The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-09-17
AN INTERNATIONAL AMERI CAN
CONGRESS.

AN 1IONaA dh6h1 SaN
CONGRESS.
An important international con-
yention will meet at Washington, on
Wednesday, October ID, to discuss
American interests. Every Amer
lean government of North, Central
and South America Except Canada)
has been invited to send delegates,
and nearly every one has appointed
them, TO the number in all of some
seventy or eighty. Hawaii has been
included in the list, and will be rep
resented by His Excellency Mr..
Carter, our Minister at Washington,
who is now here, but will leave soon.
The principal topics which will be
brought before this congress will be
the adoption of measures that will
tend to increase the commerce and
trade between the United States and
the various Central and South Amer
lean Republics. And it is barely
possible that some system of reci-
procity may be proposed for sdop-
ton The first thing to be done is
to urge that congress adopt such
a policy as will naturally result IN
the establishment of steamship lines
between the principal ports of the
United States, as New York. Phila-
delphis, Boston, Baltimore, New
Orleans and San Francisco and the
principal ports of the South Amer
lean States. This for years has been
the policy pursued by England,
France and Germany, greatly to
their advantage. while the United
States has had no such steamship
lines and has suffered seriously in
consequence of the omission. With
such a policy American export
trade with the South American
States would rapidly be developed;
and while the United States would
be large purchasers Of their pro-
ducts, she would be large seller of
her products to them in exchange
therefor.
This policy practically means a
liberal system Of subsidy extended
to steamships carrying the mails be
tween the United States and South
American and Pacific Ocean coun-
tues- Such system would call into
existence lines Of ships that would
furnish direct facilities for trade,
and in this way greatly increase
the export trade with these coun- |
.ries- Congress has repeatedly and |
wisely furnished important aid to /
the building Of railroads, and the
country has derived immense COM
nercisl advantages therefron-
There can be 10 good reason why
the sane general policy should not
b adopted IN dealing with the pro
Dlem Of international trade, when
sTer and wherever il l. demanded
b. the interests Of foreign con-
ne-ce This whole question viii be
ventilated By the coming Interna-
1Onzl Congress The time has come
az efficient action. q the subject
In Response 10 III invitation from
Secretary Blaine, the San Francisco
Jhsnber CT Commerce net. and after
his letter, decided TO call
Commercial conference Of the lead
II cities q the Pacific States, to
aees II San Francisco August 9th
ADOng the topics proposed for dis
,Ess10l we've steam lines and sub
idies from Congress, cable lines To
Hawaii the Psel6e Islands. Austria
q the Nicaragua Canal, encourage
ze1t q maritime commerce By .
Feekly line to China, etc
Il would ssem ~ though confer
1ee e our merchants and cltizens
4 The questions likely 10 b brought
et0rs this International Congress
EOaId Be well. If il could Be held be-
ors the departure Of Mr.. Carter,
ne obsset should Be to strengthen
Il eounercisl bonds nov existing
etwsen tie two Countries, BY urging
weekly subsidized steam line and !