff-Ilsnce Of Custom
Hogse officials and gets Ads goeds into market
duty free, IL SLY pattsd % fbe back by public
opinion, and looked up1n as 4 clever fellow,
instead Of being branded as dishonest and dap-
gerous. Gs would be Gny other ebeGter or wIlful
delrulter- Now, soeieiy Is evidently wrong N I'll
thu. What, IN reality, The dfe ence IL between
practically lying and stealing IL our dealings
with g-oEernDent. which Is die embodiment Of
the community IT large, and doing the same
with lDdiTjdGai members ST the community, Il is
6feuh to discover.
II IL not generally kBoEn that ID various ERys
there II a vast dead % Smuggling going on IN this
city ASIDE from the large transactions IN z run
ming . hgu1rs. Of which a goodiy gnaurity are
epusamed thai are neTer smeiled Of by CRstom
House guards IN 4be trzr1Isit from ship to store,
there Is an amount Of smuggling Of al The lighter
sorts ID goods, wares AID merchandise constantly
going on that would ass1nisb tie URlnifiated-
The ru1er and e~osfIier finds Of dry goods. and
choice groceries eslDe IN Ihis WY, N small parcels
II ls trAe, bat large Quantities ID the aggregats-
II is no une1mmun thing 10 hear between neigh
bore the remark, " | don't buy my 80 and SO IN
Hgnolul1, -nsRing some article OF luxury-I
ssa1 70 san Francisco for 1t, and get 3 much
better article and q good deal cheaper than ] can
r1- a. 4aro Tn ~la a.aras - Taare a n. fat -
regular commerce carried DC between this port and
San F-raneisoo by sinai importers and unreeog-
nIzed jobbere, that. Unnotjeed for Fears, nae ali
along been largely renuneratiFe, and is constantly
Oh tie increase. The operators are generally
persons attached 70 the paekets-both steam and
sailing-regUlarly plying between the ports. and
II L said. with every ground fVr believing tie
assertion. tat the situation Of steward On board
q one Of those vessels vii, in the possession Of
shre.d business raaD. De made 70 realize
very handsomely 10 a short sFaee Of time
The system Il undoubtedly a very con-
~TeDieut one % many, and the accom-
notation obtained by IN means is great; bat II
i nOt honest. Neitber Il Il fair Or just. The
Importer and dealer who openly briDgs
gods through the Custom House and there
paTs . License for selling them. Is ssnsibiy
be business By such practices, and the
sisizen zbo aEaiIs himself Of these 3 convenient
accommodations " is, perhaps uDTiltingly soroe-
aiding and abetting AZ immoral system
They attend 10 tbess things better In Sss
francisco. Customs guards there are paid better
han with us, and the interests Of The service are
nost strictly watched, 50 much 50 indeed, that
omplaints are not infrequenty beard or too close
The shreEdest aud nsost active OF
killed detectives are employed. and an attempt
o emuggie even the smallest article Is almost
DTsriably detected and promptly punished
low ls il here7 Not by any means, 70 say the
eat. are We up % the standard of our neighb0rs
n this rsSuae4