The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-24


and even If it was only for business consil
erations il would be proper for us TO hay
a representative in Samoa and other part
/ of the South Seas, where are several hun
I dred OF our people, subjects of His Majesty
! We have missionaries. traders and sailor
! who have drifted away 20 those islands
| The Hon. Noble Bishop and another gen
/ tleInan also made some remark that ",
/ should make our policy strictly domestic
/ that We had enough to do 10 take care O
! our own people. I admit there is good
reason in that Yet il is worthy of con.
sideration that the religious sentiment Of
the world should seek expansion. 1t may
be that in Christian countries there is
need for Christian work among the poor
and ignorant, Yet they feel that there is q
sufhciency of teachers at home to look
after its wants. The Government of this
Kingdom, situated in the midst of 4 kin
dred people, surrounded by hostile infiu-
ences 10 civilization, even if we have not
ships OF war, might still give them friend
ly assistance and give them moral support.
Mr.. Castle and other honorable gentlemen
who advocated this strict attention to do
nestle affairs, this regard for home inter
ests, have not maintained that attitude
themselves. They have INDUCED in for
eign policy. There was u foreign policy
INDUCED in at one time TO part with a
portion of this Kingdom There was
Government that sought to part with
piece of Hawaiian territory for certain ad-
vantageS. This is a line OF foreign policy
that | cannot sympathize with \ foreign
policy that 1 would be in favor of-which
is not possible at present-would be to have
an increase of territory for the benefit of
others. But at present am in favor only
of our increasing Hawaiian influence The
Hon. Noble Bishop was of opinion that we
had not been benefited by our efforts
abroad at New Orleans and Louisville. /
am sure the honorable Noble has high
opinion of the qualities of DR.. Mott Smith
AMI would give faith to his statements.
will now read extracts from the reports of
DR.. Mott Smith while he was acting
as His Majesty's Special Commissioner
at the New Orleans and Louisville
Expeditions, and which are printed in the
report of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
go We have been well received by
the Manager of the Exposition and every
facility afforded US for making our display
They are pleased to have Hawaii repre-
scented here, and, so far as | can see now,
our exhibit will meet with favor, and be |
with interest by all classes, even |
TO the sugar people. They will learn |
through the exhibit many facts about the |
Islands, and get a better idea of the situa- |
ton than they have had before
can report to you that the Exposition is
broad, and grand, and instructive, and that !
Hawaii will lose nothing by putting in an
appearance. This Exposition is
Oy far more advantageous to us than that
IN Boston. We have our full share of Wis
tors. People, too, take more interest in
is, and want to know more about US than
hose in Boston. Our Islands,
through this Exposition will be more
widely advertised and brought into prom
nent notice than ever before in this cOun-
Try. The Southern people want to know
about us. Ny experience in New
Orleans convinces me that your public
'pirit in providing for our putting in an
appearance at the Expositions is sound
public policy; that we may proftably pur-
Tue such policy"
His Excellency, continuing, said-We
rave to consider what are the advantages
hat may arise, what are the requirements,
What are the calls upon US in the future?
We have seen that by the action of the
Government in sending Hawaiian ENJOYS
broad that all we have sought to be ac-
in Portugal and Japan has
'een accomplished and that we may see
What still may be accomplished. There
vas the National Fisheries Exhibition, in
which we were invited to take part, but
wing to paucity of resources, we were only
BILE to squeeze out a small amount, and in
Consequence put in a very small appear
nee. An invitation came from the
United States that we should take part in
he Meridian Conference. We sent Am
assadors there who represented US with
redit. There was also the International
Health Conference, where we were repre-
ented by the late esteemed Judge Allen
)r. Mott Smith and the Hon. Noble
'arker represented us at New Orleans and
.Ouisville, and also at Washington, and
rom the accounts of their visits 1 am sat
fled that it resulted in benefit to the
OuHlIN. NOW, LSAb y ear, tueTe Is III con-
emplatiOn a grand jubilee for the good
.ueen of the great British Empire, who
celebrates the fiftieth anniversary OF her
eign. feel that Hawaii ought to put in
n appearance there, whether specially in
tied or not. We cannot do that without
lie expenditure of a few thousand dollars.
Mr.. ThuTston-There are those Makiki
aims, which ought to be paid.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson-Mr. Thurs
IN has dealt principally upon the inca
acity of the Government, its blackened
anne, its total loss of credit Now, gen.
emen, that kind of picture is not sus-
lined by facts. Our name is not bad; our
edit is not ruined. / am satisfied that if
lis country was in need, if its honor was
stake in any question of this kind, the
overnment could get 100000 or more
this town, if needed. But it will not
ave occasion to borrow another dollar
lille the Government has been going on
it'll these matters, the expenditure on &C q
unit of immigration were as follows: I
1882-Appropriation 500, 900; expended,
10000; planters expenditure, $96,877.
OtaI amount, $196,877.
$500, 900; expended,
10 ,O5O; planters expenditure, 5000, 286.
otal amount, $685., 1886. I
1000 A,,,,--r,r;,.;-,, eoao Ooo. ,,-,,o,,5o1 / 3