Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-01-24

think less fondly Of "The States" as
power that will surely protect the hon
orably won foothold Of their children
upon Hawaiian soil, and the voice of
those children in the affairs of the Ha-
wailan kingdom
The following, a Washington dis
patch to the New York Herald, dated
January 4th, and received otter our
article was in type, puts the case
tor us in the best possible form
Mn Carter, the Hawaiian Minister, said to.
day that while several Of the Eastern papers in
discussing the Hawaiian Treaty and its pro.
posed extension had treated the subject with
justice, yet much that had been written and
said adverse to the treaty had been based upon
misapbrehension Of the facts. The value Of
such treaty to the United States was such. he
said, that whenever it had been discussed be.
fore either house Of congress, CT before the
committees, it had in in every instance been
sustained. The commercial advantages to Am.
eticins he knewto be greater than were gen.
orally understood. OF course tho merchants
and traders Of the Pacific coast were most bcne.
flied.
The impression, continued Mr.. Carter, tha.
the treaty had created sugar monopoly on
the Pacific coast was entirely erroneous. The
combinationaof sugar refiners existed before the
treaty was made 1t had fought against the
treaty when negotiated; it would not be scri-
ousy affected should the treaty be abrogated.
Its field OF operations was far removed from
the sugar refneries Of the East, and in this
fact alone lay its advantages
II any one had expected as a result Of the
price Of sugar to the consumer in America,
such expectation was based npon ignorance Of
the material circumstances in the case. Ha-
waii did not produce sugar enough TO affect the
American price TO consumers and therefore in
| jured no American producer. The price Of
new sugars imported into San Francisco was
regulated by the market at Manila on the one
hand and that at Cuba and at Porto Rico on
| the other
| But the advantages to Americans were not
all involved in the retail price Of sugars. The
| American export trade to the islands had un-
der the treaty, grown from about nothing to
s., 900, 900 year. A comparison with the
trade OF many years ago had been made, show
ing that this was apparently not the case, but
circumstances essential to correct under.
standing of the matter had therein been for
gotten. Before the establishment of great
commercial port on the Pacific coast Honolulu
was general supply depot for great feet oi
American whaers, and such importations as
were made there were almost entirely Of sup
plies for this feet. When San Francisco be-
came trading centre, this trade at the islands
ceased, and the little outside commerce ,ha, re.
mained was going largely to the British Aus
traian ports. The conclusion OF the treaty
had not only enabled the islanders to become
importers upon their own account and con<,m-
ers Of foreign products, but had turned theiI
trade relations almost entirely to the United
States. Then, too. the purchases made by
Americans from Hawaii were largely to the
profit of Americans, for iwo-thirds Of the sugar
estates were owned by American captilists
while American capital was largely invested it
other ways in banks and in mortgages upor
estates owned by subjects Of other powers.
The import and export trade of the island:
was practically in american hands; the entiIs
shipping and commercial plant engaged ii
trade with the islands was oil American owner
ship, while the interisland traffic was carrieo
on chiefly by American merchants in Honolulu
with American capital and ships built in thu
United States. The greater portion Of III,
banking capital used in the islands was Dor
rowed from the United States and the ruling
rate Of interest paid upon it was ten per cent
|, had been said, Mr.. Carter continued, tina
, the United States was a loser in duties 10 th'
extent Of So, SOC, 900 by the free admission o
Hawaiian sugar, but this was large over
estimator 1t was based upon the idea that tht
Hawaiian sugars actually imported would hav'
paid that amount had the duty been assessed
from Hawaii under the provisions Of the treat.
were of a different grade than would have beef
brought had there been duty to pay. A iai
estimate Of the amount Of duties remittes
under the present tariff would be from 81, 500
600 to S., 600 600 year.
, Mr.. Carter said the political advantages 4
the United States in aidrg the Hawaians I
preserve their independence, and in thus pre-
venting the establishment by any other pows
Of naval station which would be menace I
American possessions and interes, in the Paei
hc, ou,weighed in the minds OF America
statesmen the questions Of profit and loss on tn
, small trade involved. Such American states
men as Edward Everett, Webster, Clayton
Marcy, Seward, Grant, Fish and Others had S
regarded the question, and, further, Mr.. Carte
! said he was constantly receiving in every pal
: Of the United States which he visited EVIDENCE
, Of the kindly interest with which the Who'll
people Of the United States regarded his islam
home. He thought the present treaty relation
would be maintained, as the political an
2 commercial interests Of both countries d.
T manded it.
: Senator Morrill's adverse position O
7 the treaties-quoted from the Congre'
! sional Record OF the 9Th instant-come
J, to hand too late for insertion in this !.
S sue and will be given next week.
suspec, we undeua,e the Mongol tt
/ Celestial. with all his ignorance, has his shal