The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05

headquarters at San Francisco. where he
could appreciate the value Of Hawaii.
las the only natural outpost to the
defences of tho Pacific coast" declared
even then that the islands "have not
and never can have the power to
maintain their own neutrality" adding
that I" we cannot refuse the islands the lit
tie aid they need. and at the same time
deny their right to seek 1t elsewhere"
That we do. and always must. deny that
right is, of course. clear: and the other
alternative Is that OF aid not through n
protectorate. which is unknown to our
political system. and un-American. but
through annexation. which has been IA
miliar ever since 1909, when JEFFERSON
established 1t in q case far more extensive
and important.
1t may be- suggested that our country has
fully discharged all obligations by its sys-
tenn of reciprocity treaties. which have been
OF enormous benefit to Hawaii during tho
last seventeen years. 1t Is certainly true
that Hawaii has been thus benefited. hcr
current revenues having been more than
tripled. and the means having thus been
afforded her to make great internal I'M
p~rovcments. But Commissions IHURsToN
points out. in the North American RcreT.
that, great as has been tho loss OF our Gus
toms revenue. amounting to over
$40, 900, 900 on Hawaiian products, through
the remission Of duties under the
treaty, these losses have been more
than made up by accruing advantages.
Mr.. THuRsToN is not an unprecedented
| witness, but we are only concerned with his
| figures. These credit the United States
with a total remission on sugar. rice. paddy.
and molasses of $42.6s s 796. tho other free
| imports being of small account. Against
this amount is to DO put tho customs duties
RENTED by Hawaii. So 6O. 999: the increase
Of American sugar production there, IN
| Guiding the lands owned by Americans.
profits made by them. and commissions
| paid to them. making an aggregate OF SAL
072. 46s: q profit OF 10 per cent. on an In
crease OF $50. 1850 in exports to
| Hawaii, making So. 244, Isl: an increase In
American shipping engaged in Hawaiian
trade. S2.954.9 $50: freights earned by Ameri-
can ships. Ss,977 Al: American property In
| Hawaii, exclusive OF g and ships,
So, 1913. sos; finally, premiums OF American
| insurance companies. $2.l s9, $50. The total
| American gains under the treaty Mr..
TuuEsToN figures ut $40. 97s. Ash; and, de-
Quoting tho RENTED duties already spoken
OF. we have a net American profit OF
s2a, 292. 66s. Thus it would appear. IL these
| figures are correct. that We do not dis
| charge our political obligations toward
Hawaii by n supposed losses under the
reciprocity treaty.
But Mr.. THURsToN also finds that. with
the recent tariff changes. the advantages to
Hawaii for the year 1892 will probably be
1904. 613 on United States duties RENTED
md duties collected on American imports,
while the treaty advantages to the United
states from duties RENTED by Hawaii and
from duties collected on Hawaiian imports
will be $i35, 526. thus making a difference OF
$500 l in our favor. Accordingly. as tho
matter now stands. Hawaii cannot grant
special privileges in her harbors to any
other foreign country. nor can she even
negotiate a commercial reciprocity with
any country but ours under the existing
treaty: and yet she gives lis a bonus OF
$4,000 for these relations. Surely. the
financial as well as the political exigency
shows that the stands ave some claim on
US. Let Hawaii come in!