The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-04-09

is that the kingdom, in order to pro-
tect the United States, placed duty
on rice as high as il is in this coun-
try. Rice could be brought from
China and other countries to Hawaii
and then brought here free of duty,
but to forestall such a roundabout
way of evading the customs duty the
kingdom also put on high tariff.
We produce some $4,000, 900 pounds
rice annually, one-half of which
comes to this country"
COMPLAINTS OF DIRECT TAXATION.
Mr.. Smith said his people had com
planned Of the high direct taxation
to carry on the government, and the
result was the assessments had been
reduced 30 percent.
The Minister spoke about the flu
ture of the Sandwich Islands. If the
United States expected to have closer
relations with the islands, such as
the position on the map would natur-
ally indicate, in the language of
distinguished American citizen and
official, they would rather have the
islands garden than desert. The
people on the islands were friendly
to the United States, and if a change
had to be made in the future they
would prefer the protection of the
republic.
The Minister was shown q des-
patch from Honolulu, which spoke of
the annexation feeling and stated
that the British had no designs on
the ISLANDS. About the latter he
said that at one time, recently, it
looked very much as if England
would be all-powerful in Hawaii, but
fortunately United States man-of-
war was al Honolulu, and prevented
coup d'etat which would Lave given
Great Britain a coallng station.
ut is said that England does not
desire a coaling station in Hawaii.
What is your idea?"
Gust look at the line of coalng
stations England has in the Pacific,
extending TO Auckland, and see if
the Hawaiian Islands do not make a
perfect chain. | do not see any
reason why England should not de-
sire coaing station on the Islands. ;"
Would not coaling station mean
virtual control of the isands?"
HAWAII AS A STATE.
Mr.. Smith intimated that it would,
and further, that if the islands had
TO become attached to some country
the people preferred the United
States. He thought a treaty putting
Hawaii on the same footing as a
State would settle the question as to
which country had right to coal
ing station. His people were all
friendly to the United States, and
considered this country a natural
ally. Another thing that would natu
rally bring about closer relations be-
tween the countries was the fact that
the natives of the islands were fast
decreasing in numbers. When they
had disappeared there would be left
heterogeneous population, some
| Americans, Chinese, japanese and a
few other nationalities. The big in
teresJs of the islands were in the
hands of Americans.
If the autonomy of the islands had
to be surrendered one thing was
sure, the United States was consider
ed the best friend. The Minister
did not care to go into the annexa-
ton question at length. He thought
free trade between the countries
should first be established, and then
Hawaii, virtually being State, any
mind not too opaque could see the
future.
About leprosy he stated that il
was almost stamped out and was con-
fined to natives and Cinnamon.
Whenever one had leprosy he or she
was sent to the leper island where
there were some six hundred or more
victims at present. Many people,
he continued, imagined that leper'
could be seen going about the streets
of Honolulu, but the fact was they
were carried to the island as soon a:
typhus fever case was carried to ;
retreat in this city. The lepers were
not exactly unhappy. They were
we'll cared for by the government anc
some of them lived ten and twelve
years. Mr.. Smith said he had visited
them. AT certain times they coult
be touched without danger of taking
the disease. Lepers would soon b'
few in numbers.
Mr.. Smith was asked if the repor
was true That Queen Liliuokalani hat
heart disease. He said she had n,
organic disease whatever and at pre-
sent she was in excellent health, q
he was informed by letter from hi
wife, now in Honolulu.
There is no danger from whoopinl
cough when Chamberlain's Cougl
Remedy ia freely given H. linuefe