Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-19
4 Los Angeles Lumberman Short in
His Accounts.
FOUR BAD INDIANS MUST HANG.
The Philadelphia Brewery Not Sold
Governor r. w. Waterman
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ESPECIAL DrsFATCHr TO THE REOoRD-uuoN.l
SANDWICH ISLANDS.

Nature of Its Negotiations With the
United States.
SAN Francisco. October 18th.-The Haw-
allan Cabinet, in answer to a committee
representing public meeting of Hawaiian
citizens, who made inquiry concerning the
relations between the kingdom and the
United States, on October 4th issued
statement, in which its position relative TO
the proposed treaty is explained. Il states,
according to. information received to-day
by the City of Peking, that the Cabinet has
for a long time had under consideration
the practicability of extending the treaty
relations with the United Ststes so as to
enhance and increase both the commercial
and political benefits which the two ooun-
tries now enjoy by reason of existing
treaties.
As the result of nearly years consider
alton of this subject by the Cabinet, the
Minister Resident at Washington has been
instructed to ascertain whether the Gov
ernment of the United States is willing to
entertain propositions looking to the end
above indicated, and, should he find such
Willingness TO exist he is instructed to
open negotiations with this Government
for the conclusion of a treaty which will
effect the purposes hereunder indicated.
This statement of the present status of
the subject renders it unnecessary 10 say
that no proposition has been made or
treaty has been submitted to His Majesty
for signature.
The reasons which influenced the Cabinet
were as follows:
First = Uncertainties which surround the
Reciprocity Treaty, subject 10 termination at a
years notice, which effects the well.being Of
the Islands.
Second-The movement in the United States
TO reduce sugar duties and give bounties to
American sugar, which would discriminate
against the Islands,
Third-The limitations of the existing treaty.
If mutual agreement can be arrived at where
by the products of either country can be ad-
mitted free into the other, great stimulus will
be given to new industries IN the Islands, re-
sulting in an increase of exports aud OF do
nestle and foreign shipping, the bringing into
cultivation and increasing in value OF many
lands now waste.
allan ISLANDS are now the only group in the
Pacific which is wholly self governing. Our
situation is peculiar. We have no military or
naval strength of our own TO maintain our au-
thority AGAINST the pettiest naval power, and
we have to-day no guarantee OF our continued
independence, as against any fore gn nation,
other than the suherance of the mutual jealous
les of the great powers.
Within the past few years the policy of an
nexation has prevailed among the European
nations interested in Polynesia, which has re-
suited in the rapid absorption OF nearly all the
Pacific Islands.
Within the year last past we have seen Samoa
lose her position as q selfgoverning State The
gets of her Government are now subject to the
approval of the Governments of the United
States England and Germany, and had it not
been for the good offices of the United States
Government the probability is that she would
have ere now been annexed by one or more
European nations.
position and absorption of the Hawaiian Islands,
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serious consideration by certain of the nations
interested in the Pacific.
The Cabinet is of the opinion that the inter
ests of this country. and of every race and in
dustry resident or located therein, will be best
served by the continuances OF its present inde-
pendent state, free from any protectorate or con-
troll on the part of any foreign Government.
1t is, and ever viii be, the endeayor of the
present Administration to not only uDqualifedly
maintain this status, but to obtain such assur-
ances and guarantees thereof as Will remove
the question from the debatable politics Of the
world.
It has long been the custom of European ma
tions to form alliances with neighboring coun-
tries for purposes of defense, safety and COM
mercial exchange. The time has, IN the opinion
of the Cabinet, arrived when We should follow
a precedent so web established, and form an
alliance with some great nation. If an alliance
of this character is desirable it should be in the
direction where the greatest interest lies.
The proximity Of the United States, the cor
dial friendship which has been from the COM
acteristie of our relations with the American
people, and the extensive commercial ex-
changes which are the result of such relations,
point inevitably to that great country as our
best friend, our most valuable commercial col
league and our natural political ally.
Animated, las we are, by the desire TO
strengthen and extend the commercial ties
which have done so much for our irrational pros
perity, and TO secure the safety and peIpetuRtion
of our institutions by an alliance whereby we
shall have the positiveand eticacious guarantee
of q strong friend against interference by itself
or others with our perfect autonomy, independ-
ence and sovereignty, We have instructed our
representative at Washington to ascertain if the
United States would be willing TO negotiate with
US convention whereby the following objects
may he secured
First-To continue in force all treaties and
conventions now existing between the two ma.
tions until they shall find it mutually advants-
geous to abrogate or modify such u eatieS or con-
Yentions, or any OF them.
Seeond-That all products of either country
which are BY virtue of the Reciprocity Treaty
admitted free OF duty into the other country
shall be treated in respect of bounties paid, ex
emptions or immunities, and IN all other re-
spects as ifsueh articles were OF the growth,
produce or manufacture Of the country into
which they are so admitted
Third-1o provide for the entry into either Of
the two countries, without payment of duty, of
all products of the other. excepting. however,
opium, spirituous liquors OF more than is per
cent alcoholic strength, and all articles pro.
hibited by law in either country.
Fourth-A positive and eficacious guarantee
independence aud autonomy of the Hawaiian
Government in all its dominions, and its right
of sovereignty over such dominions
To enable the United States Government TO DO
this without danger of complication with other
Powers, we do agree not TO negotiate treaties
with other nations without the knowledge OF
the United States Government.
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