The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-04-03

CioIi ilc WlGIlln the proposed treaty. i
beg to state that am an Hawaiian, lit
orally and in sentiment; have never
owed another allegiance; have never
voted in any other country have been
from the beginning believer in the
wisdom and benefit, both for ourselves
and others, of Hawaiian independence
and more strenuously SO than ever once
admitted autocracy has given place to
constitutional government. To believe
that the proposed treaty would mean less
than it says, or be strained to uses be-
yond it's face is to comment on the hol-
lowness of treaties as between other ma
tons, and to impugn the intentions of
the United States as endorsed by the
whole of American history in it's foreign
orable to the lately proposed treaty,
Your Excellency, they are asking less
than 1, as strenuous believer in Ha-
waiian independence, would be per-
fectly willing to pledge and guarantee,
foreign Office by the United States De-
partment of State which is such bug
bear to few of foreign birth, but the
treaty proposed would be more generous
to us for it would be the supervision of
demand of even a partners voice in the
control. It is the strongest guarantee
which we can seek that constitutional
government shall 60 on to its full ex-
preston and an Anglo-Saxon civil
ization have the opportunity of it's
highest development, unhampered by
a perpetual commercial uncertainty.
Mark you, no consent is demand
ed preliminary to our treaty max
ing with other powers, but the mere
knowledge of such treaties as are intend
ed and desired. This can not possibly
compromise our independence and is a
very moderate concession to a nation to
whom we owe so much. Such supervi-
sion might be called by loose thinkers an
equivalent OF annexation. On the con-
trary it would be the strongest guarantee
| which this country mas ever received of
| it's independence even from the United
| States. I believe in such a treaty, if it
| is possible to secure it, for the sake of the
| native Hawaiian. Let commercial col
| lapse or tremendous depression at any
| time ensue and our only escape then
| from utter stagnation and retrogression
would be the alternate of annexation to
the United States or the wholesale immi-
| grafton of Chinese, already depicted
Such annexation, as far as we can fore
tell, would be for the native Hawaiian
political obliteration and the wholesale
Chinese immigration, race extermina-
ton. This treaty would give us all the
advantages of annexation and all the
opportunities of independence.
Apology for taking the time of those
who listen to this would be impertinent
The great Importance of the subject jus.
titles effort on the part OF every one who
desires Hawaiian prosperity and pro
gress, to continue to assist in the acquisi
ton of such treaty. We should unite
as one man in the determination tina
nothing less than a legal or religious
cause shall prevent or even delay the
commission that will enable negotiations
The situation is urgent. The late report Of
OF the Congressional committee recon-
mending bounty payment none here pro
baby anticipate seeing made law. Non'
the less is it a ringing note OF warning t.
us of the weakness OF our foundation ant
the instability of our commercial values
which it would be suicidal not to heed
promptly and effectively. If one doubts
the business of my estimate OF the
Treaty's importance to our commercial
prosperity and almost existence, stud
: of the Custom Statistics for fourteen
years, supplemented by review of tn
worlds sugar manufacturing history TO
} the same time will, I think, convince tn
most skeptical. 1t is long since re
course to figures became necessary t
enhance the sense of importance of tn
treaty. 1 have therefore not taken you
time in statistics. l am, sir,
Your most obdt. servant,
(Signedl JAMES B. CASTLE.