The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-01-25

HONOLULU, January l4th loc2 J
M,ss,-s e r. Bishop ;. v. Castle and T. n. DurieS
Committee Of the CEan,Jsr Of Commerce.
GEsrIKNIN IL have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your communication dated the It'll
instant conveying the views of the Chamber Of
Commerce, as TO the means which may be adopted
with reference 10 the attacks which have beer
made by the San Francisco Chronicle and othei
newspapers upon the labor system OF this country
and upon the planters OF these Islands, charging
them with cruelty and oppression towards then
EMPLOYERS: and upon our merchants who are
charged with violation Of the terms of the Reel.
procity Treaty, in that they ship to the United
States as Hawaiian products, sugar and rice grown
or manufactured IN other countries.
The injustice and extravaganza of these charges
is 50 notorious here that His Majestys Govern
ment have felt somewhat as the planters and mer-
chants do that 1t was hardly necessary TO contra
dict them still in other countries 1t will no doubt
be advisable TO refate them, and His Majesty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaTy
in Washington, has already replied to several OF
the statements when they appeared in publications
which had any character for responsibility.
His Majesty's Government will grant every
facility for the investigation on the spot of any OF
these charges, and will so instruct ITS represents
tive at Washington, although it cannot of course
officially recognize any foreign official nvestiga
ton into matters which mainly concern our own
laws and their proper administration.
With respect to tie last and perhaps most i'm.
portant charge, from at least an international
point Of view, namely that our merchants had
violated the terms of the Reciprocity Treaty with
tken some action before the last steamer left for
S n Francisco, as you will observe by the enclosed
COMES of note which addressed TO His Excel
ency ]. NJ Comfy, the United States Minister Resi-
dent dated the 18th ulto., and the reply of His
EEcellency dated 18th same. You VIII observe
that His Excellency's reply is very full and must
be conclusive TO every unpreludlced mind that no
breach of the Reciprocity Treaty IN the manner
suggested is possible, whilst we all know as a mat
ter Of fact that no fraudulent shipments whatever
of foreign rice or sugar from these Islands to the
United States are made.
Copies of this correspondence were handed to
His E1ceiency II. A. p. Carter, His Majesty S
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenti-
ary TO His Majesty the King of Portugal, and he
was instructed to remain short time in Washing
ton, and make such use of the corresI ondence,
combined with his personal assurances rs would
be most likely to accomplish the desired object of
rrfuting the grossly erroneous statements which
had been published.
| can hardly doubt that be will succeed IN doing
So His Majesty's Government will however con-
tinue to furnish its Representatives in Washing
ton with such information, suggestions and IN
structions may appear best calculated to remove
I'd impression these erroneous statements are
to produce in foreign countries, ami IN
so will continue TO look for assistance from
Merchants and Planters of the Islands as
seuted by the Chamber of Commerce.
ave the honor 10 remain gentlemen
Your most obedient, humble servant,
W. J.. GREEN,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
Nn.22. DEPARTMENT OF FoREIGN AFTAIRs, f,
HONOLULU, December. 18th, 1881
EJceiiency James N. Comfy, q. S. Minister
sideaL
AL have had placed in my hands this morn
copy OF the Boston morning Journal of Nov.
last in which is an article headed =" The Haw-
/ Treaty" One paragraph reads as follows ::
n Treasury authorities, from Investigations
Oh II they haze made, have no doubt that the
srease of the exports of Sandwich Island
gars in that year, (lSsO) which reached an
sess Of twenty millions over the usual export
ne to the United States from China through
Sandwich Islands,"
l believe that your Exceency has made
a ial enquiry as to whether foreign sugars have
been imported into the Sandwich Islands and
dulously shipped TO the United States as
= yich Island sugars, l would respectfully
ID Your EKcellency to state whether in your
o. ION this has been done during the continuance
o le Reciprocity Treaty.
AXE this opportunity TO renew the assurances
OF ne high respect and consideration with which
q D We the honor 10 be
Your Excellency's
Most obdt. humble servant,
(Signed) w. l.. GREEN,
Minister Of Foreign ABOis.
Copy
Sc pa LOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES
HoSoLULU, 18th December, 1881
sal have the honor 10 acknowledge the
~. pt of your No. - dated, 14th which Through
.ut on your part did not reach me until to-
aaE =,
tIN correspondence with the fOrelgn OHlce W III
sh that the attention of this Legation was early
dir cted to the possibility of frauds upon the
tnl ed States revenue through the shipment OF
Chinese or other foreign rice or sugar to the
Il'ad States as Hawaiian products free by Treaty.
subject has received yigilant attention both
a. United States Consulate and at this Lega-
too and the Hawaiian authorities have earnestly
o. Grated. The State Department has received
accurate and full information, parts of which may
De and in 1873, Foreign Relations, p. 529; lNJ.
do COS; in Monthly Reports of Commercial
Re .Ons No. TO-, August, 1881. p. 32t; also IN
Cons lar Reports embodied in Commercial Rela-
ula=r each year since the Treaty.
Re des these, other unpublished dispatches, not
u - foT reference here.
f1a call my attention specifically to an article
ia ID. Boston journal of Nov. 18th in which 1t is
81 l'e- that Our UNITED States} Treasury author
i..f from investigations that they made, have
40 iubt that the increase o. the Sandwich
lsilld sugars in that year $780, which reached
an excess Of twenty millions ON the usual export,
'cls TO the United States from China, through
iie ,and9ch lslands - and you ask me 70 state
1s---s r believe this Is true.