The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-01-18
ACTION Of the chamher Of cenm,rp..
mo toIlo.-ingeorrssp0alsnes VIM EXPLAIN it.slt


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Honolulu, II. L. January llth, 1882.
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Of Honolulu MIN '''. eAS' re .ie uhoerslRneo
were appointed committee TO address your Excel
,.,rv. and to call your attention to the attacks
Vhich hA'e neeH ''1S ~ 'Ne Jan 1iancisco
Chr0Hfcte- and other newspapers IN the United
states upon the labor system of this country
- q; .hsracterizea as sssIaverv ;, n, ..,,.,,,,, ,,
WHICH II ~ PeoHNse'
upon our planters, enAiIinS tner Win cruelty and
,rurcssion towards their employees; and upon our
-I.,,s yyl,o are CHARGED with violation of ,h.
sa - ~, Racinrocity Treatv IN tbat ,ber sb;
.ts TINTED states as Havaiian nro5ucfs sngar
VI 80 crown or manufactured in other Countries
T. edition TO these attacks many false statements
y, -, made which re- donhtIessv intenda5 -
,,r.;1aire ecairss .h;s rr,rnt-v a,,d in;--.
- i,;sf ;pdns,ries
" ,g - s;ra...d a., -osr,a..frlIv ra.ras. m.
,.s.,s - o;,xrrnnaent 70 instrnct The Esw,i;.n
M;5ister Residept al Washington TO inform The
ar-rtsrv of state of the United States that il his
Government attach any value whatever to the said
attacks and statements HIS Majesty s Government
will gladly an Investigation held, either by the
United States officials now resident here,or through
others specially appointed for that purpose. and
The members of the Chamberof Commerce pledge
themselves 10 give every faclty TO such investiga-
fion, in order that II may be thorough and conclu-
sve and 10 exercise their influence with all plant
To the same enu-
We are Furthermore authorlzed by the chamber
of Commerce TO deny einphatlcauy that there Is
any system OF slavery or peonage IN this
country, or that plantation iaborers or Others are
or can he abused without being able TO obtain full
and speedy redress, and also to deny that there
has been any violation OF the terms OF the Reci-
puocity Treaty.
Your EJceliency is so intimately acquainted with
Il e employers Of labor, with the merchants, and
with the laws and their practical working, thai
YOU must be fully alive TO the injustice OF tn:
charges TO which we have briefly referred, and
which have been 50 uufounceu- eftrayaeant anc
malicious, that the planters and merchants hav,
hardly considered II necessary 10 contradict them
and only the fear that continued silence might b
misunderstood has led the Chamber OF Commerc'
10 address this letter to Your txcelency. Wehay'
the honor 10 remain your Excellency most obedi
ent servants
Signed CHAS L. BISHOP,
SAMUEL n CASTLE,
r NJ SwhNsEr for
IHDo Ii DAVIES
To His EIcelleney William l. Green, II. H. NJ
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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