The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-05-24
Dalraiian Gazette.
Esr NoDUs ~ RKnus.
WEDNESDAY WAY q. Iss2.

altogether, and 50 get 70 the purer AID
better air.
What Is our fools paradise Well our
fools paradise Is that matters connected
with the Treaty are comfortable and safe.
That We need TO make no exertion about
it, somehow OF other things VIII come
right; at ali events there Is little or no
Tse stirring It up just nov. Another and
a greater fools paratlise Is that we can
get along without the Treaty that. as the
present Minister Of Foreign Relations
His Ex. " N Gitsson. wrote in his
paper Of Feb. 2Sth Hawaii Welded
more than should have been asked Al her
hands and the kingdom would live on
.----... Treaty OF no Treaty.
Let any one consider w-bat,vas the eop-
diUon Of these Islands in '1S76 There
was revenue Of about one million dol-
lars- Sl-uo,lgl-S5 n exact figures An
expenditure Of S9ls.35693. The civil Iist
OF that time only amounted 70 S55OOO.
the expenditure Of the Interior Depart-
nlent 10 SSI9-992- 20 Business was by no
means, brisk. plantations were ianguish-
Ing. Tracts Of good land were unculti
ysted. There was little capital 10 be
invested the wages Of the lab0ring kanaka
on the wharf were low. there was. In fact.
a general depression That wear. how
ever. there came came turn f: we got the
Treaty, and Immediately everything
sprang into life In the SIX wears that
have passed, our revenue has more than
doubled Il was S2O70. .259 81 for the
fiscal period closing March. ISS2 We
have been able 70 spend 22S2- -599.33 |
The civil list for the same period was |
SlUo.uuQ. the Department Of the Interior /
has spent SL24.703S1 and the public |
debt which ~ 1876 amounted 10 S45q.- /
lSf-59 has been reduced IN 1852 10 S269.- 1
10. Iuu % business matters Every 1
part Of the Islands shows the greatest /
activity The swaups where the plOyer 1
and Wild duck used 70 find home. are
now yellow with rice The mountain |
Slopes. the valleys are green with cane.
the landIngs and harb0rs are busy with
small craft instead Of one steamer We
have half COZen there l. not a bust
Ness IN town which has not been able to
increase Il matters not that men are not
directly interested in our leading product.
indirectly they have all shared IN the
prosperity. Let the native Iaborer com
pare his wages Of t. day with what be got
In 1916.
The Kingdom asag-iiye on Treaty or
no Treaty" but under what conditions.
Take away the Treaty and the fabric Of
our prosperity VIII cEumble away How I
many plantations VIII be- able 10 stand. II
IN 1884 II pleases the Congress to term
mate the Treaty Let men look the mat Z
ter fairly IN the face. let them look at the I
facts a. they are bef0-e them and not 20 !
on theorlzIng a 10 what rag be done In
case We DO not have the Treaty. You t
VII have cheap labor SAYS one. that c
Will relieve rs Of our difficulties What2 b
When during a remarkable prosperous .
time We have had the greatest difficulty
70 getting labor. are we gong 10 have a
plethora Of u when times are dull and | a
Fages are reduced We VIII tnd other Il
markets says another Not so easy a a
ninS. my friend you VIII have 10 spend Il
me and money IN creating a desire - d
our products elsewhere. Besides. II Is A
cor trade-poLcy to 20 and seek posi- 81
le buyer among those who live long c,
7ay of when y1u have customer n
ext door. YoU w0uL be disposed 10 20 Ii
little out Of the way To iugTatiate Your Is
II with your next door neizhl,or. in p
rder 10 get certain sale and a Quick th
turn. There are q dozen different wsvs an
hich may be suggested 20 meet the stu Ne
lcu supposIng the Treaty Is not renew dr
F.; but none Of them VIII meet the one 81
rand difficulty. And that Is that prom II
y VII depreeiate IN value plantations lat
ld business viii fail, and a great deal Of az
stress VIII De entsiied- &C
For twenty years before getting the til
reaty. the various Cabinets were at CIV
ork upon u . If Is was worth twenty 81
'ars work then 1t = certainly worth a y,
luple 81 years work nov. We must wake | ee
P To the Iuatter we must let no grass
'uW under our feet, we cannot afford to ~,
on making mistakes. which may be on
~ Of explanation here. but which il VIII fol
impossible % make Senators Of the an
lIted State. ..s,s.,., -1'et5iiii Or,
What did the United States give the n,
swaIlan Islands the Treaty for A saI
lney consideration No Put the trade Jus
gunent a. strongly a. you ike and It
is IN favor of the Islands. not of the OF
lted States They gave the Treaty in | wo
der 10 gam a legitimate influence in I'D.
ans here. that 1t Is the plain English Of a q
The United Ststes. and we speak be
vIsedly from good information. have no an,
sire to annex these Islands. but at the ola
me time they VIII never. without strr1r 25
E, allow any one else % annex them. The to
estlon Of annexation can as things now ma
md, b. thrown aside But the United to
ates do desire 10 exercise an influence ora
on Us, and they desire that influence tha
be above that Of any other country. vii
lat om' large neighboT should desire VIII
S, Is by no means surprising. England saw
the same way desires to and doe ne
iuence the countries that lie on the
rders Of her Indian empire. I
The question which We must out 10 our- Ro.
ves then l. tins. Are We prepared to
little out Of our way to please our ''i.
ighbor for the sake of our prosperity OF mel
We going % throw il away and in a Der
rhiy ylrtuOus and noble manner come are
Al to POI and fish and a malo. -
There Is no question Of race antagou- u
] IN this matter at all The interests. pen
terlal interests. of the Hawaiian. the Is
erlcan and the Englishman are one boy
sperlty for one i prosperity for all disl
? Treaty which has enabled this coun- ~
to double its income In six years. has ~
; raised the Kings civil list from $50 you
10 $4,000 and has raised the Ha- /
ian labOrers wages from 81 to y and It Is
q $3.50 per day l. this not some Aba,
y worth working for. worth striving
7 keeping The unanimous verdict nun
st be, 1t Is very