The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06

SAYS the San Francisco Commercial Herald and
Market Rsris,r. of late date:
again, for the huudrsdth time, Hawaiian Re
ciprocity Is threatened, but We hope that in this
the power OF the General Government will not be
exercised 10 uur detriment. as are the steamship
subsidy and silver questions. The trade with the
Hawaiian Islands has grown into gigantic proper
tiuus under the fostering Influence of this treaty;
in fact 1t is proportionately to the population of
the Islands, the greatest trade that America enjoys
with any foreign ultion, and in the sugar refining
industr" of this city It has developed one of the
most prosperous manufacturing occupations in the
United States"
Hon. George 5. Boutwell, adds: Already the line
Of American steamers built in Philadelphia TO run
to Honolulu has extended its route to Now Zea-
land under a subsidy from the Government of
that colony End of Hawaii. The cable routes on
the Pacific will centre at Honolulu, and the open
inu Of ship canal or railway across the Isthmus
will inure largely to the benefit of the country
holdTnglhe commerce of those islands. What con-
siderations for abrOgation are shown which are
not varied IN the minds of statesmen by such
considerations thesef General Garfield, in ad-
yocaiing the treaty, said: ~Mr. Chairman, there
are two reasons why specially desire the passage
of this bill in relation 10 the treaty The first is
on the grornd of the duty which the nation owes
to the Pacifc coast; the second is on the ground
of the general good of the whole country. : .
II we do not make this treaty. schemes of anne1a.
tion will ve1 from year to year till we shall be
obliged to annex these islands matter of self
protection.
IL Is not here intended TO enter upon discussion
uf the political questions involved in the abrOga-
tion of the treaty Suffice it to say that they arc
more important than they were when the treaty
was made or when the committee OF the House of
Representatives reported that the political stipul-
atioiis Of the treaty were believed to be of "essen-
tial Importance 10 this country
The abrogatiun of tine treaty would destroy
valuable trade and commerce built up under its
guarantees by American energy, enterprise and
capital, cause loss Of millions 10 American citi-
zens and open possibilities s evil results to both
Hawaii and the United States. The amounts of
money involved in the discussion of the treaty are
insignificant compared with the political import
anoe OF the treaty, or the amounts which might be
involved in case the islands cast adrft to seek
other alliances contrary TO the interest Of the
United States and the security OF the Pacific
States.
Much is sald of extending American commerce,
and of maintaining the Monroe doctrine by the
peaceful operations of trade-yct 1t IS pro
posed TO abrogate a treaty which promises great
commercial development IN the future. >
The United States having declared that it was
its settled policy TO exclude other nations from all
interferencs in tue affairs of Hawaii, could that
position be maintained consistently after the
abrogalon OF the treaty and Hawaii prevented
from entering iuto reciprocal arrangements with
Australia or Canada? =. afar- ..l-#