The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-21
Two Hostile Resolutions Passed in
- California Against Hawaii.
PROMPT LEGISLATION NEEDED.
San Francisco Dealers Alive To the
Fact That Their Wines, Beers and
Liquors are Bsi.E Driven from This
Country by Japanese saki Imports.

Two organizations, the California
Protective Association and the State |
Viticultural Commission recently met |
in San Francisco and passed resolu- |
tions asking their representatives in
Congress to have the reciprocity
treaty with this country amended so
as to allow their viticultural products
to come in here free, or else TO have IL
abrogated.
This is the most important bit of
news that has come from San Fran
cisco in some time, and is the result of
the wholesale importation OF japanese
saki into thiscountry.
Some time ago it was intimated that
the San Francisco dealers would make
n protest OF some kind, but no one
thought for a moment that they
would take such radical measures.
In speaking of the matter the San
Francisco Examiner of the Sth inst.
says: ''The abrogation of the recipro-
| city treaty with Hawaii is asked of
Congress by the California Protective
Association unless the island authori-
| ties decide no longer to discriminate
| against California wines, American
beer and spirits by the imposition of
| high duties. 1t is expected that SINH
lar action will be taken by the State
| ViticultGral Commission at its semi
i annual meeting next week. whether
| the brewers will also appeal to Con-
| gress has not yet been decided. They
NAV content themselves with the pas
sage by the Hawaiian Legislature OF a
| bill imposing the same tax for the sale
of Jaranese spirits as Is imposed on
American malt, spirituous and viii
cultural products.
"Such q course will not satisfy either
OF the other interests involved. Saki,
the Japanese rice product, is working
havoc with their business. 1t costs
much less than California wines, but
it is admitted to the Island Republic
on the same terms. 1t is fast super
ceding our products, and that not only
with the Japanese, but also with the
Kanakas, the Portuguese and other
consumers OF our wines. Our wine
trade with the Islands last year
amounted to $4,000. This year, al
though saki only began to make its
appearance in quantities last April,
| this amount will be reduced one-third.
For November the falling off was
more than one-half. During Novem-
ber, 1893, the wine expectation to Ha-
| wafi was thirty-one cases and 24,37O
gallons in bulk, valued at $l1,9lO.
| For the same period this year the ex-
portation was only eighty-six cases
and 10,SS0 gallons, valued at S5,22Z'
The American whisky trade with Ha'
wall is not large; 1t cannot be with o
duty OF $3.50 a gallon, while only II
cents is asked for the japanese rice
extract.
"Considering that Hawaiian sugar
is imported into the United States
free OF duty, our wine and liquor meI
hold that there should be reciprocity
between the two countries in reality
as we'll as in name. The resolutions
adopted by the California state FRO
, tective Association are as follows:
"Whereas, A treaty Of reciprocity it
now in force between the United
States and the Republic Of Hawaii
"Whereas, Under said treaty grea
benefits accrue to the people Of the
Hawaiian Islands, ennabling them u
market their sugars in the United
States over the producers OF otheI
| countries;
HWhereas, California wines, Amer
: lean brewed beers and American-dis
titled spirits are Disseminated agaIns
by the imposition OF onerous duties
] resulting advantageously to like pro
| ducts from other countries and 10 th'
| detriment of those Of American pro
, | ductiOn and manufacture now, there
1 fore, be it
"Resolved; That our representative
| In Congress De requested I'd move 10
the abrogatiOu Of the present recip
rocity treaty, unless prompt ant
proper action he taken by the Ha
, waiian authorities TO 30 place thes
products upon their duty schedules a
- TO enable a continuance OF trade be
tween the people Of the United state
aud those 0f the Republic Of Hawaii
On the 10Th inst. the same paps
printed the following account Of
meeting Of the State NitlcuItuTa
Cora mission:
WORD reached Charles z. Bishop
| the Honolulu ard san FTsncIsco busi
ne-s man, yesterday that the stat
y Eiticultursl COmmi--ioH Had adOpte
a resolution hO-iile 10 thr haWaIia
reciprocity tI-aty. - ben Mr.. Bi=ho
reached the corner of oaurpne an
Bush streets the meeting hal aIFead
adiouTEed \ f. " 10. n bers YsfGaInet
n and 10 them NT. Bishop made -tTon
plea to rescfnd tie resolution. lie ot
clared that it would only vsL the Ill
i, auders who we're disposed 10 do all }
- their power, even 10 the extent
sacrificing japanese saki. AZ resu
Of his eloquence he obtained prornl'
that the resolution would be TecoT
. sidered by the Executive Committt
and the Hawaiians placated. II
resolution a. adopted reads a. follow
Resolved, That the imposition q