Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-05-27
THE LAST GASP.

The last attempt Of the S. +. ChTO,,icie to re-
vive a scandal, of which it should have been
heartily ashamed, is quite as malicious and
more ridiculous than any of its previous efforts
in that direction. That there are those in power
who are willing to consider for moment the
statements of this unprincipled Journal, argues
that the "fool-kilcr" has either retired from
cfficc OF he dospairs of achieving success in 80
prolific field as the United States of America
The Chronicle asserts-in its assertions in
this case, as in most others, it does not attempt
to prove, but is satisfied with merely assert
ipg--that Hawaii has been importing Manila
sugars and fraudulcntly running them into the
United States under cover Of the Treaty. On
the strength of this assertion-a Chronicle as-l
scrtion is nothing if not strong Collector
Robinson, of the port of New York 'has in
structod Special Agent Bracket to make a care.
ful Investigation in regard to recent importa-
tions of sugar 1t has been represented to tho
Collector that certain parties, whose names
arc withheld Tor the present, have been cvad-
ing paying duty by bringing sugar from the
East Indies to the United States via the Ha-
Islands in raw state, the sugar put through
the centrifugal process; then il is shipped to
San Francisco, where it is entered as the Ha-
waiian product; from San Francisco it is sent
direct to New York. The importers thus cvade
duty OF three cents per pound, which they
would be required to pay il the importations
were made direct from the East Indies. The
matter is causing much excitement among tho
sugar importers and refners of that city
We do not wonder that the Inattoris causing
considerable excitement; no more do we Won
der that the Secretary of the Treasury at
Washington has stated that he is in doubt as
to whether this method of importing sugar in
the roundabout way above described is illegal
or not. So soon as he has ascertained all of
the facts, and arrived at decision, he will
make an official ruling in the matter"
We do not wonder because tho officials at
Washington are seemingly as guileless and
gullible as so many lubberingschool boys; they
have evidenced this in more ways than ono
We wish We might think better of them, but
the fact is patent that if they accept the state
ments of such journal as the Chronicle as
truth, when, in every case, these statements
have been refuted by gentlemen Of unquestion-
able veracity, there must be some powerful in
huence at work which has utterly blinded
them to anything like an impartial Judgment il
the case.
If there is treaty which admits Hawaiian
sugar into America free of duty, it certanly
does not exempt the duty on sugar which is
not Hawaiian. Manila sugar, if it We're sub.
mitted TO the centrifugal process in Hawaii
} would not become Hawaiian sugar; neither
would the dealers in this sugar DO likely I,
evado the duty of three cents per pound. Tn,
freight on the raw sugar, the transportation L
the mill, tho centrifugal process, the repaokins
and reslipping would make such specula
tion losing game. Neither could such Sugar
be brought into tho Kingdom without tn,
knowledge Of the custom house officers. VIII,
do not the officials az Washington conside
} these facts? No cargoos Of sugar from Eas
) Indian ports have arrived in this Kingdom
Tho unitod States Minister and tho Consul
/. residing in Honolulu, have explicitly state,
that there have been no such frauds perpetrate
0 US the Chroaicis is now accusing Ms Of III
enstom house records provo it, aud It woul
: seem that any one with grain Of inteligcnc
might see how impracticabe and how unproht
able, II it We're indeed possible, such an ex
pertinent would prove.
Q Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Treasur,
at Washington, ID struggling with bis doubt,
] The Chronicle is awaiting the verdict, which
a A s,..l. al. Ia n. 4.
I crow over; and afairs in Hawaii continue /
! How ON as gently Az that "sweet Alton" whic
0 lowed gently, not because the bard requeste
a il 10 do so, in overy charming conplels, bl
simply and solely because i. was its oatur,
1 aud il couldn'l help itself.