The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-02
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Conference of the Cabinet. Legtaln.
t0rs ana Cacitaiists
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mas got nOt'ln9 out Il scntlinC Dlal
return for the advantages conferred.
The Importance Of Article is. that
Hawaiian affairs would I've strength
cDcd and settled, and all for a very
Sigh, consideration. He had not
the ghost Of n hope that the second
treaty would be accepted By Con.
gress. Looking al it from the stand
Of an American citizen, 1t appeared
TO him like consunmate impudencc
on the part of this country.
Mr.. Davies had met Mr.. Evarts
in New York, who negotiated the
original treaty, and was told by him
that it was not adopted 10y the States
for commercial reasons at all. 1t
does not look like consummate i'm
pudence to ask for what has been
ratified 80 many times. lie was not
going to wrangle with gentlemen
who did not agree with him. II is
only childish for foreigner 20 say,
II am a Hawaiian He came to
the country and was well treated by
the lIawaians and made money here
like all the other gentlemen present.
He did not want to see Our Foreign
Office under any other control. The
most contemplate thing in scripture
is where Esau sold his brthright,
and it is not right to say tina, the
Hawaiian birthright is such light
thing.
Mr.. Il. Ilalstcad agreed with both
Mr.. Castle and Mr.. Davies. lie
would prefer to leave the fourth
article out.
Hon. L. Iscnberg would prefer to
have Article 4 out. He did not be-
lievc that more than IS per cent
would be taken off the American
sugar duties, and then the treaty
would be better than none. lie
thought everything should be done
TO get the treaty passed leaving the
fourth article out. We can main.
tain independence for long while
if we are peaccable, but if we are to
have n revolution every now and
then we will not have our independ-
encc long. We should all work for
the new treaty with Article 4 left
out.
Hon. c. r. Bishop said it was
very desirable TO get an extension of
the treaty on the most favorable
terms we can. He agreed with Mr..
Castle that 1t is very doubtful it
this treaty would have much chance,
still it we can get it we ought TO try.
He did not share the fears of some
that the United States will interfere
with our independence.
Mr.. G.. Nj. Cooke said, Faint
heart never won fair lady" and il
we ask and get the treaty we will
be pleased that we asked. He did
not think anybody would rent the
lands even tor rice if We lost tho
treaty. He would he glad to get
the treaty for the sake of wool be.
cause it would promote small indus
tries. He could see no harm that
would come from making the re.
quest. 1t ought to be done now SC
that it could be laid before the lie.
gislature.
Mr.. Is. f. Dillingham; endorsed
most heartily tue paper Mr.. Castle
read, he thought in toto. lie did not
see wherein we sacrifice our indepen.
dence If we leave number four in.
| Any lover Of the independence OF
this country who has a particle OF
loyalty to any country and brings il
into this country must necessarily
see that the independence Of thi.
country rests entirely upon the ad.
vantage which we receive from
treaty relations with the United
States. To be left out of the al.
vantages Of the proposed bonnties
in tho United States would certainly
leave most Of us-in fact the whole
c0untry--in state of absolute de-
pendence, and he believed it woIlt
cost this country her indepen.
dencc. The only hope of indie
pendence was in treaty relations
with the United States. IL is ut
terly impossible for any other coun
try to do as much for us as til,
United States has done. If we can
not apply for the first let us trea
for the second, as drowning MAJ
| UrosDs at n straw
Mr.. Baldwin said the presen
treaty will probably continue, but {
reduction Of 80 percent on the pre-
sent duties, or loss of $50 per ton
would be ruinous, because n grea
many plantations are not maxim!
more than 500 ton.
Mr.. Horner said it was absurd l.
say the United States is wanting thi
country, although something wa
read in the papers to that effec
sometimes.
Mr.. Davies said the treaty doe
not necessarily expire in 1894 bu
after twelve months notice, while
we negotiate this one it might eXpir
in 1891.
Mr.. Ashford wanted information
He understood Mr.. Baldwin to sa
that our sugar industry cannot exis
without so percent greater advar
tage in the United States than tina
of any other country. What wi
take place then il this treaty be e,