New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
THE HAV1IIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.

A REPLY TO THE HON. DAVID A. wEILss LETTER IL
OPPOSITION TO THE TREATY-sCGAR DLANrA
TIOSs NOT PROFTTABLE-AN INCREASE OF IN
PORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES PREDICTED.
70 the EditOr OF rae TrtbuRe
SIR: In this mornings issue of The TRIB
uSE observe an opinion Rpon the proposed Hawaiian
Reciprocity Treaty. by the Hon. David A. Wells It's tone
surprised me- unlike the usual temperate style OF
that gentleman. regret he article the more because
il will have ne force effect OF truth. coming from
such source
Having lived on the isants many years, became In
timatey acquainted with their industries anG rs lhaye
no pecuniary interest in the passage OF this treaty can
speak fairly Mr. wellss views are such az might have
been looked for from who sees only through tho
WINDOWS OF the National Treasury Many OF his state
ments are only partly true and erroneous conclusions
are drawn from false premises. II Is not the TACT thas
suc,r production there il fairly profitable. but
tie reverse is true. could cite many instances
within my personal knowledge to prove this, out VIII
give only one, and tue general statement tnat ali Du1
two or three Of the thirty more plantations are now
owned by the OF than those wlo began sugar
raising for the that tue original holders Jailed
from the low price Of sugar the cost OF production ex
ceedlag the sales The referred to is that OF
large p,nutaton, the sugarhouse and machinery alone
cosriur about $2JQ000. The whole plantation was
recently sold $4,000 Yet Mr. Wells says II pays
fair profit To raise under existing circumstances,
am
$4,000 subsidy from this Government! Granted that
IN. Loss 30 The Treasury Will be sJOs,s OF 0ates on
sugrs IL would be 81 oOJ CO., lie says. under tho
existing circumstances. He forgets utterly that the
Hawaiian Government also loses duties on goods
oP e0ual value Imported from the States. The
oatners i'm each case will he the people or each
country Tue merchant OF Boston. New-f0rk, aud OF
san Fr ne iscO will sell goods 70 the Hawaiian consumer
where he noW sells American shps VIII eaTry the
goods of both remember the day when reg
mar lines OF packets pied between no. iuIu auI pOs
TON New-BedfOrt, New York. and san t-taelsco. h,-
Gently the remaining lbe ts 'Iie was
n nj
cover the products o. HaWAh taAen 10 Eiropc IN ca
chance tor manufactured goods. o -, .,. ~
Mr. Wells the Nanls or oO,OOo peOpe cthnot DO
mnc e forgrts that jnOlulu Is oly depot OF sup
nins of all nations reht that port using almost en-
r,rrly imported goods. H says with the compaceney
of New-Yorker bOastiug OF the inevitable supremacy
OF hi. city, America Is and must continue 10 De
plies must, be drawn. The iallacy OF that is
Illustrated By tue increased trade with other
nations and decreasing, or not growing
trade With America, England or Germany would 10
day gladly possess the Islands aad eventually they
must pass power and That power not neceS
srlly United In opinion treaty such rs
the one propose Twill hiseen annexatOn tO THIS COUP
try and IN view that fact IL not worth SONS eacr
nee prevent other nation from entering nto po
session II tie ToDOsed Treaty falls 10 the ground,
predict the speedy failure or many OF tue hawaDab
because they exist To day and sti1gge fof
life In the nope Of treaty which Will make sugar rails
inc productive. II takes only short calculation 70 see
that with decreased production the duties must dc
OF duties. / Ilght say much more, bat iOr0.ar re
gret that cannot conclu1e as Mr. Wells does, Iop
though loss OF revenue 10 the CnAed states
Treasury also complete and perfect recipfocity
lea. WILLIAM IL NAniss
BROOKLYN Feb. 25, 1875