The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-12-06
RsoiPrOeity and the Quality Of Hawaiian
Sugars.

EDrrus GAEEII 1t seems a, though yuur rg-
mErks, N ypgr issue Of the .sd, upon the quality
Of Hawaiian S1S1rs before and since the Reeipro-
/ city Treaty, with statistics gathered from the
United States Custom House in san Frunrisco
uass oonelusively settle that Question IN the
minds Of all fair minded men
he superiority Of the general quality in color,
Of the ante-trsaiy Sugars Is unaHsvlrably demon
strated fruni the iucoutsstabls testimony Of the
highest cthcial record existing II the United
States or elsewhere upCa this subject
You have brought this TO the notice Of those
hostile 10 the Treaty before. The Hon. J. M1tt
Smith has dous 50. HE Hon. Minister Allsa has
notably presented the sane facts before tie For
sign Committee Of tie H1use Of Representatives Of
the DnIted states uf Feb and March Ils.-al Of
zhich and mach Iurs has 5een accessible % those
Vho opposed a. vel zs thosc who favored the
treaty. SomstIues It's enemies have chlr-ud the
frlnd1lent importation Of sugars The gr0Eth Of
other eouutries, HSvaiiln bot after fall iuyes-
iiSation. the Juited States authorities have found
no s1ch case-
There could be none without the participati1u
OF the Hawaiian revenue officers and the Cuited
states Consul residing here
They have sought 10 prsiudicg the public mind
By the charge Of brutal trsltu=ut Of the Iaborgrs
by the planters. which like the other charges 1ru
devoid u truth.
In the last San Francisco H--Hs Es7st.a Of
4 r.
following
-HAvuAS SCsAz-Srv Yoax November 9th.
the World sdys Il. A. Brown has addressed a
long Letter TO Secrstary E1lrer IL which lie s1vs
he has sampled one hundred lots Of Hawaiian
sugar imported a San ErLrclsco, aud a large
number Of lots imported AZ New YORK. and be j
Of the opinion that they are Of e much better
quality Of s1glr than those imported before The
treaty Of lsl5 and, therefore, under the terms Of
thAt treaty, should Be Obliged 70 pay duty. Col
lectur Robertson yesterday explaiusd the Question
a. issue as follows About two months ago
three cargues q Hawaiian sugar we're imported al
this port According to the terms Of the RsciprUcity
Treaty With TIE Hauaiian Islands. which saws
sugar prodEced In that country shall be admitted
free Il duty. provided that it = Of 10 higher grade
than that imported before the treaty vas estab-
lished II RS. The apPraisers reported these
three cargues q better quality, and that they
should pay dzty- An appeal vas taken to the
Secretary, Eho returned the pers 70 the Collector
Tor further eIlmtnlHu1. Judge Robertson de-
eitsd a. before and the question. which Is ore Of
fact only, has nov been submitted 10 the Collector
Of ss1 Fr1nciscu- he suhigct szritss much
attsntlon IN the Sugar trade
After all the evidence Of the faIsehood Of this
statement az 70 the quality Of the sucsrs an
12Lec at Is persistent rgiterati0u bT those Who
being N the way Of information must have seen /
the testizouy-
To refresh the memory Of yUur readers. 1 VII I
repeat again ygqr statement, Of tie qualities and
quantities Of the sugars exported from the Islands
20 san ErancIsco II the year Of ISIS, the year I
before the treaty. ard the year ISL. zn5sr the 4
treaty that they nay see for themselves how 4
4 The statement that the sugars Of ISL
are Of A much better quality than those i'm /
ported before the trsaty. Il vii be remembered ]
.hat the-e figures arp from the Tzj+=5 :
! sss7@ 1l-= hos .s.. 4 es1=E 1859 5=5E-z=
he ratr-- q - : - states Ct
-raucisc0 where the sugars b
- -S TIE best possible evidence which Il
: 81 Of the case admits HE nglreS are a. &
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