The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-08
FOR ElGf. s:EMs.
(,Sdn Francisco, feb. 27th, per S.
s. Geo. W. Etdor.)
HAWAIIAN CONCERNS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
THE TREATY

Washington advices Of Feb. y
say the subcommittee of Ways and
Means, on the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty, consisting of Mills, HiscoclS
and Maybury, is in favor Of termin-
ating the treaty. Morrison was to
have several men appear before the
committee to show that it has bene-
fitted two men principally, Claus
Spreckels and All Fong, a China
man who is the second largest
planter on the islands. IL would be
shown that the machinery used in
making the sugar there is bought in
Scotland and that the trade of the
islands has not been brought to this
country to as great an extent as was
anticipated when the reciprocity
treaty was adopted.
A despatch Of the oath mentions
a report made by Mr.. Join Searles,
the Government Commissioner who
visited the Islands to gain informa-
ton regarding the working of the
treaty, as follows: "IIe says that if
we had made the Islands n present
of every dollars worth of goods
they have bought from this country
and had collected duties on their
sugars, we should have made no
loss. As to the effect OF the treaty
on this country, Mr.. Searles says
that the price of refined sugar in
San Francisco since the treaty went
into effect has averaged two cents
per pound more than in New York,
where every pound has paid full
duty. He speaks in bitter terms of
the course pursued by Claus Spreck-
els. For seven years he was the
dictator of the planters. However,
during the past year they rebelled
against his autocracy ana are seek
ing to break his commercial, if not
his political, pow er. They have
secured possession of small re-
fnery in San Francisco, which they
hope to operate successfully in con-
nection with their sugar estates in
the islands. But Sir Claus has de-
termined upon their destruction,
and this explains the unprecedently
low prices now ruling in San Fran
cisco-only about one cent above
the New York figures.
''The reasons why the treaty
should be abrogated are: First, on
account of the enormous loss in
revenue to this country, which is
practically paid out of the pockets
of our taxpayers and into the
pockets of small company Of sugar
planters and spectators, the pro-
duction has assumed proportions
never dreamed of when the treaty
was made, and the crop is still
steadily increasing; secondly, it has
not directly or indirectly benefited
the consumers OF sugars in this
country, but has brought the pro-
duct of the Islands in direct COM
petition with our sugar producers
and manufacturers; thirdly, the
treaty has not benefited, but has,
on the contrary, injured the Sand
wich Islands, demoralizing and
destroying the native population
and substituting Chinese and other
Asiatics, while the American inhu.
ence in the affairs of the Islands,
except SO far as it is exercised fol
the selfish interests of au individual
has been weakened"
Mr.. Carter, the Hawaiian Minis
ter, regards the attack on the treaty
as the outgrowth of business jeal
ousy between the refincrs Of New
York and San Francisco.
The latest news was that the
Ways and Means Committee would
give hearing to the Californi'
| delegation, Feb. p, on the subject
of the Hawaiian treaty. 1t wa'
thought FELTON, and Morrow, of thu
delegation, would support the treaty
and Henley oppose it.