The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-15

harbor, the exclusive right TO last
only while the treaty is continued.
If this concession is to be of any
value to this country, the United
States would have to improve the
harbor of Pearl river, so that ships
of commerce and war could enter it.
The United States would also have
to establish coaling station. After
the United States has gone to all
this expense, which would cost mil
lions of dollars in the permanent
improvement of that part of the
islands, all these things would be
forfeited when either country gave
notice to abrogate the treaty after
the expiration of the specific term
of seven years.
But even with all these alleged
privileges which the United States
would have to pay for in vast sums,
that country would have no more
substantial advantages there than
England or France or Germany now
has by the provisions Of the treaties
existing between these countries and
the Hawaiian islands. In 1851
England concluded treaty with the
Sandwich islands, as that country is
styled in all European conventions,
the second article of which says:
The subjects of each of the two
contracting parties, respectively,
shall have the liberty freely and
securely to come with their ships
and cor9oes to all places, ports and
rivers in the territories of the other
where trade with other nations is
permitted. In like manner the ships
of war Of each contracting party,
respectively, shall have the liberty
to enter into all harbors, rivers and
places within the territories of the
other to which the ships of war of
other nations are or may be permit
ted to come to anchor there and to
remain and reiit.
The ships of England by this
treaty of 1851, have all the rights
and privileges that the ships of the
United States would have under the
proposed treaty. English men-of-
war and merchantmen could come
to the islands and repair at the ship
yards there without going to al
enormous expense to establish a
| plant. France concluded treaty
with the Sandwich islands October
20, 1857. The fifteenth article OF
that convention secures to all French
vessels the same rights that the
English ships possessed under the
treaty of 1851. Germany has like
privileges and every other country
in Europe has the same rights. BY
the proposed treaty the UniteC
States, after improving Pearl river
harbor, gains nothing that the nations
of Europe do not already enjoy.
1t is n very doubtful question
whether the Senate has any right tC
conclude this treaty without thu
consent of the House. Treaties tina
do not affect the revenue of thu
country can be negotiated by thu
Presiden t and approved by the
Senate and go into force withou
being referred to the House, bu
treaties that affect the revenue mus
receive the approval of the House
before they 60 into operation. TIN
following is the language of Articl
V of the present treaty between TIN
United States and the Hawaiian
islands:
The present convention shall tax
effect as soon as it shall have bee
approved and proclaimed by Hi
Majesty the King of the Hawaiian
islands, and shall have been rattle,
and duly proclaimed on the part o
the Government of the Unite,
States, but not until law to carr,
it into operation shall have bee
passed by the Congress of tn
United States of America.
1t took an Act of Congress t.
give potency to the treaty. Tn
treaty was to last for seven years
and, further, until the expiration o
twelve months after either of tn
high contracting parties shall Civ
notice to the other of its wish t
terminate the same. The Act o
Congress limited the treaty exlstenc
to seven years, or until lively
months after notice was given t
terminate it. The new treaty pre-
poses to extend it for seven year
more. The Act of Congress did ne
confer on the Senate the right TO es
tend the treaty for a new period.
is the opinion of leading men in tn
House that the new treaty woul
not go into operation until law
! passed by Congress to that effect.