The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-03-09

pockets of a small company of sugar planters and
| spectators. the production has assumed proper
tlOns never dreamed of when the treaty made,
and the crop is still steadily increasing; secondly
1t has not directly indirectly benefited the con-
sumers of sugars in this country, but has brought
/ he product of the Islands III direct competition
with our sugar producers and manufacturers;
thirdly, the treaty has benefited, but has on
tue contrary, injured the Sandwich Islands, demo
ralIZng and destro ing the native population and
substituting Chinese and other Asialics while the
American influence in the affairs OF the Islands,
pit FAR 1t is exercised for the selfish inter
ests of an individual, has been weakened.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th.-Mr. Carter the Hawai-
IAN Minister, sad to-day III regard to the state
ment furnished 10 the Ways and Means COMMITTEES
| by John Setrles. Jr, about the Hawaiian Treaty,
that II Is nearly four Years since Searles visited
hawall, and that the report winch he then signed
with the other two Commissioners was considered
very favorable to the tn atty and mentioned
by Secretary Folger in his annual report of 1883
Minister Carter said that the statement that the
duties RENTED would pay for tue exports 10 Ha-
wan might be made III regard to our trade With
almost any other COuntrs. One might as we'll say
the duties n United by the United states Oh coffee
would pay for all the American exports to Brazil.
One might we'll say that III any bargain he had
made gift by not charging more than he d
charged. de ADDED that counter statement would
shortly be made before the MaNS ana ~ cans Com.
nittee by his counsel. He regarded the attack On
the treaty AS the OutgroWth of business jealousy
between the retners Of New York and san Fran
cisco.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25th.-Ihe HawaiiHn ReciprO-
city Treaty attracting nucu attention h re-
Seirles report shows that tue United States has
lost a revenue OF nearly S23OOO,OOO. Hiscuck of
the COMMITTEES On Ways aud Means, said that the
worst feature OF the ease WAS tuat the WoTkIugmeu
OF this country were brought III competition with
the peoG labor of the ISLANDS. lie SAID that unless
thus ugly fact could be got out of the way tue
treaty was doomed. TX Secretary Boutwell, stIu
yesterday that lie was notified suddenly 10 ppear
for the hawaiian Government. He received ms
instructions b, telegraph firm San Fr,Lci>co.
Morrison Is determined to push tue question to =
speedy hearing, ana early action ltay b- exl ected
MorrIsou's inter 81 IN the rugitOu Of the treaty
may be inferred from the fact that Iustrau f
allowing II to 20 10 tue Committee ON Foreign
Affairs, ne had 1t referred TO his own committee
where be has charge OF 1t.
WASHINGTON, Feb. % .h.-IuOse who are inter
ested IN maIntainiug tue Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty are making great effort 10 convince Co.-
gress that 1t Is an advantage to this country to
prooug the treaty. Two pamphlets have h,tn
Issued anon yuuusly, which intended 10 eActe
American pride Ill preserving American suprem cy
over the Islands. Ole Of The pamphlets is enutltd
The Political Value of the HHw iiian treaty"
The second pamphlet Is review OF the minority
report OF the Senate Committee Oh Foreign Relh-
ions on terminating the Hawaiian treaty.
in addition TO these two pam lhlets the Hawaiian
Minister has had published III the papers reply
to Searles argument against the Reciprocity
treaty.