The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-08
RECIPROCITY TREATY.
King KaIRkRua's Chamber
lain Asks for a Continue
ton.

New York, 7.-Oolonei @. e. Judd,
chamberlain to King Kalaksua. of Ha-
wailan Islands, left here for the Hawaiian
capital last evening. Judd has an abid-
ing faith In the future ofthe Hawaiian
Kingdom, land loves America and Ameri-
cans, and would like to see the trade re-
lstions between the Hawaiian Islands
and the United States Increased and
| friendly relations between the countries
even stronger than they are now. He is
a strong advocate of the continuance Of
the reciprocity treaty, and hopes, for the
best Interests of the two governments,
that it will not be sbrogsted. This
treaty." says Judd, 'serves to cement
the two countries together. Under the
most important clause it declares that
no power shall be given 20 any promi-
nent political power in the bounds OF
Hawaiian territory, and next in import
ance provides for the admission, free of
duty, into the kingdom, of the numerous
articles from the United States; while in
return, your country admits from the
Hawaiian Islands, without tax, sugar,
rice and fruits. The results Of the system
OF reciprocity is that the annual inter
change Of products between the7 two
countries amounts TO about 100000
each way, while the capital
invested in the islands thas increased
from 100000 10 about $4,000, 600
at present. There has been much sgita-
ton of late, added the colonel, over the
subject of the competition of Hawaiian
sugar with the home p.oduct. and it is
urged by those opposed TO the treaty,
that because SEINE citizens engaged in
sugar traffic are so highly successful that
it is Injurious to the trade. the treaty
should be sHmmSrily disposed OF. For
my part, think it would be serious
thing to interfere with, this treaty,
on such q frivolous protect. II eastern
sugar refiners wish to do better and to
compete with men on the Pacific Coast,
OF whom they complain, why do they
rot establish re6neries IN San Francisco
and thus meet them on eq1sl terms. The
Hawaiian government knows its own
weakness and knows that in order to
sustain itself, it must have favorable COM
5 Inercial relations with other nations
| If the United States, upon which we so
{ strongly rely. gives US the cold shoulder
, and repudiates the tresty, then we must
+ certainly look elsewhere and establish
: commercial and friendly relations Will
: the government which will help as
, Both France and England are no
: pleased with the favorable terms tht
treaty grants. Great Britain in particu
S. lar, regarding it as giving the United
e States political preferment. France re
I cognizes the importance Of these islands
: commercially, when the Panama Cana
. shall have been completed.
! Judd said Chinese immigration to Ia
, islands had practically ended. Latel,
there had keen q large induY NJ thrift
Portuguese families, who had proved /
L be highly acceptable acquisitions, ant
d many others would follow. The kingdom
:. was now more prosperous than ever be
!. fore; people were happy and contented
d and no International dissensions Of an,
q kind were known TO exist. Under tn
wise and liberal administration of Kin
r Kalskaus capital was being attracted t
q the islands, and the prosperity Of Oh
g kingdom promised to increase year b.
% year.