Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-13

inward ffeights of nearly ail Hawaiian and
American products are canned by American
ships. Purchasing and selling commissions.
marine insurnccs, interest on several millions
" capital loaned, diyidous on several millions
more invested, anil numerous other Incidental
benefits. so large That, with large nominal
balance In favor VI Hawaii In 1881, the
United States sent only 6ios, opo In coin 10
pay fof It.
Now all of these benefits have come ~ the
United States and tn Hawaii, a. the result ni
the treaty. II Is truly reciprocal. in proper
tion to The bulk of the commerce, what meas.
ufc has done anything like A. much Tor United
States commerce Allow II a. lapse, and not
Hawaii alone would feel IL The Pacific
Coast of the United States would deeply feel
the loss. II " moi to bc expected thai little
Hawaii would not feel II more than the United
States, with iig boundlcss wealth ai people,
properly and dominion, Il might he minous
to the lofmcf, but the latter would feel II too.
Without the treaty, which has stimulated all
this expansion and life, Hawaii might have
continued 10 raise IT, So,ooo, 600 lba Of sugar
and have sold II IN The United Stalcs. British
Columbia, Australia. and New Zealand. ~
before. The United States might have con.
linucd 10 sell us 10000 worth OF mcrchan.
disc, paying duties thereon o. we had money
to buy lIul The power that has opened our
ports 10 ~ millions, duty free, of American
goods, that has built up such marine and
Oven II freight and so Increased our produc.
iions, would have been wanting. An would
have been dormant without commercial life of
prosperity In speaking of the report
! have been led 10 speak of trtb,UCdilp
good results growing out u II 10 boib
bUhcG in is commercial aspects. The
report deals fairly with the matter ol fraud
charged on llnwaans, and the charges made
on It's labor system. But It's statements in
reference TO American ownership and pur.
chnses made abroad and increase Of the price
Of sugars to the consumers on tho Pacific
Coast, are liable TO convey wrong impressions
and uniavorable to the treaty, and require
explanation and modification. II may he
worth while to state that Our sugars arc in
voiced about one-ihird higher than similar
sugars from other parts Of the world so that
onr export OF 5000, ayd ol 1882 would he
reduced To Ss,oo7, $40, II imported from
Cuba. This valuation by the planter, is be.
cause he adds the RENTED duty to the cost Of
production, basing his valuation Of his OK.
pcctcd returns. The same process would
largely increase the exports from the United
States to the islands. will not spca, Of the
treaty in wha, is regarded by many as its mos,
important aspects to both countries, but will
simply say that for the good of both countries
hope 1t may not he permitted TO lapc. Yours
truly $. n. Castle.
PSI have read with interest your re-.
marks in the Gazette Of last week. | think
there is no provision in the laws Of the United
States corresponding with the one you speak
Of for British children born abroad. Prac.
tically the children OF United States citizens
born abroad hdSc beeH allowed to vote and
exercise other acts Of citizenship upon their
becoming residents in The country, the same
as those born there, and the parents Of such
have been allowed TO do the same on their
return to reside, without any form Of naurali
zation. The word "lorsworn in the report
may be misunderstood. The Hawaiian oath
is very simple. containing no form Of for
swearing or remuneration. 1t simply pro-
misses obedience TO the laws, and to bear true
.allegiencc to the king.
am greatly indebted to the painsiaking
labor Of the Hon. ]. 5. Walker for most
thorough Investigation Of the question Of
ownership, by personal examination Of the
case Of every plantation, and there is a large
majority Of American owners as before defined
In number they fully correspond with the
property represented as given below