The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-03-24

IN TIE Sandwich leland. would ssve Il all to them
selvc with 10 check upon their ,sriG q prices and
with consequently iecrcssed ccsi 10 al consumers
en tAis cekst.
xsR "~osr ravosxn NATION etAvSs TX oTuxS
xRsArfxS
II l. net essy 10 comprehend bow our Govern
rcat can eonsistcntly eaaorse rceiprcelty treaty
with tee Hawaiian Kluvaom without an absolute
vols,iea Of existing trva,y relations between iak
eSaetry ana those which stand upon the feo,iag y
the "aost avcrca nstiSps" Spaia, reru, China
and all sugar prcauelex Countries Occupying that
rSsliiou woa'a hsvo TIC uoaoae,ed right 10 aemur
srsusi any such pCceeeains ard adopt diserininst'
iax measures u rvtslis,ive character aSains, our
ecAmsroe TaS saSicet Is one fcr grave and serious
cosssaers,ios. il may very possibly invNlve and
eompilste cur commercial relations with al other
countries,
ractxtc cOASs coSsv,ssSs oreur NOT TO M "a.
voSxp ovKS EASTERN nvrxSS
Bat. admitting tor the ssSs q Illustration, that
reelprs,y vonia eAespea the price cf sugar % the
Consumers % the Pacific coast Why should they DC
avcrua vnorc than those Of the Atlantic aud all
other PORTIONS oCthe Ualou' WAY sSosla the eth
II san FrsseISo - permitted 10 lay In his stock
q rfnca sugar at ten eeats pound while TIE rCst
derS q New YORK must Be compelled 70 pay dtteen
ToeSe queries are asked ouly present the subject
from another polu; q vicws Tor. as has been al
rrsay shown the rcsnst would Be qulte the reverse
IL roeproeity should ee adopted, and the sandwich
Islands Be made the een,re Of Production for refined
sugars Iu that case ;ae people Of this eoSs, would
be obliged 70 pay more THAI those % the Atlantic,
and tia, would &c an unreasonable stretch % rnc-
rOsiiy toward the Pautcss Of Hawaii AZ the expense
q car eonsumerS snd ryfncrS
DISASTROUS KFFRCT OF coNrSrrrfoN.
Early 10 1874 there were tour large rc6neries In
active oPeTstioa in san Frsucise bat the eompctl-
tior between them became 50 sharp that the san
Francisco and Pssiae Reaacry and the Golden Gate
Rcsrery were eomPellcd 70 close leaving the bust.
ross to the Bay ReanvJy aud the California Reauery,
vhsch have iolut capacity TO supply the wants of
the whole eo4st Il follows that Il two Of our local
were obliged 10 abandon the Geld,
Ia, would be The eondon 81 tie Two that remain,
Il the planters Of HaNsi, were granted the right to
eoupste and enter their products into our markets
free Of dutys
SxIF, ExrATRnTxD ANESICASs NOT 10 Ri TEASTEp
wrrE OH CITIZENS TArTEp oAIT-THE PARA
SLE oUTDoSx
Another very salient feature Of reciprocity IS the
previous avermeu; that, because majority Of the
sugar planters 10 the sandwich Islands are Amer.
cAus, aud have ISvi<hiy sxPeaded their means, time
zad ability 10 improve their possessions aud further
their interests this Government shosld reader them
the coveted assistance that would iunure from free
trade between the Two countries. To this specious
rea<ouirs il may he objected that We Americans
As vel as they, and that, Instead Of exPendiug
and exerting our enterprise 20 build up
TIC material interests and manufacturing Industries
o. forsisn people, We have used them 10 promote
;soss Of or owu. Many Of them, and notably
those 70 whom has been entrusted the charge Of
sftciins reciprocity tFeaty, are selfexpa;TiAied
Ausricz1S. Who have renouuee3 allegiance 10 this
eoGutTy and have made homes for themselves else
uhere, while We have remained constant to our a.
eizuee and siczdfasi in the pursuit Of AvoeAtiouS
Ebicd have rendered essential service 70 the entire
Pacific Cozst Why or real eiiirens should Dc ueT-
,ileSsly slaughtered and the work Of their hands,
srsIus and enterprise sivsu over a. possession to
he stranger and selfexPairiAied American, must
Be len Tor solution BY those who deal in the mystic
es o metaphysics and inverse logical propositions.
L rniads enc strongly II The parable OF the Prodi
al son. I; Is scarcely possible th&I our Govern
rest vl xii the fzfted ealfln honor OF those who
ave s1peuded their substance abrcad aud disowned
lei, u4iioualty and refuse kid 70 those who
ave 1szlozSly s1dsavo-ei TO cultivate snd improve
De psieruAl fAru- Much less IS it possible that the
last Sil = given Al the expense Of al those who
ave been trIe 10 TIE Interest Of that farm. Il
soul3, indeed, oe 50 wide departure fron the
,rioeigles Of political economy, and soleeism Of
ueh Ei1riug inprOprieiy 10 iuPoverish our friends
nd members OF Cur immediate family, for the sake
i earehing viii their possessions those who have
10 claim whatever beyo1d the fact that such aid
EoaId Dc received with gratitude, that the posi-
,llisy Gifts execution Is entirely insdmissiole-
We respectfully ask At your hands thorough in
Of this reciprocity scheme, and We feel
,ou6ts1t that you vii srrive AZ the same eouelu-
51n With ourselves rot ouly for the reasons herein
.fvuu, bat for many oihers Of 1ll magnitude thst
ecipTseily 1iIh TIE Hawaiian Government would
,e rui1o1s % large established Industries this
c8sf ard excessively onerous % tie great body Of
,ocs1Esrs-
We are gsutlsmeu, TeTy respectfully, yours,
san Francisco and Pacise Sugar Coupsuy, By
y LUSISs, PresidsnL
C1IifoTut1 S1Ear R=dnery. By
CLAUS sPEECELES, President
Golden Gate SugSr Refuery. By
". EHEAL1S. Manager.
California Beet S7Ezr Company. By
c J. HCTCHTSsoN, PresideEt
Bay S1Ezr Rsfuery, By
HzNlSS MEEzE, President