The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-03-05


! p1h6e opinion, and indicative Of rs disre-
gard q the Publ5c welfare In cur opia-
ION. the administration need not iAke the
defensive m attacks of this uzsare, for
saoh oh4-ges pass for what they are worth
and no nom
Nor Do we think Il wise fO- the a3zain-
ixsrzsion, n advance a the expressed
views q the United S;zseS o. q the peo-
+ PIE hem, 10 SIX 10 foreSszIl pablse Opinion
+ bat rzthe- thzt IN 50 far As events u,Sy Al
Low. Il should follow and oznT into e.
T feet what may finally seen u b the en-
f Ii-hfeaei opsnioa q TIE people q these
Islands. Il should nos h forgotten, that
the suspicioas q the natives bzva more
thzn oaoe-znd perhaps with rs7so1-
beea Sroasei sEzInSt The enc7oachinS
spirit a. those who undertook to give the
American feeling toE41iS this country.
zn1 thzt 5 trezty Of reCip7oatv On the
bass Of oeiinE Pear Hz-bo- can only be
negotiated. Il 5; al, after al the oouside-
rz.;ons against 2nd IN favor Of /; Shzn
have been thoroughly CONSIDERED by AlI
sides Wep7oSuze, however. that we e1-
preSs the feeling Of every one. whether IN
the Government O. not N saving tbat dis
casSion Of The siv1uizceS a1d iisaivza-
tsges q res5p7eaity and oeSsioa Of Pear
Hz-hor tends 70 sniEhtsa the public
mind
Daring the vesrS IN vhieb reciprocity
VS. Pabicly ozuvaSsed. tie grounds for
and agziast tfzs measure were clearly de
fnei The palvable difs-eaoe IN imports
znd e1poas va tie uzin o!ieetioa On The
Par7 Of the United Ss4ses- II Va zlso
sisted thzt No; Americans. but rlsinlv
Engiish sud Germans. would resp It's at-
vzusageS here - thsr the United S,z-eS
vas n0s called upoa TO soeeie 70 the
trszty II order 10 foster the interests of
Americans q further objection urgei 70
The treaty VS., tbs, by making these Is
lNnis P7oSPsro1s a1i Independent Of for
eign aid It would dispel zll desire for an-
Here s0me regarded the benefit Of
= 50 ezoiusirelv confined to $
few sugar p-za:s-s, th4r the country ST
.a7-e hainooonos-u Il, zad though; that
he consequent decrease q revenue aad
necessity q higher taxes would prove :
5zr5en In their new. II wzs not wiss
o promote The Interests Ct iz-ce landed
lssaies, The p7oPas.o-S Of whieh. o4ez
would. $ vzs thought. sex
Q loEe- tie rate Of wsseS. and Be con
ernei n enforcing penal laboC laws And
.ssping the natives Z dependent oo1-
.Iioa bordering on peon2Ee.
Tie o,he- view Of the c2se wzs. that
Americans here are largely dependent
Pon<hs prosperity Of this couu;-v. aDd
azt Il is To- the present Interest Of the
agar-sou<uuiag population Of the United
sstes 70 lower the p-ioe Of sugar. IS well
: for the ultimate intereSt q the United
tate> Government 20 establish here the
ltimz;e relations vhich reSalt f1oul free
l,erchange q nasio-sal prc5ucts Ii was
50 urged thst the increase Of trzde n
slting from reciprocity would gradually
sssea the discrepancy N imports and ex- :
9-ts - that the peeunizry advantage 20
e United S;ates might equAl that which {
re islands would derive iron 5betreatv.
Il 1eE1ri 70 the effect Of reciprocity on {
lnexati7n, the rev expressed i, thzs 5;
7esent the feelings Of the nztive populz-
n a7e decidedly againSt It, and tbat The 1
ni:ei SsStes would listen to 10 proposi- =
n 70 that end which i not the spon- 2
Moons expression Of the nztionzl wish.
be sentiment of national Independence.
i often sid, i 10. due to presence or !,
K Of National prosperity, but VIII yield
desire for znnexstion when the present :
m q Government 10 longer meets the &
tional wants, either By failure Of eliei- il
e native sovereigus OF other causes not L
lnected with national wealth 1t Is Q
ggeSted that when the national senti- t
nj and welfare shall induce the people :
this country to look sbrosd, they VIII
K 70 the United States not the less !.
IDLY # taught by experience that they :
" gain from that Government the c
ans Of Increasing their material pros- :.
NJ!
In regard to the objection againz; en- -
hing sugar planters Al the expense Of
; general good, II msy Be proper 10 =
lsiaer also, that sbe first want Of the d
lntrE i the capital, energ! and favor
e Circumstances TO develop is r. L
ms. that snail proprietors cannot At Z,
: bring sugar oulture to high perfection,
i thzt the enormous outlzy on large
utatious Is made among the laboring =
sses, whose advancement In intelligence d
refinement ought N no wise to con p
t with the success Of Their employers 4.
Is \ matter Of obssrvzt5on thst small .
lPHetOrS sueoeed IN proportion to the = 4