The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-01


tages from reciprocity. In such
case should we hold ourselves ready
to negotiate with other countries,
for instance. Canada: SO that the
question they were asked 10 express
their opinions on would lw whether
the Government should negotiate on
the first project or the second one,
and, ii they decided in favor of the
second, whether they should pro-
coed with negotiations Immediately.
Mr.. Ashford suggested that the
first decision be whether they ncgo.
tate a, all, and, secondly, whether
they should negotiate on the bu-i.
ness project simply.
Mr.. Thuvs,on accepted the sug.
geston.
Hon. j. NJ. Homer considered
that under the terms of the proposed
treaty, in case of losing the advan-
lages of reciprocity by similar favors
being granted other countries, We
have the liberty of going elsewhere.
If the productions of those southern
countries should overrun the United
States, they would soon overrun
Canada also, leaving no resource OF
relief in that quarter. The speaker ;
opinions ran with those read by Mr..
Castle, but ut the same time he saw
no particular good in putting in
Article |. The United States is not
alone protecting us, for the other
Powers are holding protecting hands
over us, and If that article should
be stricken ont we should still be
protected. lie did not see why that
should beleft in.
Hon. II. p. Baldwin said it SEEM
ed to him that this Government
should act and act at once. 1t APP
pearcd TO him impossible for the
Government to act with Article 1,
and therefore he thought the Gov
eminent should act on the second
proposal. Whatever their different
political views might be they would
agree that absolute free trade be-
tween the two countries would be Of
great advantage to Hawaii as well
as to the United States. He thought
that under such extension of trade
the particular article we should en-
port in addition to sugar would he
wool. There are large tracts of land
where we could raise wool. and he
had heard the opinion expressed in
the United States that it would be
good if we could supply that coun-
try with better class Of wool than
they can get from other countries.
Therefore, this treaty would be adj
vantageous not only to Hawaii but
TO the United States as well. They
did not require to argue On the
financial distress that would be
caused in this country if the United
States carry out the proposed rcduc
ton OF duties---it meant S22 rcduc-
ton OF price on the ton Of sugar,
and many plantations could not
stand it. One planter told
him that morning that it would
be better in such an event to
lease the land to Chinese for rice.
The country does not want anything
of that kind. 1t simply means turn
ing the country over to the China.
man. Nothing had lately been said
in the papers about asking for n
bounty, but he understood that mer
interested in our raw material are
alive to the matter, Mr.. Spreckcls
for instance, who says il the rcduc
ton of duties cannot he prevented
he will work for bounty. The
United States protection TO her OWL
sugar has not amounted to much in
results, but now the development oil
the beet and sorghum interests will
make demand for the bounty, sc
that these interests shall have the
same protection as they have under
the present tariff. This would shu,
up some outside cane sugar coun.
tries while giving tho home produc'
ton additional impetus. II seemed
to the speaker that it would not bl
advisable for us to try to get any
more than q commercial treaty. Tho
United States is now waiting for The
Hawaiian Government to act, anC
nothing will be done until it does
act.
The remainder of the discussion
is held over till next issue. 1t endet
in n resolution advising the Govern
ment to proceed with negotiations
for new treaty with the fourth arli