The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-04-23

s.ASp the sevyi wears Of pleutsuusne-s that was
IN the land Of Egypt. we're ended md the seven
YEAR Of desrrth began 10 come.
Hawaii has been enjoying her years Of
plenty since 1876 and now in 1884 it looks
very much a. If the years Of dearth were
beginning to set in. Unfortunately Ha
waii has not, as a nation, prepared herself
for the dearth, she has not stocked her
graineries as Joseph did for the Egypt
ians. and thus enabled them to tide over
the evil day. she has fairly wasted her sub
stance and seems apparently bent on vast
ing it still more Instead Of being financial
IL sound. We find ourselves after season
of unprecedented prosperity seriously en-
barrassed, heavily IN debt. That II, we
have not only got. through all the cash
that has come into the Treasury. but we
have drawn bills upon our future prospects
and those prospects are by no means very
bright: vet the bills will fall due and We
shall have to pay
The whole Of the population Of these
islands depend upon the sugar industry,
let that industry suffer and every person
in the group will feel the pinch. The
great staple is now suffering n severe de
preston. whether the price OF sugar Will
ever again be what II has been Is very
problematical The European beet crop
will in all probability bc good: the acreage
under beet and sorghum cultivation in the
United States is greatly increasing; the
time may come when the United States
will have a surplus Of sugar and instead
OF importing. export. All this means that
the staff upon which we have leaned Is
wearing out As was said in these columns
last week. we have put all our eggs into
hut one basket and they stand an excel
lent chance Of being broken altogether.
The attention Of our inhabitants then
should be turned to new industries. We
should study the question OF RalaiC thor
ouEhly, in this might possibly be our
safety We should encourage small far
mers: we should encourage vine planting,
there are many paths by which the indus
irious may raise thmselvcs TO competence
II not 10 fortune Above all we should
practice economy. both public and private
We have been wufully extravagant and II
viii I've very unpleasant to begin cutting
down expenses, but II will have 10 be done
and the sooner we commence the better
W. ,Er always glad to acknowledge the
receipt Of such criticism as that Of our
courteous and well informed correspondent
writing From Maui, on the 17th inst con
ccrning our last weeks article on the re
cent State trial in Norway
The writer Of the GAzrTrE article in
question, followed very closely the tele
graphic communications and the editorial
comments thereon in the Londoa Ttia,s Of
February 10Th He did not attempt to
describe the relationship between the
electors on the one hand and the Stothing
OF it, constituted chambers the Lagthing
and Odclsthing on the other. neither Is
there any expression Of opinion Us to
whether the veto power Of the King Of
Norway. is absolute or suspensury. or
either according TO the question at issue.
II certainly appears justifiable to use
the term constitutional questions when
the decision Of the Rigsvet or Suprme
Court finds the Minister guilty on three
different counts in an indictment. each one
being the fact Of giving unconstitutional
advice 10 the King, the advice being in
each that the veto be used. nsis,lsod the
Supreme Court says on three different oc-
caSOns.
eur correspondent also takes exception
10 the sentence Ito dispense with the dan
geruus services of his Minister for the fu-
turc, II may be hoped that he (thc king)
will not find It difficult to come TO terms
with the Storthing." If orrr correspondent
viii glance at his GNETrE Of the 14th inst.
he Will see that the passage i an extract
from another paper and Is marked as a
quotation IN the usual way u Is taken
from the Tendon Time. newspaper which
l. generally credited with a staff of well
Informed writers. who in this instance are
within direct telegTaphic communication
with the field of actien commented on.
Our article did not attempt to discuss
the Norwegian Constitution in its details,
nur did It pass an opinion on uie results Of
the matters in question, except in so far o.
they are already passed upon. by what Tor
want Of a better term must be- called the
Supreme Court Of the Kingdom.
Our correspondent viii sac that we did
not intend. and have not done any wrong
30 his country or compat riots We have
TO thank him for the light his letter has
thrown on a somewhat complicated ques
ton, and the relative merits of the two
sides, or parties to the present strife
which as he himself says " Is going on
there in NORWAY