The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-01-28

long letter is published n Bradstrest relative
to the fate Of the treaties uOz before Congress.
Fortunate C1rs L not discussed say fortunately
for Il does not seem veil Tor Il ID Be N company
With these unfortunate II may be both inter
estinS and instructive for the people Of Hawaii to
read what IS urged against them.
Tx SFlSIsH TREarT.
The cOumercial objections Ebich hive been
urged 10 this treaty have been repeatedly stated
The treaty Il l0psidsd- The United States govern
neut Is asked to yield $50 10000 IN a lump with
oct any corresponding benefit. The advantages
which =O1ld result 10 the United States from the
placing Of certain American exports for Cuba on
the free list are ezazEeatsd- IheT are probably
fairy represented bF the relative differences be-
tween the population of tie two -eoGntriss-=hiIe
the chief articIeof American export 10 Cuba-tOur
is not placed upul the fBes list, and even upon
the curi0us Siding scale which Is suggested you'd
Be required, even at the minimum, 10 pay large
dHtg. These Disadvantages might, perhaps be
0TErlOokEd II the admission fres Of sugar from
Cuba and P0rto Rico would reduce the cost to the
American Consumer 70 the extent Of the duty.
This Eoald not Be the case The s1gzr imported
from the Spanish Antilles represents bat oue-half
Of the American c1uszmption Of that product The
price upon sugar 70 the eons1mer would therefore,
undoubtedly. Be maintained by the remaining
half Ehich would Be imported Under the existing
tari1 rates The practical eject Of the treaty
might BE that the Uuited States would loss S30--
l00l0g Of rEveu1e without securing any rpdnction
IN the price Of F1gar 70 the consumer, With no cal
cElable beEeft frDE1 the Cuban free list As for
tobacco the stTantzges ssem 70 Be almost wholly
the side Of Cuba. Thee, briefly. are The com
Eserrial objections urged against the treaty.
IEe IlsSr1n1eut proposes Eeciprocty only in name
The list Of political obiecti0us IS even longer.
Among them are these Ihs United States Treas
uTT iz not II condition which world warrant the
szrrender Of S3DOU0.O00 Of revenue uithO1t eDr-
responding benefit The Secretary Of the Treasury,
II his last report, estimates that on the basis
u existing laz, the Surplus for next fiscal year
vii not eIneed S3j0o00O0. The Spanish treaty.
zoold,absorb nearly all Of thisand the neE Secre-
of the Treasury n Consequence might have to
solve the problem Of deficit instead of a sur
Plus The question Of tie new administration il
one Of the 1Dst important eleleuts IN the contru-
Sersy. Even those who have favored treaties Of
reciprocity, and Who desire the fEsest reciprocal
trzde relatio1s- oppose the treaty becaase Of the
circumstances under vEch II y presented. II comes
to the Senate II President Arthur uar1e= bot the
responsibility foE is execution would rest zith
PresidEut ClsTelaud- The supporters Of the in
coming administration protest thztthey should be
permitted TO deTlse tnEir OEn c1mmerrial policy;
that, IlasIlch as they are to save the TespOusi-
hilty for tue admins stzztiou for fOaE years they
shogld not permit slch Commercial letters to Re
placed upon them and that Ehefher the principles
of t6ess treaties good bad Il s their political
night - decide upon src1 . policy for themselves,
and not 70 accept II an inheritance from an ad-
f1inistsztIOn which has bat siKty days Of life Ia
deed aoIne Of the sspporters Of the neg admins
tfziion eharrE that u L Political IndscDrum Ou
the part Of the present Administrative to subnis
these treaties at this time. Anolher important Oh
ieetiOu urged b. tho Democrats On party gruunds
= the fAcs that II rallied II might make Il pussi-
BE fox the nez Congress - Esvise the tarid. One
Of the pr.neiple tasks which the Democrats have
assigned themselves l. sgstenatic revision Of
the taEId- Wiki the surplus FeTaOyed through the
reciprocity treaties however, the question which
they zo1ld have u meet might be one Of raising
FETen1e and not Of diniEizhing It. For this rnss-
500 the argznelt IA device IN interest Of the ex-
istlng protective system aud that il viii Be found
o haFe IL EtrDagest supporters among those zho
2aTDsa cDntin1zaee Of tie present Import dHtiea
Eef0Eaers IN Congress are opposed to the treaty.
The Democrats a. ssch are Opposed u Il. The
representatives of the Logisiaaa sugar interests
and their allisa dppose IL And ia fate t. II
eDgrse, sesleds tSo-thirds v0;si is receaaary for
The treaty. Il nOE ssefas probable that = nsajoF-
ity rote u ne senate l. against h. se
THE HKucIs TNKiII.