Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-01

Hawaiiantaw sugars arc the same now as they
were then, as know by my having used them
recently.
on the whole, the reciprocity treaty is a
reciprocal benefit to the two countries, and for
two leading reasons:
First Commercially As have minated,
there is great increase Of trade as result Of
the treaty between the islands and the United
States. During the years 1871 s Hawaii i'm
ported but SS65,I5I per annum, on the
average, Of American goods; in 1882 nearly
100000. Dry goods, lumber and hard.
ware provisions, brick, cement, material for
machinery, and almost the whole plan, Of the
sugar business, now including the machinery
itself, which formerly came from England,
form the bulk Of the imports. Most Of the
freights on the island sugars are also carried in
American vessels. Eight steamer, are now
required where one was formely enough. The
return TO tariff will throw much of this trade
into other channels and be in SO much dis.
advantage to the Usited States, besides Grip
ping the grcar sugarredning industry in
California
Second The political argument for the
treaty is yc, stronger than the commercial.
The future Of the islands is unsettled As a
naval station, they are the key to North Pacific
they are tending towards American occupancy.
France and England have occupied naval
stations in the South Pacific; which power /.
10 be first in the northern watcrs2 "Witf
this station" says Admiral Porter, 1.-THE Pacific
coast is impregnable; without it, defenseess. q
General Schofed wrote in 1875: "Tht
Ilawaii,n Islands constitute the only natural
ouipon to the dcfcnses Of the Pacific coast.
To the United States, to England to France,
Of to China the possession Of these islands must
pass in time. We are now practically in pos.
session, through our business intercourse at the
group. Of the succession to their control.
Shall We abandon it and throw the islands
into the hands Of n foreign powcr3 That is
what the abrogation OF the reciprocity treaty
practically means. The London Times saws
"Thc maritime power which holds Pearl River
Ilarbor holds the key Of the North Pacific y
n our Government seeks Ia make a new
bargain with Hawaii it will throw away the
advantage that it now possesses, and put the
key into the hands OF some r-seeinp
power. "rhc great question IS said Mr..
Boutwell, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
las; March, "whethcr you will surrender these
islands to somebody else. As to the hall
million dollars less Of revenue. l. is not to be
considered
To resume in word Under the counter
ance of the present treaty a hourishing trade
between the United States and the Hawaiir
Islands will be still further developed, to the
advantage Of both. Full opportunity will be
given to the Eastern sugar.refincrs to 90 West
and wrcak his discomfort by competing
with the local sugar monopoliSt. And faI
more than this, American performance in the
island will be assured. II, on the other
hand, the treaty is discontinued, the island
planters will look to the East Indies for
laborers, and eventually to England for a pro.
tectorate. have lived many years in the
islands, and am, | believe, a tolerable disin.
tcrested student Of this question. 1t seems to
me that | have reason in hoping that our gov.
crnmcnt may continue the reciprocity treaty
lork Times.