The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-19

progress WHICH WOulO secure Tor the
Hawaiian Kingdom the respect of
the world and the especial favor OF
tie United States"
Mr.. Davies, has in years past,
always been willing to accept "the
especial favor Of the United States"
aud he hopes by hanging on to Ha-
waits coat-tails TO continue to receive
it in the future. From poor man
he has waxed fat and wealthy on the
especial favor of the United States"
He is keen enough business man to
have partially got out from under
meath before the ''crash in sugar"
came, and invested a goodly portion
of the good gold coin which he has
been pocketing by virtue of the
especial favor of the United States"
in a universal bazaar, which sells
everything from anchors and silk
dresses to fine China and canned
tomatoes. With his immense capital
he can buy abroad at wholesale and
sell here on long credit, and compete
successfully with every small trades
man in the community, and make a
handsome profit while they are
starving to death. 1t makes little
difference to him whether we have
free trade relations with the United
States or not. He can survive in his
luxurious English home, and find
time between his coupon-clipping
athletics to occasionally take trip
to Hawaii and, incidentally, hold
little prayer meetings with the ladies,
to inculcate the virtue of resignation
and submission. and give the men
pointers on how to run the Govern
ment Free trade with America is
simply question of larger or smaller
profits with him. It is a question of
life or death, prosperity or bank
ruptcy, with a large proportion of the
balance of the community.
We have banked on the especial
fcvor of the United States" hereto
fore, and have got much for little,
but, however philanthropical Uncle
Sam may be, a Yankee is always keen
on trade. IL we are going to get
free trade relations with the United
States we cannot continue to bank on
its generosity and especial favor, but
must be ready to grant something i'll
exchange therefor. What the United
States wants is a coaling and repair
station in the Pacific for her new
navy. Any offers which we may
make her, in return for free market
for our products, are as nothing to
her needs and desires for station of
this description. She wants also to
keep other foreign countries from
obtaining control of the Hawaiian
Islands. There is no spot in the
Pacific that so nearly falfills all the
requirements of naval station as
Pearl River. It is centrally stu
ated; safe, secluded, well-watered
and roomy.
HAwAII's OFFER.
The situation is then as follows
The Hawaiian Government controls
the franchise to the use of the waters
at Pearl Harbor. The United States
wants to acquire that franchise. She
does not want the territory of the
Islands; she does not want their
sovereignty; she does not want their
government. She simply wants an
opportunity to anchor and refit and
supply her ships. The simple ques-
ton for us to consider and decide. is,
can the United States Government
give us anything which will make it
pay for us to give her the privileges
which she desires? It is simply a
business proposition. There is no
politics, patriotism or sentiment con-
nected with it. Pearl River is the
Hawaiian Governments gold mine
which can either be locked up OF
utilized as the Governments action
may be governed by an antediluvian
do nothing policy or an active, intel
ligent, common-sense one.
/ submit that the franchise to en-
ter Pearl River is the goose which
will lay golden eggs for the Hawaii
an people for many years to come il
it is properly managed.
The Hawaiian Government will
get no more for the franchise than il
asks for it. Let it propose to the
United States to grant them the
franchise desired, together with free
entry of all United States products
to HAWAII, in exchange for which the
United States Government shall
grant us free entry of all our pro
ducts; guarantee to open Pearl Har
Dor, lay a cable to the Islands and
guarantee the interest upon our ma
tional debt.
It may be said that this is more
than the United States will ever do
and that it is folly to ask it. May be
it is and may be it is not. / do moi
think that it is. In the first place, il
the United States is going to make
any use of Pearl Harbor, it has got
to remove the bar at its entrance. L
is therefore not unreasonable for u:
to ask, nor likely that the United
States will refuse to agree to thi:
proposition, both in order that tn,
United States may enjoy the use O.
the franchise granted, and that thu
Islands may receive the benefit O.
having the harbor opened.
THE CABLE.
Again. If the United States is t,
establish naval station at the Isl
ands, it will be almost necessity fo
them to have cable communication
Why is it then unreasonable or un
wise for the Hawaiian Government
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