The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-03-01

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| sugars were not imported from san Francisco
| prior to the Treaty and that what was known IN
| the markets of the Pacific Coast at that time as
Sandwich Island sugar was unrehned and OF low
grade. This gave suggestion, and upon
examining the statistics found that about 30 per
cent. of all the sugar imported from the Sandwich
Islands since the Treaty was of higher grade than
what was then known as Sandwich Island sugar,
and consequently liable to duty. This bill. If
II becomes the law, will subject all refined sugars
imported from the Hawaiian kingdom to the
regular duty and the importer of every pound of
refined sugar heretofore reported free under the
Treaty will have 10 disgorge.
To the suggestion that in the event of the pas
sage of the bill Spreckes would import his sugar
in an unrsfned state and prepare 1t for market IN
this country, Hardy replied That be may do,
but he will then have to lose the benefit of the
machinery which be has erected on the Islands
and the cheap labor which he employs there, and
besides freightago will be greater. u the H.l
passes. ! do not think the Treaty viii afterwards
be very profitable 20 the su"7r monopoly.
Il is understood .at -HI#.E .E has lobby 40
| work aId tl-- .Tt ta % . iE neither LAi,
nor eTneIsa- V1t. T. r--H- t..t tla bill 10 D.
believed II viii B. 'T,l1r. 10 Committee, N
Z possible.
Fhigis irstr-clr Tlr Il viii De pleased
On know shat srr -1 .l.. .-lAs, alu
blessed chat SIR r.a. owns about 100 of the lot
Another a.nH~ formation is that the Treaty
pro- g.E J...s concocted in the interests of Mr..
spreckels, and a still happier discovered fact
is that " 30 per cent. of all the sugar imported
from the Sandwich Islands since the Treaty was
Of a higher grade than what was then known as
Sandwich Island sugar and consequently is liable
to duty
And so at last that diplomatic. cover all, Treaty
phrase, commonly known as Sandwich Island
sugars . has gotten to the front, and is to be dis
cussed as to its subjective and objective, its literal
and speculative, IT, real or possible meaning.
sugar expert has averaged the United States
statistics and discovered that previous to 1876
island sugars ranged at Sc D. S, since the Treaty
at 14e d. s., but island planters aver, chat under
an order of the Treasury they under the Treaty
have been debarred from making High grade
sugars since 1s76ss they made previous to that
time. What is commonly known" becomes there
fore disputable phrase meaning thing in
| Washington. but another in Honolulu. and may
turn cut phrase Wo0HmoHiy hard TO dispose of.
The wording of Congressman Hardy's bill prob
ably throws no light upon the point, and unless
he establishes crlteria in the body of the bill his
scheme to bag the island planters and defend his
New York sugar dealers Is not 50 brilliant as ne
now thinks il to be. But this bill Is meant to
/ avoid that ugly fact which could not be gotten
away with that " il could not be abrOgated until
the period Of limitation had expired Again it Is
difficult to see if the executive cannot in good faith
sign an abrugation. how he can sign Mr.. Hardy's
law should il reach that stage; what phase
his law puts upon the law expressed on the Treaty
il il uses the same expression commonly known" |
ETC. The Treasury has already made ruling |
under the Treaty and new facts can be |
adduced, could only reveal its ruling under Mr. |
Hardy's law.
Another correspondent gets off the following |
valuable lucubrations: ~
WAsHISeroS, Feb l2th-The House Committee |
on Foreign Affairs has appointeda day next week |
when it will hear arguments upon the different |
resolutions before il which call for the abrogatOn
of the Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty. The move |
ment in favor of the abrogation of this Treaty Is
very much stronger in this Congress than It was |
in the last. Il proceeds IT did then, from those
engaged in the production and refining of sugar
and in the cultivation of rice in this country. |
Representatives of the sugar interest are the most
active in the matter The opponents of the Treaty /
may be classified follows: First, representa- |
tives of the sugarplantlng interest III Louisiana;
second, New York, and Eastern sugar retiners; /
third, the people of the Pacific Coast States, as |
represented in Congress by two Republicans, and |
the people of the whole Pacific Coast generally, 50
far as they are not represented by Claus Spreckels
the great sugar refiner and dealer of the Pacific |
Coast. &. whose instlgation and IN whose interest
it is charged that the Hawaiian Treaty was negO-
tiated Ii was urged at the time of the ratlica- |
tiOn of this Treaty. IN 1870 that the whole scheme
in the nature of plan to deplete the Treasury.
* In view of these statements, |
it is perhaps not surprising that the report pre-
vailed at the time the Hawaiian Treaty was rati-
fed that $4,000 used to secure its adoption.
The speech Of Judge Kelly in opposition TO the
bill at that time certainly indicates that there
suspicion prevalent TO indicate that money was
being used for such purpose. The Pacific Coast
Congressman at that time labored very earnestly |
for the ratification Of the Treaty. Those who have
been returned to Congress are quite earn
est IN favor Of its repeal Ii has since been
learned that King Kalakaua of the Sandwich
Islands was simply sent to this country as the
decOy duck of an enterprising San Francisco ring.
which was interested in securing ratification of
the Reciprocity Treaty. This ring then owned,
and now owns, sugar plantations in the Sandwich
Islands, and the same Senate which laid aside the
Canadian Reciprocity Treaty, that covered an
annual traffic of nearly $50 10000 ratified this Ha
waiian Treaty which simply voted a subsidy of
from $4,000 to 8, 1,0O0,0O0 annually to a sugar
refining firm. The Treasury Department is earn
estly opposed to a continuance of the Treaty, and
altogether the prospects for its abrogatiOn even
though ii has but a comparatively short period to
run, are very good.
The opponents of the Treaty have secured the
NV YoRK, FEB. sth.-The Board of Trade and
Transportation. recognizing that the so-called
Reciprocity Treaty with the Sandwich Islands, is
detrimental to the public welfare. approves the
measures introduced in Congress for Its abrOga-
tion.
All the foregoing proves that active hostility is
IN the field II is certain that neither money or
pains are being spared to discredit the Treaty
both with Congress and the public. Still ii is a
consolation to know. that this hostility is mostly
if not wholly confined to competitors in the sugar
trade.
Private adTices from Washington indicate that
no serious action will be taken this session. and
that when the time to bring the matter up does
arrive there viii be strong arguments other than
trade squabbles, brought to bear upon the ques-
tion of Continuance.
As Congress has about 700 bills already intro
daced the work of the session instant questions
is not likely to be displaced for premature work.
such as notification of termination of treaty or
bills of questionable morality undermining treaty
obligations.
It's interesting to observe the indirect influence
VII igh in n |
is hostile, yet from that city telegram comes as
follows:
CHICAGO, Feb 2d-Right Reverend Bishop Willis
of Honolulu delivered an address at the Cathedral
of Peter and Paul last evening, and made refer
ence to the work On the Islands. He said that the
Hawaiian Islands we're the stepping-stone between
the east and west, and destined to play an
important part in the civilization of the world.
Races from both directions meet there, drawn by
the great sugar interest. There are some Chinese
there who are owners of large plantations. He
asked for financial aid and sympathy
The virtuOus and pure-headed Chronicle has
lately taken TO abusing your sovereign. Ii Is not
necessary to introduce here its Tillifcations The
following however seems to be in the nature of a
reminder: Now that His Majesty King kala-
kaua has a lot of money to spend on furniture for
his palace, the following inquiry Of the Hong
kong Telegraph is pertinent: Where Is the cup
which His Majesty David Kalakaua, with 50 much
eloquent sffusiveness, expressed his intention Of
presenting to the race fund for our next races Z
Echo answers, where A mans word is MS bond. /
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should make no promises which he cannot fulfill.
His Hawaiian Majesty was not solicited to present
Us with cup for our races; he made the generous
offer of his own free will, and as he has not kept
his promise, we can only conclude that King Kala-
kaua either forgot all about Hongkong hospitali- |
ties as soon as Victoria Peak faded from sight or
that the report about the fate of his European
decorations when he arrived in New York is " an
over true tale" However, King kalakauas Cup
il ab5eut from our programme, and SO a remark | ,
able historical feature which relied on is want
ing"
Hou are aware that the Rainier bound for your
port with lumber abandoned at sea The
Captain having died from injuries, and the crew
being landed here after much hardship endured
BY them. For three days this city has been ,
anxious over wreck discovered aboat 25 miles of
Westport, which was reported at the Merchants | ,
Exchange, as that Of steamer probably burned
at sea. Anxious friends Of those at sea on the
coast have thronged the Exchange 10 have the
mystery solved, but while all the vessels out have
been accounted for, the wreck is stlll a myth |
This is this evenings sOlutioni
The mysterious wreck claimed to have been
seen on Saturday last of Wesfport. seems to grow
more mysterious as time passes Al first It was
Thought that one Of the steamers then at sea
might have been wrecked, but one BY one they
have come safely into port, and to-day all were
Accounted for Yesterday the colliers Barnard .
Castle and Mississippi arrived here the former !
from Departure Bay and the latter from Seattle. :