The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-01-25

ment may be satisfactory, but for supply
ing the labor market it will be but drop
in the bucket, and a very small drop at
that. This country is now getting fresh
pinch upon the immigration question:
men are realizing that the persistent at
tacks of the Chronicle are bearing bitter
fruit. and that the advice offered in these
columns. when the campaign against us
was first started, was not so bad after all.
The GAZETTE urged immediate action to
refute the calumnies; but the reply was
why make any fuss, every one knows the
Chronicle, who will caro- for what it says.
In Europe they did not know the character
of the Chroniole, they only knew that it was
paper published in city, which was one
Of the nearest points to the islands: they
saw that its statements were uncontra-
dicted officially, and the natural inference
was that there was a great deal OF truth
in them. Had vigorous action been taken
in the matter when the first attack ap-
peared, much trouble, loss and expense
would have been avoided: the poison
should have had its antidote.
The information from the Coast is far
from reassuring: sugar is down. &c per
pound. the treaty is being vigorously op-
posed in the East, and our friends over
the water do not seem anxious to bestir
themselves to help us. A correspondent
saws: 1--WE have news from Washington
that an organized effort is being made to
slaughter our Treaty. 1t is rumored here
that the Chroaieis has the promise of
$4,000 provided the notice for terminal
ing the treaty shall be secured" From
another source, information is tohand that
$4,000 have been paid down and that
S25.000 more will be forthcoming ON the
conditions above mentioned.) "A broad
side with six columns of Chronicle excerpts
on sugar monopoly and two on standard
oil monopoly has just come from the East.
II has been issued probably to be laid on
the desks of the members of Congress.
You will see by the papers that resolutions
for denouncing the treaty have been
already introduced into Congress and
have been referred to the committees.
Considerable uneasiness exists here over
the situation, but it is not the kind which
stimulates to any exertion to ward off the
blow. San Franciscans appear inditfer-
ent about the matter. at least to care but
little whether the treaty is continued or
not Most of them take it as certain that
renewal cannot be had and probably will
make no effort, and spend no money to
represent our side at Washington. Claus
Spreckels gives out that he does not care
about it one way or the other" Remarks
upon sugar matters follow it is said that
our own sugars, together with those
ordered by the rcfineries will over supply
the California market, ard that some one
Will get hurt if we cannot find other
places to send to. 1t Is satisfactory to
know. from another source, that an order
for 1000 tons of sugar has come down
this mail from New York firm; there is
very evidently field for our product in
that direction. The GAzETTE's correspon-
dent goes on to say Honolulu MAJ be
dull. but / think there will he some stirring
Of old bones when the Islanders take in
the situation; no market, no treaty, nc
marine: when they see the time coming
when they cannot sell their sugars, nor
even move them from the beach towards a
market, without falling ON their knees
This certainly does not sound very prom
ising; it is to be hoped that the writer has
taken too gloomy a view of the situation
still it is by no means bright one: it is
not absolutely hopeless, but it will require
some nice steering to get the ship through,
she has been allowed to drift too near the
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