The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-10-25
THE
HAWAIIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.

THE following report on the results of the Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty
supply Company, October l9
IsSs, by II. N WHITNEY,
January, 1873 of Com
EeciprSit Islands, which, delay
operation September By this
leading agricultural products including and
sugars known in san Fraarso S1a-ie6 Islsd sugars
T0rt States nearyan agrul
products nation admitted free
years from the date 1t which it went
opertion and further until months notice shall be by
either Of the c1cing after the end Of the sdeFa Of seven
years stipulation years from September, lS76s the
shortest duration. understood by both contrasting parties
Among principal objects by the advoao threlty
encouragement Increased intimate
the Union and the
Kingdom Hawaii growth prosperity and independence of
which the American people have long taken strong interest and thus
bind the the natural and friendly reOn
always other. The result has been rs
anticipated and As win be shown hereafter extraordinary increase
the trade between the TWO countries IN which all classes nave S
censin friendly between them That the results
the Treaty observable Hawaii than America Is
not to De wondered At sparse population kingdom
exIane ertorySehiHg the
Atlantic the Pacfth hfhve millions Of her Inhabitants and the
majestic progress greatest republic ttat the world had
humble sought to follow the example set
by her noble beu and has increased her population solely under the
impulse treaty. about in 1857 with
prospect reaching oo0O should the treaty continue for
few years longer.
~ has been the case with other trade conventions by United
States this treaty drew opposition after became law; but
develop until Of ISL when
have roed mode Of Misrepresentation and eIumny to Preja-
dice the pullie against planting Interests The state
alleged cruelty plantations here, which published
and rgIuhd with magnfed details are for the most part wholly with
foundation with who recognized
bo induced
th but with no sufficient cause Of complaint prosecutions
criminal afforded for
seeking this deemed these
gnun charges worthy notice. inten-
gent person who here has been here knows
that there has been occasion Of complaints but a. these SANDERS con-
tinu deny their truth The charge
which publicly by newspapers that there
system slavery known to be
utterly false and without
brought Chamber that body
addressed letter to the Hawaiian Minister Foreign Aalir calling the
attention the subject In that communication the
officers o. the Chamber state:
eve furthermore au1ord By the :, Chamber 5 Of conmss to
being able obtain u and speedy dr ard also to deny that
Your ey intimately acquainted with the employers of
rt with e merchants and with the laws practical working,
- - fy N the Injustice Of the charges which
have briefly referred unfounded and
necessary and the fear that continued silence might
Be- misunderstood Chamber Of Commerce to address this letter
to your Exeeleucy."
From Hi. ExcsIenry's reply quote injustice and
xtvnce OF these charges His ATty Gov
1ent have felt somewhat planters and merchants that it
hardly ne. to contradict them; countries,
doubt te and His M Envoy Extraori
nary npotenti in Washington, has already replied to
several they appeared in publications which had
any pgtb The correspondence referred to above
will be oundi Appendix marked IS A.
ndenure
aloutpi here a. necessary uninterrupted
SUNNY n re. during grinding 1t originated
here many years whaling service in which Hwuan
iue and became expert When the whaling business
declined and these aborers the plantations
thew demanded the paid vhaemen, and
signed their shipping articles the American to
this av his his advance Thus it will be
that the system plantations i deutiay the and
Of American origin. entirely the option Of the
rerix twelve eighteen tEeufJur months except in the
Of er procured at expense foreign countries which
from three to five years hours, according to agreement
plainly printed indnture The laws which regulate this
service m enacted By protection and benefit and
may readily extremely partial the labor
or. In any and their employers the Courts OF
the Kingdom open them, party held strictly amenbe
for any violation 1t be Inferred how
ever that all the ers employed under fully
fourth of theu-genera the better are engaged by the
month day.
The strongest proof equity labor Laws that can be desired
H impartial inquirer found in the fact that than half the
contract ab-rs now plantations who have served out
two or more terms voluntarily rePped with for
er employers they learned regard their best friends
When to h we transferable and that
tbev terminate with employer, that purchaser, heir
or assignee Of an may hborer Can stronger evi
dnce be furnished protected against every form OF
injustice? complaint that have been made public IN
san Francisco papers NorwegaH Portuguese who shipped
i usually here