The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-02

with the treaty without Article |.
He would like to have show OF
hands because there was scarcely a
gentleman present who had not i'm.
mcnsc money interests IN the coun.
try. Even if the United States
wiped ont all the benefits of the
treaty 10y a tariff change, the nit
ed States being civilized country
would not take advantage OF our
position. Ii is not at all likely she
would adopt such barbcrou~ po-
licv. There is no more reason that
she would not treat Us cquitabIy.
Mr.. Damon said the present is
time when every man should express
an opinion. The majority Of this
Cabinet are in favor Of this treaty
being pushed forward. The Cab.
met have absolutely nothing to pre-
sent TO the Legislature. If they
presented the former draft every
body had read it before. They
would like to send instructions TO
Washington by the next steamer so
that they should have something TO
submit to the Legislature. II is
impossible for any Cabinet 10 push
things unless i, has u popular back.
ing. This is not q political matter;
it affects every man, and they had
to take stand on ono side or an
other. There could not be q more
influential body of men financially
brought together, and the majority
of this Cabinet needed their support.
He had been in favor of this politi-
cal and commercial treaty, but was
willing now to yield the political
point. Still he believed that the
time was coming when this country
would need n guarantee Of indcpcn-
dcncc by the United States. He
believed in asking for the guarantee
of power that has never asked any
other power TO Join her in taking
such action.
Hon. W. G.. Irwin said he did not
agree with some of the speakers on
that fourth clause. lie did not see
its difficulties. lie wished to thank
the Cabinet, on behalf of the firm he
represented, for bringing this treaty
forward.
Mr.. Damon thanked Mr.. Irwin
for those words. lie would not sit
in the Cabinet one day if he did not
think he had the support OF the
community.
Mr.. A. Young said when he first
saw the draft of treaty he could see
no harm in it, and he saw none now,
but he had conversed with others
who do see harm in it. If the treaty
goes on with number four embodied
there is not the slightest doubt that
it will cause great opposition from
people Of other nationalitics than
American, and also from native IIa-
waiians. lie fcl, that HawaianS
had already taken umbragc at this
article. For himself he would have
no objection to the treaty going for
ward rs it was, but seeing that
others do find fault with it he
thought it would he better, for the
present at least, TO keep Article I
back. LII, however, it seems ncces-
sary in the future to have the guar.
an,cc in question i, might be then
secured.
Mr.. Davies moved tina, it is the
desire of this meeting that the Cabi.
net 90 forward with this treaty with.
out Article !, and that the meeting
thank the Ministers Tor their action
in the matter. He put the motion
and il passed without opposition.
Mr.. Austin said that in consider.
ration of the remarks heard that day
the Cabinet should give Mr., Carter
authority to negotiate with the
| United States for Il treaty, on the
basis of the draft submitted without
Article /. He felt that this rcsolu-
ton coming from the intelligence
there assembled would have great
weight.
The meeting adjourned after hay
ing been in session about an hJnl
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