The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-03-02

portion OF the profits made goes TO people
living in the United States, who spend or
invest their money there.
Again. where men have acquired com
petence by industry and thrift on these
Islands, the major portion of them either
become permanent residents in the United
States or else spend large portion of
acir time there. 1t Is only necessary TO
cite such names as Hohron. ]. Mott Smith,
Alexander, Hartwell and W. o. Smith and
many Others to prove the truth OF this.
Moreover it Is not only the gains Of large
investors that 50 to the United States;
large sums in the aggregate, though small
in the several amounts. are being constant
y forwarded 10 the United States. Plsnta-
ton managers, lunas, skilled lsborers, are
largely drawn from United States citizens
and these al forward and are forwarding
money for the support Of wives, mothers
sisters. and Others. N every State IN the
Union This appears IN no figures pub
hshed by the Government here; indeed
the exact figures would be difficult to oh
tain. the money being forwarded by yari-
Gus channels.
Another unseen aspect Of the question
Is the amount Of money spent by our peo-
pie IN travel Beng an island people. our
trips abroad are more extended than those
who having constant opportunity Tor short
change. rarely devote themselves 70 length
ened travel. Our people are always on
the move. and there Is nowhere we can 20
without paving our toll IN the United
States Ii We want 10 80 10 Japan we have
to STAY some DAYS in San Francisco. But
d large pari OF our travel goes direct to
the United States and stays there. Cali
furnIa i 3 great resort OF our people, but
large numbers visit Boston and the New
England States In this way considerable
sums Of money. made in Hawaii. are spent
IN the United States.
Lastly we come 10 one Of the most I'M
poriant subjects of all, education. From
Maine To the Carllinas. from Massachu-
sets 10 California. vii be found scattered
among the schools and colleges Of the
various States. Hawaiian born students
lr students whose parents are earning
their livelihood IN Hawaii. Yale. Harvard,
Williams. Ann Arlsor. Yassar. Princeton.
all have. and have had Hawaiian youth
under their teaching. 4 host Of other
educational establishments count Hawai-
lans among theirscholars- There Is hardly
< school IN San Francisco which does not
number half q dozen Hawaiian boys or
girls on rs roll. The impress being made
upon our youth Is thus distinctly Amer
can. Those educated at the institutions
We have mentioned, learn the train OF
thought. the habits. and imbibe the love
Of personal liberty and Of political free
dom which are there inculcated. The
coming generation Of Hswauans viii rank
among their leaders. both men and women
who have drawn their views Of life from
standards from which the most brilliant
and successful Of American citizens have
drawn theirs. they VIII start on their cs-
ree- urged by The same influences Such
links Is these ara strong. they are made
Of she best material. material which can
not be broken II Is not only the direct
commercial aspe ct which must be regarded
when considering the workings Of the
Reciprocity Treaty. but the indirect ben
efits must also be regarded and they
are certainly great. The Treaty Is doing
what i was desired to do from the stand
point of the United States.