The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-30
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THE HAWAIIAN TREATY CONSIDERED.
From the Epeting Post, Nov. %

(From the Epentn9 Post, Nov. 20
The Chicago Tribune, under the date of Tues
day, the 7th instant, publishes a long interview
with NJ. ii. DeYoung. of the San Francisco
Chronicle. :" as to the feelings of Californians in
regards to the reciprocity. treaty between the
United States and the Sandwich islands The
animus and point in the Interview may aptly be
gathered from the caption heads. which are
IS Outrageous Monopoly 1.-The Spreckels
Sugar Ext rtion on the Pacific Coast" Why the
San francisco Merchants Want No More Recip-
rocity with the Sandwich Islands and King Kala-
kaua." Throughout the interview the mIsstats-
nents in The premises are on a par with the TACT
that the gentleman interviewed is recognized as
being the retained advocate OF the Eastern sugar
dealers, who are anxious to break up the San
Francisco and Hawaiian Sugur trade to further
their own private interests. Throughout the
interview of this willing witneEsard predjudIced
newspaper proprietor runs
A TISSUE OF MISTAKES,
A few of which 1t IL proposed TO correct. In the
first place, the disingenuuus Mr. De Yuun@ -A-s:
The reciprocity ID Of the lIish kind-allu one
way-aud the ImpJrtscsi sugar. rice and OTHER
goods from the Islands had far exceeded the ship
ments OF Americ'n manufactures TO them. la
fact, all that IL exported from San francisco II n
little -four and some general merchandise, the
aggregate value of which ranges from $500 900
to $500. 600 each year, while the imports were
valued AT S4,45O, 900 in 1880, and at S., 954 900
last year. The thrifty islands having secured a
Tree market tor the sugar, do not return the COM
plImeut, but send To England for the machinery
used on their plantations" These statements
are absolute pcrversions OF facts, rs an examine
tion Of the records will show. In the fret place,
the facts are that the annual exports from San
Francisco alone to the Hawaiian Islands are no
less than $2,577 900. and not $500 900, as
stated by De Younk. and. rs can be seen by
the books Of the Hawaiian Custom House. the
exports from the United States amount to over
40 Enn mn - - Ill ---
tioning here is that there ara no less than
THIRTY-rwo AMERICAN VESSELS
Engaged in trading with the Islands. and there
has only been one English vessel. and that WAS
wrecked. Most of these traders were built ON
this coast. Nine steamers were built in San
Francisco for inter-island traffic. Two steamers
are even now being built by Camp Brothers, "f
Philadelphia, at a cost of a 81 900 900 for the
trade between the Islands and San Framcisao.
The statement in regard to English machinery is
also false. for one firm in this city, the RisdOn
Iron Works, have furnished no less than
1888 900 worth Of iron, and the Spreckels firm
has spent for machinery, in this city alone.
1913 600 within a very short period. As "a
matter of fact, too, the Islanders spent nearly all
their money in San Francisco or the United
States, and buy all their commodities here De
Young goes on to say: ''The treaty provides
that the products Of the sandwich Islands shall
be admitted free, but it is asserted that much
China and Manila sugar Is sent ID us through
the Islands. Ii is certain that the Islanders do
not use their own sugar, but buy from CANA aud
Manila. Rice is also run in ON US from China
through the Islands. 1t is also Charged that the
Custom House is delrauded over the Manila
sugar business.?' Now. as a matter of fact, the
whole of the foregoing statement Is as
UNFoUNpED AS 1T IS ABSURD.
As anyone OF even limited Information knows.
No sugar is sent either from Manila or China IN
the manner as stated. There is no reshipment.
Every cargo is registered at the Hawaiian Custom
House. De Young then reiterates his hackneyed
charges of cruelty to the Portuguese employed on
the plantations. He must have known, or ut any
rate could ha We known, that these charges were
false. The Portuguese Government sent out a
SPECIAL commission to investigate the condition
of their citizens resident IN the Islands. and we're
so thoroughly satisfied with their treatment that
they have arranged to send a large additional
number there. The Azores and other plnces are
50 over-populated that the Portuguese Govern
ment is actually encouraging immigration into
China and India. They prefer the sugar planta-
tions, however, NJ upon them the mcn are
literally paid and we'll treated The sugar plan
tations on the Islands are owned almost entirely
by Americans, who have invested an Immense
amount Oi money in their Development.
TIE BALANCE OF TRADE
Is altogether To the credit Of the United States.
These Islands really are the key to the Pacific.