The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-11-05
\ Telling Defeaseof the Reciprocity
Treaty.

The San Francisco NsrehGRt Of the leth
ulto.. contains most mastery and exhaustive
defence Of the Reciprocity Treaty between the
United States and the Hawaiian Kingdom,
which is supported by statistical facts and
figures whose accuracy cannot be gainsayed,
because they are taken from Oficial sources.
The exposition Of the facts touching the work
ing O. the treaty in the Na-chG1s occupies so
much space, that it is impracsicable for US to
e-priut il as we would wish to do. We can
nos Go better than give the summary in the
forcible language OF the able editorial accom-
panying the tables, which is as follows;
In this number We devote large space TO npu.
Der of elaborate tables " details regsrdiog the trade
between Calieruia ard the Hawaiian Islands before
0u. The truthfulnsSs Of these tables Is svIaseeed
By the sources frsu whieh they are drawn. The
Unitsi States Auditor tgr the port Of San Francisco,
the oee Of the Special Agent of the Uni,sd States
Treasury aud the H1HSiAn eorsul At this port, and
the staff Of the NEReRANr searching the records Of
the Custom House. have all eoasrbated 70 the state
rsnt which make to-day in defense Of the treaty.
Il Is reported by telegraph that Asswtznt Secretary
ErsRek has concluded that there s foundation for
an! saspicien OF fraud by importing other fVrsigu
sugar as Hawaiizu sugar The rery entertannsat VI
such suSpieiGn fsr moment argued i want Of keen
h1sueSs kn0uie2ge in the Treasury Department. for
szch fraud vcUld be Impossible without the
DiIaree OF hundreds Of people, tbe majority ot sh0ss
interests segli be injured BY such a competition
We present the figures Published to-day full
snd complete 10 the last report by the tele
graph that Assistant Secretary French has said that
sthe treaty Is oneSiisi and ought TO be abregSted
a. the earliest possible uonent.' The treaty cannot
be tsrls1tei for I've years except by the gr0ssess
breach AZ fsit5 eonuitted BY powerful nation
Esaker power. The truth, faith and homer OF
the Uael States are pledged 10 its observance. IN
less wlfGl, gros> fraud be proved. and that Is
impossible. Fraai cannot be detected where not
ouly exists, bat where there possibility Of
committing il without the eeraisty Of its Immediate
discovery.
We eer TIE figures Published 20 day to the shsrpest
scrutiny Of e6cials. Of Cgngrsssmen AMI Eastern
editors and we defy all any Of them to show
that the treaty working entirely for the beneEt Of
the IsiaEd planters for the beEeft Of the Csifor
MA sugar rskaers, and the contrary to deny that
II Is working chiefly for the benefit Of the Pacific
Coast States and the eonnzuIty n large That It IS
cur erukers and merchants Importing aud exporting,
car manufacturers, cur shipbal3srs, mechanics,
eur e1irymen. pork pSeksrs and farmers, who
are rsaping all the profit We defy any candid uar
10 examine the statements mAce in to-day's MER>
cHASr aad cone 10 aay oshe- conclusion than that
whatever profits the Island plsatsrs, and the
lariry are American. may have earucd have been
Pentsd, G1d these Of the coming erop have been
esSfAF -EPctnSeILeI 20 lAilIcrElA lur S1FpieS tJt
present needs and for the material for the extensive
Improvements now going on IL the Hawaiian King
dom The people Of this State deeply in
tsreStsd regards their business fortunes IN this
Reciprocity Treaty, Ihaa in auy eouGsreial lssisla
t0n which has been approved by the nation
And the people Of California ask Of all their feIlo~
eitiEsus, Of al members Of Congress, and ef al hon
est editors and leaders ef public opinion fair and
impartial Judgment What they now presenter may
hereafter oEsr il jrss6eaon Of the Treaty Of Rsci-
preeiry with the HaEaifau Kiug5ou.