The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-03-26

Australia and il car b found at point Just
where most needed. Bat not - much for eoaling
or reSttine, As For naval purposes do we need a
I port there. The letter discussing this question
II The A1a o. last Saturday. treats Of this sub
jet il very clear and satisfactory msuOeE. The
I port needed Is only Short distance froa Hoao-
laa- Il i lz-ye enough Ter all our naval vessels
t IL ouiy needs che improvement. the deepening Of
I the chanuel at the entrance for short distance.
70 make il ore Of The 6ueSt harbors for the par
I pose IN the whole roeud Of the Pacific Whether
the Islands are 10 remsin Al present. iudePend-
eut and under the rule Of their own native Kings,
o. Eventually 70 become a part OF our national
contract ard possessions. naval station there .
\ OF great importance even al prescott, and is Ne
cessity Is increasing year by year. To no other
nati01 a-e the lsaois Of suy comparative I'M
Z rortaDcs- And the islanders need our frieadshIp
rnors than that Of al the rsst Of the word com
hiued. TIER interests and prosperity are 10 our
keeping. They world Be- wiling TO ooneede Us
{ auything reasonable for such acts 10 return as
would saTe them from the Bankruptcy and rain
uoS threatsniug them A reciprocity treaty
might save them. ard Al the sane time gire rs
Z the advantages o. naval station and harooT, Of
iuealenisb,e value 20 q and 20 them
This idea did not originate with the
editor Of the 4kl, but was frst published
in s communication in the GAZETTE of
Feb. 20. 1t matters but little, however,
where or by whom the idea was brought
10 public notice The question Is, viii
the eession of Pearl Harbor secure Re
eiprocity Treaty. And if so, does wise
policy require it,
1t seems 10 Us that we should be willing
TO ~concede anything reasonable" to Sc
cure 50 great national benefit as Reel
proeity Treaty promises to be TO US, and
10 avert 50 great an evil as the want of 1t
threatens Pearl Harbor has but little
value to US at present; to the United
States aud to the commerce of the world,
it may become Of great value. Improved,
IS It would be, its attractions rs navy
yard and port ofrehtting and repairs would
be very great to all the maritime nations
having commerce in the Pacific. Its i'm
proyement would aid the business OF the
whole group; would settle the question
Of telegraph to San Francisco, to China,
aud eventually to the Australian Colonies;
and be the means Of making Honolulu
the touching point for several trans-Pacifc
steam lines within ten years
Is : free introduction of our products
into San Francisco-not sugar and mo-
lasses alone, but wool, goa;skins, rice, and
every staple produced here;-the increas-
ed stability and credit Of all our agricul-
tural investments the stimulus it would
give to business Of every kind; the in
crease 1t would impart to foreign aud
coastwise commeree-are all these to be
ignored and allowed to slip by unimprov-
ed, through lack Of public spirit. timid
fears, or dog-in-the-manger policy of
exclusiveness? We hope not Nothing
ventured nothing had. With = generous
nation to deal with, and trusty nego-
tlAtor of the treaty, al points Of safety
for our protection would be conceded aud
provided for. And it seems clear to Us
that scheme Of such mutual benefit.
professedly and really for the perpetuation
Of the native sovereignty, aud for the
mutual advantage Of both nations, could
easily be disentaugled from the objections
many Of which are purely imaginary
that have been raised against it.
At all events, we think the attempt
should be made; and if concessions are
demanded which can not be honorablY or
safely acceded to, then drop the subject
and return to the statu gro, and see what
hat viii do for US.