The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30
Lsttnr from Now York.


returned from Washington TO this city few
days ago, after residence in the capital of the
country of more than two months. While in
Washington 1 had opportunities Of eonversing
with many prominent members of both Houses Of
Congress, on the subject of the Hawaiian Islands,
their industrial and political condition and pros
poets and the relations which should exist between
the Island kin dom and the g7eat American Re
public I did not hear single objection to the
continuance OF the Reciprocity Treaty, while ON
every hand AID from Southern Democrats as well
as from Western and Northern Republicans,
opinions vese freely and frankly expressed in
favor offostering and sustaining American infu-
ence in the Islands, by encouraging the invest
ment of American capital, the emigration of
American citizens and the extension Of American
trade, particularly in the direction of supplying
all such manufactured articles, including sugar
plant and machinery as may be required Presi-
dent Hayes expressed himself much interested
in the prosperity of the Islands under the working
of the Treaty, and General Grant talked to me in
the same strain and said he regretted that he was
unable 10 pay you visit last year but hoped 10
do so at some future day. have no doubt that
President Garfield agrees with these kindly seTiu-
ments of his predecessors in office. and Mr.. Blaine
is not only especially friendly TO Hawaii, but he
favors the extension of reciprocity to Mexico and
the Central American Republics. Assured of the
friendly regard of the Government and people of
the United States, the Government and people of
Hawaii should carefully avoid entclng INTO any
alliance, encouraging any Pollcy or committing
any act which may throw cloud over the sub
sisting friendly sentiments of the citizens of the
United States, or in any way lessen that control
ling influenced the affairs of the Hawaiian
Kingdom which the United States are entitled to
exert, by the benefits which they have conferred
upon Hawaii, and by the proximity of the Islands
u the Western Coast of the United States and
their commanding position on the great cOmmerc-
ial routes between the United States, ASIA, and
Australia l am convinced that any attempt on
the part of your Government to make close
alliance with any European or Asiatic Power
would not be tolerated BY the United States, and
that the leading Powers of Europe are already
fully advised upon that point, and are quite ready
10 admit the reasonableneSs of the claims Of the
United States TO establish protectorate over the
Islands IN event of certain emergencies occurring
The Hs,1id of a late date published long in
tervew of one of its reporters with MIR. Jay Gould,
which contains matter of great interest TO the
merchants and planters of Hawaii, the interview
covers Mr.. Geald's plans and purposes in railroad
and telegraphic eAtsusiOn, and embraces projects
for railways in Mexico aud ocean cables across
the Pacific, of the latter Mr.. Could said:
How about the new cables 2
ave shall have them all laid in two years.
was looking over the stock book to-day and find
that nearly thousand cities in this country are
represented. Il was the American Union that put
the cable idea into nv head. ! found that we
could not get the same terms for business that
were given to the Western Union. Looking into
the cable question and the profits dervable from
that business, found that II was very good and
sure kind of an investment, and resolved TO try
it
Opening a case, Mr.. Could pulling out the sam
pie cable lengths, said
Here are specimens of the English and French
cables now down. The French Is great improve
unent on the English one. Here Is ours. You can
see at a glance how much better our one Is than
the French one.
Taking down a map he said:
Here are the two cables shall lay this sum
mer from Newfoundland TO ireland. That gives
the connection with Europe and Asia. On the
o-her side uI LlG continent We propose 10 start
from san Francisco and put down a cable to the
Sandwich Islands. Thence We snail lay one on
this line pointing 1t out on the mapl down TO
Australia, and another from the Sandwich Islands
in almost a direct line to Japan. And up here
laying his finger on Puget sound We propose 70
start with another cable, carrying II across
Behring's Sea 70 kamtschatka, which will open up
the Russian telegraph system TO Us. and thence
10 China. In addition, It Is intended 10 further
develop the West India cable service and connect
the east and west coasts of south America with
New York. That chain of cables, completed with
the heart Of the organization IL this city, makes
New York the centre of the world.
And then =
We shall as 4 city, start on q grander stage of
our development than any We have yet seen
How =
Nearly all the heavy business of tho world to-
day IS transacted by tie telegraph and cable Our
relations with Australia, China and Japan are be
coming closer and closer every year. Gables and
talegrdphs create business. Our trade with BrlZll
ought to be larger than Il Is. One reason why II
Is not Is that II Is hampered and restricted by the
heavy tolls It Is necessary t. pay IN order TO conf
municate with it. A despatch to Brazil mus! cross
the Atlantic Ocean twlce-frst to England and
then back"
The completion of the lines to Australia and
Asia viii make Honolulu, as well as New York,
telegraphlc centre, and must add greatly to the
prosperity of Hawaii, by destroying the isolation
which Is now a great disadvantage. should have
called upon Mr.. Gould to ask for more details
about the cables to Honolulu, but he left town the
very day the article appeared in the Herald, when
he returns shall certainly see him, and write you
the result OF the interview. A hot contention has
been carried on al Washington all winter between
the promoters of the Panama and Nicaragua
Canal schemes and project for a ship railway at
Tehuantepec. The Monroe doctrine was invoked
to stop the French Company from constructing
canal at Panama, but Congress wisely declined to
interfers, and the De Lesseps Company will now
proceed with their work, and if ship canal can
be built at Panama, De Lesseps will certainly
build 1t.
have favored the French company, believing
that 1t their canal none, the overland rail-
roads will stop subscription to any American
company and against their powerful opposition 1t
will be useless for either the Nicaragua or Iehuan-
tepec promoters to contend.
An unpleasant discussion Is also going on be
tween the Treasury Department and the sugar i'm
porters and refners in the Atlantic the subject
of alleged Overchargss III the collection OF sugar
duties. EI-Secretary Sherman charges that certain
high grade sugars were purposely dIscolored to
procure their admission ut reduced duty, the
poariscope was brought into service and the full
duties charged and paid under protest suit to
determine whether the Treasury Is right Is soon TO
be tried. the next session of Congress will prob
Il. HNHH HF
rest by revising and simplifying all duties upon
Cuban and other sugars. and with the removal oil
the grievances OF which the sugar importers OF the
Atlantic cities complain their grumbllng over the
free admission of Hawaiian sugars will probably
subside.
While in Washington I had frequeHt pleasant
interviews with your Minister, Judge Allen, and
found him a very charming companion, he IS very
bright very popular, and fully alive to every point
that can be made to promote Hawaiian interests
An ugly rumor reached Us yesterday from San
Francesca, brought there by the bark Ella, from
Honolulu. Il describes the smallpox as raging
with great violence, the tosn in a state of strict
quarantine and all inter-island communication
suspended. / hope this may be entirely untrue or
grossly exaggerated, l shall always entertain
sentiment of friendship for the residents of
Honolulu, and hear with sorrow such reports as
the one that has Just come to hand. ]. 5. o.
Visit of Her Majesty the oueen to the
Smallpox Hospital
Her Majesty the Queen visited the Smallpox
Hospital on the reef last Saturday. She did not
enter the houses, but stopped her carriage and
conversed with those patients who we're able to
come out on the verandahs- Her Majesty left
presents Of flowers and ferns and also sent various
comforts to the sufferers. The letter of which We
give a translation below. and which expresses the
kind feelings that II. X. II. the Princess Regent
entertains towards her people was read aloud to
the patients.
[Transl1tiuu.l
Friends II send my love mingled with deep