The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-01-25

HONOLULU, January 18th, 15S2. I
Messrs C. Y. Bishop, 5. N. Castle and T. n. Daries
Committee Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
CEsTITAaTN II have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication dated the llth
instant, conveying the views OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. as to the mears which may be adopted
with reference to the attacks which have been
made by the San Francisco Chronicle and Other
newspapers upon the labor system of this country
and upon the planters OF these Islands, charging
them with cruelty and oppression towards their
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 SO notorious here that bis Maiestys Govern
ment have felt somewhat rs the planters and mer-
chants do, that it hardly necessary TO contra
dict them still In other countries, 1t Will no doubt
be advisable to refute 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 Maiesty's Government Will grant every
facility for the investigation on the spot of any of
these charges and will instruct its Representa-
tive at Washington, although 1t cannot of course
officially recognize any foreign official investiga
ton. into matters which mainly concern our own
laws and their proper administration.
With respect to the last and perhaps most I'M
portant charge from at least an international
point of view, namely that on. merchants had
violated the terms of the Reciprocity Treaty with
the United States this Government had already
tlken action before the last steamer left for
S n Francisco, as you will observe by the enclosed
copies of a note which | addressed TO His Excel
Iency j. NJ. Comfy, the United States Minister Resi-
dent dated the 18th ulto., and the reply OF His
Fxcellency dated 18th same. You will observe
that His E1cellency's reply is very full and must
be conclusive to every unprejudlcsd mind that no
breach of the Reciprocity Treaty IN the manner
suggested is possible whilst We al know as mat
ter of fact that no fraudulent shipments whatever
~ forein rice or smear from these Islands 70 the
United States are made
Copies of this correspondence were handed to
His E1cellency H. A. p. Carter, His Majesty S
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotelti-
arv 10 His Majesty the King of Portugal, and he
was instructed TO remain short time in Washing
ton. and make such use of the corresI ondeuce,
combined with his personal assurances, as would
be most likely to accomplish the desired object of
Tcfuting the grossly erroneous statements which
had been published.
Lean hardly doubt that he will succeed In doing
So His Maiesty'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, and in
so will continue to look for assistance from
Merchants and Planters of the Islands as
sented by the Chamber of Commerce.
ave the honor to remain, gentlemen
Your most obedient, humble servant,
w. l.. GREEN,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
Copy
Nn.22. DEPARTMENT OF FoRE1GN AFFGrRs,
HONOLULU, December, 18th, 1881
EIcelle1cy James N. Comfy, q. S. Minister
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-
i Treaty" One paragraph reads as follows ::
Treasury authorities, from Investigations
. It they have made have no doubt that the
1rease of the exports of Sandwich Island
sI,,N, NH hal m
ID. Tess Of twenty millions over the usual export
ne 10 the United States from China through
Sandwich Islands,"
Il believe that your Excellenoy has made
ial enquiry to whether foreign sugars have
been imported into the Sandwich Islands and
dulously shipped to the United States
lwich Island sugars, would respectfully
lz Your EIcellency to state whether in your
o. ION this has been done during the continuance
60. ~ Reciprocity Treaty.
AXE this opportunity 10 renew the assurances
90. ne III IA respect and consideration with which
We the honor TO he
Your EIcellency's
Most obdt. humble servant,
(Signed) w. L. GREEN,
Minister Of Foreign ABdirs.
Copy
No. PA LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES
HoSoLULU, 18th December, 1881
srl:-I have the honor to acknowledge the
r1. pit Of your No. %. dated, 18th which Through
az .ult on your part did not reach me until to-
81 correspondence with the Foreign Office will
snl that the attention of this Legation was early
dir cted to the possibility of frauds upon the
On ed States revenue through the shipment of
Chinese or other foreign rice or sugar TO the
I'D States as Hawaiian products free by Treaty.
subject has received vigilsut attention both
~ United States Consulate and at this Lega-
tiol and the Hawaiian authorities have earnestly
90 srated. The State Department has received
sCru ate and full information, parts of which may
b. telnd in 1873, Foreign Relations, p. so; lSoJ
do COS; in Monthly Reports of Commercial
Rel ons No. TO-. August, 1881, p. 32i also IN
Cons lar Reports embodied in Commercial Rela-
lions, each year since the Treaty.
He des these other unpublished dispatches, not
pr- yar for reference here.
You call my attention specifically to an article
IN tn Boston journal of Now 18th in which It Is
stl,v that Our United States Treasury author
o. ils from Investigations that they made, have
% no e1ubt that the increase of the Sandwich
Island sugars in that year tiS80,l which reached
e an excess Of twenty millions the usual export,
o. e. o TO the United States from China. through
o. ttc sandwich Islands and you ask me 70 state
ys,is r believe this is true.