The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-01-04


/ inrtop Gazette. shorLH be read by our peo-
( pie with conside-sble attention.
..Tb. san Frap.fsca CIrOricls is leading an aci-
ta;,or for he rucation of the Reciprocity Treaty
I e,nrlu,is,i -csr four or i've years sinco between
! this countu, and the Hawaiian Kingdom. We
have no J,nbt that it should be ahrogated. At the
time uyhCieved that II should not have been made.
I II hasrvver beon of any benefit TO this country,
Andfle influences II strengthened in the SIndwich
Z snuGs have only tended To precipitate the deca-
fence of the people BIZ placing them under the
domination OF vulgar Capitalist, and increasing
the already too marked tendency the Noncoliza-
tion Of the islands The Pacific Sugar Refnery Il,
San FrAnciSco Is the only beneficiary. Its mo-
Eopoiy has become potential. Claus Spreckvls. its
executive, is the real ruler of the Hawaiian King
dom, because he owns Hing halakAu1, controls the
crown lands and dictates the Kings income. 1t
WAS the money Of Spreckels that paid the expense
OF halakaua's recent tour round tie world. The
Reciprocity Treaty has not decreased the price Of
sugar cent the Pacific cotsi. while II has
really driven out the sugNr of Louisiana and Cuba
Claus Spreckels really ouatrus the Hawaiian crop.
He does all the refining for such American market
as is possessed by Hawaii. Hence say Spreck-
els has the market all to himself"
The responsible head OF this paper, Is
ColCrel r. J. linton, journalist Of CON
siderable reputation, who was for CON
siderable time located in San Francisco,
and Is therefore well acquainted with the
character of the ChroRic!s, and the worth
leSsneSs of attacks made by that sheet. 1t
Is then matter for grave consideration
when We find paper of such standing,
with the information which it has in its
hands, taking up the war cry against
the treaty. This is a totally different kind
OF attack; it strikes two points, one the
great introduction of Chinese, the other
the alleged monopoly of sugar in San
Tl,,s, h.,
have been answered by the press here. but
the replies will have little weight outside
OF these Islands, and portion of San
Francisco. There was only one course
open TO this country and that course it has
not followed up to the present. The GA
zETTE has continually urged upon the
planters and the Government the necessity
of taking up some course of action in re
gard to the ATTACKS of the ChrVaiols. 1t
has suggested course which would in an
official manner, have enabled this country
to rebut the accusations of Its traducers:
but the only reply has been: "Oh who
cares for the OSfgnsels ? Every one knows
its character, no body viii pay any atten-
ton to it; such attacks Will by their venom
defeat their end We are only Just be-
ginning to reap harvest which the liberal
sowing of the Chroaiele has sent broadcast
over the world. In our last files, there
was hardly paper which was not repro
ducing the statements which had appeared
in the columns OF our amiable neighhor;
even a literary journal, like the -itsliHglDa,
had got hold of one of them and WIS hold
ing us up TO reprobstion. From private
sources the information comes that the
feeling in the United States is very in
irnical TO the treaty, that the moral side of
the question has been worked up and that
from among the very best portion Of the
population Will come Hawaii's foes.
The antidOte should have gone along
with the poison; there was ample time be-
fore the ChrsEiele's fabrications were widely
disseminated to have held a commission
OF independent men, and TO have had the
result Of their Investigations published all
over the States. IL would have cost money
no doubt, but not so much money as it
Will do now to set matters right, if they
can be set right at all.
1t Is no light matter for the owners of
many plantations to look the future fairly
and squGrely in the face; the loss of the
treaty, though it viii by no means put
stop to sugar cultivation on the islands,
Will seriously affect number of planters,
and 1t will also put stop to the develop
ment OF the county's resources. 1t is Ill
harping on the same string, but the neces-
sity of Planters Association Is again pre-
sented to US; we ought to be able to have
the united voice of that influential body,
speaking out now, letting the Government
know what Is considered the best course un-
der the circumstances; instead planters al
low things TO slide along, trusting that some
one in Honolulu, will hit upon solution
and guide the little ship OF state through.
They should be up aud doing: it is late
enough now, but soon it may be too late