The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-09-26
The Situation.

Ma. EDfroR In your paper Of Saturday last.
speaking Of the proposed renewal o. the attempt 10
obtain a treaty, you say that thr annoaneeussnt of
the intended mission is made some weeks beforehand,
50 that opportunity is afforded for discussion aud
thorough consultation by those most directly inter-
esiei aud best qualified to give opinions and advice. -
sc Now | may not be one q the best qualified -
to discuss national matters. bat az a citizen Of na-
waii whose present. and prospective interests all oeu.
tire here. | believe I have an undoabtci RICH, TO dis .
euss the political situation, aud with your permission.
in the columns Of your Journal
The fact that the Canadian Reciprocity measure
will be beiou Congress next February. (and no exc
cutive business 81 conscQuence will De transacted be-
forc that thne) Constitutes a most favorable OpFottu-
nifty for presenting our case. Aud when IL Is pre-
scnied, Il should be done by stating he tnAois frufh
in regard 20 the agricultural. commercial. political
and social condition " affairs here. n this Is done.
there is no need Of cur assuming the attitude q beg
gars The truth, thoroughly ventilated. will con-
vince American Pohdoia- > aud che American people.
that il will be to the advantage Of their country 20
extend TO these islands the system Of commercial re-
ciprocity.
ciprocity made a failure OF. IL is hardly 60 6c antici-
patel that there will be any " FIRE in the rear - this
time; Il is important however that the forces that 20
70 the front should be strong aud efficient. Judge
Allen. as a Pers0n-of high respectabiliiy aud expert
ence, IS very well as a hgure-hoad for a Commission;
but we want besides on the Commission some Que who
70 speak plainly is more Of a business man than the
Judge; some one who is younger and therefore better
able to undergo the necessary labor. aud will put
more pim and perseyering industry into the work
than can possibly be expected from Ills Honor the
Chief Justice who 10 be sure, is a remarkably well
preserved gentleman Of the old school. Times aud
men are evidently n good deal changed now from
what they were twenty-five years ego, when our re-
speeted Chancellor was a Representative from Maine.
IL is currently reported that Ills Majesty the King
will visit the United States at the same time that the
Commission is there. | do not doubt but that the
Kings presence on a brief visit 10 President Grant
might be made advantageous 10 the labors Of the
Commission, but | must depreca,e suclr hasty, aud l
am confident. unauthorized statements as that Of the
Ga=site, TO the effect that e the great object of His
Majesty's visit will Of course be 10 aid in the negotia-
ton of a treaty.
But TO look at home. | believe | express the senti-
ment Of the community THAT portion who think
seriously-when | say that il is necessary for the well
fare aud prosperity Of the country, as we'll as for the
success Of the mission 10 the United States, that we
should have a strong aud an able Ministry. We need
a Ministry that will be united, that will know how TO
act and win dare TO act in any aud every possible
emergency. Then, with an able Commission AZ
Washington, and an able Ministry At home. we may
confidently hope for success. ALruA.