The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-02-14
Tae Question of the Hour.

ST. LOUIS Jan. l9th.-Ihe Gigbe-beIHor'7n says,
tho Hawaiian treaty cannot be abrogaied, without
GROSS violation of faith, until September leo9 and
that the weight of argument, from the STANDPOINT
AZ Americar interests is decidedly in favor OF
maintaining the convention. great ueal ol
nonsense has been written about the loss winch
the treaty has occasiOned to our Government.
The fact is that II has been the means OF great
aiu 10 MANY of our citizens, and of loss 10 none
Of them. The owners OF sugar plantations are
Americans There has been an enormous increase
in the sales of American merchandise 10 inc
Islands since the arrangement was made, and II
the treaty has not cheapened sugar IN California
lei Californians look TO the Central PACING hail-
road for satisfaction. Ii is that Company freight
rates not the Hawaiian treaty, that makes sugar
unnaturally dear on the Pacific Slope.
W,sa1SeroN. jan 2O;h.-Nost of the time in
the HorIae TODAY was spent in general debate on
tic Tariff bill. Randolph Tucker of the ways
and Means Committee sayagely attacked the Dill
charged the committee with being inadequate 10
the task of framing a proper bill denounced
the Tariff Commission and criticised the sugar
schedule. He said the reduction of duties on re
fined sugars was at least ~ per cent. Dut le e.s
Of all sugar. that went into general consumption
was positively prohibitory. Hecharacterized such
legislation as vicious and unjust, as 1t laid the
whole agricultural interests under contribution
to n few manufacturers. hasson delivered 4
strong speech in favor OF the speedy passage Of
the preseut protective bill. McLane, Kelley,
Springer and Mills of Texas spoke on the bill,
Mills denying the power OF Congress 70 levy n,
Committee on WAYS and Means had diminishd
the rate of decrease compared with the present
tariff and that proposed by the Iarlh Commission
Mckinley replied that there had been decrease
from the recommendations Of the Commission
Morrison stated that the decrease amounted 70
some eight millions under sugar and four millions
under nm plate ....,
the Chairman to make an effort TO get the houst
10 fix day to consider the bills abrogating the
Havaiian treaty and to incorporate the Nlcara
guam Canal Company.
CFucAGo Jan a.-A Washington special says
The expression is getting abroad that Claus
Spreckels the San Francisco sugar king, II ht
cannot prevent the abrogation OF the HaWala1
treaty. intends TO make an effort to have tho
Hawaiian Islands annexed to the United States
In 1870, when the Hawaiian treaty was NEGOTIATED
this project was urged with a great deal OF force
II objections are urged on the part of the Hava
iians, Spreckels has the means IN his power te
remove them. He could. with advantage to n,
own interests, pension the royal family III
resources aare such that he could readily AFFORD e
pay the King far more than the revenues OF th'
Islands yield him.
what their individual views were with regard Il
the annexation scheme, and what kind OF a recep
ton such n scheme would meet at the hands O
the American people. ingalls, said that be was II
favor of annexation. but not in that direction
He thought the United States ought to extent
from the North Pole TO the point where the cana
which is to unite the two oceans is TO be- he di'
not believe. however, IN reaching out after colo
MES in the Atlantic or Pacific oceans. In TACT n
did not want any colonies. Kellogg did not be
Ieye there was much in the Claus Spreckels tall
about annexation. He did not think hawai-
would be any benefit TO the United states In an.
way Jones was opposed to annexation for tn
reason that it would interfere with our sugar IN
dustry in Louisiana.
Logan said he did not favor II and did not be
ieve the American people would. MA1ey sn'
that INDEPENDENTLY of commercial reasons, tn
Hawaiian Islands would be q valuable acguisltiol
from * litica standpoint. They are, he SAID. OF
the shortest route between this country and Chin
and Japan. and on the shortest route by way Q
the Suez Canal between Europe and the las
Pacific coast. In case of War the lslands Noui
be invaluable as q naval station be sad ina
while be did not believe in acquiring territory
far from the mainland, he would probably faVo
the annexation scheme if opportunity presen
ted itself George declared that he was IN favo
Of getting control of ali the territory within ou
reach. He believed in the annexation OF Cuba
Hayti, and in fact ihe West Indies and All u
territory south Of the United States as far as III
isthraus He wanted the gulf to be regarded \
the great American lake. He would if he had h
way about il. get possession of the rich Centr1
American States and COLOMBO the negroes OF u
south there. He thought that the climate Woul
exactly suit them.
Quite number OF other Senators were spoke
to on the subject and while a variety of opinion
were expressed, the prevailing sentiment va
that the annexation of the Hawaiian isiane
unt1id h. n had fhluo