The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-03


neXation may decrease under influences
which must more or less affect him
while he remains here.
His commercial associates, whose
good opinion he seems DESTROYS of
Cultlvating, are unanimous in favor OF
annexation, so, also, of course, OF the
Provisional Government, upon which
he must depend for the protection of
his scattered and varied possessions
here. Above all, William G. Irwin, the
head ofhis house here, whopossesses his
absolute confidence, is a very able bust
ness man, very popular and worthy
citizen, who is known to be strongly In
favor of the Provisional Government
and is believed to be an Annexationist
at heart There are already indica-
tons that SpreCkels is convinced that
annexation is to come, and to come
soon.
He still clings to his scheme for an
independent republic which he can
control To these who possess his
confidence, to whom he unfolds his
scheme, he talks in large way Of his
knowledge Of practical politics and his
ability to run such a government as he
proposes. Political power is what he
chiefly aims at, but he acts also as the
representative of the trust here, and by
his present action in opposing anneXa-
ton, he serves a double selfish pur
pose. He has ST. ted repeatedly that
his interests as retiner and as holder
of trust certificates are far in excess Of
his interests as planter
What, then, are the interests Of the
trust as regard annex tion2 Article 7
of the contract, by which for five years
the products of the Hawaiian planta
ton are sold to the trust provides
chat when the price Of Centrifugas at
New York, including duty, if any, is
one. half O. of cent or more above
that of London (England) market, or
in case OF a payment of bounty'to
Hawaiian sugar planters of not less
than one cent per pound on their
sugar output by the United States
Government, an additional one quarter
cent per pound shall be deducted from
the price herenbefore agreed to be
paid TO the party of the first part"
This nrnyision reoard,ng h,rntv uas
nut in at tbe instance of The trrst he.
cause it was thought at the time the
agreement was framed that the benefit
Iof the bonntv Granted nv the MCKINLEY
hill would he extended RI Hawaii in
restitution for the iniurv done her NV
the MASSAGE of the bilI Annexation
was nor thoupht of when the contract
was made with the trnst hut inasmnch
&C = dutv of one emf ner nonnd i'm.
nosed an raw sno,rs IF the standard
quality in New York would raise the
nric,. in New York at least one.balf q
cent an we tbe Iondon nrice and
would entitle the trust under the above
condi,i.n +, dedrction of e.onarte,
cent per Mound from the nrice agreed
rn,n il has bsen assumed that tbe
trnst ;s in favor of annexation Thi.
is NOT the case. Th. contract nov
in its first wear, has only four more
to RIM The possible ADVANTAGE to the
trust for these f,pr wears in the innosi
ton of a duty ON sugar bv III.
United States which would have eouall,
the effect on the New York price unde,
annexation as if would have unde,
existing conditions, is triAing compareC
with the danger to the trust of the
establishment of re6neries here. Thi,
the trust has feared for a long time, Il
f~ared it equally under a reciprocitv q,
free-trade treaty such as was proposed
in 1901 bv the Hawaiian Minister and
: was understood here +, be accentable
to the Government Of the United
States. WHY this treaty never went tc
the Senate has never been made clear
Mr.. Blaine had given it the pledge OF
his support. He afterward defended
himself to Its friends by declaring that
Spreckels had objected to the President
that such treaty would enable the
planters to refine their own sugar, and
by reason of cheap labor and decreased
freight, to place these sugars in the San
Francisco market at prices below the
prices of the trust. Blaine said that these
objections to the treaty had been pressed
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