Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-10-28
THE
HAWAIIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.

rhe following report Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty
liant
1882, by II. NJ whitney,
N January 1875, Treaty Conn
Reciprocity the Hawaiian Islands, which after delay
went operation September by the of this conven-
ton the leading agricultural products OF Hawaii including rice and raw
known in san Francisco "Sodc ktnd Sugars" adj
mtcd into all the United and nearly all the agcu
products free
seven fomh AT
further, until months notice shall be given by
either contracting PARTIES after the end
Under this stipulation eight September s76 the
shortest term Of dumton understood by both contracting parties
Among principal objects sought by treaty
the Of increased trade and intimate commercial
on between the Pacific states and Territories of the Union and the
Kingdom of Hawaii the growth prosperity independence
which the American people strong interest
nd the two countries more firmly in the natural and friendly relation
which they have always held each other The
anticipated and will be shown extraordinary
in the trade between the which all classes
and cementng the friendly relations between
Of the Treaty have been observable in Hawaii
sparse population kngom
ontaed with the expanse Notwithstanding
majestic progress of the greatest republic that the world ever had
Hawaii has however, humble follow the
her noble beneco has increased population solely
impulse treaty.
prospect reaching treaty
few years longer.
by the United
States, treaty drew opposition
did develop the II
bind attack commenced several American newspapers
aumny
against planting
alleged which published
pubished with details the wholly
originated persons recognized
borers sign
by an excuse for
seeking this mode retaliation We have
groundIess charges cruel notice. every
person
that there
uttered becomes deny
which publicly newspapers
here the worst system of slavery known"
utterly false and without foundation When this statement first
brought the notice the Honolulu Chamber
addressed Hawaiian Minister
attention of the Government to the subject In that communication the
officers of the Chamber state:
awe furthermore authorized Chamber
this that plantation boe others
any Of the terms Of the Reciprocity Treaty
% % @ an an w ns @ aed T ane employers yrD
that must be fully alive the injustice of the charges which
malicious that the planters and merchants have hardly considered
be has led the Chamber of Commerce address this letter
your Excelency'
From His Excelenc reply follows: "The
extravaganza OF these charges is so notorious here that His aestys Gov
eminent felt planters
hardly contradict them; countries
doubt be advisable to eue he and His Mjes Envoy Exmori
and Minister Penpoenay Washington, already
appeared
any character respccabiity."
countries, system
adopted here has been found
supply during grinding
in the whaling which many
shipped and noted When the
declined and these same men were wanted as te on the plantations
they demanded the that had
signed their "shippng articles
this his when he receives his advance Thus
The
hhorerx twelve eighteen except
oers procured much from foreign countries which
three Nine hours according
labor, making
plainly stated each printed nnture The laws which
enacd by Liauaians their
readily be inferred these partial
the Of
the Kingdom are open to ten and each party held strictly amenae
hbore
the better
month day.
the equity labor that
In the
they have learned their
labor
purchaser
claim the boer
furnished show that they protected
uscee the complaint that have been made public
those Norwegan
in
have not been
these laorers the